Medicinal Marijuanna for nausea, pain, or dehydration?

I noticed that I didn't see that anyone uses this medication for any of your side effects; quite possibly because of wealthy polititions trying to pad their pockets with payouts from the many drug companies that may not benefit.

It does sicken me that this age old medicine has been given the stigma that it kills, causes cancer, or makes people dangerous. It's simply not at all true and I accredit this miracle drug with helping to keep me alive for as long as I have been fighting this recurrent disease. 6 and half years of bowel blockages, extreme diarrhea, nausea, pain; you name it. The only serious side effect I had was laughing at the darnest things; I had to limit that after my 5th major abdominal surgery (staples); for now it is keeping me from getting dehydrated and I don't have to take Vicodins for pain at least for now. I get so incredibly thirsty after these horrible diarrhea spells that I can actually stomach drinking all the water that I need including vitamin enhanced. It is saving my life and I bet this miracle plant could save many thousands of lives. I was sitting around starving to death when I got out of the hospital and now I am putting on weight. (I get the munchies) when before I was too nauseated to stomach anything. I had lots of antibiotics, painkillers, and more in my system. It made everything taste all mediciny that I could even drink any water. The cannabis dried out my mouth and made me thirsty enough to drink and then I started getting hungry. All the food that I needed to eat; I was able to.

Where there is a will, there is a way. Many patients don't have access to this powerful medicinal plant. Word of mouth does get around and there are kind hearted people who do happen to grow or get it for themselves. I had a friend of a friend who had read my blog (shoppingkharma.blogspot.com) and felt sorry for me. He asked my best friend if she would mind if he paid me a visit. They arrived together. He had made me brownies and even brought me over enough home grown to last me a long time at no charge. He felt bad for my situation and just wanted me to survive. I am now. There are so many people who are loving and caring and they know the power of this plant. It has been around for thousands of years and it is not a dangerous gateway drug. If you talk with any addict; 99% say that cigarettes and alcohol were their gateway drugs.

By darlingclem
Posted May 7, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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I agree that cannabis shouldn't have the rep that it's been given over the years. Hell, chemo-brain makes you more loopy and foggy then pot has ever made me. I never liked the stuff and only used it socially, but I guess I'm blessed to live in California where it's very easy to get a card for medicinal marijuana.

Even if you can't get the card here you can always find someone who grows it or has a card who doesn't mind sharing.

*shrug* guess I never realized that some don't really have the option, heh.

By 1knocR
Posted May 7, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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I had a friend who always had a stash so I used it some for the anxiety with everything, and to help with the nausea of chemo. It should be available to all with cancer. Try it, and if it doesn't do anything for you then don't use it again. Simple as that. BTW, my friend died of secondary breast cancer.

By ohmama123
Posted May 7, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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I find it ironic that many people don't like to talk about using pot for medicinal assistance, but those same people like to avoid the topic of addiction to pain killers! I'm glad you found something to help you get through the difficulties you've faced over the last 6+ years. I am sure there are many people who wish they could say the same.
If you watch that documentary Healing Cancer From the Inside Out (it scared the crap out of me and I couldn't watch the whole thing!...) - they claim that pot was originally supposed to be legalized and cigarettes were supposed to be illegal, but due to some political issue it didn't happen that way. I don't know if there is truth to that -- but what a different world we would live in.

By ThePhoenix
Posted May 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm
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I had "connections" that I "could" have gotten some while I was getting chemo. I was too much of a chicken sh*t to try it. But I say LEGALIZE it allready., especially for medicinal purposes.

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 7, 2009 at 11:48 pm
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Cancer has definitely brought me kharma. It really has. People are so amazingly supportive and wonderful. It's just so surprising and heart warming.

Look at how Peaceful and loving pot makes me; it might not for others; but I tend to see all the good in people after I smoke a joint. I feel guilty sometimes from others being so nice to me and giving, but I guess with all the suffering I have been having it feels good to have so many loving people take care of you.

By KellyRilla
Posted May 8, 2009 at 9:13 am
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My doc actually prescribed marinol which is pill form of pot to help increase my appetite after my ileus and debulking surgery. It really helped. My kids laughed that mom had the "munchies." Thank God for that!! I was eating pizza in the hospital cafeteria.

I agree that the stigma associated with pot is wrong. Sure, people need to be responsible with it, the same as with alcohol. Think of the lives lost to alcohol every year compared to pot. And the money spent on rehab. Crazy.

Blessings of healing being sent your way. :-)

By viki
Posted May 8, 2009 at 9:34 am
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Thanks for the useful info!
Questions, please:
Does it help for medium severe pain - how long does a "shot" last?
Does one have to smoke it? (I cannot take smoke) or is there any way to eat it, inject it, what not

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 8, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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You can also make tea, brownies, cookies, and butter to put on your toast which isn't so bad. My husband bought me a Volcano Vaporizer which gets it to the right temperature; before it's smoke and that is really potent. Makes you thirsty right away and gets rid of pain as well almost a immediately. It's just so expensive.

