Re: Cannabis-based Drug Eases Arthritis Pain

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Where do I sign up for the further studies??.....Marina

> The researchers concluded that the findings of this small study

> warrant a larger trial to study in more detail the effects of

> cannabis-based therapies on RA.

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> > Where do I sign up for the further studies??.....Marina

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> >> The researchers concluded that the findings of this small study

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> >> cannabis-based therapies on RA.

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come to think of it i was a happy teenager lol...............lynn

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> > Where do I sign up for the further studies??.....Marina

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> >> The researchers concluded that the findings of this small study

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> >> cannabis-based therapies on RA.

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come to think of it i was a happy teenager lol...............lynn

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I've heard that there are disturbing side effects- eating family size

bags of Cheetos and giggling for absolutely no reason....

jane

> > Where do I sign up for the further studies??.....Marina

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> >> The researchers concluded that the findings of this small study

> >> warrant a larger trial to study in more detail the effects of

> >> cannabis-based therapies on RA.

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OK, that's it!! I'm moving!! LOL>......Marina

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OMG---I love San Francisco!!!

How is your arthritis there....vs...any where else you may have been??

my thought:

" My arthritis may ache

and it sure does groan

but where will it feel ok?.....

so I can finally call somewhere " Home' ? "

I live in a climate that is true to all of the seasons.

I hurt worse, as someone else previously stated, when the

seasons change. But in the heart of any season---whether it

be the coldest part of winter or hottest part of summer--I am ok.

So really in autumn and spring

it pretty much sucks....

and these are the two season that my 'emotions' love so much! LOL

what to do?

--so rambling on---

tonight I went to a play that my daughter was in....

prior to this play:

I woke up this morning feeling very sore and painful...that was about

6am.

I took my meds and kissed my daughters and sent them off to school.

I went back to bed and woke again at around noonish still very

sore...and wondered

how would I ever make it to my daughter's play. She is 14 and had a

lead part in her

school play.... her first play too!

So I got up

took the usual meds that I was due for,....

and then instead of putting on the tv or a radio talk show like I

would usually do,

I turned on some music....

that lifted me a lot.

In the afternoon...before the play...

My daughter () had to be at the school early to get ready.

She wanted me to do her hair...which is thick....very very thick!!!

Anyway, I did her hair the best I could...but the 'director' wanted

it a little different---I understand---but that hurt my heart so much

at that moment... I mean I did most of her

make-up and then did her hair the best I could. My ego was yelling

at me and I sure was listening at that moment. I am 's mom

but because of this pain in my hands I had to have someone else's mom

fix my daughter's hair.... no big deal... dumb to feel bad about---

huh?

But it nearly broke my heart.....

Then I went to my prearranged seat and watched the play...

It was wonderful....and my daughter was excellent in her part...(((no

kidding)))

And I was and am flared up in too many joints to count....

but---

by the time the play was over the happy--joyful part of myself had

taken over more parts of my being than my painful RA did at that time.

Does that make sense? Of course I was stiff---of course there was/is

pain..but it was not center stage...

When I got home I started thinking about it.

My RA is still here.

My joints are still stiff and very sore.

I still have ((as I have come to call them)) troll hands...

but for that time that I was so focused on something else...something

that brought my heart

happiness...it seemed...at least for the moment...that the pain was

gone, or at least bearable. Other things that I have endured the

pain to get for: going to the library, a good hockey game, a

visit with a loving relative, any event that my child is

participating in,...etc...and during these times the pain is there---

but it takes second stage....not center stage!

My husband and I took out to a small diner after the

play...and laughed and talked about the play and a lot of other

things with her and it was fun...

still I was sore---but I was soooo ok in the moment....!!

So my feeling to this is --- there is something that we all a have

within ourselves to get through this RA...

We can listen to music...think of something you love to do...think

of a memory...anything that brings a smile to your face....whether it

be a good hockey game---as is my case--LOL...,your child laughing

with you, someone calling out of the blue wanting to go fishing, or

an up coming holiday...

it worked for me tonight..finding joy in the moment...and a moment

that will now turn into a memory...another memory for an future RA

moment...?!

Thinking about this I know this is not the first time that this has

helped.

I know I am a 'home mom right now' --- but there are times when I

worked that I remember

getting through the day because something touched me so much during

the day that for the moment my pain was not center stage---and that

let me know that my pain did not have to be center stage....not

ever....

Anyway, these are the thoughts that I am having tonight...

just wanted to share.....

