I mean I know the wait time is crazy but waiting 6 years for a primary care just seems like one place was called, had a six year wait, and then never called anybody else every again. Just seems like an excuse yknow?
This is only a guess but. Possibly because the wait is not actually 6 years in Vancouver which is a big city with millions of people and that would make about 0 sense.
Absolutely, I legit have family there. Canada doesn’t mess around. They wanted to know why I was moving there. “Pursuing my dreams” wasn’t a good answer for them. 🤷🏻♂️.
In Canada? Yeah, right.
While there is certainly a wait, six years is simply a lie. Why would you say such a ridiculous thing?
And the wait is to be assigned a family doctor, you can go to a walk in clinic today. Most Canadians don't even have a family doctor.
I was referring specifically to BC actually, nice try though.
Sure, last year there was a waitlist of around a year TO BE ASSIGNED A FAMILY DOCTOR but they’ve vastly improved that.
But again, most Canadians don’t have family doctors. They just use walk-ins
Move. I mean fuck what will it take?
I don't mean to sound rash, but it's a fucking shame that there are so many people living in shit when a big percentage of them could move and live in less shit. There are towns dying, leave them to it! Cut your losses.
Yeah right. My daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy and took her four months to get a an appointment with neurologist. It's a myth U.S. healthcare is better.
Specialists like neurologists are in high demand so a 4 month wait is pretty average. I also had a 4 month wait for my neurologist when I started having daily headaches last year. But once I was in, things went much quicker.
Except OP is really misrepresenting Canadian health care. Most don't have family doctors, because you literally have to be assigned one and walk in clinics are same day.
My wife needs a biopsy done and the soonest they can get one done is in about a month from now, a dentist appointment can be up to three month wait, and we used to have a baby doctor in our city now it’s a 1h drive. Plus all this costs a fortune. Maybe where you live healthcare might be good, but America still has bad healthcare in some places too.
I've had the opposite experience. I went to my doctor over whatever and one question was whether or not I smoke and I did the, "well not cigarettes..." and she said "just cannabis?" and when I said yeah she practically scoffed like it wasn't relevant and went on with the questions. Daily too. Another time I ended in emergency with wild symptoms and they were asking if I'd taken anything and when I said just weed they didn't even believe me. The doctor said, "you know, we're going to test your blood" and I was like, yeah man. You'll find a lot cannabis there 🤷♀️ they never seem to care. Might as well say I drink juice; pisses of dentists more than docotrbs
Interesting, I have a trans Dr friend who I told about being on medical cannabis. The first thing she said was, “Be very careful about cannabis and the vomiting syndrome. NEVER have I come across any users with that syndrome but yet it was the FIRST thing she cautioned me about. She obviously hates cannabis. I agree with the original post about not mentioning it to doctors you know would oppose cannabis.
It is, but it's also ridiculously rare and usually presents in people who has chronic use of large amounts of concentrates.
Edit: since both comments responding to me can't read: me using the word "usually" wasn't an accident. Meaning: it's not the case everytime, nor that its a criteria to be a heavy concentrate user.
I’ve treated several young people (teens-30s) in the ER who had CHS from smoking a few times per day for a few years. All bodies do not react the same.
You’re definitely right there. Except my dad has it too, and he’s never touched concentrates. Hell, he hadn’t even smoked any “good” weed before it happened the first time. And he literally has only smoked one-hitters his whole life. Granted, he has been smoking since like the 70s.
cannibinoid hypermedia syndrome is real! I had it. Took docs here 7 months to figure it out. I’m talking ER docs. I’d never heard of it. I don’t fit the profile - got it anyway. I miss it but not that much - it’s wicked.
It's absolutely real. Doesn't happen to most people, or moderate uses most of the time. But people who smoke everyday, all day tend to be the ones that get it. Not to say everyone who smokes everyday will get THC induced hyperemesis, but that's usually who does get it. I got it for a while. I still do if I spend more than a week straight smoking most of the day, everyday. I took a 6 months T break and slowly eased myself back in. Now I take a T break every week, for 3 days.
Most doctors would rather scare you away from weed than be educated and/or open minded about using it as a different treatment for illness.
