Art1700
03-24-2009, 04:50 PM
I am new to this site and happy to have discovered it.
I have had several spine surgeries and have chronic pain. I'm okay, I exercise and do yoga, which helps, but I still have a lot of trouble sleeping and even staying focused sometimes. After not having smoked pot for over 20 years I decided to try it. Surprise, surprise, it helped me. And I kind of liked it, too.
I want to approach my doctor with the idea of medical marijuana. Can anyone provide me with a cheat sheet to bring my doctor? I know him well and seriously doubt he has ever done anything like this. He's a good guy, I can have pretty much anything for pain I want. I just want to make the process of prescribing marijuana as easy for him as possible. I suspect he'll try and keep me on conventional meds, but I prefer pot over narcotics.
Please advise if you can.
I have had several spine surgeries and have chronic pain. I'm okay, I exercise and do yoga, which helps, but I still have a lot of trouble sleeping and even staying focused sometimes. After not having smoked pot for over 20 years I decided to try it. Surprise, surprise, it helped me. And I kind of liked it, too.
I want to approach my doctor with the idea of medical marijuana. Can anyone provide me with a cheat sheet to bring my doctor? I know him well and seriously doubt he has ever done anything like this. He's a good guy, I can have pretty much anything for pain I want. I just want to make the process of prescribing marijuana as easy for him as possible. I suspect he'll try and keep me on conventional meds, but I prefer pot over narcotics.
Please advise if you can.