Hi Eish,
Welcome to 420 Magazine!
I want to give you 'much kudos' yourself. I was on the euphoric side of MJ/MMJ for more years than I care to remember. On the 'norm' these are the hardest people to teach anything. Why? We train our brain and once it is trained it is almost like being a 'mule' and we think we know it all. So we really enjoy helping folks such as yourself who want to 'think outside the box'. Looking back when we learned the oil and stayed off the web for information was a 'blessing' we are thankful for each day. This is how we have learned to use the oil so effectively. We listened and paid attention to what the concentrate does to not only physically ailments but the way it changes our thinking by changing our chemical imbalance to how it should be.
Now on to the questions at hand. We have a patient we are helping with the exact same situation. Only with this case it was part of the stomach and the esophagus connect and removed her sphincter which had cancer (so a little different procedure, but same results). Here is where the nightmare begins. It was done pretty much to extend her life. The pain is so severe she cannot eat anything but as you mentioned 'liquids' for nutrition. The issue is when taking the oil it tells you when you need hydration and food. Your stomach 'growls' or a slight nauseous feeling. As a caretaker we know this and simply tell the person to drink and eat. Easy enough, right? Not in these cases (parts of the stomach removed, etc. When you don't get the supplements your body needs or something in your belly to absorb 'man made' meds prescribed for pain it adds to the problem instead of helping. No food, no nutrition, no building up the autoimmune system. When our example (person) tries to eat solids even in the easiest digestive form like jello, noodles, anything the pain is so severe they don't eat. You cannot eat with no place for the food to go, simple as that. So they have the liquid nutrition in her case bypassing her damaged/partially removed esophagus. She knows though without eating she will die from lack of nutrition. The oil is working fantastic except for when she tries to eat and the pain is extreme, even with a high CBD strain (after she eats or tries she is fine). We fear because this is keeping her from getting the nutrition she needs to stay alive will kill her. So in short, the procedures given was nothing more than a life extension but a hell of a way to extend their life. We still have high hopes but the simple fact of lack of nutrition might be her undoing. We are keeping hopes because the procedure wasn't done that long ago things will improve healing wise to tolerate eating. Basically they are in a 'hospice' condition. It saddens me as this is all that western medicine has to offer. Not blaming the Dr.s or the medical system as they are trained what and not what to do. I do blame the big pharma's as everything is based around man-made meds. All we would like to do is when they get to the late stages of anything, simply let them go home to 'hospice' and whisper in their ear 'try cannabis concentrated oil'. Sending people home in such poor medical condition when western medicine has failed with morphine/heavy pain meds and passing with grimace looks on their face should be a thing of the past. PLEASE LEAVE SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. We can try to save these people or worst have them pass in a humane way. Passion showing.
I have tried BHO wax and shatter also. First off the ones I tried were not decarboxylated (it doesn't need to when vaporized as the heat that is vaporizing BHO/Shatter, etc does the decarboxylation). If it is not decarboxylated it doesn't pass through the blood brain barrier so it cannot begin to heal. And the chemically makeup doesn't absorb like it should via the gums. Shatter will cut your gums, not dissolve and the cannabinoids stay bitter 24/7.
Personally I don't trust oil made by others unless I can see it actually done. Talk is cheap when it comes to concentrated oil. It is much easier to find quality bud in your area than it is good concentrate ( I think that is what you meant, just wanted to clarify). I would buy the strains needed and make my oil now and start with your plants when they are ready. We have made a 'how to make the oil tutorial which is best suited via gum absorption/tacking, simply cannabis concentrated oil/RSO. It is a perfect vehicle to take the concentrate correctly, get to your CB1 receptors first and heal properly. See if you can get a sativa dominant hybrid strain with max THC. See if you can get a high CBD strain with max CBD potency. Blend these two together for the daytime oil when making the oil (coldwash them together in the same mixing apparatus). Look for a pure Indica or as close as you can get for sleep. When 'tacking' 20% sativa in a night indica dominant it has to be grown to full term or the wheels keep turning and lack of sleep starts wearing down the autoimmune system at a fast rate. Anything over 20% sativa in a Indica dominant strain is a no go. If you can get a 95% Indica (Master Kush) you can harvest at peak THC because the numbers are so high on the the Indica dominant side. If you can get a pure Indica, it makes things simply and you will have REM sleep, which is a heal in itself for building the autoimmune back up.