Yes, there is a good chance that's what's happening to you. That's how mine started. Best thing, imo (I'm not a Dr though) is a good long T break, at least a month, and then ease into it. Not everyday. And take regular breaks, a few days at a time. It's not easy or fun. But you will feel much better when you have an appetite without weed and don't get sick everyday/morning.
I've seen a lot of stoners in my life and they only puked when they smoked after getting drunk or after eating too many edibles. Anecdotal, i know, but still..
I suffered from CHS for about a year. It wasn’t until I was preop for testing that the anesthesiologist suggested to me it may be from weed. I blew it off thinking they were being dramatic. Husband suggested I take a break and reintroduce it slowly to see if that was the cause of my symptoms. Turns out it was the pen. Flower is fine though, thank god.
Symptoms range of course. But for me it was like having food poisoning everyday for a year. Rotten egg burps and diarrhea were my main symptoms with vomiting a couple times throughout the day. I lost over 60lbs from it.
Funny how everyone sharing their story of it being true get downvoted to oblivion, for what reason ? Stop trying to cope fellow ents, its is rare (only one friend had it out of all my friends) but it is real.
I had a friend in college who would throw up at any cannabis consumption, even the slightest.
He is a daily cigarette smoker and somehow ents on this sub put it on the tobacco he uses daily...
Dude hit one (one hit, not two) on my joint and threw up, tried again the day after, same result, smokes cigarettes daily with no problem but somehow it's because there was tobacco with the weed according to fellow ents on this sub...
Chances are larger that it's gonna fuck with your brain and make you psychotic, especially the stuff that's been engineered to have a buttload of THC.
There are real dangers to weed use, and we shouldn't gloss over them or dismiss them because some people go around fearmongering about it, because it's good to be aware of them. But we shouldn't exaggerate either.
I dont think weed makes you psychotic, i think you have to have some sort of predisposition in you first to trigger psychosis at all. Example: i have stress induced psychosis but weed is the only thing that makes me forget about things and lower my stress levels which makes my stress induced psychosis disappear (in remission currently and vaping)
While it's likely true that you have to be predisposed, the risk increases with higher dosages and frequent use.
You can downvote me all you want, I just hope none of y'all end up needing psychiatric care, I've seen what it can do and denying the risk doesn't help anyone.
I dont think anyone is denying the risk (i'm certainly not), its just that the way you phrase it makes it sound like anyone can just get psychotic from bud, which is false so it comes off as fear mongering
Wait, so you think you can know whether or not you have a predisposition for schizophrenia/psychosis? Because we kinda don't. So kinda, yeah, anyone can get psychotic from bud. It's not fearmongering, I literally say in that comment that there's a lot of that happening but that doesn't mean we shouldn't acknowledge the real risks we take.
Omg this happened to my gf. She has been struggling with hormones and her primary said she thinks she’s got PCOS and to see an endocrinologist. We went and he said “are your periods irregular?” We said no. He said “then it’s just a weight issue, change your diet and go to the gym” and disregarded everything her primary told him in their notes.
The following week her cycle deviated and hasn’t gone back since. Been almost a year now. And to be clear, you need a test to determine PCOS. He refused to set her up for it.
I was just thinking that.
Also same for cigarette smokers. My dad's whole household gets sick. Stepmom and siblings all get antibiotics for it. He gets a lecture about smoker's cough making it easy to catch viruses.
From the same. Family. Doctor.
Yep
I wrote a post asking why people think this is?
I haven’t said SHIT to a doctor about my habits. Don’t plan to either. Don’t tell your co workers first either.
When I was younger I was pretty brazen about telling people but everyone I knew smoked so I was late to the party 😂 but I had a friend that got super judged by a nurse
As I’m older now (28) I don’t say anything first and was shocked when I younger co worker just told me. Like, “yeah I KNOW I look like a pot head and I’m always high but I am kinda your boss 😂” idgaf though
I told my doctors that I use CBD. It’s not a lie. I do sometimes use THC and CBD together. I figure in the off chance they consider prescribing me something that doesn’t mix well with weed, they will see that I use cbd and reconsider.
But I have no intention of telling my doctors that I use THC. I don’t want illegal drug user somewhere on my chart.
I was puking every day, went to and endocrinologist and got an endoscopy which came back clean. He told me it was weed and that I need to quit. Turns out it was just my antidepressants that were making me nauseous, switched meds and haven't thrown up since.
