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OldBaldy1701E

(8,526 posts)
3. Hah! I would be happy to 'surrender to pain medications'.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 09:07 AM
Jul 3

I hate the things but they do take care of some of the pains. Plus, I only use them when I need them.

Doesn't matter. I am a medical cannabis patient and no pain clinic will give me anything. I have already heard it from three different places.

Of course, the fact that doctors cannot prescribe such meds anymore without going through another facility (By design. More departments means more money) is frustrating enough. Then, to find out that they won't give them to me because of my medical cannabis use (which in my case, I need, because those pain meds mess up my stomach and cannabis helps control that) is just enough to make one run rampant in the streets.

So, I just sit here in tears or barely able to move (on some days). It's a wonderful life, ain't it?

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I use the pain, (RA and old injuries) to make me keep going. It has gotten tougher just in the last few months ... marble falls Jul 3 #1
Hah! I would be happy to 'surrender to pain medications'. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #3
I just wish I hadn't been so ready to demonstrate my ironman mode as a younger person. But otherwise it's been ... marble falls Jul 3 #4
I do hear that. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #6
So sorry you are having to go through this. I've been going through something similar. lark Jul 3 #2
I hope there is help for you. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #5
Please check out the United Way website. lark Jul 3 #10
And I whine about me. But like you, for me, the only way is forward. marble falls Jul 3 #7
Never Give Up!! lark Jul 3 #8
The last one standing is my goal. Laughing through gritted teeth. marble falls Jul 3 #9
it's true. I love company! stillcool Jul 3 #11
Have you tried CBD oil? nt in2herbs Jul 3 #12
CBD oil works well for me too. crosinski Jul 3 #14
I use that already. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #15
What is the doseage you are taking? 100 mg, 500 mg, 2,000 mg 4,000 mg???? nt in2herbs Jul 3 #16
It is usually 2000 mg and I take it three times a day. Maybe more if I am really hurting. OldBaldy1701E Jul 4 #17
I have found that taking 2000 3x day is not equivalent to taking 6000/day. It's the potency that is important. I would in2herbs Jul 4 #18
I'm so sorry... Trueblue Texan Jul 3 #13
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