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I honestly think smoking has saved my life and I didn't even know it. Near the end the only way I could go to the bathroom was to take a puff or two which would relax my bowels enough to let me kinda go. After spending time in the hospital and reading and reading and reading because I was kinda stuck there I read about chrons and pot. I was very surprised to see this and now it all makes sense why for 10 years I was able to still kinda function with this terrible disease. Now I haven't changed my habitis and I don't smoke like a college kid but i do smoke to relax my guts and increase my appetite and I do enjoy it. Anyone have any contacts for where to get medical help in ontario???
 
I found weed helps with sleep pain appetite toilet and depression in the sense that it makes all the previous things more "entertaining". This is my first time in the weed forum and Im thinking based on your post im going to find a lot of things im going to relate to.
Id kinda assumed part of my beleif that weed helps was psychological, but since being ro unwel to work and no longer being able to afford weed I can now see how much it helped, hope you find what your looking for, shame in england there is no (as far as im aware) means of getting medical weed for chrohns, anyway cheers, your post and others here will help me educate my family and girlfriend.
 
I also assume it's saved my life.

I've had crohns for at least 25 years and am 52 years old.
When first diagnosed I stopped using marijuana recreation-ally.
I started on prednisone and azulfadine. Within 2 years I had no
quality of life at all. I nearly bled to death on the floor unconscious
at one point. I developed an anal fistula. Honestly at that point I decided
if life was going to be like that I didn't want to live. I'm talking about lying in a bathtub full of my own blood and feces as I was too week to stand day after day for months. So I stopped all meds and started to smoke marijuana heavily for pain relief. Within 1 month all internal bleeding stopped and hasn't returned for over 25 years. I'm not in perfect health by any means but I do have an intact colon still something I was told I'd need operations for over 20 years ago. I am 100 percent positive marijuana is why I'm alive today.
 
while it was an option I found it a great help but believed this was in part my addictive personality making excuses, it wasnt till researching the web that it occurred to me that it was probably more than just me being weak willed.
 
pdharma said:
I've had crohns for at least 25 years and am 52 years old.
When first diagnosed I stopped using marijuana recreation-ally.
I started on prednisone and azulfadine. Within 2 years I had no
quality of life at all. I nearly bled to death on the floor unconscious
at one point. I developed an anal fistula. Honestly at that point I decided
if life was going to be like that I didn't want to live. I'm talking about lying in a bathtub full of my own blood and feces as I was too week to stand day after day for months. So I stopped all meds and started to smoke marijuana heavily for pain relief. Within 1 month all internal bleeding stopped and hasn't returned for over 25 years. I'm not in perfect health by any means but I do have an intact colon still something I was told I'd need operations for over 20 years ago. I am 100 percent positive marijuana is why I'm alive today.
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i'm 21 and i've been officially diagnosed for 3 1/2 years. i've spent the better part of a month in hospitals before. it comforts me to see that someone else has been through the same thing me. I appreciate you posting this because im convinced as well that marijuana is the only thing that allows me to live today.
 
Not to get too personal but marijuana has also brought my sex life back. Everything it seems to help with, makes it that much better.
 
I'm new at this site, I'm 61 and have a MM card in Calif. I was told about a month ago i have crohns but i have had the big "D" for about 10-12 years but just lived with it . I was about 185 in 02 and slowly started to loss lbs without even knowing it. Well, when I retired with in 1 year i lost 20lbs (I was down to 139lbs) I'm 5'10" so i'm skinny. I also smoke and in Calif. I can grow it i want. I don't smoke very much, about 2-4 hits a day. I'm taking Pentasa and it has slowed down the D about 75%, down to 2-3 BM's a day. (never had blood, i must have a mild case) I've smoked since 1964 and I don't know if it would be of much help for me. What helps the most is being calm and live with a possative mind.In other words I live with crohns, Crohns does not control my mind, it can only effect my body. With that said, if MM puts you in that mood than go for it. I have alot of Dr. friends and they all beleve that MM has good things about it but ALL say it has no healing proof. I don't know myself, but if it helps in anyway, I saw roll a fat one and relax. Life goes by to fast to let anything like crohns steel your peace of mind. Jim (POPS)
 
I have been recently diagnosed with Crohns and used to smoke in my late teens and early 20's. I have considered going back to help with symtoms like, bathroom issues, relaxation, pain, and sleeping. Im not in a legal state so acquiring it would be hard. I would rather smoke than take Rx. I'm gald to hear this has helped so many. Is it worth a try? To be honest I miss it. I quit when I quit smoking cigarettes 6 years ago, had a flare, was diagnosed, was undiagnosed by another doctor, went to remission, and just had a bad flare and was rediagnosed and spent 6 days in the hospital. Seems to me it all started when I quit smoking???? I want to be healthy, but if it helps me stay pain free i can be healthy. I would never start smoking cigarettes again (horrible) but would consider pot. I live in IL and MI has medical, so you have to be a resident to get it?
 
It helps more than with the pain. People with crohns develop extra cb1 and cb2 cannabinoid receptors in the colon as part of the bodies response to help control the disease. It is thought these receptors that are activated by either the natural endocannabinoids or the chemicals found in cannabis help control inflammation
and also help polyps from turning cancerous. A company in England has
a medication that is a whole plant extract on the market in england and canada
for MS and cancer pain. It's coming here at some point as big pharma has bough the rights for it worldwide. Anyway the same company is preparing to market their next medication out, designed to treat crohns disease. It also will be an extract from a specially bredstrain of marijuana.

You are smart to ditch the ciggs they make crohns worse.
There is a bit of debate as to whether smoking marijuana has that effect due to the
smoke, not due to the thc, cbd, etc. which is in the plant. So to play it safe you
could opt for eating your medication. If you do this, I'd recommend you
extract the cannabinoids from the marijuana by using butter or by making hashoil
first so you don't have the roughage from the plant in your system.
 
We all know that our mood plays a part on our crohns, so think about this. We don't always have a good HIGH when we smoke, that speakes for it's self. right now i'm in the hospital so they could remove a part of my upper that was just filled with crohns, they re-conected it and one day later the re-connect came apart and filled my belly with crap and almost died. My 2nd surgery was about 1 week ago and I'm just now able to walk, thats right, walk. The Doc. said that it looks like i'm out of the woods,but i'll tell you this has been hell. I guess what I'm try'n to say is there is no majic ANYTHING for crohes. I smoke because I like it, and have since 1964, but I would never think of MM as a part of treatment at all.
 
Actually MM can play an important role in managing Crohns. Not only does being in a better mood from smoking help, but there are also physiological reasons it's a good medication for Crohns. Crohns patients develop extra CB1 and CB2 receptors in the colon as part of the bodies response to the inflammation and growth of polyps which can turn cancerous. These receptors are triggered not only by one's own endocannabinoids but also by some of the cannabinoids found in marijuana.
Research has shown that the extra CB2 receptors seem to be there to help
lessen the inflammation the disease causes. Extra CB1 receptors grow around
polyps to prevent them from turning cancerous.

