I don’t like the fact that I feel so much older than I am.
- But thanks to medical marijuana, I’m on my way back to doing what I want to do.
When you have a bad back, there is no end to the frustration I feel. It’s just so tough not to be able to do something as simple as reach down and pick up the laundry basket. And the fact that I’m only in my mid forties didn’t help at all. At first, before I learned how to get a medical marijuana card, I went straight to the doctor. My doctor then sent me to a back specialist who didn’t really seem to have a whole lot of answers. We tried the medication route but that ended up with me being foggy and listless. That led me to be more sedentary which is not good for a bad back. From there, it was off to see the surgeon. At that point, I was willing to have anybody who could provide relief to do so even if it meant surgery. But thankfully, my brother suggested that I pump the brakes on surgery and learn a little bit more when it came to medical marijuana benefits. The idea of surgery was a bit too extreme and the data doesn’t support back surgery as a cure. So if I was only going to be getting relief and management from surgery, why not look into using cannabis flower products. Getting through the marijuana regulations wasn’t that tough and I accessed the legal weed store near me. Since then, I canceled the back surgery and and am managing far better than I have in years thanks to the legal weed store.