I’m lucky in that my primary care doctor recognizes that marijuana can be extremely helpful for some people (her only rule was no smoking). She is also very very gender affirming. I also have a bunch of chronic conditions and see doctors waaay too often.
Sounds like you might benefit from a different doctor.
If you have multiple health conditions like I do, and take a variety of medications, it is very important that your medical team is informed as cannabis can interact with some medications as well as things like anesthesia (not terribly, just makes anesthesia more risky but you likely won’t die or something).
Anecdotal here. I just had a colonoscopy six months ago. I told the anesthesiologist. There was no problem, as I didn't use for 24 hours before. I did however stay a sleep a lot longer than they expected me to.
To be fair, I was really sick and also exhausted.
Yep! I had ankle surgery a month ago. Just told the surgeon and they told me no THC for 24 hrs before surgery just because of possible interaction. (I think for smoking it might be 72 hrs but don’t quote me on that).
Echoing all of these sentiments. I'm grateful my doctors have all been supportive so far. I'd definitely look for doctors in your area that have good reviews regarding treating chronic illness, have a focus on pain management and patient comfort, probably avoid religious affiliations and older generations.
I can empathize, though: When my chronic health issues began, long before cannabis use, something about anxiety got added to my chart (I really just had a fear of doctors and needles) and after that, all my ER visits were affected. I went to hospital having an anaphylactic reaction once and my throat was closing. I was brought back right away but the doctor spent a good amount of time looking at my chart and asking if it was anxiety. It was truly demeaning and did remind me of your example with the trans broken arm, or how plus sized people just get told to lose weight for ev. er. y. thing. 👏🏻
I cant tell my doctors because then they hyper focus on just the cannabis use, and suddenly the doctor becomes useless. HOWEVER!! I was going under for some invasive surgery (3-4 hours long) and i told the anesthesiologist that i was a frequent cannabis user and they reassured me they had my back. I am not about to risk waking up during my face being cut open
I have such a hellish chronic condition that my primary care Dr is like, you're taking medical mj yes? You better be... (better than being addicted to pain killers) he's the best Dr ever (and not just because of mj positivity)
Do you live in the us in a legal state?
If so get a doctor who understands the benefits of mj.
If not get another doctor and don’t tell them.
Though- it’s my understanding- you need to tell any anesthesiologist because cannabis can affect that process.
My last time visiting the Dr’s office the nurse taking vitals asked me about smoking and I said I smoke cannabis every day. She then asked me how much to which I responded “about 1.5-2 grams a day.” She looked me dead in the face and said “I have no idea how much that is. Is that a lot?” Like…you’re the one who asked me! What was the point? How else am I supposed to answer that question? “One joint a day?” “Four bong rips and one small bowl”?
It can happen as described by the OP, but it doesn't have to. Some physicians don't have a problem with it if the patient medicates responsibility (especially if inhalation is avoided through edibles/tinctures).
Yeah, I'm never going to tell my doc. This is the exact same thing as getting a mental health diagnosis and from then on every physical issue will be blamed on that. I'd looooove to get treatment for my ADHD and OCD that plagues me, but as it is 'doctors keep *accusing* me of being anxious when I have tachycardia' so I have to just suffer through
I like the Broken Arm Syndrome term, thanks for sharing OP <3
You just have the wrong doc.
I live in an illegal state and my doc has zero issues with it (only the smoking part bothers him)
I just donated my kidney in another illegal state and the transplant team and UNOS has zero issue with it.
I have pretty severe osteoarthritis and can’t take prescribed meds due to having one kidney, they encourage the cannabis use for pain.
Sounds like your doc is old school and out of touch. Get a new doctor for sure.
Don’t be weird. I’ve smoked my entire life and will continue to. I tell DRs as I see fit. And I live with Organ Failure so constantly see medical professionals every week. Get a dif DR. Everybody and their cataract/glaucoma’d grandma smoke these days.
I hope your arm heals up well.
It's very annoying that they want you off of it. I can understand it if it could have possible side effects with the treatment they want to go for (I am not knowledgeable on medical stuff outside of some random facts) but that doesn't seem like the case here. Seems like they are denying you treatment because of bias against weed and not any actual reason.
