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Typically I don't write a lot about having fibromyalgia. I have it, I hurt all the time, and there isn't much I can do about it.  I've tried various medications to help with the pain but nothing really works and I don't want to get hooked on opioid pain meds (not that my doctor ever gives them to me) or muscle relaxers so I just live with it. I think the medical marijuana will help with this issue, but I am so used to being in pain that if I do get relief I won't really know what to do.  Pain is just a normal part of my life because of fibromyalgia.  What is fibromyalgia anyway?  Mayo Clinic says: "Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals. Symptoms sometimes begin after a physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress. In other...

I met with the doctor at the Ohio Medical Marijuana Card office last week.  It was an interesting and informative appointment.  Though I basically knew what to expect since my cousin had already gone for her appointment and wrote about it in her blog HERE , I was still a little surprised by the whole thing.  Here's what happened: My appointment was at noon and when I arrived I had to show my ID and check in.  I asked the gentleman behind the desk if they had all my medical records and he assured me they did.  I had actually called a few days before my appointment to make sure and I was told then that they had everything they needed so I didn't need to bring anything.  Once I was checked in, I sat down and I waited.  And waited.  And then waited a little longer.  There were three people ahead of me.  I've waited for hours to see other doctors before so this really wasn't a big deal for me, other than being annoying because I did actually ...

Way back in 2010, I went to Indiana University/Purdue University Hospital (IUPUI) for some testing on my pancreas and common bile duct. There are several posts about it if you want to go back and read more, but the one thing you won't find is that they asked me if I wanted to be part of a clinical trial. I said absolutely - until I realized what it was exactly. Long story short, it involved suppositories and that was NOT about to happen, so I didn't do it. Regardless, I have always been interested in clinical trials and wondered why I have never been asked to be a part of one by any of the doctors I have seen - the doctors who cannot figure out exactly what it is that is wrong with me or seem to find a decent medication to help me. Certainly it isn't because of my aversion for suppositories.  But what do clinical trials do anyway? What's the point of them? Here's the 411. (Do people even say, "here's the 411" anymore?) I don't know. But here i...