Okay, the gastroparesis responded to using the Sativa to stimulate gut function.
And I am still not doing it or having a fake one put in.
Why, daresay do I decide upon such "suicide." The answer is simple. It hurts like heck!
It makes it neither straightforward nor an easy decision, but I am also not one thing, and that is a masochist. I may weigh in at a smashing 175 and at 6'0 some doctors would say I am maybe a bit thin, but of a healthy weight.
One neurologist would tend to disagree. He may no longer be mine (jump ship when I need you and I don't tend to stick around), but what I refuse to do is inflict pain on others-or myself.
Am I inflicting more pain by going ahead and not treating? Call it quality of life issues, and when discussing my own, pain issues, are one, and when in enough physical pain, many people eventually blow the lid.
I plan not to be one~and plan also to remain seizure free long enough to get a driver's license back, and to stop being so irritable. When I already remain in my home because I prefer to keep company of people who are not going to screw up vaping a half gram or maybe a bowl after I visit with my son, then I plan to remain in the group who experience some pain control.
And for too long, pain is one thing that has been out of control. I may have medical marijuana, but I'm limited on the steroid issue, but also I am liking the feelings of not feeling like I'm in so much pain I am going to lose it.
Current need for surgery to which a solution is neither easy or also a surgery isn't something I volunteer for without a distinct need. I have been guesstimated that to be of a totally healthy weight, I need to be around 185 pounds to be considered "healthy."
I still do not care for the increased pain-salad bowls did not help. So, faced with a hard decision, I decided not to cause too much more damage lead to by increased pain.
Some things are just not worth it.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Smoking resin and cleaning supplies
Like many, and by and large without pre-existing and bad lung damage from smoking tobacco, and given I don't, the bad news is when I'm low on meds, then generally, I have found even small amounts, the "build-up" inside the bong, to be honest, that alone triggers some bad anxiety on my end. As of 7/29, I feel the increase in pain has been consistent, but the anxiety was mostly due to an infection combined with the resin build-up in the bong, I have since been taking primarily Indica and switched devices, consuming on private property and also in a well-ventilated room or outside.
And Sativa's are quite easy to use (for myself and what works for us each, we discovered it's quite painful, so opting back to the mostly pain management and going with a mostly Indica "diet" of having a primarily Indica medication quantity, though because of the detour in treatment and use of Sativa, the stimulation of a gut that does not function being painful-unplanned, I guarantee you...) but I was not anticipating and had to temporarily increase the Indica to offset the increase in pain.
Such as it is, the following lab numbers are on a month where pain is more like a manageable level and most of the time, we all have some "catching up" from flare-ups, illness and a normal tolerance for the MMJ.
Entering on the saved medicine wrappers, I tacked them (empty of course) to the bulliten board to note what symptoms help, note it, and enter it all into a spreadsheet. I respond best overall with a no more than 70-100% Indica, but most 100%'s have a higher CBD, so since I respond badly to steroids of any kind, quit doing that part.
A science if you will.
1. Sativa is activating either way for me, it's not worth the pain to manage this: whatever I am able to actually function, etc! :)
2. Allowing resin build-up can give you more resin than realized, and if this is old, then replacing them about every six months seems wise.
-You can clean the small pipes after use, hand sanitizer or soaking in hot and soapy water, not
everything comes totally
3. For me, the intolerable anxiety is what sealed the decision to continue treating as I am currently.
And Sativa's are quite easy to use (for myself and what works for us each, we discovered it's quite painful, so opting back to the mostly pain management and going with a mostly Indica "diet" of having a primarily Indica medication quantity, though because of the detour in treatment and use of Sativa, the stimulation of a gut that does not function being painful-unplanned, I guarantee you...) but I was not anticipating and had to temporarily increase the Indica to offset the increase in pain.
Such as it is, the following lab numbers are on a month where pain is more like a manageable level and most of the time, we all have some "catching up" from flare-ups, illness and a normal tolerance for the MMJ.
Entering on the saved medicine wrappers, I tacked them (empty of course) to the bulliten board to note what symptoms help, note it, and enter it all into a spreadsheet. I respond best overall with a no more than 70-100% Indica, but most 100%'s have a higher CBD, so since I respond badly to steroids of any kind, quit doing that part.
A science if you will.