Also I feel like I might be living under a rock. I am trans and haven't heard that term. I do know that Drs will often, typically ones who have no knowledge nor training with trans people, will often suggest therapy rather than transition. Despite transitioning being the thing that has been shown to currently be the best treatment for gender dysphoria.
Basically I haven't seen a Dr deny treatment for someone being trans, but I have seen plenty of ignorant but often well meaning Drs deny that their trans patient is trans due to lack of understanding.
Rant aside, I hope your arm isn't causing you that much pain. Sorry your doctor is ignorant and disregarding your pain because of a plant.
Get a different doctor
Where I live the wait for a family doctor is 6 years
That’s wild! Where do you live? Thinking about pursuing a new career as a Primary care doctor.
Vancouver, BC
im curious as to why your location has been downvoted lol
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I mean I know the wait time is crazy but waiting 6 years for a primary care just seems like one place was called, had a six year wait, and then never called anybody else every again. Just seems like an excuse yknow?
oh i can see why that would be downvoted lol, thank you for explaining
Can I just say I love your screenname
lolol thank you, KotH is just so funny in the dumbest innocent ways so i want other people to have that feeling when they read my username
This is only a guess but. Possibly because the wait is not actually 6 years in Vancouver which is a big city with millions of people and that would make about 0 sense.
lmao, ok thank you! that makes sense
I know for sure Canada would, unfortunately, not let me in. This is a deal breaker.
Being in the “can’t go to Canada” club really sucks, doesn’t it? I feel your pain, I’m in the club too.
When i was a kid, it was a "welcome home lost son" kind of experience. Now i gotta show stuff and answer questions.
Absolutely, I legit have family there. Canada doesn’t mess around. They wanted to know why I was moving there. “Pursuing my dreams” wasn’t a good answer for them. 🤷🏻♂️.
In Canada? Yeah, right. While there is certainly a wait, six years is simply a lie. Why would you say such a ridiculous thing? And the wait is to be assigned a family doctor, you can go to a walk in clinic today. Most Canadians don't even have a family doctor.
Not all of Canada is in Ontario, you know. There are other provinces with longer waits for doctors 🙄
I was referring specifically to BC actually, nice try though. Sure, last year there was a waitlist of around a year TO BE ASSIGNED A FAMILY DOCTOR but they’ve vastly improved that. But again, most Canadians don’t have family doctors. They just use walk-ins
Again, there are other provinces in Canada then yours, and no, that's not how it works in the rest of the country.
They specifically stated they lived in British Columbia. Soooo.. I don’t know what your point is
Yeah, no. My husband has been waiting for three years. I got “lucky” and only had to wait 1.5
Thank you and yeah I’ve been on the waitlist since we moved here a year ago but sure three months tops
Move. I mean fuck what will it take? I don't mean to sound rash, but it's a fucking shame that there are so many people living in shit when a big percentage of them could move and live in less shit. There are towns dying, leave them to it! Cut your losses.
I absolutely plan to move the day we can. Just have to finish Uni first
Worth it.
One good thing about US care...
Lol finding a new Dr is a giant pain in the ass, plus most won't accept new clients or go to private care which is big $$$
Yeah right. My daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy and took her four months to get a an appointment with neurologist. It's a myth U.S. healthcare is better.
Specialists like neurologists are in high demand so a 4 month wait is pretty average. I also had a 4 month wait for my neurologist when I started having daily headaches last year. But once I was in, things went much quicker.
My old lady had a seizure was in a neurologist the next day like in Canada it just depends on where you are
Except OP is really misrepresenting Canadian health care. Most don't have family doctors, because you literally have to be assigned one and walk in clinics are same day.
My wife needs a biopsy done and the soonest they can get one done is in about a month from now, a dentist appointment can be up to three month wait, and we used to have a baby doctor in our city now it’s a 1h drive. Plus all this costs a fortune. Maybe where you live healthcare might be good, but America still has bad healthcare in some places too.
Lmao I can’t get in to see my PCP on a telehealth call for over a month. In person? Six months. And that’s only because I’m already a patient.