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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Another thing I noticed that smoking it out of the Vaporizer does is to make me horny. I can't tell you how hard that is for me. I don't have any female organs and my husband and I always have problems in that department so it is a godsend for our marriage. I don't take any HRT and this is what works for us! Thank god!

By pmiller
Posted May 8, 2009 at 8:07 pm
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Shoppingkharma, I have been told by many friends to give it a try, I did in high school and slept, never found it much fun, but than again we are not looking for fun are we, we need relief. What is a volcano vaporizer? I am glad it works for you, and makes your day in many ways :) Hugs,
Pam

By dke47
Posted May 8, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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I agree, legalize it already. I watched a very dear friend die of leukemia in 97. He was 27 yrs old but survied this horrible form of leukemia, radiation, bone marrow transplants, the whole nine yards. He would not have lived as long as he did and been able to eat, sleep and relax without it.
Also, my brother who is dying from end stage liver disease finally ate after nearly dying from ascites once I located some for him. My parents thought he would die on the couch until they allowed him to go to the garage to do it. My mom loves Willie Nelson so she finally agreed there is something good about it.

By dollycat6
Posted May 9, 2009 at 12:05 am
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they legalized it here in MI I just don't know where to go to get permission or to buy or do I have to grow my own? Does anyone kmow? I don't have a green thumb but would be willing to give it a try. I wonder if you have to get a card or verification of your cancer.

dollycat6

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 9, 2009 at 2:05 am
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I would start first with your doctor. Make a list of all of your ailments; pain and where you are having pain, nausea, heartburn, diarrhea, dehydration, anxiety and see what he/she thinks and if they would write you a recommendation. My doctor basically wrote that he would agree to provide me with the best care possible to save my life and that he supports my decision in utilizing medicinal marijuana. Most growers just need this letter. It is basically a letter of recommendation here in CA. You can research your state laws right here on the internet. Make some phone calls and get it right and legal. If we are allowed this freedom from pain and suffering then we have to do it the right way.

By moie_59
Posted May 9, 2009 at 9:54 am
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I was so dehydrated I had to go to the hospital twice. My Dr prescribed marinol for my nausea along with 3 or 4 other drugs, but I had a hard time keeping it down long enough to work. One hit of Pot and my nausea would disapear almost instantly.I was able to keep my other medications down, eat and drink enough to stay hydrated and gain weight. I don't know if I could have made it through chemo with out it.

By patsybee
Posted May 9, 2009 at 11:15 am
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I have been smoking it since I started chemo in 2006. It is the best drug I have since it makes me happy to eat and before I was not eating and felt like I was wasting away. Now, at least I feel happy and healthy because of marijuana.

We just went through a custody case where my daughter-in-law used the fact that I smoked marijuana as a reason that I shouldn't see my grandson. Well, we won the case and the judge ordered me to keep the stuff in a locked box and told me to smoke on the deck. Only in California!

Patsybee

By Brown_Eyes
Posted May 9, 2009 at 12:51 pm
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You know, this is really interesting to me. Four out of my seven brothers are recommending that I smoke some weed. Honestly, I don't usually feel like I need it because my symptoms aren't USUALLY too bad but I've been wanting to try it and am just too chicken. Someone told me that it can really mess with your head if you smoke it when you're not in the right mental state.

Do you all have suggestions for someone who's worried about having a scary time with a high?

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 9, 2009 at 1:13 pm
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You might want to try to make some butter (heat the butter, grind up the weed in a coffee grinder and add) and then once it is cooled off, you can then spread it on your toast or just make some cookies. That would be the best way to ingest. It works as a body high and not so much mental. Don't cook the cookies over 300 degrees. They will be soft and doughy but it won't make a difference in the taste. They will still be yummy. Brownies I think work the best. Same deal; keep it below 300 and just cook a little longer.

Personally, I roll my own joints in a very, very thin rice paper where I can't even tell that I am smoking. At a smoke shop the best brands of rolling paper are "RAW unbleached rolling papers" and "Elements Ultra thin rice papers". I have one of those joint rolling contraptions too. This just helps immediately with my pains. I just had another abdominal surgery so I have be on it for dehydration. All those nasty meds coming up in the morning and I have to drink something; so it helps. It dries out my mouth and makes me very thirsty and helps me take my nasty meds.

By shoppingkharma
Posted May 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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I found this excellent forum for Cannabis and they have the very best recipes for cooking it up:
http://weedtalk.lefora.com/forum/category/food-recipes/page1/

Also honest discussions on everything pertaining to this plant right down to making diesel fuel which burns 0 emissions. How amazing is that?

By lilwitchfromok
Posted May 20, 2009 at 3:35 am
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iwish they would legalize it in oklahoma cause it does work for all the poblems we have on cancer. im a stage lllc and would love to be able to tobe out of pain fora little whlie without takeing major pain pills like morphine or perkiset.you cant function on them and you can on pot. i say LEGALIZE IT at least for us cancer patients. jay from oklahoma

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