Hello Mike - Welcome to the group and thanks for sharing!

Hi Mike from New Zealand! Thanks for the response and welcome to the group! So sorry to hear that you too have this damn monster. You've found a good spot in this group as we really do understand what you're going through and the support is amazing.

Thanks so much for sharing Tessa! You really strike me as a pretty together gal and I envy that. (If you're faking it, don't stop, I enjoy it! lol) I am SO TRYING to get "IT", all of "IT" together (lol). Right now I am muddling my way through. My plan, yep I have one (lol), is to get the biz wound down and it could take years to get my house in order again from the sheer slow pace of it all. While I work on that, I must find a way to get my health, pain and weight under control. I pass a mirror and don't even recognize myself. Enough of that, what I am trying to say is, thank you for all of the wonderful advice!

Oh.. thank you.. I often wonder if I should post at all .. Thank you!!


Lol.. always be real!! I never took the comments as negative in any way especially with regard to your husband! The reality is we are also hangn’ by a very ‘thready’ shoestring and have been since my accident precipitated this whole mess. I think at last count our medical bills were nearing 1.7M (12 surgeries, 35+ days in the hospital, 16 weeks laying in a hospital bed in my living room and I think somewhere near 256 doctor’s office visits to treat the many different body parts that were injured… lol.. yes I completely understand as does my husband, it is a huge responsibility to take on the weight of what we were once accustomed to financially. I commend all those who act in this manner graciously!! BTW – I wasn’t sharing the above to minimize your situation the truth is, we are all facing our own Gigantium (lol is that even a word?!) pile of bills and no matter what the size if the funds are there they cause huge stressors! Thank goodness we have somehow managed not to lose everything but, we have obviously had to give up many of life’s pleasures along the way and at times that does cause guilt and/or resentment that if left unaddressed can really wreak havoc on a marriage. I’ve learned this the hard way!

Haha, I’ve actually sat in the office of an MMJ place and even though it was legit, it still felt ‘seedy’ so I snuck out.. that was several months ago! I should just do it, I have never been against it and even partook on a few occasions just for pleasure so I honestly don’t know why I am even hesitant. I guess mostly it stems from reading somewhere that some doctors won’t prescribe medications if you are supplementing with MMJ even in the legalized states. Thankfully my doctor is okay with it.. but what if I have to change? Ugh.. IDK

I personally wouldn't discount the compound cream just because of your past experience with it. It will be a small amount and isn't processed the same via a cream as it would be through IV or otherwise. I still use the volteran only because I find that switching things up keeps it working better for longer. Sometimes I have to stop a certain medication for a few days to re-up its effectiveness My doctors promote that and say it is a common occurrence with neuropathic pain to become tolerant of meds no matter how it is administered, I hope your team will work with you on this as well.