Thank you Vitolo for your story.
I was diagnosed with leukemia while in the hospital, and nausea is no joke. In between the chemo and the stress of constant IM shots, blood work, blood transfusions, spinal taps, and bone marrow biopsies, nausea was m biggest struggle. I would get one meal, usually breakfast, and then nausea would hit. Every day was focused around getting enough nutrition into my body, and keeping it in. I went from 63 kilos to 58 kilos in one week. 58 to 54 the next. I was very lucky to be released after the 2nd week after my blood counts stabilized. Now at home, I can medicate as needed. AND my weight has stabilized and actually began to increase.
I feel your pain and anger at a society that stigmatizes people who seek medicine for debilitating diseases and conditions that are outside some people's acceptable ranges. I see injustice and hypocrisy of a system that tells me marijuana is illegal and has no medical benefits, yet is willing to subject me to the pit falls of prescription pain killers. I live in South Dakota, so the only alternatives to my pain and nausea seems to be expensive opiates and really expensive Zofran for nausea, which does nothing to help me.
The biggest danger to our society are ignorance, fear, and a lack of compassion. When these 3 combine, you have people so stubborn in their ways they will never change. People who persecute others simply because the other's values are different and they seek alternative pathways in life. I am told its for my own good. How can anyone know whats for my own good in dealing with the side effects of chemo? Even my doctor does not know the specific side effects I will undergo. For every chemo drug I take (about 5 now) There are 3-6 main side effects possible, with 2-4 secondary side effects. Some do more, some do less, some give me abdominal cramps, some give me headaches for 3-4 days after I get them. Nausea seems to be the only consistent side effect listed on all of them.
But I can't get my medicine legally here. I am unjustly forced to obtain it illegally, from medical states or otherwise. And don't get me started on Marinol, I have ranted enough on here. Just wanted to let you know that I agree with you, and my frustration is high.
On a side note - I never mentioned that Marijuana's main benefit to me could be mentally. I don't have suicidal thoughts anymore because I really enjoy my life now that I have proper medicine and can be around my family. I don't fear my disease anymore. I have really low anxiety, stress, and I am motivated to do things in my life like garden, cook, read, see my friends and family! Lets see pain killers do that.
now but that can change anytime and each day I get is another day I was gifted. I also cannot take pain pills as they make me ill as well. We have been similar footsteps.
That nasty shit. One night I drank on the stuff despite the warning and got very drowsy obviously.
