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Originally Posted by Naptown Chief
To be fair, pain is subjective. The "tiny bulge" at my L1 is substantially more painful than the herniations at C5-6 and T5-6 but doesn't touch my L3-S1.
I also like CBD. I was on pain pills for 2.5 years (took my last one on Friday! Tapered for 4 months) and started transitioning to MMJ back in September. I do lower THC strains with high CBD to make butter. It seems to work more than the pills did for me
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Good point.
Part of the frustration is getting re-diagnosed/getting conflicting diagnosis every time I see a new specialist. My doctor insists my disc is herniated and that I have scoliosis, while my specialist flatly disagrees and says I have bulging discs, no scoliosis, and arthritis. At this point, I feel pretty jaded toward western medicine and instead am looking at alternative forms of management. Getting prescribed oxy at 18 also did a number on my overall trust of the establishment. It’s only gotten worse with age, the side effects steroids and gabapentin had on my mental health were far worse than the chronic pain I’ve learned to put up with daily
I’m with you. CBD and the greens + alt forms of management have done far more for me than anything I ever got prescribed. That’s not to dismiss all in the medical profession, three specialists in and I’ve finally landed on a specialist I like quite a lot - and he got me the referral I needed so my insurance would work with a more alternative physical therapy center.