The new studies are out

[hempity]

Hey, Hempity. Thanks for the post and that link to the studies. One little clarification, though, courtesy of my husband, who was reading over my shoulder and is a cardiologist. Unless there was another abstract specifically addressing the issue of angina that we couldn't find, this abstract doesn't quite make the leap to say cannabis helps prevent angina (heart-related chest pain).

You are welcome BG,

This study is of interest to me because my heart attacked me in 2000, I went in to have the arteries cleared and the intern performing the operation pushed a little too hard and poked through the artery, heart, and sack surrounding it, damn near killed me. I was in intensive for weeks in pain an then laid up for months with fluid filling the cavity, couldn't even lie down. Now I am disabled and can't work, but at least I am alive.
Before the attack I was on a total clean up, no booze, no smoke, nothing, when I got out of hospital, angina and pain came home with me. One day while lamenting my sad state to a friend, they told me to try a joint. Since that first joint there has been no angina, still some pain but not near as bad, my smiles have increased and I smell the roses much more, laughter has come back with a vengeance.
Even my doctors, who are all against the smoking of anything, have remarked that my blood pressure has stabilized to almost normal and that my stress seems much relieved. Guess I don't have any proof, except that even after I was told to get my affairs in order by three different heart doctors, I am still up singing, dancing, laughing, and causing trouble.

Btw.
Here is another study you might enjoy.
http://www.thc-ministry.net/cannabisinfo.htm
cannabis health journal
http://www.cannabishealth.com/site/

[hempity]

Hey, Hempity. Thanks for the post and that link to the studies. One little clarification, though, courtesy of my husband, who was reading over my shoulder and is a cardiologist. Unless there was another abstract specifically addressing the issue of angina that we couldn't find, this abstract doesn't quite make the leap to say cannabis helps prevent angina (heart-related chest pain).

You are welcome BG,

This study is of interest to me because my heart attacked me in 2000, I went in to have the arteries cleared and the intern performing the operation pushed a little too hard and poked through the artery, heart, and sack surrounding it, damn near killed me. I was in intensive for weeks in pain an then laid up for months with fluid filling the cavity, couldn't even lie down. Now I am disabled and can't work, but at least I am alive.
Before the attack I was on a total clean up, no booze, no smoke, nothing, when I got out of hospital, angina and pain came home with me. One day while lamenting my sad state to a friend, they told me to try a joint. Since that first joint there has been no angina, still some pain but not near as bad, my smiles have increased and I smell the roses much more, laughter has come back with a vengeance.
Even my doctors, who are all against the smoking of anything, have remarked that my blood pressure has stabilized to almost normal and that my stress seems much relieved. Guess I don't have any proof, except that even after I was told to get my affairs in order by three different heart doctors, I am still up singing, dancing, laughing, and causing trouble.

Btw.
Here is another study you might enjoy.
http://www.thc-ministry.net/cannabisinfo.htm
cannabis health journal
http://www.cannabishealth.com/site/

[hempity]

Well what can you expect from the disabled?
sorry for the double post.

[beachguy in thongs]

hempity, did you tell your doctors that Marijuana helps you, eases you, and, basically, cures you?

I have worlds of symptoms from Brain Trauma that are erased with one hit and incurable pain from another incident that is transformed into sparkly bliss, slowly, but, surely, throughout the day.

Oh, and the disabled apologizes about the weather. Because they know how beautiful it is.

[birdgirl73]

Hey again, Hempity. Gosh, I'm so sorry about what happened to you. That's awful, but I'm glad your personal experience has been that weed has helped your chest pain.

I have nothing that compares to your story, but I've had a heart rhythm disturbance for a few years. A really good cardio-electrophysiologist did a fancy sort of catheter-ablation procedure on me last year, which made the dysrhythm lots better. They punched through one of the septums in my heart with the catheters and the ablation probe, but those holes were an intentional part of the procedure. Healing from them, though, hurt like crazy. So I can appreciate, to a lesser degree, what chest pain is like.

I originally came online here to find a local connection to help my older sister, who's got ovarian cancer and is suffering miserably with the chemo. Weed has been a huge blessing to her. She's able to eat again and is not so nauseated or dehydrated. She's less anxious. It's just been great. The only hard thing is trying to keep it in supply since I'm not very well "connected." My husband at first had mixed feelings about my getting it for her and wasn't sure we should try it, but he now agrees with what we did and is a big advocate for medical mj in Texas. I smoked and enjoyed it 20 years ago in my college days, and I've toked a few times with her, but it seems to make what's left of my heart rhythm problem crazy. My husband says it's because it messes with my asthma. Anyway, I'm SO glad to hear another success story about medical MJ. Wish the mindset of so many folks wasn't so against it. It truly helps people.

Sorry about such a long response, but I've enjoyed talking with you. Keep on feeling well!

[beachguy in thongs]

Birdgirl, Marijuana is good for asthma. Tell your husband to listen to Peter Tosh, sometime.

[hempity]

hempity, did you tell your doctors that Marijuana helps you, eases you, and, basically, cures you?

Nah Beachguy, no cure for what I got. My doctors are very straight they would not recommend cannabis, however since I have admitted to my usage and they have seen the results, they have allowed me to put cannabis health journals in their waiting rooms and even taken some Dr Lester Grinspoon articles home with them.

[birdgirl73]

It kills me, for some reason, just like cig smoke. I don't know why, but I cough and wheeze and then eventually have to go do a breathing treatment, so maybe it's just me. Or maybe it's just not good enough product. I'm going to get a vape if I plan to keep it up. . .

Tell me about Peter Tosh?

[beachguy in thongs]

When you cough and wheeze, spit out the mucus. That's how it clears your lungs. Plus, smoking resinated bongs can make you cough by the taste, alone.

Maybe, I should've used the word "phlegm".

[beachguy in thongs]

Nah Beachguy, no cure for what I got. My doctors are very straight they would not recommend cannabis, however since I have admitted to my usage and they have seen the results, they have allowed me to put cannabis health journals in their waiting rooms and even taken some Dr Lester Grinspoon articles home with them.

The number of doctors who back medicinal marijuana is in the 100,000s of thousands. I think, like, 800,000+. The statement was released, recently, by the Virginia Nurses Association.

Peter Tosh sang "Legalize it" and that's one of the lines in the song, "Good for Asthma."

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Peter+Tosh