Well, I guess I'll start with the ailments, then how the cannabis came into play.
From when I was young, probably 4-5years old, to this day, I have had issues eating, or digesting most foods. I always had stomach aches when I was a little kid, sometimes a few a week, sometimes daily, sometimes less often. I had tons of Dr's appointments, x-rays, tests, blood work, etc, and nothing was ever found. Most times I would eat a meal, small or large, I would get a horrible stomach ache within 20-40 minutes of eating. This lead to me getting sick and nauseous a lot. My parents though I may have chrohns, or cilliacs or something along those lines.
Fast forward to high school. During my first year at high school, I was exposed to cannabis for the first time, other than the DARE program. I tried it, and enjoyed its recreational effects. I continued to smoke recreationally(sp) throughout high school on and off. I didn't make the connection between the cannabis and my ailments until the beginning of my senior year. One night I was hanging out with some friends, my stomach had been horrible that entire week, and it had been a little while since I smoked. My friends decided to smoke a bowl, and offered some to me. I declined as I wasn't feeling so well, but they kept saying "it'll make your stomach feel better, etc" so I toked up. Sure enough, minutes after the first hit or two, my stomach flipped. It went from horrible horrible shooting pains, and a feeling of being on the verge of nausea, to a mellow and empty, but ok, feeling. I was shocked, as I'd never smoked when I was sick like that. After a few more hits I was able to eat, and digest the food fully with no pain or nausea.
About 9 months after I first made the connection between cannabis's medical benefits, and my ailments, I started looking into doctors that would recommend. My regular doctor knew about my use, even before I discovered it's benefits. Though my doc knew, and was ok (still unhappy) with my use, they wouldn't recommend it to me as medicine. I ended up finding a dr. who specialized in MMJ recommendations, as well as many alternatives to modern medicine & pharmaceuticals. Upon meeting with this doctor, we discussed many things. We came to the conclusion that not only does cannabis aid my nausea and stomach pain, it relieves my back and neck pain, and it helps my depression and anxiety tremendously. I had assumed it was the anti depressants that helped the depression, but it wasn't. (I still see my regular Dr for usual things, as it is closer than driving 2.5 miles to my recommending Dr. I still see my recommending Dr at least a couple times a year for holistic treatments/back alignment.)
I got my recommendation in the end of the summer of 2010, and vaporizing since the beginning of this year. Since I got my recommendation, I have not been on any prescription medications, and have been feeling better than I ever have. My life has changed in many ways for the better. Just the depression and anxiety relief alone amazes me. I never knew I was depressed, but always knew something was off. With cannabis, I can live my life, day to day, with minimal if any interference from my ailments. I realize that my situation is nothing in comparison to many others who suffer much more severe issues, and do not even get the full relief that they need from cannabis alone. All I can do is hope for more advancements when it comes to MMJ anything, laws, new treatment methods, as well as non relief uses for cannabis (curing diseases on a cellular level, cancer, etc.)
Reading this thread puts my situation into perspective for me. It also shows that cannabis has no bounds when it comes to it's "appropriate" applications. It truly is a wonder-plant.
Sorry for the long winded post. Never really typed it out or even thought it all out...
yes because vaping is such an hobby, one can get lost among things you can do when vaping, including collecting hardware, cooking with abv, making concentrates etc etc...
