God has been very merciful and my migraines have gone way down since I got hurt 2 months ago. I pretty much "just" have arm pain now, which is chronic. May be for a while. I accept that because I believe people got saved and I am giving a good witness on forgiving him, moving on, and continuing my ministry.
But I do get migraines, chronic nasty daily headaches as well, and the arm pain is always there. Google AI says it's not "Chronic" until I hit 3 months so I won't all it that. I'll call it "reliable" pain.
If you were reading 5 years ago you know I went to a local "head shop" and got Ron CBD flowers which he would smoke, I made a tincture, etc. That provided some relief for him but he didn't like to smoke it because it reminded him of weed and, for some reason, that made him cry.
I gave it some thought for about a month after I got a flyer for a local dispensary. The prices seemed very reasonable (unlike the head shop). I did some research. It's completely legal in Houston, CBD. I believe full access to all cannabis products will follow shortly, but I'm not seeking a buzz, rather, pain relief. From what I read online it could help with aborting a migraine (my main interest).
I had Tuesday off, a little cash in my pocket. I went on the bus. There was a lobby with some samples of "flower" under glass and a locked glass case with some glass pipes in it.
Side note: when I lived in the SF Bay Area I very commonly saw broken crack pipes all over the place. It was the worst area I've ever lived. Also a lot of used condoms and dirty syringes. I put in 7 years! And people worry about me in Acres Homes!
That's a memory I didn't miss. There was a man in line in front of me, there was a "teller" style window. When it was my turn she smiled at me and asked what I'd like. I said "I get migraines, do you have any suggestions?" She thought about it for a while and said she wasn't sure about smoking during a migraine but she had some gummies. I got a couple of them in a*&! me up. Heard and understood!
I have lighters at home but I guess I need an ash tray. I put the prerolls in the medicine cabinet. I got home and asked my friend about it, he said the gummies will "kick your ass" so I needed to cut them up. I did that, I turned one gummy into 20 smaller gummies, each having an estimated 3 mg active ingredient. With what I paid that is pennies per use.
The gummies were rolled in sugar to prevent sticking so I put a little sugar in a snack bag and put the freshly cut, very sticky, gummies in it and rolled them around so they won't stick. I left that overnight and them put them back in their tiny jar.
They have CBD and Delta 9.
Yesterday I had a nasty, persistent headache. Right before I went to bed (very unusual) it evolved to a stabbing left-temple migraine. I decided to try a gummy, one of the small ones.
Now the gummies are flavored. I got cherry flavor. But it still tasted like cherry flavored pine-sol. It has a very strong "herb" taste. You know exactly what you're getting! I hear stories of kids eating these gummies and I don't see how as the taste is vile.
I gacked it down and washed it down with something, and unwrapped a cough drop. I laid down. A few minutes later the headache was gone.
I slept the same as I normally do - I woke up 3 times (for once, I counted). I did have a good quality of sleep and my arm didn't hurt either. That is notable. The arm always hurts at about a level 5 on 1-10.
God forbid I end up with chronic pain out of this the gummy is a much better alternative than drugs that tear up my stomach and kidneys.
So I'll probably be getting more. I'll let you know if and when I smoke one of the pre-rolls. I think that would work in a situation where I was already vomiting. God forbid.
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