Hi everyone. Motoco you answered my question on another thread and I managed to find my way here and am so glad I did. The brave people in here are so amazing and I commend every one of you for taking charge of your own or loved one's health. Motoco you are doing a wonderful job and I know word is spreading through selfless people like yourself. I used to work for a medical evacuation and emergency centre so I do know first hand the challenges and the rewards of hearing about people's tribulations and misfortunes as well as the happy endings. I would love to be in your position to help others but I live in an unfriendly place and my wife's entire career is very sensitive and she loves it and is so damn good at what she does that i would never jeopardize it, so I spread the word where it is safe to do so. This may be a long post and I am on a tablet that keeps crashing so going to post and edit, will tell you when the post is finished being written.
You are probably familiar with my last batch of oil from my earlier post but I have now completed the second batch. I have been suffering sciatica like you would not believe for 10 weeks no. it's been crippling. I have had kidney stones at would take them again every day of the week over this. That's how bad it has been. Just constant agony. Now to put things in perspective. Maxing out on two different strong painkillers would leave me all but drooling and catatonic thinking about how crap this is took about 40-50% of the pain. I was taking so many painkillers my kidneys were starting to shut down and I was getting strange rashes and itches. Addiction was next and already what would floor most was not even working for me anymore.
This oil has been nothing short of miraculous for me. It has given me freedom of movement that I would not have thought possible, the spasms around the nerve stopped and the inflammation is way down. It takes away about 80% of the pain and this lasts for hours and it's been about a week since I have taken anything else not even paracetamol. The pain is still there but I am convinced there is something wrong with my spine and I am seeing a specialist on Friday. Since taking it there have been a few hours here and there where there has been no pain at all and it is pure bliss. Hopefully someone else suffering with sciatica will read this and go on to learn and prevent or cure more serious illness as a result.
Ok so a bit about the oil. I made it from a dwarf plant which would be primarily indica with ruderalis genetics. I smoked a bud and it was pretty strong but very calming at the same time. I cured the buds for about 3 weeks (a bit short admittedly) and froze them along with the iso alcohol. I didn't do a decarb in the oven this time. I did a one minute iso wash and then repeated. The last time I did a 3 min wash and this time the oil was much more amber than the last batch which was green/blackish. Next time I think I will try a two minute wash just to test middle of the road.
Instead of using a rice cooker I just used a coffee maker that had a heating pad that gets really hot. It doesn't exactly reach a rolling boil but it does boil and then it switches off. It was great because it was in a stainless steel cup and I could time it for every 10 minutes and come and top it up. As it got to the end I added a couple drops of water and put it on the stove on a rolling boil for a few seconds being careful not to burn it. Then I used a George Foreman grill (the bun warmer part) which is great as it is already at a tilt and it kept the oil warm where it was still runny but thick too and I could see the excess iso bubble off. I left it on there for about 8 hours.
So the oil itself is almost like taking a mild tranquilliser, it's great for pain as mentioned and it makes life about 2 paces slower. I want to do things and finally can within reason. It relaxes me but doesn't make me feel sleepy at all yet when it's bed time I have no trouble getting to sleep and I wake up feeling refreshed. Of course I have been ingesting it and I can definitely feel it as a very mild stoned but completely functional and very beneficial to my attitude. I have bought Jack Here RSO in the past and that put me right on my ass every time I took it.
My question is this: do you think the lack of decarb or preparation caused what seems to be a low thc/mild sedative effect? It made a fair amount of oil too 1.2 grams from just over 10 grams of bud.
Believe me I am not complaining it is perfect for my needs right now and I wish it could become a permanent fixture in my medicine cabinet, man I could throw some obsolete pharma meds out with this stuff.
I just am not sure if I am getting the full medical benefit from this oil the way I made it?
As for tacking, well I just read about that recently and huge reps for that info. I tacked this morning and no euphoria at all.
Motoco you swear by tacking others swear by swallowing. I understand your reasoning and it is sound logic. So my plan is to tack my morning dose and to swallow my evening dose. It's so mild yet it makes my head clearer and really helps with my attitude towards pain and life. I have been in a slump for a while but these last 10 weeks have been very challenging and I would like to see the difference between the two. Of course I am open to suggestions or advice but for now I am happy to try both. I have dealt with all sorts of emotional and mental baggage I have been carrying around, put much of it to bed with the help of herb but I have been convinced for a long time that the root of my depression is physical and I have every faith that this oil will help with that too.