So it's not just the fact that smoking might brighten someones mood or kill pain,
that makes cannabis such a good medicine for crohns. The research points towards
it actually helping lessen the impact of the disease. No it's not a magic cure all, but as
far as dealing with crohns, it's the best medication I've ever tried as far as controlling symptoms of the disease.
 
It's a great maintenance drug and all around health tonic. It helps pain without the side effects of opiates, helps insomnia, nausea, depression and increases appetite. No known toxicity.
 
I have been out of the hospital about 1 1/2 weeks now. Was forced to stop smoking cig's, I look at it this way. I was in the hospital for over 3 weeks and if I was to, light one up, truth be told, I would be the dummest person in town. I'm getting by and it's not been to hard at all. BUT, about 3-4 days ago I thought I sure would like to get a bit stoned so I rolled up a med. size joint and lite it, I taest like shit. I couldn't understand, this P KUSH and has a very god taest to it. The next day I got out a pipe and cleaned it very well ans put a new sereen in it and put about 2 hits in the pipe. I fired it up and the first hit it didn't inhail much, just a little and blow the rest out of ny nose. The taest was realy good. The 2nd hit after sturing up the bowl I did the samething but this time I inhaled just a bit more. I worked out fine , but I did get a bit peranouid, but now to much. I have a hard time taking a deep breath beause of my wond on my belly. It's about 8" long and 2" wide. They put a wond Vac. on it 3 days ago to help heel faster. Along with having a ostomy bag that is new to me. I'm 5' 10" and I am nnow at 124lbs. I lost over 20lbs over my stay in the hospital, so now. They have a nutrishisnust that comes by each day and we go over food. They want me to take in 3000 cal. a day. THATS hard. Thay said that 50% of good protein, veg's, rice or backed spuds with alot of butteer and SC.
The mass they took out inc 1' of colin 1' of upper my apendix and other areas of damaged intest. was about 3-5lbs. Before the opperation my blood pres. was ALWAYS around 175/95. since it has been about 120/75 all the time. The dR said it looked like my apendix had ruptured years ago (apx 8-12 years ago) and somehow my boddy faught it off and I didn't die. but what looked like my apendix was wraped around and stuck to my arterys and othe orgens . He had to cut it all off and he said it took a long time to get it off my blood vesels.
I think weed will help with the pain, even though I was taking 4 10/325 Norco before this opperation because of spine issues. I am now talking 5 Norco a day.
What I would like to try is a portable vaperizer, a good one. Does anyone have any expericnce with them. Smoking weed in a joint or pipe makes me want to smoke and thats the last thing I want to do. Any feed back about vaperizers would help me. I grow my own, so I can grow what ever kind I want. My last harvest was Perple Kush, and it is ass kick'n but 2 hits are just right. Thank you in advance for any information.
Sorry for the bad speeling, the Norco and other meds, along with the meds. given in the hospital has me strugle with short term memmory.

Thats Pops
 
Get the Whispr by iolite. I have the original iolite and it's really good but the new one is much improved and the size of a cellphone I've used it in public no one knows. I'm using mine now !!!!
 
It saved my life too. I had a bad fissure for 4 months. Couldn't sleep at all. Couldnt go to bathroom with the worst pain imaginable. Pain killers just don't work very well for this type of pain. Not for me anyway. I was taking 10 sitz baths a day. A friend told me to try MM. The first time I tried it I slept all night. NO PAIN!!! I slept in my bed with my husband and not on the sofa, that was a first time in months! I have Crohns that is very active in the form of fistula and abscess. Im glad there is something available that works. I wish it were more accessible for everyone suffering. Bree
 
I am glad someone brought up the medicinal purposes of this. It actually does have anti-inflammatory agents in it; so that is one reason why its helpful. also helps with pain; and not as addiciting as prescription pain killers; not as dangerous either.
 
I'm glad we can talk about this herbal remedy on these boards. Not sure if they've changed their policies, but the CCFA boards told me I couldn't post about MMJ since it was against federal law. Ironically they run banner ads for humira on their site. MMJ can bring much pain relief and lift moods of sick patients better than narcotics.
 
The 3 puffs in the morning helps alot. And if I can, I have 3 puffs before and after each meal. I have been smoking marijuana for 30 years or so. Sure there are times, I like to be very high, but I find in my everyday life, 3 puffs by pipe, vaporizer or joint is enough to relax my GI muscles and give me an appetite. Of course, there are days, where I smoked nothing and days I smoked more, it all depends on my (life) schedule at the time and most importantly, my GI TRACT.

Be wise, careful and knowledgeable!
always
jeffrey
 
hey bro you should switch to the D3 drops instead of taking that lower grade D2 50,000 the doc prescribes. Vit D3 is more absorbable. ALso, it doesn't absorb well without taking magnesium daily as well. On that note, I will have my morning vaporizor with my coffee.
 
I'm watching my uncle die of stage 4 cancer. he's got the morphine button pump. i wish i could give him some cannabis but he is in the hospital. The morphine makes him so out of it. Maybe if they release him to his home I will bring him a tincture. :(
 
Well, I was in the hospital again because of a cesses but they did not drain it. There is now a fuslula at my wound site and it is was draining really bad when I went in. At the time they didn't know if it was a fislula or not but thought it might be. It has slowed WAY down draining but burns a little all the time. I'm new to Cronhns, found out I had it in 9/11. They told me to take Cipro and Flygel for 30 days and will do another CT scan. I eat well but i'm still only about 135lbs at 5'10". They gave me a ostomy bag when I went septic after my first operation and I hate it. They say i can reverse it but they also say I'm a long way from that. I'm hoping that the fislula will cure, like I said I'm new at this and don't know if they do or not. They don't know where it is coming from but it comes out of the bottom of my sergecal wound that healed and then re-opened because of a absess they say. I'm in the middle of changing insuranc because my retirement no longer offers Kaiser, my old insurance, so I have to get All new Dr. right in the midle of my sergacal recovery. I'm so depressed, all I want to do is sleep al day and then try to sleep at night. I'm lucky that I don't have much pain, they must of got most of the real BAD part in my 1st operation. Hard to tell if I have D with a ostomy bag. But I don't have any cramping. about the only pain is from this 1 1/3 month old fislula, and I don't know SHIT about them at all. Can anyone help me out with that?
 
