Having an Auto Immune disorder that has impacted every aspect of my life for nearly 2 decades, I can say with full confidence that full spectrum cannabis and cannabis concentrates have greatly improved my quality of life.
As some of you already know, I recently had to quit my job due to my disease and the necessity to replace both of my hips at the tender age of 34.
That being said, my cannabis consumption has increased significantly throughout the day.
Sourced from checking vitals at each doc visit since my last surgical procedure.....
I've gained 15 solid pounds of healthy body weight .
(I lost 80+ lbs in less than a year after being placed on a Biological Medicine)
My blood pressure has now normalized, and I consistently test around 117/ 78.
For a full year, my BP was much too high after being placed on the Bio meds..
Would test around 180/87
sometimes higher.
Oh, just to be clear, Biological Medications such as Enbrel, Humira, Xelgans,
Methotrexate etc...
Basically turn off the body's immune system.
This causes a myriad of extremely dangerous side-effects, for example..
A simple case of Athlete's Foot could turn into something as serious as Gangrene.
Lymphoma and/or other Cancers are a side effect.
I'm nearly sure one of these days, we'll start seeing the lawsuit commercials...
I only hope I'm still alive when it happens.
With Lymphoma being a side effect from this medicine, regular blood-work is necessary to monitor Lymph count, C-Reactive Proteins, White and red blood cells.
ALL of these numbers^ continued to elevate at each test.
Now that I'm at home and able to consume cannabis all day long, these numbers are now declining into a more comfortable level.
I keep track of my own blood work intentionally so I can monitor these counts, and try to coincide with what day I took my Bio meds..
Biological medications are typically administered subcutaneously(needle injection into the thigh or stomach, not directly into the bloodstream like an IV)
Every 14 days.
The dates of the blood work are key here.
With more cannabis being consumed, I'm walking proof that cannabis works in a miraculous fashion, and that magic lies within the balance of the 80+ cannabinoids intertwined with each strain's Terpene profile.
Pure isolated cannabinoids unfortunately will never work as well without their counterparts.
So, the latest blood test, about a week ago..
Lymph count is slowly declining.
White blood cells, normalized and Red blood cells increased...
C-Reactive proteins, normalized.
To top this off, my surgeon and his PA , are both astonished about how quickly these numbers stabilized after a fairly tough surgery.
So, just yesterday, I had an appointment to access the new hip and schedule for the other side.
I was completely honest with him from the beginning in regards to cannabis treatment.
My ” Summary of the Visit” always lists my meds and comments..
”Medical Marijuana: continue use daily”
To close this long long long post...
CBD is an amazing component of the cannabis plant, perhaps the” Miracle Drug” the world has sought out for thousands of years.
But, it IS a component and incomplete without it's family of other cannabinoids and Terpenes.
Thanks to all that have posted, great thread Chewy!!