That's me and my little saga, I know there are people on this thread with much larger immediate problems. You guys are all in my thoughts. I just hope to see more and more people on threads like these talking about and fixing things using the oil to stay healthy rather than to get healthy again.Our health is something where we need a massive mental shift to become proactive rather than just reactive. To all those healing themselves and loved ones, I know you will all see a huge difference in your lives and I would love to see more people who feel like they have no right to comment on this thread because their illness isn't ''serious enough'' take part and share your success stories. Remember Google indexes according to keywords and someone suffering from a pesky thing such as sciatica may find this thread and learn so much more. They could then go on to cure uncle Bob's cancer and he then spreads the word. Little actions towards critical mass.
So onto my loved ones now. I'll start with my brother, he is 26 years old and had testicular cancer last year. It was a rare type of cancer (i will find out the name) and they basically shipped him off immediately to have the testicle removed. The tumour may or may not be responsible but he has been having massive hormone issues for years now. The fact that the scans revealed he is cancer free may mean it's a separate issue? He is going grey (yes at 26) nobody else in the family has gone prematurely grey, he developed man boobs, keeps getting wild mood swings, is severely depressed and started self harming at times, sweats profusely and feels like death most of the time. He has also started getting panic attacks and battles to be in public. The medical system is failing him. They keep sending him for bloods and saying that he is going through the equivalent of male menopause and has a lack of testosterone and an excess of estrogen. I keep telling him to stop turning into my sister, we are like that we break each other's ball/s
We really don't have much oil to play with and I will start growing again in August after a visit from family members but for now, we have this gram and I have about another ounce drying at the moment. The drying bud is a mainly indica hybrid. Mazar x White rhino and is supposedly a very medicinal strain with high CBD and 20% thc. Motoco bearing this in mind do you have any advice for a dosing regimen? Thanks
Then onto my mom. Her and my brother caught the worst of it but basically we have been a family that has experienced a series of tragedies and misery mainly through a sociopathic, father. Luckily he is out of our lives for good but he did do a lot of damage. My mom suffers from severe depression and I know there is a psycological term for it but in simple terms she has a victim mentality. She also has diverticulitis which she battles with along with arthritis. Not sure anything can be done about the diverticulitis but the arthritis can be fixed with oil for sure. Her main problem is her head. Like chicken Little, the sky is always falling. Again any recommendations appreciated.
Now onto my beloved Mrs dabs. She is 33 years old and has had hypertension since she was 26 . When she went for a scheduled 6 month checkup her bp was 220 over 141. Doctor was amazed she didn't have a stroke. So at 26 clearly that's not normal and it's been high ever since. She is on 3 different max strength bp meds. She went to an iridoligist who I thought was a quack but were out of options. She has had every imaginable test done to her and all here organs are absolutely fine. Yet her bp stays high and the docs basically have all said sorry but you are going to be on pills the rest of your life. Like hell she is!!! I affects her vitality, energy levels, libido and is a constant annoyance. The iridoligist (sp) took one look into her eye and after a few questions said you have a yeast intolerance. So she cut out yeast and a few other things and bp stabilised and she dropped a couple pills. She felt amazing for a while but for some reason it seems to have creeped back up and we are now going to fight it with oil. the yeast was definitely a factor but the real killer was yeast extract. If she has any of that it's like living with a stranger for 3 or 4 days. it's definitely better than it was but obviously not ideal, she is still on meds. On the 3 tabs her bp usually sits around 155 over 95.
So i have quite a few people to get to healing but I am broke, self employed and have not been able to work for 10 weeks, my bro is too sick to be employable and my poor mom is working like a dog to save for a nest egg and now has to fork out a couple thousand to get some root canal work done on a couple teeth that are giving her endless problems so we don't have money to work with right now. What we do have is an ounce of weed drying, a gram of ready made oil and a small 2x2 foot grow tent 250 watts which I can use to start growing again in August so if i grow autos i could have bud by mid October.
If you have any suggestions or advice it would be greatly appreciated.
That is now the end of my post, thanks for reading.
That thing is great, btw. Anyone who is in the SoCal area, I highly recommend you go there. TONS of options and GREAT prices, and they plan on running it every weekend now. 
You Sir will be blown away medically speaking. I want to make sure you have a smooth healthful introduction to cannabis concentrated oil. Did you check your PM? Another one coming in.