Jim (POPS) said:
Well, I was in the hospital again because of a cesses but they did not drain it. There is now a fuslula at my wound site and it is was draining really bad when I went in. At the time they didn't know if it was a fislula or not but thought it might be. It has slowed WAY down draining but burns a little all the time. I'm new to Cronhns, found out I had it in 9/11. They told me to take Cipro and Flygel for 30 days and will do another CT scan. I eat well but i'm still only about 135lbs at 5'10". They gave me a ostomy bag when I went septic after my first operation and I hate it. They say i can reverse it but they also say I'm a long way from that. I'm hoping that the fislula will cure, like I said I'm new at this and don't know if they do or not. They don't know where it is coming from but it comes out of the bottom of my sergecal wound that healed and then re-opened because of a absess they say. I'm in the middle of changing insuranc because my retirement no longer offers Kaiser, my old insurance, so I have to get All new Dr. right in the midle of my sergacal recovery. I'm so depressed, all I want to do is sleep al day and then try to sleep at night. I'm lucky that I don't have much pain, they must of got most of the real BAD part in my 1st operation. Hard to tell if I have D with a ostomy bag. But I don't have any cramping. about the only pain is from this 1 1/3 month old fislula, and I don't know SHIT about them at all. Can anyone help me out with that?
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My fistula never completely healed until I was put on Remicade.

Looks like it's been a while since you posted on this thread. I hope your condition has improved.
 
Ya, it's been a while since I've been at this thred. I found all new Dr. and the Sergon says that I don't have a fisula at all, BUT it's been almost 5 months and the wound still heals and re-opens off and on. I've seen the sergion 3 times and each time he says it is a resavor. It healed up for about 2-3 days and I was in the garden working somewhat hard one day and then took a nap. When I woke upit felt like I had to take a poo, so I set down and some stuff came out of my colon and I have a ostomy. It looked bloody to me and was about 1/4 of a cup or less, the next day the wound opened up again for 2 days and now it has been closed for 1 day. I have a appt. with the sergion on Mondday to go over everything. I don't know what is going on. I'm now up over 150lbs and I feel good but I still want to sleep all the time. the GI said I'm just use to setting around and need to start doing things. I am very depressed and I think that is why I want to sleep alot. I freeked out when I saw the blood but have calmed down since. The only thing I can think of is the fisulaa came through to my colon, or there is some crohns going on in there. but my colon is just setting there and not in use because of my ostomy. I feel good except that I want to sleep alot, and I meen I'm really depressed alot. Other that the wound thing I don't have any crohns symtoms that I know of, no pain or anything and I'm not on any meds for it eather. The GI Dr. said that they got all the damaged area by crohns during the operation. and the sergion said that he will put me back together in about 3 months. I was so sick when they found the crohns while removing my apendix is the reason why it took so long to recover, thats what the sergion said. I'm so affrad to have the reversal because I went septic on the first operation but the sergion said I will be in much better health. I did go down to 121lbs after my septic operation and now that I gained 30+lbs is a good sign, also I feel much better. It's just that dam very small wound that won't heel. It's only about 0.2-0.4 cm big. very small. I just want to relax for a while before the take down. I've never been ill (cronicly ill) like this before. I havn't been smoking Pot for a while, being depressed it only make me peranoid. I've got about a 1/4 lb I grew last year, California and I have my card, and I don't think I will grow this year. I'm 61 now and I don't have the interest like I use to. There's a time and place, and when that comes around and I won't be perinod I got it.

Pops
 
Are you on a b12 supplement injection? That helped a lot with my depression? Sorry to hear you're still struggling.
 
No B12 injection but I do take B12 each day. I don't really know how much deprsision plays into all of this. One min. I'm ok and the next, if something isn't going right like my wound opens up again I freek out. Thats just the way I've rolled all my life. lol or lis. (Laugh inside)
I've tryed deprestion meds but I can't stan the side effects. Ringing in my eyers, weard sounds in my neck when I wake up and what not. So, I talked the Dr. into letting me take 3 5mg of Valuem a day. Got to like that. Calms me down so I can deal with this crap. (crohn's) Like I said I've never been sick before and as soon as I retired at age 58, BAM, this shit happens. I try not to let it run my life but it does. My wife of 39 years once told me many years ago that if I am worrying about something, even if there is no foundation to do so, I'll build a foundation. lol, but it's true. I though that it would get better the older I got but it has not. She had her colon removed 25+ years ago from colitus and had a "J Pouch" insid her until 2 years ago and she had to get a permenit ostomy, SOOOO, we both have a bag of shit on our side until I have my take down. All my grand kids probbily think that when you get old you get a bag. We try to tell them thats not true but you know the mind of a 3, 5 7 and 10 year old. I just need to trust in God more and let go and get on with life. Last year I was sick and mised the striped bass season (Aug-Nov.) never missed it all my life. I love to fish and I get them up to 35lbs. My biggest is 47lb 7oz. Not to blow my horn, but my Dad showed me how to fish for them very well. Everyone wants to go out with me when I go. I live on the Sacramento River in Antioch, Ca 94509.
Sorry for going on and on. You see I was in the music industry and on the road all my life so I don't have very many friends in town, thier all still out on the road on tour. When they pass through we get together but besids that the friends that I have in town all are still young and work. If I get healthy enough I'll go back on the road as a band manager. I sold my Production co and Booking agency when I got crohn's because I couldn't keep up with the fast pace and being away from home. I sure miss it all. Alot of my friends are National acts and you would know some of them. I started playing on stage in 1964 and stopped in 1988. By that time I had my Production Co, sound Co and Booking. Making BANK and having a good time. I still get roylties each month and will for the rest of my life. So money isn't to much of a problum. We live good, but it doesn't take much to keep me happy. I have everything I've ever wanted and then some. Hell, I got a 60' Motor HOME just setting there waiting for me to take off. It's only got 26,000 mile on it and 3 years old. If everything gets real good with my health, I'll hit the road like NOW. Well, thats for the advice. I'll ask my Dr. to look into B12 injections. By the way, where are you from?
Pops
 
It's definitely helped me. Without it I know I would have checked into hospital more often. I still take my other meds; Remicade, prednisone, azathioprine/ imuran and zofran. Recently my doctor took me off my nausea medication stating that Zofran is not a safe med for long term use. I was put on promethazine instead and now the nausea is so bad I can't get out of bed. The only thing that works while doctors play around with my meds is marijuana. It is truly a miracle drug for people with severe chronic illness. It takes away the nausea , greatly reduces pain and gives me back an appetite.
 
