How to Talk to your Doctor?

Kursed Satan

Kursed Satan

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Im 17 years old, living in BC and was just wondering how to talk to you're docter about medical ganja. I had knee surgery just over a year ago and ever since then my knee has been in constant pain. the only thing that really helps is smoking pot, i have tried advil, T3's, Morphine, Vicoden but nothing seems to releive the pain like marajuana. So would i have a chance with telling my docter simply "I am in pain and nothing works like pot."? what is the best way going about doing this?
 
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gioua

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depends on your local laws.. here in ca.. I just had to call a Medical Marijuana Dr and get a recommendation. Had all the docs he may have needed but after taking my b.p and vitals and seeing how much pain I was in and knowing my background it was pretty much a given..

Since then I have dropped ALL my meds (was on 6) now just use my morphine and my canna caps. I dont think Pot for me is 100% effective for pain it helps about 30% but the other bennies are far worth still using.

Chronic pain is what you have.. so I would say you would be a shoe in... depending on your local laws
 
Kursed Satan

Kursed Satan

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gioua said:
depends on your local laws.. here in ca.. I just had to call a Medical Marijuana Dr and get a recommendation. Had all the docs he may have needed but after taking my b.p and vitals and seeing how much pain I was in and knowing my background it was pretty much a given..

Since then I have dropped ALL my meds (was on 6) now just use my morphine and my canna caps. I dont think Pot for me is 100% effective for pain it helps about 30% but the other bennies are far worth still using.

Chronic pain is what you have.. so I would say you would be a shoe in... depending on your local laws
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Thanks, i'll do some reasearch and try to find out the laws in BC
 
Jack Harer

Jack Harer

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If you can get a med card, just come straight out and tell him. Here where I am, the VA can (at it's discretion] terminate my medical benefits If I have pot show up in my system. I just came straight out and told my Doc that I smoke. It got me off alcohol when 20 years of VA rehab treatment and AA couldn't. I believe it saved my life. It helps with my depression as well, and is safer than anti-depressants.
 
mysunnyboy

mysunnyboy

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Kursed Satan said:
Im 17 years old, living in BC and was just wondering how to talk to you're docter about medical ganja. I had knee surgery just over a year ago and ever since then my knee has been in constant pain. the only thing that really helps is smoking pot, i have tried advil, T3's, Morphine, Vicoden but nothing seems to releive the pain like marajuana. So would i have a chance with telling my docter simply "I am in pain and nothing works like pot."? what is the best way going about doing this?
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hmmmm, good luck kid.
 
Kursed Satan

Kursed Satan

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mysunnyboy said:
hmmmm, good luck kid.
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And i get what you are saying, the thing i am worried about is my docter thinking im just lying so i can get high, truth is i can only go about 3 days of not smoking pot before the pain gets too great. i mean the pain killers help but ganja is the best method (for me) to releive it.
 
JamCE

JamCE

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Kursed Satan said:
And i get what you are saying, the thing i am worried about is my docter thinking im just lying so i can get high, truth is i can only go about 3 days of not smoking pot before the pain gets too great. i mean the pain killers help but ganja is the best method (for me) to releive it.
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This sounds fabricated to me...I recommend you talk with your parents before making decisions about knee pain and marijuana being your best choice. I get it, chronic pain from a terrible injury is something medical marijuana smokers have, but at the age of 17 attempting to convince a doctor weed is the only option after everything I have been through...sounds a bit of a stretch?

Not only that, but this quoted message has you mentioning yourself like 6 times in one long run on sentence...fishy; very fishy?
 
mysunnyboy

mysunnyboy

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i was gonna say something along the same lines JamCE, i've had both of my knees replaced, believe me you haven't tried everything for knee pain...
 
xtcxlocstax

xtcxlocstax

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I have to disagree. Pills are the absolute worst for mild chronic pain. I live in Ma(no med weed yet maybe this year) im 21 have 2 slipped disk and have tryed all types of pain killers i hate them all. i mean for me i hate the high also feel like some kind of junky poppin pills. But thats me..
 
Kursed Satan

Kursed Satan

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JamCE said:
This sounds fabricated to me...I recommend you talk with your parents before making decisions about knee pain and marijuana being your best choice. I get it, chronic pain from a terrible injury is something medical marijuana smokers have, but at the age of 17 attempting to convince a doctor weed is the only option after everything I have been through...sounds a bit of a stretch?

Not only that, but this quoted message has you mentioning yourself like 6 times in one long run on sentence...fishy; very fishy?
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Well im sorry for not practising proper sentance structure when i posted this. I think you are confused, this thread is not about "should i talk to my doctor" because im gonna smoke pot either way, legal or not. this thread is about "How to talk to my docor", BTW my parents know i smoke pot, and they know it is for my knee, not just a teenager trying to get high.
 
Sharkey

Sharkey

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The problem you'll have is your age. 18 is pretty much the requirement at any MJ doctor or collective, however if you had your parents speak to a doctor with you it'd probably help alot.
 
ylem

ylem

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yep the only problem is your age. in vancouver you can be issued a medical marijuana card from any doctor at a dispensary. you just make an appointment, tell the doctor why cannabis helps you, and once approved, you get a card with your name on it saying that you are under that doctors care and use cannabis for medical reasons.
my suggestion is get your parents behind you, find a dispensary near you, make an appointment and talk to the doctor with your parents. i see no reason why you shouldn't be granted medical. bc is very liberal about pot, vancouver in particular. good luck
 
westgreen

westgreen

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marijuana rules. sorry, yeah speak to parents first i still wondering to tell my parents im a rare smoker
 
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