It looks as though my step-dad has been the final lap with medical care. He went to see his heart doctor today and was told that they have done all they can do for him...in every capacity. He is losing weight and so very frail, not to mention in pain 24/7. They have tried many pain meds, but each one comes with its own little bag of ugly. Most cause severe dementia, even violent behaviour. It was recently recommended that he try Marinol, which is synthetic THC. I was at first in favor of this, having come through the late 60's and early 70's in a pretty active fashion. I assumed that the Marinol would affect him like Marijuana...alleviating his pain, relaxing him, and increasing his appetite (which is almost non-existent). I went to a site and read a bit about Marinol and now I'm not so sure. Manufactured THC is about 98% pure (the Cannabis plant is between 2% and 10%). The unfortunate result is that there are terrible and severe side effects that don't exist in the natural form of this product. One of the worst that I read about is hallucinations and extreme fear and paranoia...he has been down that road with the meds they have already tried. Please pray for some resolution to the pain situation for him.
Be Well!
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We will be praying. It is so sad. That would leave leave you with the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness.
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