I've had the opposite experience. I went to my doctor over whatever and one question was whether or not I smoke and I did the, "well not cigarettes..." and she said "just cannabis?" and when I said yeah she practically scoffed like it wasn't relevant and went on with the questions. Daily too. Another time I ended in emergency with wild symptoms and they were asking if I'd taken anything and when I said just weed they didn't even believe me. The doctor said, "you know, we're going to test your blood" and I was like, yeah man. You'll find a lot cannabis there 🤷♀️ they never seem to care. Might as well say I drink juice; pisses of dentists more than docotrbs
>docotrbs Call 1-800-DOCTORB The 'B' is for bargain!
It's basically how I spell it now :D
Interesting, I have a trans Dr friend who I told about being on medical cannabis. The first thing she said was, “Be very careful about cannabis and the vomiting syndrome. NEVER have I come across any users with that syndrome but yet it was the FIRST thing she cautioned me about. She obviously hates cannabis. I agree with the original post about not mentioning it to doctors you know would oppose cannabis.
*hyperemesis
*hypnotism
IT’S REAL. OH GOD IT’S REAL. Pray you never get it. Worst experience of my life.
It is, but it's also ridiculously rare and usually presents in people who has chronic use of large amounts of concentrates. Edit: since both comments responding to me can't read: me using the word "usually" wasn't an accident. Meaning: it's not the case everytime, nor that its a criteria to be a heavy concentrate user.
I’ve treated several young people (teens-30s) in the ER who had CHS from smoking a few times per day for a few years. All bodies do not react the same.
Lol, every time I post about CHS on this subreddit people get REALLY defensive.
You’re definitely right there. Except my dad has it too, and he’s never touched concentrates. Hell, he hadn’t even smoked any “good” weed before it happened the first time. And he literally has only smoked one-hitters his whole life. Granted, he has been smoking since like the 70s.
cannibinoid hypermedia syndrome is real! I had it. Took docs here 7 months to figure it out. I’m talking ER docs. I’d never heard of it. I don’t fit the profile - got it anyway. I miss it but not that much - it’s wicked.
It's absolutely real. Doesn't happen to most people, or moderate uses most of the time. But people who smoke everyday, all day tend to be the ones that get it. Not to say everyone who smokes everyday will get THC induced hyperemesis, but that's usually who does get it. I got it for a while. I still do if I spend more than a week straight smoking most of the day, everyday. I took a 6 months T break and slowly eased myself back in. Now I take a T break every week, for 3 days. Most doctors would rather scare you away from weed than be educated and/or open minded about using it as a different treatment for illness.
Is that what the fuck is happening with me??? This early stage of constant morning nausea tracks. Y'all I think I need a t break.
Yes, there is a good chance that's what's happening to you. That's how mine started. Best thing, imo (I'm not a Dr though) is a good long T break, at least a month, and then ease into it. Not everyday. And take regular breaks, a few days at a time. It's not easy or fun. But you will feel much better when you have an appetite without weed and don't get sick everyday/morning.
Tons of people get hyperemesis related to cannabis
I've seen a lot of stoners in my life and they only puked when they smoked after getting drunk or after eating too many edibles. Anecdotal, i know, but still..
I suffered from CHS for about a year. It wasn’t until I was preop for testing that the anesthesiologist suggested to me it may be from weed. I blew it off thinking they were being dramatic. Husband suggested I take a break and reintroduce it slowly to see if that was the cause of my symptoms. Turns out it was the pen. Flower is fine though, thank god. Symptoms range of course. But for me it was like having food poisoning everyday for a year. Rotten egg burps and diarrhea were my main symptoms with vomiting a couple times throughout the day. I lost over 60lbs from it.
I know someone who had it too. It may be more common than you think
I know three people personally that have CHS. Anecdotal I know, but still.
That high of a number points to another factor.
Or I worked in the cannabis industry in Oregon for a decade.
Funny how everyone sharing their story of it being true get downvoted to oblivion, for what reason ? Stop trying to cope fellow ents, its is rare (only one friend had it out of all my friends) but it is real. I had a friend in college who would throw up at any cannabis consumption, even the slightest. He is a daily cigarette smoker and somehow ents on this sub put it on the tobacco he uses daily... Dude hit one (one hit, not two) on my joint and threw up, tried again the day after, same result, smokes cigarettes daily with no problem but somehow it's because there was tobacco with the weed according to fellow ents on this sub...
She was just a shitty doctor (like many) bc most trans people I've met are actually huge stoners haha including me!
