I had colon cancer a year ago and went through 6 months of chemo, only to now be permanently disabled because of horrible nerve damage in my hands and feet from the chemo. My doc has been prescribing me 360 10/325 percocets every month, but I try to only take them when I can't stand the pain. The problem is, I have 3 small kids under the age of 5 and being addicted to pain killers isn't my idea of being a good dad, but I'd really like to find some weed just so I can sleep since the constant burning feeling in my hands and feet keeps me up all night, and the perc's help the pain, but keep me wide awake. I know NJ passed the medical mj use bill but no one is yet authorized to refer patients for the card (believe me, I've been waiting). So my question is - where can I get some in the meantime? I have a stockpile of over 2000 perc's that I've just been collecting for the last 8 months and I really don't want to keep taking them when mj is much better for me in my opinion, and non-addictive. I'm in central NJ - near New Brunswick, but being a 38 year old recently disabled white collar professional means that I don't know even where to look or who to ask so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any help or advice. Jessenj
Mmm, other sites got M.o.m. but you cant really be doing that stuffs on here even though id love me some percs
I'm still trying to figure out where to ask and where to go for advice. I don't even know what M.O.M. is but I really am at the very beginning of my journey and don't know where to go from here. Thanks for the responses
http://www.marijuana.com/legalizati...al-marijuana-rules-go-bad-unapproachable.html I very rarely smoke anymore- (I'm trying to learn to cook/bake cannabis - as my lungs are not too good) I found this site- - although NJ passed a law ,that was supposed to put at least 3 dispensaries in the state- -one up North, one in the Central part of the state, and one down here ,by the shore area- -nothing has happened yet!!- -Dragging thier feet on this one-> -to no-ones surprize Hope this link helps- I didnt do thru the whole thing jack
I haven't been into smoking it since my college days but I got a Volcano after my oncologist suggested it. Don't need the risk of lung cancer after what I went thru.
Been there and still am. I have neuroptathy from chemo. I would suggest that you look into taking the following. Glutamine B6 B12 Calcium Magnesium Thiamine (B1) Also you may want to look into massage. It will not eliminate it but it will help to increase the blood flow to your extremities. Just find a masseuse that does deep tissue as a specialty. As for herb. if you have an oncologist who is receptive ask them as they also know those who are compassion networks that can assist you until you get a medical exemption.
it is being worked on to have six MINIMUM by 2012, it takes time; it was not passed too long ago. in your area it is not hard to get weed, network with people
I'm on a clinical trial for the neuropathy but so far after twelve weeks its not helping. As for networking, I don't really know where to begin. My oncologist is the head of the oncology center and said they can't recommend anyone since she has a lot of people keeping eyes on her but she said to network too. I just don't know how to go about it. I tried when I first started chemo and got really ripped off. I had a "friend" get me an ounce of crap for $600 but now that I'm on disability, I can't afford that.
honestly, I'd just move to a state with medical. I know it sounds crazy to move for that reason alone but if I was a cancer survivor and refusing to take pills (which I would too) I'd pack it up and go.. you've been through too much to risk getting into trouble for your medicine. these stories are upsetting. I support medicinal 100% and this is why.. Good luck, bless~
At first I wasn't going to respond to this thread but you sound pretty legit. The first mistake you made was to ask for medical marijuana when you have very few posts. Anybody who is legitimately selling medical marijuana on line will consider you a narc and won't have anything to do with you. Anybody who will have anything to do with you will be someone who wants to make an easy buck: more than likely a ripper. If you are really looking for medical marijuana you should talk about your problem and why you need it. There are alot of sites on the net that are forums for colon cancer. Become a member and talk to people there. Once you become familiar with the site, just out of the blue ask if anyone has tried mj . You can also go to a self-help colon cancer group that is located near where you live. I no longer have anything to do with the business , so if anybody is listening, DID YOU HEAR THAT????? Hopefully this will help. PAX
Yes, that is what I was looking for. I wanted to check for exclusions from the clinical trial as I wondered if that was the reluctance on the part of your oncologist. There is no exclusion for this. I wondered as if they know they have to report that and then you can no longer participate in the study. When I went into their achieves it stated that it can take longer than it has been to have results from this treatment. Although when you have this problem time is not a friend. If you have not had a referral over this to another oncologist, it might be something to consider. Make sure you have one to another oncologist in a different city. Most oncology teams work together in cities. In other words what is applied at one hospital or treatment center is generally the same at the others. Your oncologist should have given you the information that you requested. Find one that will. The reason given is a cop out. Pax is absolutely correct in that people are a little nervous when they are not sure who they are talking to. I would suggest that you join some of the boards in the area. I had a look and there are a lot of compassion sites in NJ. I would also suggest that you perhaps try to attend some rallies that support the use of medicinal cannabis. You will get help there from those who do attend.
Another thought. Consider asking for Sativex. It is a newer drug that has been approved in both Britain and Canada that has a target group of MS patients. It is in third trial stages in the US and the main target of this drug is to control pain from neuropathy. There have been many control groups used that suffered from cancer treatment related neuropathy and the success was good. It is a derivative of cannabis that is legal if prescribed and that can be without a medical exemption as it is not classified as cannabis. I checked again on your clinical study and nothing points to this being an exclusion. It might be worth asking about.
These are really good suggestions. I tried Marinol but my insurance wouldn't cover it so I had to discontinue. Now, the doc wants to switch me from percs to oxycontins because of the extended release, but again, I'm not much of a pill popper because of the long term affects. Since you guys seem to know enough about it, I had Stage IIIc colon cancer and they took the entire sigmoid colon out, and that left me cancer free, so the chemo was what they called "adjuvent care", meaning that it was to just be a catch-all for anything that didnt get removed during the surgery. Its hard to believe that I will have severe motor neuropathy for the rest of my life (according to 3 different neurologists) because the Folfox-6 was a severe neurotoxin. I wasn't warned of the side effects of Chemo Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), so now I am completely disabled from my line of work and left with burning arms/hands and legs/feet for the rest of my life. MJ is really the only hope I have at this point for a real solution to relieve the pain. I considered growing too, but because I live a block away from an elementary school, and have 3 small kids, I don't want to jeopardize being arrested and having my kids taken away because I'm trying to cope with the constant pain. What a shitty dilemma For what it's worth - our governor, Chris Christie, is a fat sack of shit.
Usually these side effects are from Oxaliplatin (OX). It is one of the most common side effects of this drug. I had the same drug for lung cancer. I am surprised that you were not told that neuropathy was a side effect as it is printed on all information regarding treatments. You should of been given those hit sheets before starting chemo as they are what you are told to watch for and notify of reactions. I use the list of natural boosters that I gave you and have regained a lot of sensation and almost all of the ataxia is gone. Some will always be there but it is manageable. I do not take anything for the pain now. The massage really helped with the feeling of my hands and feet being under compression and cramping. Do you know anyone who has a spot that you can ummm garden in? Or do you have a little space indoors that you can seal off and plant some happy seeds? There are a lot of threads on this site for growing, they may help with an indoor grow. There are a lot of really knowledgeable people who you can tap for info on how to.