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Crohnaroideernmasis, boy that name is a mouth full,lol I say what ever works go for it. If fireing up a FAT BOY does the trick, find the lighter. For me right now I get to peranod for some reason. it's is deff. a time and place thing for me right now. Although I still lan on putting a few plants in the ground this year. OK to do it in California if you have a card and I do. I think the reason I get so peranoid is becouse I grow too good of a strain. Last year it was Perp. Kush. I had it tested and it was 21% THC, thats some kick as stuff. I only have a little left, I gave most of it to some of my friends that also have a card and med. problums, they seem to really like it.
I spent the whole day in the ER today getting test because I woke upand had a BM with blood. I'm not spossssss to do that. I have a ostomy bag. Turns out All, for the most part is ok, I have a small flairup in my colon. We thought that they got all of the bad crohns when they did the resection back in Nov. Guess not. I have a Appt. Friday with my Surgeon, I had a CT and all looked good and all my blood work was good also. I found out I had crohns last Nov. welcome to the wonderful world of crohns. I just retired and was looking forward to doing FUN things, not bleeding out my a@$. OOO Well, it is what it is and things will get better. I look at it this way, there is always someone out there that has it worse off than me, even when I went septic on Nov 18, 2011. If I can beet that, bring it on. We all have to die someday. I'm going fish'n for striped bass this season (Aug-Nov.) if I have to put a cork up my butt. lmao. Have a great and blessed night.
Pops
 
Hey pops, I feel your pain. I assume your doc knows what he's doing - however unless they have checked your B12 you can't know for sure that the pills will help. Injections worked for me and made a huge difference.

As far as the paranoia goes, try having a beer or two first just to relax and then light one up. If your mood is lighter it will help.

Definitely check on your B12. If they cut out your terminal ileum, all the pills in the world will not help at all because you can't absorb it anymore - you will need injections.

I am jealous - wish I had room to grow some here!
 
SkinnyNinny, Thats for the responce. I can't drink a beer and try it, I STOPPED DRINKING 6 years ago because I drink to much according to others, (IT'S TRUE, I'M ALCOHOLIC) Too bad, I'm 61 years old and LOVE my beer but when you drink about 10-12 beers a day I think you have a problum, so I stopped and things are ALOT better. UNTIL I started taking NORCO (hydrocodone 10mg) about 4 years ago for back pain. I started with 4 a day and now I'm having a hard time staying at 6 a day. I'm going to have a operation to remove my bag (illyostomy) in about a month. I tappered back to 4 Norco before my last operation but ths time I tryed and my mind says YES, but my body says "HELL NO" so I talked to my Doc. and as soon as I heal from this up coming operation I'm going into inhouse-Detox to get off of the Norco and the 3 Benzo's ,valium 5mg a day. X 3. total of 3 a day. I know it sounds like thats not alot of drugs, but I am having a hard time, or should I say I can't come off of them because I'm a wimp when it comes to withdraws. I've never done much drugs in my life, even when I toured in a Rock Band for 8 years all over the US and over your way. That was back in the 80's. the name of my band was "FLASHBACK" not a #1 band, but we opened for some pretty big acts in our time. All I did was smoke some pot and maybe a valium once in a while and LOTS of beer.
I'm going to go to the Dr this week and have him check on the B12, also, since I got this ostomy bag it seems like I need more Norco than before. Sometimes I find a part of a pill in my bag but can't tell what it is. Maybe I don't absorb the Norco as well now also. They did take about 15cm of my ileum out when they did the resection and about 22cm of colon. I took a CT last week, the Dr said it was a "special kind" and it came back and he said that he can find NO crohns in my upper intestine. Then Friday I took a barium enema and had x-rays of my colon to see how the upper end of that is. I had a colonostomy about 6 months ago before my first operation and they said that my colon looked GOOD but there was something on my apendix and it needed to come out. They went to do that and thats when all HELL broke loss. They found the crohns (that I didn't know I had) and did a resection on the spot. THEN 7 days later the resection came apart and I went into septic shock and back in the operating room I went with a 2 week hospital stay. I almost didn't make it, That was F'ed up. I went from 150ish lbs down to 121lbs. On Dec. 30th last year I was 123lbs. I am now about 155-160 depends on how hydrated I am. MAN this has been a LONG road. My wound just closed up completly about a week ago. thats 6 months. I had 2 small parts that would heal over then pop open over and over, very small areas. The said that it was not infected. I'm glad it's close and healed now. So, I'm just waiting around hoping they do the reconection operation soon, I heal up and can go to detox to get off of all this shit.
Sorry for the long story , but right now I'm in a scary time, trying to stay on just 6 Norco, and my body wants more, but it's not to bad. I do have withdraws a little in the morning when I wake up but it goes away in about a hour. They can't detox me before the operation because they would have to do it again after the resection. I sure hope I heal faster this time. I think you can see what I'm going through. I just want it to be over, the operation and the detox, then, what ever the crohns has to give me , bring it on. Although, I've been doing really good. After the resection and then the septic they gave me a ostomy bag, I can eat anything and as much as I want. I love that. just the anxiety is driving me up the wall. I know I can hang on , but I hate to wait so long for something. With Gods help I'll make it. and help from people like you. Like I said, sorry for the long note but I needed to vent today. At least I know I'm in good hands and I'm truthfull to all my Dr's. and family in regards to whats going on. They all support me. I didn't ask to be addicted to the meds and only took what they told me to, but I still feel like a addict. Wish I could have a beer, but that would start alot of problums, but I can dream?????????????????LMAO No, that wouldn't be good eather lol.
Hay, give me a shout back and let me know how you are doing since this note was all about me. sorry.
Pops. Thanks for your time and support.
 
Hey pops. Wow, I can relate to a lot of what you're talking about. I'm jealous though because you're getting your ileostomy out in a month. How long have you had it? I'm on a waiting list to get mine out, and I've probably got to wait another 5 or 6 months. Damn cutbacks in our medical system. I guess it beats having to pay the $$ though. Still, I am happy to be getting it out, and I'll be you will be much happier too once it's gone.

Funny, after my operation in December I was on the same medication. It wasn't really doing much for me, and I seem to recall wanting more too. I forced myself to go for walks. The first time I couldn't even make it around the block, I was so weak and in pain. But each day I forced myself, part of the reason was that my girlfriend got a dog after I got out of the hospital, and it needed to go for a walk. I think doing that really helped me taper off. That, and the doctor didn't want to renew my prescription because he was afraid of addiction.

Sorry about the beer. Now that you mention it, I can barely handle one beer at a time anyway, and when I do it kind of makes me feel ill. I'm drinking lots of juice and water, it seems like I'm thirsty all the time. My weight is low too, like 151. I lost 35 pounds since December and it's not coming back. I really hate the bag, and having to empty it all day, like 15-20 times.

So, are the pills for pain? I found with the bag the pain went away after a while as my skin healed. I have had some sores develop on the edge under the tape, but it was more irritating, itching and sore than real honest pain. But maybe you are still having bowel pain? I can't remember what my dosage was, but I ended up taking one before bed and one when I got up in the morning when I knew I was going to run out eventually. It just made it easier to sleep, I couldn't sleep with the pain, and then helped get up and get moving in the morning.

