Hi all from NorCal

Hi all....
Not sure when I joined this forum, I (eeeks) think it's been quite awhile, so I appologize for not making my intro sooner. Like most folks, I smoked as a youngster until my late 20's and then just started getting paranoid, so I stopped. I've had back problems since I was probably 14 or so, but dealt with it when it would "go out." Through the years my back, knees, and hips have just gotten worse (DJD, DDD, Scoliosis, Osteoarthritis, RSD, etc.) through the years until I was in a car accident in 2000 which took me off the "playing field" for good. Then I found out last year that I have Hep C and have been in treatment for the better part of the last year....in fact I'll be finished with treatment in about another 5 weeks, thank goodness!! :D:D:D

I look forward to trying to keep up with this site. I belong to a couple of other sites, one that has been extremely helpful and supportive. I hope to be a supportive, productive, and helpful member here and look forward to getting to know folks better. Again, apologies for not having had made this post earlier....that Pegasys (Interferon) and the Copegus (Ribavirin) have messed up my memory so badly that I don't even remember ever joining....my loss doggone it! However, now that I've found it again, it's good to be back. Take care all......look forward to getting to know folks a bit better as time goes by.

Peace and One Love,
Free:smokin:

Oooopsie, totally spaced half of my intro and by the time I realized it, I couldn't edit. So....I stopped smoking in my late 20's and it wasn't until I was in my early 40's that one of my "still-smoking" friends told me how much it had helped her with her fibromyalgia, so I decided to try it and "WOW!!!" For the first time in I don't know how many years, I was able to sleep without a sleeping pill, my spasms were turned down to low, and I felt relaxation in muscles that hadn't been unknotted in forever. Needless to say, I was sold and am a firm believer forever knowing how much it's helped me. It's helped with everything from the nausea and achiness of the Pegasys, to just the day-to-day pain....but I'm finding that I've been able to use medibles very effectively to control the pain and spasms, so much that I've been able to cut my Morphine in half, hardly have to take anything for spasms, (other than medibles) and have not had to take the Dilaudid for break-through pain for some time now. I'd much prefer to medicate with as much organic materials as possible and I know it's healthier as opposed to all the opiates, benzos, and other pharma's that make those companies billions of dollars every year. OK, now I think that's the rest of my 2 cents......lol.

Peace and One Love,
Free