I'm in Maine and a disabled veteran so my only medical insurance is through the VA up in Togus. I'm an amputee and have rods in my back. I live in chronic, debilitating pain, and was on Oxycontin and Methadone (several grams of each a month, yes grams not milligrams) for a while. Though it helped a little I had a constant dread of every movement I had to make. Eventually a family member brought me over some pot (they had heard that it can help with back pain). It was at least as affective as the narcotics in regards to pain control but most importantly it alleviated the dread of moving.. I didnt hesitate to move, though when I did, I still felt pain its significance was diminished in my overall well being because it/or the threat of it nolonger loomed over all my decision making and actions. (I was actually free and uninhibited to move, well at-least until after the fact)
Such a miracle I reported it to my doctor.... Whom abruptly cut me off of all painkillers as I was now a "street drug abuser" in his words and "supplying narcotics to a recreational drug addict would cost him his license to prescribe medication".. Now I can no longer get any pain meds through the VA, (as I am a drug seeker for having suggested medical marijuana) they don't prescribe Marijuana because they are a federal government agency and Pot is still against federal law, and I cant get a civilian doctor because my medical insurance wont cover it.
Additional I have heard that most pot friendly doctors only prescribe for cancer AIDS or glaucoma, so with my meager fixed income I cant afford to establish a relationship with a doctor using cash to pay for several appointments only to find out that they are reluctant to prescribe for pain as apposed to disease and forced to start over with yet another doctor..
Anyone have any suggestions as I hate to break the law just to obtain my much needed (more than ever being without any pain meds at all now) medication?