Are we still talking about weed? I have to admit, I haven't had any in a couple months now. My girlfriend broke up with me, said it was for that reason. I had to move out, so I moved to another town and was able to change my office location. It sucked, it seemed really cold for her to do that but I guess I had it coming, she warned me. But I still don't feel exactly like I was an addict - maybe I'm in denial - but I used it once and a while to deal with the pain before I had to have my operation. I saw it was better than using percocet or other hard prescription drugs. Anyway, her parting shot/gift was a bunch of books on pot addiction. I'm reading them though it kind of pisses me off because they all talk about hard case drug losers that don't have any physical problems and just get high for fun and lost control. I don't consider myself in that category, and probably neither would you. Anyway, I'm thinking I'll probably get some so I'm prepared after my next operation. I'm really not looking forward to being in pain again and alone this time.

Anyway, I'm seeing this year as wasted time. It should be an opportunity to make plans for the future, maybe it will get easier. But I'm just tied to the bathroom and can't go for hikes or go swimming and I'm not ready to go socializing. It's too embarrassing to have to got empty the bag every half hour. I am happy to be alive, it just sucks to be alone. Thanks for writing, and listening. Things have a way of working out sometimes.

By the way, I tried to google the band flashback and there are tons of tribute bands with that name! I've been in many bands too but none that toured much or were popular. It was fun to do music and maybe when I get better I might try to get back into it. I miss the buddies and jamming and just having fun making music and watching people dance and have fun. Take it easy, things will get better!

SN
 
WHAT'S UP???? Glad to get a note back from you. I'll try to anwser your questions, getting old and might have to go back and re-read your note. LMAO I am 61 years young, but most of my friends are from 18-30 or so because when I stopped touring in 1988 I started a Production Co. Booking bands on tours, also had a Live sound co, so we did the PA systems at ALOT of concerts on the US west coast. We did sound for alot of BIG bands. GREEN DAY is probly the biggest (ya don't get much bigger than that) I started working with them when they were in the "PUNK" seen in Berkeley Ca, about 25 miles from me before they got big. They live about 15 miles from me and when they are home we always hook up and talk. They all call me Pops because I helped them out when they first started with gigs, a little $$ and small tours. Thay got a bad rap from the "PUNK" people, they wanted them to "Stay True" and not go main stream like they did. I helped talk them into going for it. And look at them now. Thay all have so much $$$$ now they don't know what to do with it. BUT, they are some good kids and got thier head on right. I like it when they come back from tour and we hang out. Good people. What do you play? I play guitar and started in 1964 when I was 14. was on tour when I was 16 and got drafted into the Army when I was 18 and had to go to Veit Nam, bummer, but there was alot of good SMOKE over there and I had my shair of it. At least I came home in one piece, Thank God. I didn't start playing in a band again until I was 30 and formed FLASHBACK and things just took off. We didn't have any #1 songs or anything, most of the time we played cover songs and opened up for band that were bigger than us. Some were, The Doobie Brothers, Tower of Power, Huey Lewis and the News, (I still see Huey all the time, he lives about 35 miles from hear and he came to see me in the hospital along with Eddy Money. Eddy is a old time rocker and we go way back. Thats just a few but they were all in thier prime from 1980-88. I stoppe playing on stage in late 88 and started JVD Productions and sold the company about 3 years ago. You should still play music, it is my best friend but don't tell my wife of 39 years that. lol
I've had my bag for 6 months now and I lost about 40 lbs because I had the resection and then it failed and I went into septic shock and they had to go back in, that was 7 days after my resection. BUT I have gained most if not all of the lbs back even with the bag. I can eat anything and as much as I want, so since I was down to 120 some lbs they said I need to gain or eles. I'm 5'10" so I WAS SKINNY, I'm now around 157 or so. I was putting down around 3000caleries a day if I could, but sometimes I eat to fast and not drink enough fluid and get a food blockage, well I haven't had a TRUE food blockage yet, but for the last two days it's been a little IF"Y When I got home last night I ate and didn't drink much because if I eat late I'm up all nigh draining the bag and I don't get any sleep. I hate that when that happens. I didn't have much come out of my bag all night and I ate this morning and nothing came out untill about 3:30pm, I had just a little pain but I was thinking, oooooo no, am I going to have to go to the ER????? well I drank about 7-8 BIG glasses of water and it is starting to come out. I had some chicken and I didn't chew it very well and thats what I get. Do you get backed up sometimes?
Hay, about the Pop, I don't know what the big thing is with your girlfriend, was she living in the stone age, you can't get addicted to it, well, you might want to smoke it alot but if you stop, NOTHING HAPPENS, no withdraws or anything. If you smoke it everyday and just sit around and munch on everything not nailed down, well thats different, but doing it, even every day just a bit never heart anyone. If it takes away from you doing the right things in life, like geting a good job, going to school, things like that, or getting into bigger REAL DRUGS, well thats a NO BRAINER, don't do it, but you sound like a god kid and having a little fun with smoking some pop is all good. If I were you I would send the books back to your x=girlfriend with a small bag of weed in the package and tell her to put that in her pipe and smoke it and maybe she would see whats she's miss'n. LMAO, When I said that I don't drink beer anymore it's because 1 was too many and 12 was not enough. I was a daily DRUNK, about 8-10 beers a day, thats why I stopped. It started effecting my life with my wife and 3 kids, ooooo I have 2 sons, 1 37 and 1 35, 1 daughter thats 28 and 4 grand kds, they ALL know I smoke now and then but they were real glad to see mr stop drinking. Never got a drunk driving or anything, no fighting, I was a happy productive drunk and made DAM good money all my life. I just like ME better w/o the beer.
I sure wish the USA had health care. I have health Insurance but there is a 10,000 Deuctibale before they start paying anything, that sucks. It's great that you have free health care. And what blows my mind, MOST places do, just not the good old USA.
You say you don't get out much because of the crohns, MAN, don't live FOR the crohns, live WITH crohns, your frends will understand if you have to go to the pop and empty your back, if they don't then there not real friends. I've talked to alot of people hear that DID think that way. They started geting out and now they thank me all the time. One guy even found a girlfried and when he told her about it, she was way cool about it. People are more interested about it and MOST don't think twice about it, so go out there and don't waste this years. thats no way to look at it. Life is way to short man.
I don't think you will find anything on the net about my old band, you might find somethings about my Producton co, maybe, I took the web-site down 3 years ago. Also I went back on stage in Sept 2007 and played 2 concerts, first time back on stage in over 18 years. I played ALL of my own songs and it was a blast. The name of my band then was Pops and the Gang. There might be something out there for that I use to have 3 youtube songs all with over 6K hits but the guy that posted then took them down. I have been after him to put them back up, but hes young and works alot and has 6 kids. thats a hand full. poor guy
Well, I hope that you take my advice and start getting out more, like I said don't let crohns RUN your life because the truth is, crohns is not going to go away. So why not start living it up now. You got to sometime man. Smoke a FAT BOY and get back into music and get the hell out of the house, you saud you moved so my might not have very many friends, WELL, go get some. there out there waiting for you and so is a girlfriend BAG OR NO BAG. You only want the kind that wants you for you anyway. Take it from Pops, you'll do just fine my friend.
Till next time, I'm out of hear.
Pops (Jim)

It's only cheeting if the umpire see's you. "Mick Jagger 1966"
 
Pops you are right on the money. You're saying what I am thinking in the back of my mind. I can see you have lived a full life, and it is an awesome one at that! I've been cautious, and accepting, and sometimes ignore that voice that tells me to stop being so complacent and FIGHT! Give a shit, do something, anything, even if it turns out to be wrong, at least I can say I tried. Shit, that sounds like Glenn Beck, sorry.

