Comments on: Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis: My Medication Journey

By: MS & Cannabis: Edibles, Fishing & Writing- Oh My! | BBHwithMS

MS & Cannabis: Edibles, Fishing & Writing- Oh My! | BBHwithMS — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:17:34 +0000

[…] what makes ME and MY disease FEEL better, because really – that was my sole objective when I started my journey of coming off all of the pharmaceutical drugs and began trying diet, exercise and to cannabis – to feel better – to find some relief […]

By: Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis: A Fantastic Year Of Wins | BBHwithMS

Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis: A Fantastic Year Of Wins | BBHwithMS — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:05:08 +0000

[…] to say, it has been a pretty damn good year! Looking back to last January, I had been off all the pharmaceutical drugs and medications for 12 months. I had begun to dabble in using CBD and cannabis to help me manage my MS and the crap that I live […]

By: My Cannabis Story: What If I Won “The Voice?” – StonersNight

My Cannabis Story: What If I Won “The Voice?” – StonersNight — Tue, 29 May 2018 19:08:23 +0000

[…] I decided to give cannabis a try before I decided to come off all of the drugs and medications I had been using to battle my MS and try more natural forms of healing and medicating I was no less […]

By: My Cannabis Story: Will Consuming Cannabis Give Me the Munchies? – StonersNight

Wed, 23 May 2018 20:40:24 +0000

[…] myself, personally, I had put on weight. Partly because of the prescription medications I was on, but also because the chronic pain had gotten so bad that moving any more than was absolutely […]

By: My Cannabis Story: Re-writing My Story – StonersNight

My Cannabis Story: Re-writing My Story – StonersNight — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 01:59:07 +0000

[…] the moment that I was told I have Multiple Sclerosis, I have wanted to be a “good” patient. I have wanted to do the right things for my body. I have wanted to do whatever I could to give myself a fighting chance against this […]

By: My Cannabis Story: The Road To Recovery – StonersNight

My Cannabis Story: The Road To Recovery – StonersNight — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:54:27 +0000

[…] care team was in 2016. I had been battling severe chronic pain for over 4 years. I had been on numerous prescription drugs to try and quiet the ever screaming voice of the pain. Whatever the doctors prescribed, I took […]

By: My Cannabis Story: How is Cannabis NOT Medicine? – StonersNight

My Cannabis Story: How is Cannabis NOT Medicine? – StonersNight — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:57:16 +0000

[…] just how much it has helped me over the past 18 months and I also know how much better I am feeling now that I am off the plethora of medications that had been a part of my daily life for the past dec…. I can FEEL the difference and others can SEE the difference. I am happier and healthier than I […]

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 01:17:16 +0000

In reply to Ken Cruickshank. Damn you Ken! Tears running down my cheeks. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement!!! Meg!

By: Ken Cruickshank

Ken Cruickshank — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:48:23 +0000

Meg,
Kudos to you for a gut-honest blog about your experiences with prescribed drugs and now, cannabis. I agree with one of your comments that most doctors are well-informed and truly interested in their patient’s well-being. That said, my 25+ years of PP MS diagnosis has shown me that there are no doctors, or even groups of doctors, who have this insidious thing called MS figured out. Despite the billions of dollars that have been invested into finding treatments and cures for our disease, we just aren’t close enough yet to figuring this damn thing out. That doesn’t mean we should walk around with our eyes on the pavement and our demeanors filled with negativity, only that we probably need to take more charge of our personal situations as we seek comfort and solutions. As you did! And as I’m in the midst of doing! (I’ll be talking to you privately about my own pursuits. I’m not ready to publicly proclaim.)

God bless you for taking control! I so sincerely mean that. It takes guts and gumption to do so. You had a problem – actually, a multitude of problems and experiences – and you decided it was time to forward your own path into an uncertain future. But that future was no more certain when you were on the drugs, right? So you lost little and gained one hell of a lot through your pursuit of cannabis. I’m just very impressed with your sticktoitiveness. And cheers to you for sharing what you’ve learned; we all know there are many who are suffering greatly with various chronic illnesses. You are offering people the opportunity to test something that might in fact change their lives – people like you get rewarded in many ways.

All of us with MS, and other autoimmune diseases, are on similar journeys with unique paths. Unfortunately, much of the burden of trial and error, of discovering what might work best for us, and more, lies at our feet. We can stare down at the floor, at that pile of stuff we have to deal with, which at times seems so overwhelming, or we can get educated and make some bold decisions. Those include prescribed and un-prescribed medications, or alternative medical approaches that might fall far outside the boundaries of generally accepted Western practices. But hell, have you ever gone to a doctor’s appointment and felt like, after your 10 years of experience, you might know more about this beast disease than the doctor sitting across from you? Don’t answer, we’ve all been there.

I’m not sure which route I’m going to choose for my own MS, which important choices I’m going to make. But I do know that I will approach the options with the same vigor you approached your cannabis alternative with.

Cheers from Oregon,
Ken

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:02:05 +0000

In reply to Paul.

Hi Paul!!!!

Thank you SO much for sharing your story – and I LOVE that the dispensary gal has MS herself – well I don’t actually LOVE that anyone has this stupid disease, but I love that you were able to connect with her and tap her resources!

Keep it going!

Cheers,
Meg