1. Sativa is activating either way for me, it's not worth the pain to manage this: whatever I am able to actually function, etc! :)
2. Allowing resin build-up can give you more resin than realized, and if this is old, then replacing them about every six months seems wise.
-You can clean the small pipes after use, hand sanitizer or soaking in hot and soapy water, not
everything comes totally
3. For me, the intolerable anxiety is what sealed the decision to continue treating as I am currently.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Analysis of Labs I use for Information on Meds
Okay, so discussion of the "Endocannaboid System," and some of the various health conditions kind of brings me to the part of what lab values on the MMJ I prefer, and what means what (at least for me, everyone varies some-even opposite of others), and since marijuana can be unpredictable in the human body, staying aware of what you feel, how and when is pretty key in doing this right: and successfully.
No one of us can predict with any degree of certainty how we are going to respond to any medication and MMJ is certainly not an exception. I have the benefit of the college education, the required courses I had in pharmacology, though medical marijuana's breakdown of ingredients that are active, versus testable values, make simplicity a bit of a necessity too.
THC, dTHC
THC is the first tested active ingredient. After knowing this, other values are key too. For "top shelf" typically the cost does vary a bit from dispensary to dispensary. Private caregivers, I haven't much experience in using, however, the advantage is this is often a "donation point" for many users of this treatment are going to be able to at least try to target various symptoms.
Typically the rage I pick, based on the diagnosis under "chronic pain," is the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. In this legal document I come to call, as does a friend of myself, "weedwork," and so it is.
When the range of THC content, or aka, dTHC, this is usually the "strength of pain reliever," and for some, the antinausea effects are a bit different. Indica's typically offer the most pain relief, but this does depend on cause.
Sativa/Indica percentage
INDICA: For most, the stronger "pain med" is the Indica, though for some, the mellow feeling can also be found in the majority of plants, and Indica is favored by some for antinausea-this depends on the cause.
Some find additional relief in the few 100% Indica strains, that also have a high CBD level. That's to be discussed. However, to note that everyone is an individual, so prediction of a response can be given.
SATIVA;
I typically see only a minority of totally Indica or totally Sativa. On occasion, a 100% can and does happen, with probably highly selective "breeding" or cross strains, seed to Flower, as it's called.
The Sativa is more stimulating for most. I do have ADHD, as well as seizures from the 1983 brain injury that left a couple lesions, resulting in a lifetime of toxic medications, to which are now reduced in number as well, however, it has left me with a bit of nerve damage, and gastroparesis.
Briefly, for me, the Sativa is actually one that mellows me out, but increases gastric motility. This paradoxical reaction also is typical of the kids who respond to neuro (brain) stimulatants, such as Ritalin. An example, this does not ever advocate for giving MMJ to a child, certainly not even my own.
However, some adults, do feel best on a more natural option, I feel at some point, autonomy is the option for most parents, however, for my own, it's not exactly one I advocate. And a hot issue I plan to leave alone.
CBD/CBN:
The presence of natural steroid, cannaboid. This number for me, is not usually above 1.0%. Levels can be much higher, however, some react in very unpredictable ways. And no one can predict human behavior in few ways, save using history to do so.
But a physical response for me, is the reason I limit myself with respect to some pain relief, however, there is only so much you inflict on yourself, and on others, when I am physically miserable, or even depressed, I make lousy company.
Most do.
Anyhow, the summary-
Sativa is for me, is less behaviorally stimulating, and even the "prednisone taper," is a bit of a joke for some, but those close to me even, have found similar effects. But mentally, the steroids do affect me, and not for the positive. And given the half-life before even a UA is going to come up "clean" takes up to a month. So the effects of a steroid for many are a pleasantly significant drop in pain levels, which allows anyone with a chronic pain condition to relax naturally.
Kind of more in line with Mother Nature.
One friend, she also shares my own reactitvity, and I do recommend trying CBD for the anti-inflammatory effect, but knowing only so much can one person tolerate, and no two people are the same, and let alone all of us. However, sometimes we can cause more problems than we solve with medicines. Prednisone left me marked with suffering-I developed Avascular Necrosis, and then surgery to see if the joint stabilized, and the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy was diagnosed for the second time later that year.
Kind of a turn off for me.
The Indica is the one many lean on for pain relief. As well, anxiety, and if coping with an opiate taper, I do recommend that at least some attempt at symptom relief would be found.