Not much energy tonight for me to write much, but I really appreciate your message. It's hopeful and honest, and true. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm maybe feeling a bit self-conscious about putting myself out there on the internet and all. I'm not one for Facebook and all that, I think it can get a bit much. But I do value coming out, and maybe putting myself out on the internet is a good first step to being more honest to myself, not necessarily not caring about what other people think, but not being ashamed. I want to do more than just survive this life, I want to thrive. I know it's the easy path to just give up and self sorry for myself. But when I see people who have it worse off like totally disabled, I wonder what the hell am I complaining about? So it's mind over matter, in many ways. One can't underestimate the power of pain avoidance behaviour, and I think that's what I've been denying myself. Sure we can get by with the pain, but life can be that much more enjoyable if we can give the pain a big F-U and give ourselves a break. If that means enjoying a fatty, so be it. I'm not the puritanical sort of person anyway. I don't believe in punishing myself anymore -- I used to though, and it sucked.

Man, you sound like a great person to know. You must feel proud of your accomplishments, and having mentored so many talented and influential musicians. My background in music is long, was singing before I went to school, then piano lessons, then sax. Sax was my main instrument for many years. Then I took up guitar when I went to university and was into heavy metal and punk for a while, but my interest waned and I went back to sax after a few years. Played in mainly jazz, blues, rock cover bands, funk band, R&B...and tried some experimental music with a Yamaha WX-5 wind synth, made it sound like crazy distorted guitar, and sampled old Bonzo drum solos for a beat track! Wild - then I came home from work one day and it was all stolen, my saxes, guitar, keyboard, laptop, recording equipment...even my old bottle of scotch! That was 6 years ago. Since then I picked up another keyboard and have taken up bass. I love bass! Yeah, so it's only a matter of time before I meet new people in this town. I was ready for a change anyway.

You got me pegged, I'm a worker too and can't be sitting around doing nothing for very long. Pretty good work ethic, but these days I'm tired too. Ha, I was about to take a month vacation to Thailand for a month and then I got my blockage and emergency surgery. Was away from work for three months - and it wasn't no holiday! So I am back at work, but I figure I'll take a good long holiday once I've recovered from my next surgery to remove the bag. I hear what you're saying about getting out there and enjoying life, and yeah I know I need to do that too and not wait around. But for a real, honest holiday to get away I've got to ditch that bag. I am however a little concerned about the pain coming back worse when all the bowels are re-connected. I actually don't miss not having to wipe my ass!! But life sucks when it revolves around the bathroom. There is a big three day outdoor concert here in August and as much as I want to go, I'm sure you know as much as I do how lovely those porta potties can be in the summer heat. 15-20 visits a day will not be a barrel of laughs! And just hiding the damn bulge in my pants....you get the idea.

Will keep you in the loop. Peace out bro.
 
Skinny, I'll get back to you latter tonight or in the morning, I'm going to a friends and lay some tracks tonight and just wanted to check my email, but I do want to talk to you more about the note you sent me. Be kind to yourself and I will check back with you latter tonight or in the morning.
Latter Dude, your getting the hang of it, YA get the hell out therre and have a party, just remmber that you have to work in the AM LMAO
Laying down some track of MY music, and mt FAV is R & B, FUNK and BLUES. BB King told me aqbout 25 years ago when I setin with a band to go back to ROCK, true story, last time I saw him waqs about 6 years ago in Concord California and I was doing the sound so I could go where ever the hell I wanted to, he is a real nice guy so I slipped back to his room and he remmbered me so I played him some blues and he said. Man, I'm sorry , I was wrong about you, you do GOT the blues.
One other story and I got to go, I was doing sound for Eddy Money and Todd Runnren, ( I think thats how you spell it, anyway, Todd walked into the dressing room and Eddy was getting mack-up put on , they are both from NY and Eddy ask Todd, Hay Todd, what part of NY are you from, Todd looked around and said, " the part where musicans don't wear no Fucking mack-UP. I fell out and LMAO, I still rezzzzz Eddy about that.
Talk to you soon.
Pops Didn't spell-check got to go lol
 
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Thanks pops, those are great stories. You've got to start on your memoirs! Sounds like you've got a lot of life to tell. You've got a real 'glass is half full' outlook, it's something I need to work on.

BY the way, I've never experienced any blockages or anything like you have with your ileostomy. Nothing stays in there for very long, it is constantly moving. Probably explains why I'm not gaining any weight. I'm eatings lots of 'healthy' food, not sure what benefit it is providing. Do you take anything to slow the works down? Do you not drink coffee or tea or anything with caffeine? I only have one coffee in the morning, and sometimes drink tea. Maybe even that is too much.

Hope your recording session went well. I pulled out my bass yesterday for the first time in a while.... ;)
 
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I honestly think smoking has saved my life and I didn't even know it. Near the end the only way I could go to the bathroom was to take a puff or two which would relax my bowels enough to let me kinda go. After spending time in the hospital and reading and reading and reading because I was kinda stuck there I read about chrons and pot. I was very surprised to see this and now it all makes sense why for 10 years I was able to still kinda function with this terrible disease. Now I haven't changed my habitis and I don't smoke like a college kid but i do smoke to relax my guts and increase my appetite and I do enjoy it. Anyone have any contacts for where to get medical help in ontario???
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It's definitely saving me the last few months. I need to stop smoking it again and go back to the vaporizer and edibles. My medical marijuana doctor told me i should be eating it so the cannabinoids target my intestines where the inflammation is. I'm wondering if the smoking is associated with my flare as i was vaping for awhile and then started smoking because it's so easy for me to twist one up right away and quicker than vaping. At the same time i started smoking my symptoms came back. I figure smoking causes inflammation in my lungs and throat so maybe it's all related?
 
