Posted by Larry Hoover on February 5, 2006, at 0:01:42
In reply to surgery for severe pudendal neuralgia?, posted by kerria on February 3, 2006, at 19:30:40
> Has anyone had surgery to help severe pain from PN? Thank you for sharing any info.
> tc,
> kerriaOn the off-chance that our respective neuropathies have some common elements, I offer you the idea that perhaps cannabis might offer some real help, without resorting to surgery.
I'm not advocating smoking the stuff. I'm talking oral intake. My preferred route is via milk chocolate made with cannabis butter. And the cannabis is not Cannabis sativa, but instead, Cannabis indica. The latter is not genetically distinct from the former (they cross breed readily), but the active ingredient profile is more effective against pain if the plant has strong indica traits. There is also an alcoholic extract (a tincture) with similar properties. A couple of mist sprays into the mouth, and you're good to go.
Unfortunately, I don't think that these products are obtainable in the U.S., without some serious commitment to avoiding legal sanction. It is a sad circumstance, that needy people are denied treatments with high efficacy, due to some antiquated legislation arising from the unfortunate period of time known as Prohibition. Unfortunately, the rich alcohol lobbyists won the day.
All you do by restricting access to a desired commodity is to drive up the price. Considering the difference between the market price for e.g. dried parsley and that for dried cannabis buds, current legislation has served to pump astounding profits into the hands of some shady characters, while simultaneously criminalizing behaviour, and people doing something with little risk to anyone other than the user.
One square of cannabis infused chocolate, twice a day. That's all I needed, to turn things around.
Lar
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