Heart attack survivor wants related cannabis info.

[Storm Crow]

Not quite as many, but still good. And there are a lot more interesting articles in my "Granny Storm Crow's list". It's linked below in my sig. Cannabis is truly amazing stuff!

Cannabidiol has a cerebroprotective action
Unbound MEDLINE | Delayed treatment with cannabidiol has a cerebroprotective action via a cannabinoid receptor-independent myeloperoxidase-inhibiting mechanism. Journal article abstract

Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction
Unbound MEDLINE | Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction via hypothalamic-independent hypothermia. Journal article abstract

Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
The Next Hurrah: Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants - US Patent 6630507 Abstract

Dope hope for stroke victims
BBC News | Sci/Tech | Dope hope for stroke victims

Granny :hippy:

[psychocat]

Well I am still digesting the information from the posts.
Its 6 months since my MI and during my check up I was informed that I have "significant arterial blockage" which is called peripheral arterial disease.
Because of the restricted blood supply I have been warned that I must face up to the very real possibility of amputation of my legs.
I guess I'm paying the price of all those years of excess.

One things for sure , if I'm going down then I'm going down fighting.

[Goober328]

Glad to hear things are going well. MJ can really jack with your heart rythms. Has gave myself and a fair number of other old hippy chums Atrial Fib. Which is something I doubt you want on top of your other troubles that is unless you already have it. Shouldn't hurt anything if that be the case :stoned:

Goob

[LOC NAR on probation]

Well I am still digesting the information from the posts.
Its 6 months since my MI and during my check up I was informed that I have "significant arterial blockage" which is called peripheral arterial disease.
Because of the restricted blood supply I have been warned that I must face up to the very real possibility of amputation of my legs.
I guess I'm paying the price of all those years of excess.

One things for sure , if I'm going down then I'm going down fighting.

You need to look into ( Chea-lation ) I may not have spelled that right but it's close. You can search online for a doctor near you that beleaves in this kind of therapy to clean your viens out without killing you and without life threatening surgery. Only real side effect is maybe wieght loss because everything has a metal kind of taste so food is just not as good but it wears off.
Therapy is an IV bag at the doctors office once a weeks. It was first used in world war 2 to clean the led out of the peoples blood that worked in the amunitions. Led poisoning is very bad. Then they found that it slowly cleans out th whloe vascular system. This is a very well kept secret around heart doctors. Mine said it would kill me while he was looking at the book about it. Last time I saw him. Any way it may take many weeks to start to see the good but you didn't get this way over night either. Best part is only about 150 at the doctors and some insurance are paying for it now. Have you seen the price for a stenth or bypass surgery is ? Just two stenths has finally put me into bankrupt.

Rambling, So check it out you got nothing to lose.

[psychocat]

Thanks for that man, any info is welcome as the pain is unbelievable and I am looking into all the possibilities. :thumbsup:

[TheChameleon]

Thanks for that man, any info is welcome as the pain is unbelievable and I am looking into all the possibilities. :thumbsup:

Diet!!! I lost 60 pounds since Dec and I still eat a lot,,, just the right things red meat OUT!!! the only white that good for you are veggies and ex virgin olive oil is golden!!! have it everyday!!!

I have a dead wall in my heart due to a botched stent and when I smoke good herb I feel the pain in that wall,,, good high in thc smoke...

[psychocat]

Diet!!! I lost 60 pounds since Dec and I still eat a lot,,, just the right things red meat OUT!!! the only white that good for you are veggies and ex virgin olive oil is golden!!! have it everyday!!!

I have a dead wall in my heart due to a botched stent and when I smoke good herb I feel the pain in that wall,,, good high in thc smoke...

I have always had the sense to eat healthy to try to counteract my lifes excesses , at the moment I am actually underweight.

I was told to up my oily fish intake and reduce my cholesterol by cutting down on eggs and butter.

[WashougalWonder]

I finally have to speak up here. I am a former EMT Paramedic, wife is an RN, so we are medically oriented.

I had a threatened MI this last January. It was not a full blown MI because I knew all the signs and was able to chill until they got a stent in. I had a 99% blockage in the artery that feeds the entire left side of my heart. No permanent damage. Lucky me.

Not quite. I have high cholesterol. I cannot take any of the medications that fight that without so much pain I would rather be dead. My choice not to take anything. Therefore I expect to have another stent in the future, possibly have this one plug. Depends on what I can do about the cholesterol.

During the 'event' I continued to use cannabis for pain control, smoking a little, taking pills some too, which don't work as well.

You may want to consider discussing this stuff with a nutritionist. There is not anything that 'cleans' your vessels except time, diet, and exercise. The most difficult part for me is eating the fruit.

I swear the doctors are killing me with all the damn drugs. I found a GP who is mellow and willing to move more slowly and experiment on which drugs I REALLY need to be taking. That has helped a lot.

Exercise is difficult in the Pacific Northwest for 7 months of the year. Wii Fit is pretty good for us older folks, I like it a lot. Helps with some of my pains too by keeping my range of motion, which I also try to get out once a week and play 9 holes - walking.

Take medical advice given in forums with great caution. You learned the signs before your stent. Listen to them (your body) to prevent further damage to your heart.

Getting old sucks the big wienie....and then some

[TheChameleon]

I have always had the sense to eat healthy to try to counteract my lifes excesses , at the moment I am actually underweight.

I was told to up my oily fish intake and reduce my cholesterol by cutting down on eggs and butter.

Cutting down means cutting out,,, they are poison to people like us!!!

I haven't had an egg or butter since Dec,,, I have 4 pounds of butter in the fridge from a sale in Dec, I used to put a half a stick on a baked potato,,,Now I don't even eat potato's...


7 pills in Dec is now 1/2 a pill for BP and vitamin e daily and it's all because of diet,,, the doctors think it's the pills because to keep the doctors I lie and tell them I take the pills... My last lab work shows all normal levels from all elavated levels Cholesterol,Blood sugar, and BP in Dec and the doctors did not even try to reduce amounts of the meds I'm taking,,, they are pushers first!!!

It's not really rocket science that what we eat is who we are...
point is 6 months later I am tooting my horn,,, I hope you will as well!!!

[WashougalWonder]

Essentially same here. Less is better. Yep, have the excess butter in the freezer