Skinny, whats up man. I did had a good time recording the other night. went well into the night like the old times. Fun, Fun, Fun, only finished 2 songs, now we have to master them. Not for a CD sale or anything, just to put away for the grandkids to hear and say Pops was a rocker all his life.
In regards to eating anything to slow the flow down I do, kinda. I always lay down after eating for about 1/2 hour or so, maybe even take a nap if I have time. I ALWAY&S eat a small meal before I go to bed and the trick is a HIGH protin diet. and lots of calireys, I try to eat al least 2,500-3K a day. I was up to 162 from 121 for a while but for some reason I'm back to about 155. I did stop eating as much as I did after my operation.
Johny O If you are going to us smoke for your crohns, I would think that the best way would be eating it. I'm no Dr, but it makes sence to me, smoking is no go for anyone and lets face it, if you want to just smoke it, you want to just get high,( well that fits most people. I think. Myself, I've backed off of it a few months ago because it made me paraniod to much, and being up and down all the time because of the crohns I needed a break. There may be a time and place again sometime.
Skinny, so you pulled out the bass. You know what man, you said your main thing is SAX, LOVE IT. A good sax player is real hard to find. The one we had in FLASHBACK was a great player. and very old also, he was the origanal sax player for the Coasters. back in the 50"s and 60"s but I can tell you this. you were saying it would be nice to have a good girlfriend again, start play'n the sax at open mic nights and you will have them all over you. If I was over there I would follow you all aound and use you for "GIRL BAIT" it don't mater what you look like, smell like if you have bad breath, ALLGIRLS LOVE A SAX PLAYER LMFAO. It's true. Keep playing all of the things you play but DON"T EVER give up the sax man, you can always get a gig on or off the road playing the sax. If you were over hear I could put you on the road or in a Funk band in a heart bet. I tell you a good sax player is very hard to find, HELL you don't even need to be that good, when you get a 4 piece horn section on stage and they can play short tight runs in R&B or FUNK, they sound OFF THE HOOK. If you want to get out there, you got the tool to do it with. I have a sax player hear name Gino, and when I need a track layed down he is hell to get over hear because he is always play'n, he plays in about 3-4 bands.
I hope your felling good. I'm, well ok in the body, just having a hard time with the head, tired all the time. The Dr did call and say that my upper CT was great, my lower ber. enema was good and I will see him on the 11th to talk about getting ride of this bag. I think that I'm so tired because of depresion and that I'm not getting what I need because of the bag, you know vitamins and what not. Hell I sleep till 10am today, got up and had some pancakes and went back to bed at 1 till 4. I do stay up late though. never go to bed before 12:30 1AM and then like I say I try to eat a small meal before I go to bed but it never fails that I pig out WAY to much and I'm up draining my bag every 1 1/2 hours. lol. When I start eating , it's hard to stop because of all the years I couldn't eat without herting. Tonight I'll try to behave myself, NOT!!!!!!!LOL I'm going to go out to see a few friends tonight, music friends for a hour or so, not long. Just need to make myself get out everyday for just a little while. you do the same man. I'll yell at ya later my friend. Have a blessed weeked and GET OUT THAT SAX and start to get back into it. I want to read about you or see you on MTV or something. Don't miss the boat, your young, and I would be kicking my own ass if I didn't do what and when I did, so GO DO IT.
POPS
 
Thanks pops, that's good advice. I thrived when I was playing all the time. Also there may be something about eating cannabis. You mean in butter like Brownies? I've heard eating leaves is a bit rough. Plus I thought it needs to be cooked to have any effect.

A big part of the battle for playing is having. Quiet place and no stress about neighbors.

Am at a pub just enjoyed some awesome ribs ! Yeah I need to rest more. I probably started working too early. Peace out I am tuckered!
 
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I put 5gr of dryed, crushed up fine weed in a brownie mix that uses oil in it and just cook as it says. if you cut them into 10 you will have .5gm per . nibble slow, in other words onle eat ONE and wait about 2-3 hours before you eat more. it takes alot longer to get to you when you eat it. .5gm is a good start, but I know some friends that have eaten 3-4 of them right off the top and about 1 1/2 hours later they were so peranoid that they never wanted to do it again. SO BY ALL MEENS NIBLE YOUR WAY UPif you are going to do it. Making butter is to messy and I found it the ezeyest to just dry out some weed real good and brake it up into power and use about 5-6 gm. thats about the same as a pretty good size joint, but it is better to put it on a scale for sure, or just smoke it.
Ya, it's hard to find a place to play the sax not to bother people, put a add in the internet that you are looking to jam or join a band, you'll get call right away playing the sax, and then lay it on them after they hear you play that that you can play alot of other things. they will love it. AND if you sing, well thats just that much better man. I hope you have a great week and lets talk again soon.
Pops.
 
Mixing weed into the browny mix is old school 4 sure. I make butter it tastes so much better you barely taste the herb which tastes like wet grass or hay when it's wet.
 
Johnn O, It can turn out that way and yes it's OLD SCHOOL, BUT I've been making them since 1964, ya. if you have a real good weed like Purple Kush and let it dry out to where when you crush it, it turns into dust and use 5-6gm of it into a OIL based brownie mix, you will not get that, but like you get a real nice taste when you smoke it, you will get JUST a hit of that GOOD taste when used in Brownies. I agree that butter or Oil from weed may be a little better, but it takes alot of time and most of the time people use the leaves and SHIT thats no good to make the butter and oil and the high or effet can be ALL OVER THE PLACE, eather to much , or not enought. By useing REALLY GOOD BUD that is dryed to the max and made into dust and weighed to ( a good start is 5-6gm) you get the samething EVERYTIME, no surprises. I hate it when someone gives me a brownie or cookie that takes me why higher than I need or want to, that is not very nice of anyone to do that. I once spent 5 hours on the side of the road after eating a cookie right before we took of on a motorbike ride and 15 min later I had to stop and lets say it was not fun. If you try my OLD SCHOOL way I'm sure you will like it and the efect is going to last about 6-8 hours and be just about right, after the first batch you can change as needed but remmber to go up S L O W It is NOT away in the same proportion as you go up in how many gm. you use. If 6 is to light incress by 1 more gram, but I find 5.5gms work great for me. Everything I said in this post is only from my experiance and is not ment in anyway to be a guide for anyone. Everyone is different all I can say is nible up slowly and be careful. Yes its only pop as some people would say, but I say, it is not fun to eat too much and have a bad expereanc. BTW .5gm per brownie is what the norm is in most of the clubs in California. Most people try half of that (1/2 of a browine the first time) By cutting the completed baked brownie into 9-10 bars it would put you at around .5gm per piece. Like I said I am not a expert and if you use any information in this post, you are using it at your own risk.
 
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I like a 2 ounce herb to 1lb butter ratio with a slow low temp cook. That way the THC decarboxylixes (sp?) and it's super strong. 1 of
My cookies is super "Medicinal" as they say here in Cali.

PS that's awesome how you told Greenday to go commercial much to the dismay of hard core punk rockers but I'm sure the boys are glad "they sold out" now that they are older and probably have families. I never liked the exclusivity of the punk rock ethos anyway. I grew up around those types and while Greenday made the transition to mainstream. :).
 
