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Kupunakane
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Hi Guys,
I think most of y'all know me a bit, and I sure gotta say that I feel so very happy here with you guys. You all have been a real comfort and joy to me.
Last Thursday, I went to the VA Hospital to see my Dr. He is a Gastroenterologist, and a damn good one in my opinion. He and I talked a lot about me and my medical self, and it turns out that I am down to about 10% percent liver function, and kinda teetering on the edge so to speak. So curious that I am I asked what it would take to push me into falling. He said as little as a glass of wine could send me into what they call an event. It's where your Liver functions stop and they gotta try to spark it back into working.
Now the painful part, I asked my Dr. if smoking marijuana would disqualify me for the liver transplant, and he said YES it would be enough to kick or prevent me from getting on the list, and he also said that they have a way of looking at you a year ago. ( I checked it out) and yes they can track MJ use up to a year.
So my options are to allow myself to not get a transplant, and just slowly die with my family, but at least I will be comfortable and I can smoke my brains out even though it is still Illegal in my State. or I can beat myself up trying to lose weight, (which is good), stop smoking MJ period, and hope that I can last long enough for it to all clear, then IF I get the transplant which is a big "IF", cause there are so many waiting for a Liver, then I can look forward to bouts of rejection, a gazillion pills a day, and continuing to jump through the Dr.'s hoops, all for an average of 5 years extra if you survive. In my case the new liver will be under attack instantly, and I will still have the illness, I just get hopefully more time.
I just can't understand why there is all this rama-rama about something that is so benificial like MJ.
It all comes down to the quality of life, but there are so many thoughts that come with it, that I am actually feeling burned out. I thank God I got you guys to talk to, and I swear no matter what my final out come, I will always be ready to smoke with you.
By the way, if I go for the transplant, you can bet that as soon as the new liver is in, and I am away where it is safe I will spark one so fast as to make a person's head spin, after all what could they possibly do to me at that point ? Take it back ? Ha-Ha I don't think so.
Thanks for tolerating my rant, and yes I am extremely nervous about this.
smoke in peace
KingKahuuna
I think most of y'all know me a bit, and I sure gotta say that I feel so very happy here with you guys. You all have been a real comfort and joy to me.
Last Thursday, I went to the VA Hospital to see my Dr. He is a Gastroenterologist, and a damn good one in my opinion. He and I talked a lot about me and my medical self, and it turns out that I am down to about 10% percent liver function, and kinda teetering on the edge so to speak. So curious that I am I asked what it would take to push me into falling. He said as little as a glass of wine could send me into what they call an event. It's where your Liver functions stop and they gotta try to spark it back into working.
Now the painful part, I asked my Dr. if smoking marijuana would disqualify me for the liver transplant, and he said YES it would be enough to kick or prevent me from getting on the list, and he also said that they have a way of looking at you a year ago. ( I checked it out) and yes they can track MJ use up to a year.
So my options are to allow myself to not get a transplant, and just slowly die with my family, but at least I will be comfortable and I can smoke my brains out even though it is still Illegal in my State. or I can beat myself up trying to lose weight, (which is good), stop smoking MJ period, and hope that I can last long enough for it to all clear, then IF I get the transplant which is a big "IF", cause there are so many waiting for a Liver, then I can look forward to bouts of rejection, a gazillion pills a day, and continuing to jump through the Dr.'s hoops, all for an average of 5 years extra if you survive. In my case the new liver will be under attack instantly, and I will still have the illness, I just get hopefully more time.
I just can't understand why there is all this rama-rama about something that is so benificial like MJ.
It all comes down to the quality of life, but there are so many thoughts that come with it, that I am actually feeling burned out. I thank God I got you guys to talk to, and I swear no matter what my final out come, I will always be ready to smoke with you.
By the way, if I go for the transplant, you can bet that as soon as the new liver is in, and I am away where it is safe I will spark one so fast as to make a person's head spin, after all what could they possibly do to me at that point ? Take it back ? Ha-Ha I don't think so.
Thanks for tolerating my rant, and yes I am extremely nervous about this.
smoke in peace
KingKahuuna
