Good Morning!!

[Carleendiane]

Good morning all!!! Got to go to doctors this morn. But AL least it close. 35 min away. Just ordinary doc. Guess I have to see her after any hospitalization says my insurance. Well at least I can go over meds. Don't know what else for. But I did want to check into medical marijuana. Just ask some questions about it. Is that bad? Thought maybe it could help. Don't know.

[Chestertonian]

Lots of paperwork.  Fr what I've heard it takes a long time. 

[dymphna17]

Good morning all!!! Got to go to doctors this morn. But AL least it close. 35 min away. Just ordinary doc. Guess I have to see her after any hospitalization says my insurance. Well at least I can go over meds. Don't know what else for. But I did want to check into medical marijuana. Just ask some questions about it. Is that bad? Thought maybe it could help. Don't know.

Good morning!!  It's time to rise and shine, right?  RIGHT?  right.  Good morning Ches and family!   

It's not bad to ask about medical marijuana.  Especially if it will help.  I had a doctor tell me to go find a drug dealer because she firmly believes marijuana would help my migraines.  She said it does wonders for her Sister who has MS on top of migraines.  It certainly can't hurt to ask.

Here's to a good day, y'all!   

[Carleendiane]

Thanks guys. Just an idea. Find a drug dealer

[orate]

Good morning all!

I was going to look into medical marijuana for my shingles pain--yes I had that last Fall while I was in the hospital and pain still persists.  I'd heard that marijuana was especially helpful for nerve pain.  But my 17 y. o. daughter absolutely said, "No!!!"  She didn't want a druggie mama!

[Carleendiane]

Orate, what she doesn't know won't hurt her in this case and may help you. I would keep it on the qt. I would tell no one but my husband who is inclined towards it. He is the only need to know in my book. But that is just my opinion. Plus it dies not have to be smoked. Can be done by capsule. Thanks for pic!

[Carleendiane]

Maybe "good morning" is getting too edgy?

[orate]

Orate, what she doesn't know won't hurt her in this case and may help you. I would keep it on the qt. I would tell no one but my husband who is inclined towards it. He is the only need to know in my book. But that is just my opinion. Plus it dies not have to be smoked. Can be done by capsule. Thanks for pic!

The pain is pretty well controlled with Neurontin now.  So I really don't think I need it at this point

Maybe "good morning" is getting too edgy?

Nah! The fun is just beginning!  ;-)

[Carleendiane]

Oh and I forgot to ask about mm, because she upped my regular pain med. See how that works. went from 5 to10 mg oxycodone.1-2 every 6 hrs. Didn't have to beg. Besides, my after surg pain med was less than my every day pain med.

[orate]

Oh and I forgot to ask about mm, because she upped my regular pain med. See how that works. went from 5 to10 mg oxycodone.1-2 every 6 hrs. Didn't have to beg. Besides, my after surg pain med was less than my every day pain med.

You're talking heavy-duty narcotics and you think talking about lil ole maryjane is causing the thread to get edgy!?!

But seriously, I'm glad you are getting the pain relief you need.  I think that sometimes the pain is worse after you get home than immediately post surgery.  After all, you're moving more, and you no longer have that electric bed to raise you up and the handrails to help you maneuver.  Take the meds as you need them.

A word of advice--stay on a good stool softener cuz those high doses of narcotics slow down the GI tract and you don't want to get plugged up down there.  I did after my hip replacement surgery 5 years ago, and believe me, it wasn't a pretty sight!   

[Carleendiane]

Orate, what she doesn't know won't hurt her in this case and may help you. I would keep it on the qt. I would tell no one but my husband who is inclined towards it. He is the only need to know in my book. But that is just my opinion. Plus it dies not have to be smoked. Can be done by capsule. Thanks for pic!

The pain is pretty well controlled with Neurontin now.  So I really don't think I need it at this point

Maybe "good morning" is getting too edgy?

Nah! The fun is just beginning!  ;-)

Thanks orate. Truly I am not a hippie and never was. It was passing in the late 70s. Have  no attitude about those caught up in hippie land. But just got married and did momma things. That's all I know.

[Carleendiane]

Oh and I forgot to ask about mm, because she upped my regular pain med. See how that works. went from 5 to10 mg oxycodone.1-2 every 6 hrs. Didn't have to beg. Besides, my after surg pain med was less than my every day pain med.

You're talking heavy-duty narcotics and you think talking about lil ole maryjane is causing the thread to get edgy!?!