Enjoy the day!
No one of us can predict with any degree of certainty how we are going to respond to any medication and MMJ is certainly not an exception. I have the benefit of the college education, the required courses I had in pharmacology, though medical marijuana's breakdown of ingredients that are active, versus testable values, make simplicity a bit of a necessity too.
THC, dTHC
THC is the first tested active ingredient. After knowing this, other values are key too. For "top shelf" typically the cost does vary a bit from dispensary to dispensary. Private caregivers, I haven't much experience in using, however, the advantage is this is often a "donation point" for many users of this treatment are going to be able to at least try to target various symptoms.
Typically the rage I pick, based on the diagnosis under "chronic pain," is the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. In this legal document I come to call, as does a friend of myself, "weedwork," and so it is.
When the range of THC content, or aka, dTHC, this is usually the "strength of pain reliever," and for some, the antinausea effects are a bit different. Indica's typically offer the most pain relief, but this does depend on cause.
Sativa/Indica percentage
INDICA: For most, the stronger "pain med" is the Indica, though for some, the mellow feeling can also be found in the majority of plants, and Indica is favored by some for antinausea-this depends on the cause.
Some find additional relief in the few 100% Indica strains, that also have a high CBD level. That's to be discussed. However, to note that everyone is an individual, so prediction of a response can be given.
- Pain
- Anxiety
- In some, depression
- Nausea & Vomiting
- Topical applications help nerve pain
SATIVA;
I typically see only a minority of totally Indica or totally Sativa. On occasion, a 100% can and does happen, with probably highly selective "breeding" or cross strains, seed to Flower, as it's called.
The Sativa is more stimulating for most. I do have ADHD, as well as seizures from the 1983 brain injury that left a couple lesions, resulting in a lifetime of toxic medications, to which are now reduced in number as well, however, it has left me with a bit of nerve damage, and gastroparesis.
Briefly, for me, the Sativa is actually one that mellows me out, but increases gastric motility. This paradoxical reaction also is typical of the kids who respond to neuro (brain) stimulatants, such as Ritalin. An example, this does not ever advocate for giving MMJ to a child, certainly not even my own.
- a calming effect that reduces anxiety
- a behaviorally stimulating effect that adds to a person's energy level and sense of well being
- depression
- Anxiety
- ADHD (adults)
However, some adults, do feel best on a more natural option, I feel at some point, autonomy is the option for most parents, however, for my own, it's not exactly one I advocate. And a hot issue I plan to leave alone.
CBD/CBN:
The presence of natural steroid, cannaboid. This number for me, is not usually above 1.0%. Levels can be much higher, however, some react in very unpredictable ways. And no one can predict human behavior in few ways, save using history to do so.
But a physical response for me, is the reason I limit myself with respect to some pain relief, however, there is only so much you inflict on yourself, and on others, when I am physically miserable, or even depressed, I make lousy company.
Most do.
Anyhow, the summary-
Sativa is for me, is less behaviorally stimulating, and even the "prednisone taper," is a bit of a joke for some, but those close to me even, have found similar effects. But mentally, the steroids do affect me, and not for the positive. And given the half-life before even a UA is going to come up "clean" takes up to a month. So the effects of a steroid for many are a pleasantly significant drop in pain levels, which allows anyone with a chronic pain condition to relax naturally.
Kind of more in line with Mother Nature.
One friend, she also shares my own reactitvity, and I do recommend trying CBD for the anti-inflammatory effect, but knowing only so much can one person tolerate, and no two people are the same, and let alone all of us. However, sometimes we can cause more problems than we solve with medicines. Prednisone left me marked with suffering-I developed Avascular Necrosis, and then surgery to see if the joint stabilized, and the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy was diagnosed for the second time later that year.
Kind of a turn off for me.
The Indica is the one many lean on for pain relief. As well, anxiety, and if coping with an opiate taper, I do recommend that at least some attempt at symptom relief would be found.
Enjoy the day!
Those who are not able to remember the past-are destined to repeat it...
By repeating the past, though, it leaves no room for the future, you are "too busy"... getting tunnel vision.
People change, every day, those unwilling or unable to, well, they have a bigger problem, inability to change with the "changes" that life throws at you, well, that unweilding, unbending attitude, is much more problematic.
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