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ratchiweenie

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19. Yes and no. He has arthritis but it's caused by years of remodel work that damaged
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 01:49 PM
Nov 2022

his joints. In addition to an import business, we used to buy very old houses and restore them after people had done horrible modernizations on them. He doesn't do too bad on carbs but he is addicted to ice cream which does make it worse. He is mostly concerned with taking things that make him feel rummy or sleepy. He's sort of type A which is of course how he got this way in the first place.

We can't get the really good CBD oils here but my sister lives in Spokane and we need to go there and get the best. She's a health nut and used to work in a medical dispensary there.

So yes, good suggestions. I also have arthritis and tried the Kraton but I could not get it down. I can't take large capsules and it's just too foul mixed with juice or whatever. He too avoids lots of aspirin and Tylenol because he was once a drinker and is very careful of his liver. His liver however is in great shape since he hasn't had a drink in 30 years but he is still paranoid.

I will talk with my sister about what might work for him. He needs sleep at his age. We both do. LOL.

The DEA can find these small practices actually serving patients but couldn't find podunk ... marble falls Nov 2022 #1
+1 ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #33
The DEA is very good at finding possible irregularities and totally walking past 5 alarm fires. marble falls Dec 2022 #36
Apparently So! ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #37
I too believe the DEA is overreaching. Pain is counterproductive and inhibits healing. Raster Nov 2022 #2
Yeah, watched my spouse suffer from constant pain Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #3
Since you mentioned shingles pain... blugbox Nov 2022 #7
so sorry to hear happy feet Nov 2022 #8
Thank you very much blugbox Nov 2022 #10
I too have been dealing with post-shingles neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve for the past 3 years. LudwigPastorius Nov 2022 #11
I take gabapentin for that Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 #14
Oh my blugbox Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #15
Omg, I am so sorry you had it on your head and face Catherine Vincent Nov 2022 #28
I recently developed shingles Catherine Vincent Nov 2022 #27
I gave up on pain meds for my back pain. Lochloosa Nov 2022 #4
I get a 30 day supply of Vicodin in FL. And he used to give me paper copy along with calling Maraya1969 Nov 2022 #24
Identical Experience With My Wife ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #34
We shouldn't need pain clinics but we do. Primary care Drs got screwed by surgeons flying_wahini Nov 2022 #5
we need a constitutional ammendment giving us an uninfringed right to medicine Blues Heron Nov 2022 #6
The Pharmaceutical Enforcement Complex approve$ MarcA Nov 2022 #9
My husband has chronic pain in his elbows, lower arms, and hands. He is 76 years old. ratchiweenie Nov 2022 #12
If his pain is due to arthritis Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #17
Yes and no. He has arthritis but it's caused by years of remodel work that damaged ratchiweenie Nov 2022 #19
Chronic pain is a fatal condition. Suicide is more common than you think Warpy Nov 2022 #13
On a related note not fooled Nov 2022 #16
Me too. James48 Nov 2022 #18
So sorry. That's what we went through too and when we moved to Montana ratchiweenie Nov 2022 #21
Pain-related research in many fields has increased, but Hortensis Nov 2022 #20
In 2008, broke ankle in car accident, was already dealing childfreebychoice Nov 2022 #26
Tragic! It's no coincidence that a mean era elected mean people, Hortensis Nov 2022 #30
That's about 1/3 of the population! I had no idea. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #39
Yes. Obviously not all severe or chronic sufferers, but Hortensis Dec 2022 #40
why arent we allowed self-defense against pain? Blues Heron Nov 2022 #22
Agreed Snackshack Nov 2022 #23
I have been watching "Pain Warriors" this morning. Maraya1969 Nov 2022 #25
ACAB, and that includes the DEA. They are not here to help. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #29
I've known one of three persons with chronic pain problems. Backseat Driver Nov 2022 #31
This thread is progress, in my opinion. Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #32
We've been in the wars on this together in many a thread. Coventina Nov 2022 #35
Can we put some doctors in charge of the DEA? RussBLib Dec 2022 #38
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