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What Is The Strangest Suggestion Anyone Has Ever Made To Treat Your Condition?
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Did the suggestion work for you?

posted January 9, 2017
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A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Our journeys are painful and to others it may seem that we are exaggerating, but more often than not we only tell them what we think they can bear. Yes, if our doctors could share our pain, if only for five minutes, just so they could have some understanding of what it takes to live on our bodies. Then again, I don't think I could do that to someone.

posted January 29, 2017
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Patients Out of Time (POT) is the only medical cannabis organization authorized by the AMA and ANA to offer continuing education credits to nurses and doctors who are interested to learn about the endocannabinoid system. Their website is www.medicalcannabis.com. There are a number of testimonials by patients, nurses, and doctors. One nurse was discussing the observation that patients using pharmaceutical opiates for pain management often quit completely or significantly reduce their intake of opiates when they have safe, legal access to quality cannabis.

The DEA is currently attempting to place CBD oil in their most restrictive Schedule 1 category in spite of the fact that it does not produce any kind of high and it is safer than aspirin, naproxen sodium, or ibuprofen.

The irony here is, of course, that big Pharma pushes many mind altering addictive substances such as opiates, benzodiazepines, and amphetamines to name a few. These drugs have their place and I respect that, but patients, doctors, and nurses ought to have the choice to use the drugs that work best in a given situation.

Please consider supporting Patients Out of Time. Anyone who is willing to go further may wish to support the Drug Policy Alliance, DPA, and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, LEAP. Drug Laws and the Drug War have not reduced the problems we have with addiction, but they have greatly increased violent crime and disease rates, much as alcohol prohibition did during the 1920's. Prohibition only prevents certified practitioners from using medicines responsibly.

posted January 15, 2017
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I'll stick to making sure I do what I can and no more, don't overdo things in one day. Spread tasks and chores over week. Take my tablets at prescribed times.

posted January 19, 2017
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I'm glad you have found something that works for you. I have tried many things over the years. I've always had a healthy diet, never been overweight, done lots of exercise but each year that passes my illness gets worse, my pain is greater and the damage it does is irreversible. At this moment in time I would take anything to get to live a normal life, without crippling pain.
I had several courses of PT in the past which did aggravate my pain, mainly I suspect because they were giving me exercise to do without any understanding of what was wrong with me. I had no diagnosis at the time.
If I could find anything else to help that I haven't tried alreadyi would do it, but drugs are currently the only thing keeping me going.
I hope your routine continues to keep you healthy and your pain controlled.

posted April 9, 2017
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Cannabis for nerve pain so I tried it and it really does work more so than any opioids that's for sure

posted February 5, 2017

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