i told hubby rsd 4 yrs that if we have to we will move back to calif if mm would help but he said he did not think it would help...

well my friend that uses for arthritis etc gave me some the other day. i tried it last night but got high. not what i'm looking for. i will try ingesting it to see if it helps with the pain. I do not want to spend all day being high i prefer to be a functioning person- i can function fine on oxycodone. augh!

Since I have a signed contract with my doctor who I trust and who trusts me, I wouldn't do anything to alter this relationship yet I know if my state was ever progressive enough to actually allow pot to be used for whatever medical reason a doctor found necessary, I'd love adding this to my pain management arsenal. I have one doctor who's made it very clear that anytime I'm in CA visiting my family for an extended visit he'd have it waiting for me so clearly there are highly educated doctors who see this as being worth a consideration.

As long as drug companies can make $880 a month just so I can get one prescription for pain pills filled, they'll always fight tooth and nail against us growing a funny looking herb on our kitchen counter that literally grows like a weed. It's all about profits and nothing else.

Sure there are people who are positive that once a person smoke a joint they'll be doing cocaine and crack by weeks end, but most of these individuals are also the ones who preach they'd never take morphine either. Just let them live with our pain loads and they'd change their minds quick enough, but there's no winning against deep rooted ignorance and prejudice. Sadly enough their voices are being heard more than ours are it seems.

I don't care for the fuzzy headed feeling of pot and prefer morphine since I notice no blurry headed feelings, but I do know it should always be left up to the individual and the attending doctor. Of course we don't live in a free country anymore, so why dream we can actually pursue our own path of happiness when we've turned the USA into a land where our every action is monitored and controlled. That hurts worse then the physical pain if you ask me.

what sort of signed contract are you speaking of?

jim, pot works! i'm 53 as well and smoked pot in teens and twenties but returned to it a few years ago. it relaxes me and makes me want to eat and gives me a lift. i recommend it. try a local dispensary and talk to them. they are usually very knowledgable about which types are good for pain. try the edibles and stya away from smoking which is bad for the lungs. make a tea with the buds, swallow them, chew them or eat it in a cookie or brownie. trsut me, it works!

If you have a contract with your Dr. you should think twice about smoking it without a permit from a Dr.
My niece called me last night. She had a stroke and went to the hospital and tested positive for the marijuana. She said she has to go in to see her Dr. today and if it's still in her system, she may lose her Dr. They did a blood test and urine test at the hospital. She said it didn't show up in the blood and thought she was ok until she got the call from the hospital that it showed up in her urine.

You don't want to lose your Dr. over this by doing it illegally.

Ada

i'm still lost about contracts with doctors. i have had multiple doctors over the years and never heard of any contracts

clarkstar - have you ever been on any opiates? If not, that is probably why you are not famiiiar with contracts. Usually when you go on strong pain meds, you sign a contract with your doctor, agreeing that you won't take any illegal drugs, or any other pain meds of any kind while you are being treated by the doc the contract is with. When one pain management doc put me on a trial of methadone last summer, the contract I signed also said that they could call me at any time and I had to bring my meds to the office for a "count" - that is to be sure your not selling your meds. You usually have to agree to take random drug tests to screen for illegal drugs also.

My family doc prescribes vicodin for me, very little per year as it does not help much so I don't take it often. She has never had me do a drug test or sign a contract. The only time I have had to sign a contract has been the two different pain management doctors I have seen.

I signed one about 10 years ago with my PCP who manages my RSD. I never have had to do a drug test though. I never ran up on a PM Dr. that was wanted to help me with the RSD so I haven't had to deal with what a lot of people do with PM Drs. In my opinion though, from the people I have seen around here on heavy duty pain meds, the Drs. can see who needs those test. When someone calls you on the phone and they are so messed up they slur their words and sound like they are out of it, you know it. It actually makes me angry that the Drs. donot care about this problem, at least most don't. They either want to help a patient in the right way or they don't.

Ada

hmm, no contract for me and i'm on oxycodone and have a few other drugs handy if needed. baclofen and somethign else. but i went in having worries about getting hooked etc so my doc knows i dont wanna take em, and i told him i will try medical mj in order to get off the oxy as soon as i can. have to go to a pain center for that though, possibly they will make me sign a contract etc.

thanks for clarifying