Medical card for Carpal Tunnel

I was just sent from my Doctor to a hand surgeon to see what was causing this wrist and hand pain I have been having. The hand doctor said that it's carpel tunnel and in a week I am getting an MRI done and a NVC test to make sure it's carpel tunnel syndrome. After that I go back to the hand surgeon. Does Carpal Tunnel qualify you for a medical marijuana card? It is considered chronic pain, so I don't see why not. Can I get some other opinions?

Great question. Good for pain and inflammation. I'll be curious what the answer is. I would be upset looking at the prospect of surgery, myself.

pot cards are for anything and nothing, they wil give them out to anyone. o my back hurts, *write name on paper* "there you go sir pot card for you". seriously just find somewhere where it says pain on the paper and the doc will give it to you.

Ok so I should be good then? I have been trying to get my card for sooo long and cannot seem to find the right info on getting one... So you're saying as long as I tell my Dr. that I have pain and he writes it down, I am good for a card? I just signed a form to release my medical forms through the Green Lite Clinic in Troy, MI. Hopefully all goes good.

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act defines a "qualifying patient" as: a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition.

Specific Medical Conditions listed in Statute:
“Debilitating medical conditions" [Section 3 (a) (1)] means any of the following conditions and/or their treatments:

* Cancer
* Glaucoma
* Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
* Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
* Hepatitis C
* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease)
* Crohn's disease
* Agitation of Alzheimer's disease
* Nail patella


General diseases, medical conditions, and treatment not listed but authorized in Statute:
A patient can also qualify under the statute [Section 3 (a) (2)] if he/she experiences any chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition, or it's treatment, which produces one or more of the following symptoms or side effects:

* cachexia or wasting syndrome;
* severe and chronic pain;
* nausea;
* seizures, including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy;
* severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis

CTS is a common indication, falling under 'chronic pain'. You will need medical documentation of your symptoms.

As a side note, the MRI should show the contents of your carpal tunnel, including anything that can be removed or repaired to reduce the pressure on the nerve. The purpose of the nerve conduction study is to see if surgery might help. A positive study may indicate there is a surgical solution, a negative one does not exclude CTS but does mean surgery may not help. Your doctor will go over the results with you and discuss your options.

As far as cannabis, yes it might help with both the pain and an inflammatory component to the problem. Go find yourself a good doc that follows the current guidelines (requires records, sees you, and does follow up) and get your card if you would like to try it.

Dr. Bob

Will do, thanks for the comments. I'm just waiting on my appointment for the mri and nvc test this monday. Then following monday I go back to the hand surgeon. After that I will goto my family doctor and ask him about filling out a medical marijuana form.

I've seen primary care dr's hesitant (depending on health system policy politics perhaps) to write mmj recommendations. you'll at least have plenty of documentation if you go on to see another dr for actual mmj recc.

Yes you are right abe, that would be a better idea. One problem, I just went for the tests and found out that it's actually Tendonitus. Does this qualify me for my card?

It's not specifically listed above, but the chronic pain it creates is. you, my friend, qualify for your mmj card!

OP, I have had carpel tunnel surgeries done on both hands about 15 years ago...
My right hand was bothering [right handed], and decided to have my GP check it out...
Was seen by a specialist, his words to me, after he did the nerve conduction test:
"Why did you wait so long to have this checked, your right wrist has the worst conduction I have ever checked..."
So, ask yourself, do you have a low pain threshold, or a high pain threshold?
So having a high pain threshold, made me able to tolerate the pain, and I just thought it from working hard...you know, work hard, have pain...
Anyway, he said I waited too long, and my wrists [my left was 75% bad as my right-with no pain] might never get better...
So, 15 years later, I am getting severe nerve tingling in my forearm, wrist, and fingers...
Various times of day…
Getting high helps, because nothing takes it away...
Good Luck, if you have a high pain limit, don't wait until it's too late...like me....

Right I'm only 21 and I work for Art Van moving loading trucks with furniture allllll day and it causes severe pain in my hands, wrists, back, shoulders, etc. Just waiting on this last appointment with the specialist and then going to get all of my medical records to a medical marijuana dr. I cant stand the pain it almost makes me wanna quit, but I can't. It's unbearable sometimes. Hopefully they can help me get my card.