But seriously, I'm glad you are getting the pain relief you need.  I think that sometimes the pain is worse after you get home than immediately post surgery.  After all, you're moving more, and you no longer have that electric bed to raise you up and the handrails to help you maneuver.  Take the meds as you need them.

A word of advice--stay on a good stool softener cuz those high doses of narcotics slow down the GI tract and you don't want to get plugged up down there.  I did after my hip replacement surgery 5 years ago, and believe me, it wasn't a pretty sight!   

Orate, due to conditions, I will have to take them because my conditions only stay as is or get worse until I die, I will probably always need strong pain relievers. I know how to maintain my gi tract . Made all the mistakes and learned from them. I know what to do and not to do. Maintaining conditions so I can operate and enjoy my family. I get no high from them, only some relief. Other people might, but not me. Not looking for it, just functionality.

[Bernadette]

Orate, what she doesn't know won't hurt her in this case and may help you. I would keep it on the qt. I would tell no one but my husband who is inclined towards it. He is the only need to know in my book. But that is just my opinion. Plus it dies not have to be smoked. Can be done by capsule. Thanks for pic!

The pain is pretty well controlled with Neurontin now.  So I really don't think I need it at this point

Maybe "good morning" is getting too edgy?

Nah! The fun is just beginning!  ;-)

Thanks orate. Truly I am not a hippie and never was. It was passing in the late 70s. Have  no attitude about those caught up in hippie land. But just got married and did momma things. That's all I know.

I love you guys! 

[orate]

Thanks orate. Truly I am not a hippie and never was. It was passing in the late 70s. Have  no attitude about those caught up in hippie land. But just got married and did momma things. That's all I know.

Neither was I, really.  I was married at 20--a mama at 22.  So mama and nursing is all I know, too.

But DH was a big Cheech and Chong fan--he  wasn't a hippie either--and their sketches skewered the hippie drug culture.  The meme above just kind of reminded me of their humor.

Orate, due to conditions, I will have to take them because my conditions only stay as is or get worse until I die, I will probably always need strong pain relievers. I know how to maintain my gi tract . Made all the mistakes and learned from them. I know what to do and not to do. Maintaining conditions so I can operate and enjoy my family. I get no high from them, only some relief. Other people might, but not me. Not looking for it, just functionality.

I hope you realize, too, that I never intended to accuse you of abusing narcotics.  I know you need  them to function.  I know I needed them to function before my hip surgery.  Sometimes, when we are online and our tone of voice and facial expressions indicating humor are absent, the humor doesn't get conveyed and misunderstandings occur.

I am sorry if I offended you in any way.

You're talking heavy-duty narcotics and you think talking about lil ole maryjane is causing the thread to get edgy!?!

Maybe it would have been clearer if I said, "You're talking about heavy-duty narcotics and you think talking about lil ole maryjane is causing the thread to get edgy!?!"  I realize that "talking" could easily be misread as "taking" and that would be insulting.  Again, I am truly sorry.

[Carleendiane]

Thanks orate. Truly I am not a hippie and never was. It was passing in the late 70s. Have  no attitude about those caught up in hippie land. But just got married and did momma things. That's all I know.

Neither was I, really.  I was married at 20--a mama at 22.  So mama and nursing is all I know, too.

But DH was a big Cheech and Chong fan--he  wasn't a hippie either--and their sketches skewered the hippie drug culture.  The meme above just kind of reminded me of their humor.

Orate, due to conditions, I will have to take them because my conditions only stay as is or get worse until I die, I will probably always need strong pain relievers. I know how to maintain my gi tract . Made all the mistakes and learned from them. I know what to do and not to do. Maintaining conditions so I can operate and enjoy my family. I get no high from them, only some relief. Other people might, but not me. Not looking for it, just functionality.

I hope you realize, too, that I never intended to accuse you of abusing narcotics.  I know you need  them to function.  I know I needed them to function before my hip surgery.  Sometimes, when we are online and our tone of voice and facial expressions indicating humor are absent, the humor doesn't get conveyed and misunderstandings occur.

I am sorry if I offended you in any way.

No  way Orate. Not for a second did I feel offended. You have to work a lot harder than that to really offend me. It's funny, but somethings will hit my heart when I least expect it. Not very often, but it happens. I've had some forum exchanges put me in tears. But that is very uncommon and most things I do not take personally. I'm not a very special snowflake, but I can be had. But regarding our exchange.....nadda. You are always kind and thoughtful. Except maybe...when you're not  lol