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California Medical Cannabis

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Dealing with chronic pain and fibromyalgia for nine years plus. I have tried all the therapies, medications, biofeedback, you name it. Temporary to minimal relief. Long term pain medication management ...

Confusion can lead to anger!

LizardmyOli
  • By LizardmyOli · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I went to the neurophysc yesterday and I realized how out of it my brain is!!! Now I am mad, but at who? I could not complete some simple block puzzles, and word tests and other things. I filled out a ...

Sore, tired and MAD!

LizardmyOli
  • By LizardmyOli · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Fridays are not good days to have medical problems in our town, Today I had some very strange symptoms from either an infection or the flu going around? One docs office called me back and told me to go ...

Series 1 Day 1

Amy2012
  • By Amy2012 · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • I woke this morning two minutes before the alarm went off. I had this dream again about the old woman sitting in her gardens with me, with a cobbled fence, and the Lake (Ontario), beyond us. I dream about ...

Its been ahwhile........

kelsterlv
  • By kelsterlv · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello all, I have not been to this sight for several mos. due to biopsys and another surgery. I have started chemo and radiation, my lung cancer has metastsized to my lung lining, chest and they think ...

FINALLY GOT AN APP WITH A HOSPITAL....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply October 23, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hello all i am soooo excited i just had to let everyone know the wonderful news...today i received a letter from 1 of the hospitals that i was on the waiting list regarding my kidney tumor....i have an ...

Interesting mix up!

LizardmyOli
  • By LizardmyOli · Posted October 21, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I saw the nuerologist the other day, last thursday and he said to stop 2 meds and one of those was trazadone and switch to another med. So thursday night I did just that and wham, I had this interesting ...

MRI Today

LizardmyOli
  • By LizardmyOli · New reply October 21, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I have my monthly MRI today at 1220! Hopefully nothing has changed for the worse, maybe better? I have to be there an hour early to take medication to make me relax or I get "twitchy" as they say ...

So Much and So Little

Amy2012
  • By Amy2012 · Posted October 21, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My husband was away for a screen writing contest in Hollywood this past week (which he WON for his genre, YAY!!!), and since I felt well enough, I pushed him to go, as it really was a chance of a lifetime ...

WENT TO THE ER.....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply October 21, 2009
  • 20 replies
  • Hello to all you wonderful people and thankyou for responding my post and offering wonderful advice....as i mentioned in my post a couple of days earlier...my right kidney has been hurting that no amount ...

another morning,what's in or about my surroundings today?

starletjean
  • By starletjean · Posted October 20, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • well again I had another sleepness night,I am getting very tired.I however,woke up with a thank you because I am still feeling and breathing life.I know logically,this is going to wear me down to complete ...

Not Sure Why

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply October 19, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • Seriously I still do not understand why would an ENT doctor make a point of having a secretary call and offer to cancel my second opinion appointment with an oncologist? And then an hour later the doctor ...

A new journey

71133
  • By 71133 · New reply October 19, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • We have been on this cancer journey for about 19 months. He has had his ups and downs but I fear we are coming to the end. His will to live and fight is just about up. He can't seem to shake it... I put ...

MY KIDNEY HURTS SO MUCH....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello all for any of you wonderful people who have read my posts in the past will know by know bout my kidney tumor (angiolypoma)...as i mentioned before it was only found by accident through an MRI....so ...

cryotherapy and prostate cancer

currie1910
  • By currie1910 · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • I was treated with cryotherapy in June 2007 after both blood work and biopsy confirmed cancer on 1 side of my prostate. I received no other treatment. I had problems with ed prior to cryo and about same ...

UPDATE ON MY UPCOMING SURGERIES

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply October 15, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello all well its been a while since ive been on this site...mainly because ive been so busy moving home..finally settled....for those wonderful and caring people who have been reading my posts i just ...

Good Morning

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply October 14, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Well It was supposed to rain and storm all day, but it seems it has decided not to, I guess only problem is someone forgot to let my joints know lol, don't seem want to get moving today. So nice to wake ...

What I did Today

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply October 14, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Well I haven't been feeling so hot past couple days, kinda been piggin out for the four days or so prior, maybe a little too much... Anyway I did gain a pound and a half, but it wasn't worth the trip ...

Help others by sharing your experience with cancer

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted October 12, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • HealthEd is looking for cancer patients and caregivers to participate in a study about their experiences. The study is for individuals with locally advanced or metastatic head and neck cancer, or metastatic ...

My mom's battle with NSCLC is almost over

UnekeoneCC
  • By UnekeoneCC · New reply October 12, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • My mom's battle is almost over. I sit here watching every breath, wondering if it will be the last. She sleeps mostly now, and has for the past several days waking intermitantly, taking meds and seemingly ...

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