Always try to get oil made for ill people as soon as possible. Even if its not from the best flowers, if made properly though the healing process starts. Find a good grower and it will be probably cheaper to buy than to grow. Hard to compete against volume. Good growers love helping out the ill and give good prices for quality flowers. They are easier to find than most think, just look for the most passionate one that is PROUD of his skills instead of boasting and he can easily prove it by the quality of his flowers. Learn the oil yourself, it has allowed me to help growers help family members, their loved ones and themselves to heal. Its a win win. Trading knowledge if you will. Thing is when you learn to use the oil properly the passion runs so deep to help others, get ready for some let downs. They know nothing about the oil and only know what we all have learned and believe in and that is western medicine. Again, not knocking it, but its time for change (not that kind of change, lol). Turn them on to 420 Magazine and get them to see there are alternatives and this method is non euphoric, so its not like the 'reefer madness days'. This is an important tidbit of information; there are many many people whether it is because of religious beliefs, do not want to be euphoric and simply cannot be because of their jobs, etc. Simply give them the avenue to learn their options and their decisions are their own. My father-in-law, the wife and I first cancer patient, had the best meds available, plenty of time to heal his stage 4 prostate cancer. Nope, even though he had a 'monkey' tattoo smoking a joint from years past, he believed in chemo/radiation until the end. Took us months why he didn't want to give the oil a chance when all other options was gone (he did use the CBD oil and got off his pain meds because his nausea was so bad, but wouldn't use the high THC oil) . He wanted to die and it was his choice.
Hope I didn't overload you with intel. I love taking the time to explains things to people who want to learn and have an open mind. I know the effort will go much farther than just you because you will pass on the knowledge you will learn. It fascinating and you can learn it while improving your own health. Anymore questions please ask. If you like reading it is in this tutorial and this one;
How To Make Concentrated Cannabis Oil
And on that note; please understand, I understand the wife and I methods are not absolute or that we are above ourselves, in truth we are about as humble as they come, but human also. I think you will catch on very quickly and if you try this method it will leave you fascinated with the outcomes and if you read thru these two journals and learn to use the concentrate as we have learned you will begin to learn how easy it is to become so passionate for humans and what are
mission is not only in our community but helping members at 420 Magazine.
Warmest regards,
420Motoco & 420Mo
Just joined up and have to say (or type rather) first off, Motoco you have blown me away.
I have espoused the benefits of cannabis to anyone who would listen for a couple years now and have done quite a lot of research into it, and you are spot on. Although having only ever used cannabis recreationally I have made bubble hash and BHO before. I live in a very hot climate and plan on testing Viability of BHO being used for tacking, simply out of curiosity.
Now to the crux of why I am posting. I have some questions I believe you would most likely be able to assist me with. First an introduction to the situation.
A friends grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, treatment that was taken was removal of her stomach. She is 78 years old and I really wish that I had known about this before it got to the stage that they removed her stomach but the past is sadly done. The issues now are that she cannot eat any "tough" foods and has most of her foods puréed. Naturally she is not too inclined to eat as a result. She now weighs 38kgs (84lbs) and is extremely frail. The cancer hasn't spread but she has had skin cancer in the past and her family have decided to attempt cannabis oil. I have managed to convince members of her family that the only option they should go for is tacking as it is the safest option. My issues are that I do not have access to specific strains, it's pretty tough to be sure of what you're getting on most occasions. I have got seeds that I have planted but those will only be ready in a couple months.
Should I provide them with the RSO made with the local bud or should I wait till my plants are ready?
With her having no stomach and being so frail what should the starting dose be and how many per day?
Thanks in advance
Oh and I have another friend that is in need of help but that's not quite sold yet, paying them a visit on the weekend will update then.
You can be amazed how much money you can save by having a keen eye. We know the 'carrier' doesn't care if its new or not, lol. Cannot tell you how many people I know who spend thousands of dollars for a grow set up and for what ever reason sell their stuff for pennies on the dollars. Simply know what you want and shop around until you achieve what you're after. Some high end grow systems are 'given' away! Great post Brother!
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