If you've seen the prayer thread, you'll know that my sister has been dealing with stage 3 ovarian cancer since January. She had 8 chemotherapy sessions, extensive surgery, and now has completed three more chemo sessions. She's doing pretty well, but the chemo is knocking her on her butt: pain she compares to fibromyalgia, nausea, loss of appetite, etc.
I finally broke down and suggested medical mj, which is legal in her state. I should point out that I have a deep aversion to marijuana, thanks to the behavior of another sibling, but I do understand that it can reduce nausea and increase the appetite in cases like hers. I doubt she's ever tried it, and I know I haven't. But she's willing to look into it.
Any personal experiences (not just the casual toker experiences, I mean with regard to dealing with chemo side effects)?
@mountaineer Well,even IF I still toked weed I wouldn't be able to tell you because chemo wiped out my short-term memory. To the point I sometimes start to talk with a long-time friend,and can't remember their name.
If it weren't for spell-check,I wouldn't even be able to post here. Even when I do post,I always have to go back and read each sentence one at a time to remember what I am posting about.
Chemo and radiation ain't for sissies!
I WILL tell you that toking a little weed has NEVER in all of reported time ever been known to harm anyone,and that IF an adult can get over the paranoia of smoking weed (or eathing hash brownies) it can only help.
No,it won't cure anything,but will help to calm you down,which IS good for your blood pressure and probably for your piece of mind.
If you live in a state where it is legal,you owe it to yourself to try it,but I recommend trying it in the company of someone you know and trust who has smoked it for a while. If you start to panic,they can calm you down.
BTW,the only reason I quit smoking weed is because I moved to a new area and didn't know anyone else that smoked,and the few people I offered to share a joint with acted terrified. Since for ME,smoking weed was a social thing,I had no interest in smoking it by myself. Now I honestly don't even know where I could buy any. Or care. Have too much trouble just breathing to be smoking anything.
BTW,I THINK I might have been maybe 12 or 13 years old the first time I toked up,and it was at a party.