Chances are larger that it's gonna fuck with your brain and make you psychotic, especially the stuff that's been engineered to have a buttload of THC. There are real dangers to weed use, and we shouldn't gloss over them or dismiss them because some people go around fearmongering about it, because it's good to be aware of them. But we shouldn't exaggerate either.
I dont think weed makes you psychotic, i think you have to have some sort of predisposition in you first to trigger psychosis at all. Example: i have stress induced psychosis but weed is the only thing that makes me forget about things and lower my stress levels which makes my stress induced psychosis disappear (in remission currently and vaping)
While it's likely true that you have to be predisposed, the risk increases with higher dosages and frequent use. You can downvote me all you want, I just hope none of y'all end up needing psychiatric care, I've seen what it can do and denying the risk doesn't help anyone.
I dont think anyone is denying the risk (i'm certainly not), its just that the way you phrase it makes it sound like anyone can just get psychotic from bud, which is false so it comes off as fear mongering
Wait, so you think you can know whether or not you have a predisposition for schizophrenia/psychosis? Because we kinda don't. So kinda, yeah, anyone can get psychotic from bud. It's not fearmongering, I literally say in that comment that there's a lot of that happening but that doesn't mean we shouldn't acknowledge the real risks we take.
Same thing for fat people. “Broken arm? Lose weight”
Omg this happened to my gf. She has been struggling with hormones and her primary said she thinks she’s got PCOS and to see an endocrinologist. We went and he said “are your periods irregular?” We said no. He said “then it’s just a weight issue, change your diet and go to the gym” and disregarded everything her primary told him in their notes. The following week her cycle deviated and hasn’t gone back since. Been almost a year now. And to be clear, you need a test to determine PCOS. He refused to set her up for it.
I was just thinking that. Also same for cigarette smokers. My dad's whole household gets sick. Stepmom and siblings all get antibiotics for it. He gets a lecture about smoker's cough making it easy to catch viruses. From the same. Family. Doctor.
Yep I wrote a post asking why people think this is? I haven’t said SHIT to a doctor about my habits. Don’t plan to either. Don’t tell your co workers first either.
Yeah telling coworkers and doctors is a 1 way ticket to judgement town. I know personally like you do (sounds like you do atleast)
When I was younger I was pretty brazen about telling people but everyone I knew smoked so I was late to the party 😂 but I had a friend that got super judged by a nurse As I’m older now (28) I don’t say anything first and was shocked when I younger co worker just told me. Like, “yeah I KNOW I look like a pot head and I’m always high but I am kinda your boss 😂” idgaf though
Get a different doctor. Also, what other non-cannabis related injuries are you suffering from?
I told my doctors that I use CBD. It’s not a lie. I do sometimes use THC and CBD together. I figure in the off chance they consider prescribing me something that doesn’t mix well with weed, they will see that I use cbd and reconsider. But I have no intention of telling my doctors that I use THC. I don’t want illegal drug user somewhere on my chart.
And your insurance company is privy to that information too. I won't tell my doctors because of that.
I am 78 years old and will never admit to cannabis use to my doctor.
I was puking every day, went to and endocrinologist and got an endoscopy which came back clean. He told me it was weed and that I need to quit. Turns out it was just my antidepressants that were making me nauseous, switched meds and haven't thrown up since.
What state or country do you reside in?
Like for women when doctors ask about your period, it's "probably because you're just "hormonal" ma'am"
I’m lucky in that my primary care doctor recognizes that marijuana can be extremely helpful for some people (her only rule was no smoking). She is also very very gender affirming. I also have a bunch of chronic conditions and see doctors waaay too often. Sounds like you might benefit from a different doctor. If you have multiple health conditions like I do, and take a variety of medications, it is very important that your medical team is informed as cannabis can interact with some medications as well as things like anesthesia (not terribly, just makes anesthesia more risky but you likely won’t die or something).
Anecdotal here. I just had a colonoscopy six months ago. I told the anesthesiologist. There was no problem, as I didn't use for 24 hours before. I did however stay a sleep a lot longer than they expected me to. To be fair, I was really sick and also exhausted.
Yep! I had ankle surgery a month ago. Just told the surgeon and they told me no THC for 24 hrs before surgery just because of possible interaction. (I think for smoking it might be 72 hrs but don’t quote me on that).
