Hello there

So please leave your judgement and opinions on medical marijuana at the door. I had surgery on monday I'm feeling great! Before surgery I started using marijuana to help with my arthritis depression and anxiety. I have never had munchies using the drug but it is the only medication that completely helps me with those three problems. Before i was using medical marijuana i was on the largest amount of anti anxiety meds that they will give because I struggle with agoraphobia and since starting to smoke weed my meds have been significantly brought down and my agoraphobia is gone. I plan on asking my doctor, but does anyone know when it would be okay to use mj post op again whether it be taken as a liquid, a pill, or more likely with a vaporizer. I don't smoke cigarettes I only use medical mj to help with my mood and my pain. It's the only thing that had really helped. Does anyone know when it would be okay to use marijuana again?

Thanks

Hey Crow, yay that your doctor approved the mj! Sounds like it works well for you. Truth be told, I'd rather use it than the hydrocodone I was on but in the first days after surgery I would have bitten a bullet or chewed a leather strap if that's what they gave me ! Lol!

Edited September 17, 201411 yr by JCP

Yeah it's been a great choice for me! It's great to know that it is an option available, of course only in some states. ????

I am researching medical marijuana to help with nausea, and side effects I am experiencing due to being newly diagnosed with MS. I know some. Peoples have had success, but feel strange about if since I have not experimented with anything like this since college 30 years ago.

BTW- medical marijuana was recently legalized in any form with the exception of smoking it in NYS. I'm so glad I was diagnosed after being sleeved or I would have been unable due to an autoimmune exception in the policy without a long fight.

Thank you for sharing this question as I was wondering the same thing ????

I am in washington, a friend of mine uses med weed for similar reasons you do. She was sleeved 1 year ago. Her surgeon said it was okay, and actually kindnof encouraged it, it does help with appetite, if you struggle getting calories in. I imagine edibles are more of a problem with the sugar and carbs..

Oxycodone is percocet, yes, an opiate, but not close to heroin, that would be oxyCONTIN.