Above all else... I do know this...

never give up hope...

I think of you all.

I pray for you all.

I hope and happiness for us all.....

somehow

someway

someday

we will make it...

maybe we are so blessed that

we need to take a different path then the rest....eh?

love, light, and take care...

**joyce

> > > Where do I sign up for the further studies??.....Marina

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> > >> The researchers concluded that the findings of this small

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Right on Mulder! LOL!

Cami

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> > i spoke with someone that lived in il. a cancer patient. she

had a

> > medical

> > card for marijuana. she said the police followed her

everywhere.

> > were always

> > checking her to make sure she was not sharing. she was much

better

> > and working,

> > but said if she ever had to do it again. she would get it off

the

> > street.

> > just answering a question!!!

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> > kathy in il

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OK, I think this calls for a road trip. I figure we might as well

hit San Francisco. Anybody in?!?! LOL....Marina-

-- In , " Barb K. " <zigerrr@y...> wrote:

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> It would be so nice - I think it's just the best pain relief. I

can't drive or function any better on any other pain med so why not

pot! Oh well, someday we'll buy it legally I hope.

> barb k.

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> Mathews <mathews.teresa@s...> wrote:

> It is so easy and legal to get your medical marajuana card in

San Francisco. And the police are much too busy with other things

than to worry about marajuana use, especially if the police

themselves can do nothing about it. Alcohol is a much worse problem

and I do believe that someday pot will be legal almost everywhere.

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> Cami DeFries wrote:,

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> Right on Mulder! LOL!

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> Cami

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> > > i spoke with someone that lived in il. a cancer patient. she

> had a

> > > medical

> > > card for marijuana. she said the police followed her

> everywhere.

> > > were always

> > > checking her to make sure she was not sharing. she was much

> better

> > > and working,

> > > but said if she ever had to do it again. she would get it off

> the

> > > street.

> > > just answering a question!!!

> > >

> > > kathy in il

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I smoke, but it's not legal here. I'm just careful. Honestly, for as

little as I have in the house at any one time coupled with the fact

I'm an 'angel' (LOL), I don't believe I have anything to worry

about. I don't think the police are concerned about someone who

might 2 to 4 'hits' worth in their home. LOL! And, it's the ONLY

thing that truly helps...everything else is pretty pathetic for pain

management I think.

Right now, we have a MAJOR problem in our area with Meth...I think

that's a much more serious issue & they're really concentrating on

that, as they should be.

Cami

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> > > i spoke with someone that lived in il. a cancer patient. she

> had a

> > > medical

> > > card for marijuana. she said the police followed her

> everywhere.

> > > were always

> > > checking her to make sure she was not sharing. she was much

> better

> > > and working,

> > > but said if she ever had to do it again. she would get it off

> the

> > > street.

> > > just answering a question!!!

> > >

> > > kathy in il

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a,

I agree - pot is MUCH safer & better than alcohol. Alcohol is a

poison...have you watched the news lately regarding all deaths on

college campuses due to alcohol poisoning?

I get mine from someone I trust...it's homegrown & he isn't actually

a dealer. He only 'sells' to friends that have diseases...he also

has MS & that's what got him started. He's been growing for over 20

years and has never had any issues legally or otherwise. Great guy!

His doesn't get anything sprayed on it...just plain old plants.

Cami

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> > > i spoke with someone that lived in il. a cancer patient. she

had a

> > > medical

> > > card for marijuana. she said the police followed her

everywhere.

> > > were always

> > > checking her to make sure she was not sharing. she was much

better

> > > and working,

> > > but said if she ever had to do it again. she would get it

off the

> > > street.

> > > just answering a question!!!

> > >

> > > kathy in il

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[Guest guest]

I don't smoke enough to get truly 'high'. Just a couple 'hits' & it

controls the pain & then I'm done. I know people who use it several

times a day & function completely normal...they also use it for

pain. I only use once or twice a month - just when things get to the

point where I can't think because I can't stop crying.

I supplement with a TON of over-the-counter pain med's...none of

which are even reasonably safe for my liver, etc.

What else can you do?

Cami

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> > > > i spoke with someone that lived in il. a cancer patient.

she

> had a

> > > > medical

> > > > card for marijuana. she said the police followed her

> everywhere.

> > > > were always

> > > > checking her to make sure she was not sharing. she was

much

> better

> > > > and working,

> > > > but said if she ever had to do it again. she would get

it

> off the

> > > > street.

> > > > just answering a question!!!

> > > >

> > > > kathy in il

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