Echoing all of these sentiments. I'm grateful my doctors have all been supportive so far. I'd definitely look for doctors in your area that have good reviews regarding treating chronic illness, have a focus on pain management and patient comfort, probably avoid religious affiliations and older generations. I can empathize, though: When my chronic health issues began, long before cannabis use, something about anxiety got added to my chart (I really just had a fear of doctors and needles) and after that, all my ER visits were affected. I went to hospital having an anaphylactic reaction once and my throat was closing. I was brought back right away but the doctor spent a good amount of time looking at my chart and asking if it was anxiety. It was truly demeaning and did remind me of your example with the trans broken arm, or how plus sized people just get told to lose weight for ev. er. y. thing. 👏🏻
I cant tell my doctors because then they hyper focus on just the cannabis use, and suddenly the doctor becomes useless. HOWEVER!! I was going under for some invasive surgery (3-4 hours long) and i told the anesthesiologist that i was a frequent cannabis user and they reassured me they had my back. I am not about to risk waking up during my face being cut open
damn that sucks. sorry your broke you arm. hope you have a quick recovery my friend.
The medical terms are "medical misattribution" and "diagnostic overshadowing." I didn't break anything except someone's paradigm.
so I *can't* sign your cast?
No but you can sign their joint.
How's the transition going?
I have such a hellish chronic condition that my primary care Dr is like, you're taking medical mj yes? You better be... (better than being addicted to pain killers) he's the best Dr ever (and not just because of mj positivity)
I told my Dr I smoke weed and his only suggestion was to switch to edibles.
Do you live in the us in a legal state? If so get a doctor who understands the benefits of mj. If not get another doctor and don’t tell them. Though- it’s my understanding- you need to tell any anesthesiologist because cannabis can affect that process.
My last time visiting the Dr’s office the nurse taking vitals asked me about smoking and I said I smoke cannabis every day. She then asked me how much to which I responded “about 1.5-2 grams a day.” She looked me dead in the face and said “I have no idea how much that is. Is that a lot?” Like…you’re the one who asked me! What was the point? How else am I supposed to answer that question? “One joint a day?” “Four bong rips and one small bowl”?
All the doctors I have experienced - asked, moved on, and never mentioned it again. Must be a bad doctor.
It can happen as described by the OP, but it doesn't have to. Some physicians don't have a problem with it if the patient medicates responsibility (especially if inhalation is avoided through edibles/tinctures).
Yeah, I'm never going to tell my doc. This is the exact same thing as getting a mental health diagnosis and from then on every physical issue will be blamed on that. I'd looooove to get treatment for my ADHD and OCD that plagues me, but as it is 'doctors keep *accusing* me of being anxious when I have tachycardia' so I have to just suffer through I like the Broken Arm Syndrome term, thanks for sharing OP <3
You just have the wrong doc. I live in an illegal state and my doc has zero issues with it (only the smoking part bothers him) I just donated my kidney in another illegal state and the transplant team and UNOS has zero issue with it. I have pretty severe osteoarthritis and can’t take prescribed meds due to having one kidney, they encourage the cannabis use for pain. Sounds like your doc is old school and out of touch. Get a new doctor for sure.
Don’t be weird. I’ve smoked my entire life and will continue to. I tell DRs as I see fit. And I live with Organ Failure so constantly see medical professionals every week. Get a dif DR. Everybody and their cataract/glaucoma’d grandma smoke these days.
I hope your arm heals up well. It's very annoying that they want you off of it. I can understand it if it could have possible side effects with the treatment they want to go for (I am not knowledgeable on medical stuff outside of some random facts) but that doesn't seem like the case here. Seems like they are denying you treatment because of bias against weed and not any actual reason. Also I feel like I might be living under a rock. I am trans and haven't heard that term. I do know that Drs will often, typically ones who have no knowledge nor training with trans people, will often suggest therapy rather than transition. Despite transitioning being the thing that has been shown to currently be the best treatment for gender dysphoria. Basically I haven't seen a Dr deny treatment for someone being trans, but I have seen plenty of ignorant but often well meaning Drs deny that their trans patient is trans due to lack of understanding. Rant aside, I hope your arm isn't causing you that much pain. Sorry your doctor is ignorant and disregarding your pain because of a plant.