Hello All!
I'm new here. I would like to say hello, and thank you for all of your posts. I have found many interesting things by reading all of your posts.
A little about myself, and how I got into all of this.
About 5 years ago my husband was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He suffered severe damage to his spinal cord, and the nerves that are enclosed. He now is permanently disabled. He has good days, and bad, some days he can walk, others he needs a cane or a wheelchair. Each day he is in pain from the trauma caused to his nerves. He will never recover and will never be pain free.
Our journey into the Cannabis world started about a year ago. I myself suffer from Fibromyalgia which is a fancy term for always being in pain....so we both are in pain, all day, every day.
However, mine is manageable, his...not so much.
To treat his pain, his doctors had him on multiple narcotics, some which are so addicting you need a sign special papers just to get them.
Not that long ago he almost overdosed. The withdrawal from the narcotics was just as bad as if he were taking street drugs (the ones outside Cannabis).
Our life became miserable, because there was no quality of life. Too much pain and the stress from that pain, put a huge strain on our marriage, not to mention it was not healthy for our son to be around.
One day I had a severe flare up. I had taken my normal medication and the dose ended up sending me into anaphylaxis. I almost died....not fun at all.
Shortly after, our very close friends (and closet potheads), introduced us to medical grade Cannabis. We were hesitant at first because we bought into the hype of its illegality, and its stereotypical "gateway drug" status. Then we decided to do some research. We had never thought of Cannabis as a form of medication or that it was even used as such.
After much consideration, we decided to give it a try. Our friends gave us the medical grade and as the saying goes "the rest is history"!
For the first time in YEARS, my husband and I were pain free. We were also able to sleep which was something that neither of us was able to do due to our disabilities. Miraculously, my husband was pain free for FOUR days. I know that four days doesn't sound like much, but when you have constant pain, even a day feels like heaven!
Our attitudes changed. We felt happier, more relaxed, and even intimacy was once again rekindled (really rekindled ). The medical grade Cannabis was able to provide us with a quality of life that we had not had for a LONG time.
Unfortunately, we had to move, and were no longer able to acquire the medical grade type that we used. In our new area trying to find someone who could get the same kind was difficult. We eventually acquired more Cannabis, however, the grade or the quality was not what we were accustomed to. We then realized that what was being sold to us as medical grade was not medical grade and did not meet our needs. Not to mention that it became very expensive to buy larger quantities to get the same effect of the real medical grade kind.
Eventually, because of the cost we had to revert back to narcotics for pain management which again brought many side effects. Until recently....
We made a decision that we should try growing. We currently are curing our very first harvest as a trial from a seed from one of the products we bought, and are growing Medijuana which is specifically made for medical use.
It has been a joy to see the process. I'm learning more and more each day, and just knowing that I am able to help both my husband and I have a better quality of life is rewarding in itself. Of course I still have many questions, and hope to one day become a breeder. I want to be able to engineer different breeds that will bring different types of relief for different ailments.
I never thought that a plant could be so healing. Nor did I ever see myself as a grower or a breeder!
Cheers!
I'm new here. I would like to say hello, and thank you for all of your posts. I have found many interesting things by reading all of your posts.
A little about myself, and how I got into all of this.
About 5 years ago my husband was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He suffered severe damage to his spinal cord, and the nerves that are enclosed. He now is permanently disabled. He has good days, and bad, some days he can walk, others he needs a cane or a wheelchair. Each day he is in pain from the trauma caused to his nerves. He will never recover and will never be pain free.
Our journey into the Cannabis world started about a year ago. I myself suffer from Fibromyalgia which is a fancy term for always being in pain....so we both are in pain, all day, every day.
However, mine is manageable, his...not so much.
To treat his pain, his doctors had him on multiple narcotics, some which are so addicting you need a sign special papers just to get them.
Not that long ago he almost overdosed. The withdrawal from the narcotics was just as bad as if he were taking street drugs (the ones outside Cannabis).
Our life became miserable, because there was no quality of life. Too much pain and the stress from that pain, put a huge strain on our marriage, not to mention it was not healthy for our son to be around.
One day I had a severe flare up. I had taken my normal medication and the dose ended up sending me into anaphylaxis. I almost died....not fun at all.
Shortly after, our very close friends (and closet potheads), introduced us to medical grade Cannabis. We were hesitant at first because we bought into the hype of its illegality, and its stereotypical "gateway drug" status. Then we decided to do some research. We had never thought of Cannabis as a form of medication or that it was even used as such.
After much consideration, we decided to give it a try. Our friends gave us the medical grade and as the saying goes "the rest is history"!
For the first time in YEARS, my husband and I were pain free. We were also able to sleep which was something that neither of us was able to do due to our disabilities. Miraculously, my husband was pain free for FOUR days. I know that four days doesn't sound like much, but when you have constant pain, even a day feels like heaven!
Our attitudes changed. We felt happier, more relaxed, and even intimacy was once again rekindled (really rekindled ). The medical grade Cannabis was able to provide us with a quality of life that we had not had for a LONG time.
Unfortunately, we had to move, and were no longer able to acquire the medical grade type that we used. In our new area trying to find someone who could get the same kind was difficult. We eventually acquired more Cannabis, however, the grade or the quality was not what we were accustomed to. We then realized that what was being sold to us as medical grade was not medical grade and did not meet our needs. Not to mention that it became very expensive to buy larger quantities to get the same effect of the real medical grade kind.
Eventually, because of the cost we had to revert back to narcotics for pain management which again brought many side effects. Until recently....
We made a decision that we should try growing. We currently are curing our very first harvest as a trial from a seed from one of the products we bought, and are growing Medijuana which is specifically made for medical use.
It has been a joy to see the process. I'm learning more and more each day, and just knowing that I am able to help both my husband and I have a better quality of life is rewarding in itself. Of course I still have many questions, and hope to one day become a breeder. I want to be able to engineer different breeds that will bring different types of relief for different ailments.
I never thought that a plant could be so healing. Nor did I ever see myself as a grower or a breeder!
Cheers!
