thought you needed a hug

@Catch. Thanks for the weedtracker site. I took a quick look and I am going to investigate it more thoroughly, I just wanted to say thanks first.

Edibles. The first brownies were horrible, just like you described. However, I have sampled brownies, blondies, granola bars, fudge, mint cookies, and a lollypop.

The latest batch of brownies DH has made do not have a marijuana taste. I had a small piece, probably one inch square, height maybe 1/4 inch at most. Too much, an overstone. Good news is that this latest batch will last a long time. Basically a small small portion before sleep will be what I need.

@Catch. Since this nausea/dry heaving/fainting is not an emergency, I am waiting for the MS doctor appointment to be scheduled. I have no real faith that there will be a finite answer. My experience has made me a skeptic.

I will take Gastroparesis suggestion to dr. Thanks!

and like you, don't know if MMJ works well. I have only begun with this thread and the actual study has not started, hopefully in September.

@Dej. Thank you my dear internet friend.

I have gastroparesis because MS pinched my Phrenic nerve and my vagus nerve, so frequently things just sit in my tummy and go nowhere, OR they come back out the way they came. Its not fun.

Have you done a google search for good MJ recipes? I know you MUST have some fat in the batter, like a MELTED butter to churn it into before you mix it into the brownies in order for the THC to be relased. If you just clump it into the mix its like eating brownies with leaves in it, not good! Peanut butter cookies are great! the higher the fat content the better. it really does help to melt the butter, then grind in the stuff into your butter to make it a paste, and then add that paste to your recipe.

http://www.thestonerscookbook.com/ho..._with_weed.php

http://www.thecannabischef.com/all_recipes

http://www.marijuanacooking.com/ (really good spot to learn how to make Weed Butter which is essential to a batter that is smooth and good tasting)

http://www.smokingwithstyle.com/cookingetiquette.htm (easy to follow stuff)

That should give you a good idea on how to better handle the ingredients and make them into whatever dish you choose.

Good luck

Headed out of town to northern California to see family and an old friend from my wild single days.

I am hoping to be able to see the inside of a dispensary at some point, not sure if we will have any time.

I am not sure I will be able to persuade them to let me see the actual thing rather than just the outside waiting room.

I would love to compare it to the compassion club here.

We had a good trip to Northern CA over the weekend. Every minute was filled so there was no time to visit a dispensary. Although I wanted to see one, it was low on the list of things to do.

We did take a couple brownies with us for the night. I ate 1/2 brownie before bedtime, same as always.

I now have two "whips" for the vaporizer. Whips are the tube that heats the bowl on one end and the other end is where the cannabis is inhaled. Not sure if it makes sense as I try to describe it.

The reason for the second whip is really for the bowls. I wanted two bowls because it is easier to use a sativa and an indica without going through the trouble of cleaning it out anytime I want to switch.

So if there is a need to vape during the day, all I have to do is switch whips. Less of a mess.

I have not used a sativa often. I battle pain/discomfort from the MS hug without medicating. But after a few hours of maximum effort, a sativa may be good.

I will have to see how it goes.

The indica is good for the late night interruptions of bathroom breaks at 3-4 AM when getting back into sleep mode cannot be achieved and spasms begin to interfere with being in a prone position in bed.

A couple draws of a vaporizer are quick acting and serve its purpose of relaxation allowing me to sleep a few more hours and wake up naturally.

The marijuana buds I have are lasting a lot longer than I anticipated. I am hoping to have enough to create cannabutter in the future and experiment with making my own edibles from start to finish.

I have a cookbook with sweets. The study is supposedly going to start in September. I have not heard from the cancer center but either way, the caretaker has supplied me with cannabis while everything gets set up.

Just bumping this up so that I do not lose it.

and...I had the results of the EEG and MRI. One "new" lesion but it is considered mild because the lesion is in the gray matter rather than on the cortex.

so no one can diagnose why I fainted/have total memory loss.

Such is the path of MS.

Study has still not begun but it is not an issue. I have plenty of product for vaping, just not to make my own edibles. But the cannabutter was so strong that the brownie pieces I eat at night are literally just a bite.

The bite at night makes sleeping easy.

Negative? I get hungry while I am sleeping!

This may not be the place to post, but since we're all talking about the evil "Mary Jane" here, I wanted to share.

I went to my gp last week because it had been 6 months and I needed a refill of Gaba. It doesn't seems to do much good when I take it, but I had some really bad days after getting off of it, so I figured I'd continue.

I dont have insurance and my GP is pretty good imho. I had mentioned before that I smoke pot for pain and he mumbled something about self-medicating that I ignored at the time. This time around he asked me how my pain was. I told him I woke up ok and it progressed through out the day until it was unbearable and then after dinner I smoke pot for relief.

I asked him if he had anything better for me (other than pain pills) and he said no. He said that pot has been found to do some pretty miraculous things and if it worked for me, I should stick with it.

I was pleased with his open-mindedness to tell you the truth. Although, I will do what I have to do to try and live a normal life, it's nice to be told by someone you respect that what your doing is ok with them. Btw, I have PN.

@Clarkstar. I am sorry that your experiences with trying to use cannabis to relieve your symptoms was such a nightmare and I hope all is going well now that a week or two has passed.

@Surfer. I had the same "self medication" comment from my psychiatrist time before last. I see him every three months for conversation. The last time, he asked if a dr in training could sit in on our session. Of course, no problem for me...I love an audience.

With all doctors, I am very open about MMJ. It did feel weird at first, almost as if I am doing something wrong. But I would add marijuana to the list of medications and it has been received with respect and curiosity.

I wear contacts so as my eye guy was asking about medicine, he wanted to know a few details. He has patients with glacoma.

Using MMJ is not making anything "all better." It is more of a substitute for the meds I take now that really did not do wonders anyway.

Pineapple is one of my favorites so far because of the mood elevator. Ironically, I had MJ that is older so I am using it up first.

Reminds me of eating my vegetables in order to justify eating dessert!

Aarcyn,

I'm with you on MJ not making things all better. It helps though and gives me something to look forward to during the day when I hurt (relief). Neuronten, (I take generic Gaba-something) doesn't seem to do much if anything to relieve my pain, but when I hurt bad, I figure it can't hurt to try.

"Pineapple is one of my favorites so far because of the mood elevator."
Is this a Sativa? Indica has always been preached as the strain for pain, but sometimes I've felt better with Sativas than with Indicas. You know, I think with mj, results are pretty unpredictable. I know I've smoked a certain type and had wildly different results. Sometimes I'm chatty, sometimes hilarious and sometimes very quiet. Sometimes I never think about pain the rest of the night and sometimes I can't think about anything BUT pain.

Unfortunately, it's not a miracle cure, but it's better than anything I've been offered by my doctor.

BTW, I may have missed a post somewhere, but why do you want to make your own cannabutter? I've never tried (dont like the way i feel with edibles and it's too slow for my taste) but always assumed it would be cost-prohibited compared with buying pre-made butter. Is it to control the strain used?

Hope you have a good day. With any luck, my son will invite my wife and I to go baby-sit their dog and I can swim in his pool! (One of the few things that doesnt aggravate my condition). Oh, and he has Wii and I'm addicted to bowling, lol.