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Marijuana Relieves Pain When Conventional Drugs Fail
it did for me
I am not a marijuana user. I am a SAHM of 3. I don't drink or do drugs. Of recent I had a root canal go wrong. Nothing relieved the pain. The dr had done a number jabbing me through the bone with his novacaine needle. I was popping advil 3 every four hours to no avail. Finally after 3 days of no sleep and chronic pain I was desperate and asked a friend if I could take a bong hit. I was VERY desperate. I was so sad because between the advil and the antibiotics I had to stop breastfeeding my son. So at this point I was willing to try anything. The advil had dried up my milk supply.
So with a baby on formula and Dad in charge of taking care of the kids I took one bong hit...within 10-15 minutes my face was numb. I went to sleep and the next day the pain was still there 1 more smoke I was fine the rest of the day until night, I took one more. The next day I felt much better. The pain was distant. I had no desire to smoke any more. I let it clear from my system for a couple days and worked on getting my milk supply back up and resumed breastfeeding. If there was anything in my breastmilk from the marijuana my son showed no difference in personality of patterns. I actually was more fearful over the amount of advil I was taking compared to a few bong hits. So yes I would say medical marijuana is a medicine if used as such. When it impairs your ability to participate in life then no it is abuse just like anyother dr prescribed liver killer. My only regret is that I didn't take it sooner. I live in a state were it is totally illegal. I had no side effects or withdrawal symptoms.
- cc76
March 21, 2009 11:42PM
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Very useful for pain
I don't use marijuana either, but have seen it successfully used for intractible pain. My aunt had lymphoma, and could not eat from the nausea the chemo caused her...she tried everything else, and the only thing that helped her deal with the pain and the nausea was a few hits off a joint. My aunt was not a pothead by any means of the word, and I am glad to hear that you were able to get some relief from your botched root canal...that can hurt like hell!
- Lucky13
March 25, 2009 5:32PM
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