This thread has lost it's way...but I am doing ok and now that it's summer or almost, gardening more and getting outside. Back to using the old 'apple bong', it really gives me energy to get out and do things. Am just taking a week off, vacation to plant the garden and take it easy. Also because I just feel tired. Maybe the weed has something to do with it too, I'll be honest. But I needed the break. But to work, go to work anyway, can be difficult with pot in my life - I admit it. But it can also be that way with Crohn's.
 
Hay SkinnyNinny, Good to see ya on hear. I haven't been doing muck gardening this year but most years I have a 150 X 50' Vege garden. I just don't have it in me this year, after having 2 operations in Nov. 1 for small bowel resection and 7 days later going septic and ending upwith a ostomy bag and I lost over 40lbs. Well I have put the lbs back on and then about 15 more lbs but everytime I try to garden I'm so tired and the bag ALWAYS get a burning going on when I do garden labor. It's a shame, my garden is the talk of the family most years and this year I only have some potatos (Red) squash, summer kind, Toms, and a few other things. I hate to go out back and see the condition that area is in, makes me sick,BUT next year is another year. I am having my "take down" (there taking the bag away from me and reconnect me) the 1st of Aug. I can't wait to get ride of the bag but I'm a bit scaried because of going septic the last time. BUT, I'm alot healther than I was then. I was anout 125lbs and they didn't know I had crohns and now I'm about 160+ and have a real good Dr. 61 years old and a colonrectal sergoun, the last guy was only around for 3 years, young and around 34 years old. I sure hope the out come is good. And after that I need to get off of the Norco 10/325 I've been taking 5 a day for about 5 years because of pain, I don't have any pain now but didn't want to dtox untill after this operation, why do it 2 times. My Dr, said that he will put me in the hospital to detox, I've tryed tappering but only get so far and run into a wall, I hate the pills. Can't wait to be OFF of them, but I know it will be hard. If I knew now what I should have back then, I would have neber started taking them. But it is what it is. I hope the Dr. doesn't make me wait to long to heal before he wil let me detox. I will talk to him about that during the pre-op. I would think he would make me wait about a month or two because of what my intestines will be going through during that. I need it to take place this year because my Insurance Deductiable has already been met for this year and it won't cost me anything.. If he makes me wait I will have to pay about 8 grand. And I really don't have that in the budget, I have it , just not in my retirement budget. Anyway. Glad to hear from you, if I have to I'll smoke some pot and detox the best I can. but it will not be fun, I've never done detox, just smoked pot and drank beer for years. I wish they would have told me how hard the Norco is to get off of. God will help me out, this I'm sure of. Talk to ya soon.
I hope that all is well with you. Sorry that this post was all about me, with eveything going on, thats all I can think of. Hope that changes after the operation.
Pops
 
Hi pops, I missed your note, my notifications must have turned off. Yeah, the garden is green and now we also have chickens! I was a little pissed at myself for agreeing about the chickens, I was dead tired after all the work it took to get the garden started. Had to rototill a back yard that was just grass, and not the good kind of grass! So I showed my landlady the garde and said this is my gift to you....and she says now we can have chickens! Frick, so I agreed and began to build a coop. Well I guess its kept me out of trouble and given me more exercise. Plus I can smoke some when I get home from work and it gives me enough energy to do a few things in the evening. Now both projects are almost done (except for weeding the garden of course) so I can start relaxing, enjoying the summer, and waiting for the call to come in for surgery and get my ileostomy removed. I'm a bit scared too because I've been pretty much without pain since December...so good luck with your operation! I'm sure it will all go well for you. I've gotten used to not wiping my butt, so that and the fear of colon pain is in the back of my mind, but will take it as it comes. Good luck with the detoxing too - shitty but its got to be done. Just stock up on the weed and I hope your family will help you out.

Keep in touch, let us know how it goes...

SN
 
My operation

Hay Skinny, I will be going in for my iliy reversal in 2 days and yes I am scared as HELL. I had my pre-op with my Dr. today and he said that it will be "no walk in the park" because of a few things, 1) the 4 a day Norco 2) I had 2 emerg. operations before this and the last one was for spetic and there MAY be alot od scar tissue but he can't tell untill he goes in. My scar from the first two opes is NASTY NASTY, but he said he will tiddy it up as much as he can but said he is no plastic surgeon. I like him alot, he is 61 years old (same age as me) and is considered to be one , if not the best in the area. We will see. I'm going out of my mind thinking about it. Up until about 2 weeks ago I was looking forward to this but now all I can think of is the complcations. I ask the Dr. if he expects any and he said a deffenit YES but he also said that you can't do a operation given what is and has gone on with me wothout ANY complacations, they could be small or they could be large, he is just being up front. I ask if I was in his family would he tell me to have this reversal and he said YES. So I'm going for it. Please pray for me.
I will be taking my laptop to the hospital so I'll let you know.
I'm glad you have a great garden and some chickens now, you sound just like me. BUT my wife has taken care of the gardden this year. I have had no energy. They found out that my tyroid was out of wack and I'm now taking meds and my energy is going up for sure.
Well, wish me luck, and I'll talk to you later.
Pops
 
Yo pops, Ah fuck you are doing awesome and will make it through with flying colours. Of course I am on your side and will put a thought out to the creator to put some energy your way. That's about as close as I can get to praying. I never used to go for much of the energy stuff either, thought it was for the birds, but am still checking it out. Figure that's where we're from and where we're going to go. I just turned 45 a few weeks ago, so catching up on your a little bit, eh! I can aim for that, time goes by soon enough and maybe next time next year this time we'll be sittin back in the shade enjoying something iced, and maybe something smokey too, eh. Bagless, the way we were meant to be? Man, that and drugless, problemless and without any of this shit. I'm still trying to figure it all out. I'm feeling crappy today because I stopped dating this chick from Whistler, nice and everything but a real queen princess. From a small rich family, I'm from a large poor family. Poor as in money ways, my dad always said he was rich because of all us kids. He died at 59 almost 30 years ago, brain cancer. Nobody should die that way. Yeah, we got it bad...wow what a bummer speech! Here I am trying to motivate your ass, ha ha lol. It's all good, as they say. Sometimes I do too, but it's more of an islander thing. Anyway, best of luck to you. I'll be on this damn machine most of the time so if you want to chat drop me a line....
 
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I am 100% in support of Medical for crohn's patients in the recent past couple of years I have been diagnosed with and had amazing success with medical grade smoke. I am on numerous other medications and recently was hospitalized for 5 days and while in there I was on 4mg of morphine every 2 hours for the pain. Well I will be the first to admit that alone smoking makes me in far better condition then anything else in the world. I hope to see all states on the medical band wagon soon. It is a must for me to go on everyday and have regular bowel movements without severe pain then I must continue to self medicate and ease bowels so I can live a daily life.
 

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