How medical cannabis has helped REAL people with REAL lives
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“I have Fibromylagia, IBS and Hypermobility. I have suffered from aches and pains since childhood and it will continue for the rest of my life. This results in chronic back pain, and irregular intermittent pain in various parts of the body including feet, shins, knees, thighs, back, shoulder, arms and neck. It also results in fatigue, lack of sleep, and digestive problems. I an underweight and the cannabis also helps to boost my appetite to ensure I continue to eat when otherwise I would not. The daily use of a small amount of cannabis has enabled me to not only continue to work in IT for a small local business, but also to now take on a new part time job. The cannabis reduces the pain in my back caused by sitting up, as well as reducing the general aches and pains all over. I have found cannabis to be a useful aid to the kind of meditation and relaxation techniques taught by pain clinic specialists to help chronic pain sufferers manage and understand their conditions.
Far from the common mis-perception of cannabis removing me from society, and preventing me from working, cannabis has increased my working ability and improved my quality of life. Without the assistance and supply from Bud Buddies I believe I would be not only unable to work, but also living in daily agony.“
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"From early childhood I have suffered from ME, this followed from the course common to fellow sufferers of glandular fever in infancy. However due to the lack of medical knowledge all the symptoms were treated as separate entities, until due to a step wise deterioration I collapsed in my twenties and was confined to bed for two years.
Now well into my fifties in addition to ME, I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and hypermobility. Since through the good of Jeff and his dedicated friends, I have had the facility of a clean non criminalized use of medical cannabis, my joint and muscle pain during the treatment has lessened and gradually I have regained some mobility without the awful so called side effects of allopathic drugs.
Cannabis also helps to alleviate the depression my reduced quality of life caused, and does allow integration of the so called energy bursts, that are little spoken of or documented with ME unlike conventional antidepressants it does not cause sexual dysfunction so my quality of life is better, my chronic pain is helped and although I have accepted that I will never be better my mobility during its use is improved. "
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"I have chronic cirrhosis of the liver with hyper-portal tension I also have an enlarged spleen, varices, low blood count and various other medical conditions. Without the help of bud buddies I would be in and out of hospital. Without medi-weed I cannot function what so ever. I have no appetite and no pain control that suits my condition. As my liver is badly damaged the medi-weed gives me pain control. Other wise I would be in agony. I would have no solid food intake without the medi-weed. So myfamily and I support Jeff Ditchfield and all Bud Buddy members.
My doctor and consultant support me. As the medi-weed does help."
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"I have had MS for 25 years now, I’ve worked as a self employed bricklayer from the age of 17, in the last 10 year’s the MS has got worse, for the last 5 years I really struggled to stay at work.
In Febuary 2002 I felt it was getting too dangerous for me to work on site, now to put my MS symptoms in perspective. I will be in severe pain every minute, every hour of the day. My knee’s would be too painful to bend so making my mobility restricted a great deal. I got very depressed then put on anti-depressant tablets to take each day. For the horrendous pain I was taking 8 of the strongest pain killers every day, that played havoc with my body for all the time I was taking them.
I got in touch with Bud Buddies to find out more about medi cannabis, Jeff phoned me up to ask me certain questions. I decided to try the capsules and boy o boy I’ve never looked back .
The pain I was feeling on a scale of 0-10 was 10, however after taking the capsules I received from Bud Buddies the pain had reduced to scale 2 so makes me feel a lot better in myself, the pain can be controlled now, my knees bend, my leg’s I can lift and I can walk 100% better, now I feel I can do thing’s in short enjoy life again."
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"I have Fibromyalgia, IBS, Hyper mobility and Spina Bifida. I have suffered from aches and pain since childhood and it will continue for the rest of my life. This results in chronic back pain, and irregular intermittent pain in various parts of the body including feet, shins, knees, thighs, back, shoulders, arms and neck. It also results in fatigue, lack of sleep and digestive problems
I have found cannabis to be a very useful aid to the kind of meditation and relaxation techniques taught by the pain clinic specialists to help chronic pain sufferers, like myself manage and understand their conditions. Cannabis has increased by pain threshold and mobility and definitely improved my quality of life, which in turn improves my children’s quality of life."
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"I have a rare condition with no name, where I have multiple tumours on my spinal cord causing many symptoms/problems, the main one being chronic nerve pain from the chest area down, every day there are new areas of pain developing, the latest being down my arms. I also suffer from nausea/vomiting every day with bouts of hot and cold flushes with plenty of sweating, pins and needles and dizziness. I also have fatigue, lack of sleep
The cannabis has given my life back cause it really helps with pain control and sickness these are the main benefits for me and believe you me it's a big mountainous benefit. I believe that this society is failing so many people and the reason is due to lack of compassion. Only a heartless, compassionless fool would deny the benefits that I receive from cannabis.
Thank you Bud Buddies, your help is like nectar from the God's, your compassion is there to set the example for other's. May you keep up the good work until greed stops running our health service."
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| "My husband had an accident in 1976 & since then has suffered from Epilepsy & Arthritis his fits were uncontrolled & over the years with constantly hitting the floor his arthritis is now so bad that he needs 80 injections down his spine every 3 months just to make him comfortable for no longer than 6 weeks, this treatment now does not work & the doctor has said there is not much more he can do for him he is also on Fentanyl Patches. I went on the net to try & get the Cannabis spray but could not get it in England only Canada, but came across BUDBUDDIES & our lives changed, I emailed them & they said if I got my Doctors ok then they would supply Alan with capsules, which are better for him as he can regulate the amount he takes to the pain he is in, also he does not smoke.
The change in Alan is wonderful, we now go out in the car with out me having to try & plan routes with no holes in the road, he gets a reasonable nights sleep which also means so do I & now can sit with out being in agony, we are now the happy couple we used to be.
The best side effect, which I was told could happen but really did not believe, Alans fits are now nearly non existent, which is wonderful."
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| I have had AIDS now for years. Sickness, diarrhea, weight loss and any opportunistic infections are common to me. I suffer from lack of sleep, lack of energy, a low t4 count and a high viral load.
My life has been made easier with the help of a small amount of cannabis each day. My G.P. has commented that I am managing better and also getting less infections, and putting on some weight which all help to build my confidence within myself.
With the support and supply from BUD BUDDIES I find it easier to live with aids.
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I suffer from a disability called Spastic Paraplegia, which I was told there is no cure for. I am on medication for this illness, but I feel no better taking these tablets, and increasing my dose etc.
The only thing that helps me is the medical cannabis, which helps me reduce the pain a lot I get in my muscles and joints. I feel I can walk further and in more comfort, and not in great pain. It also alleviates the anxiety and depression I have with this illness.
I am so grateful to Mr. J. Ditchfield for donating this medical cannabis for me, and not having to go hunting for cannabis, it has made my life so much more bearable.
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I have multiple sclerosis and have suffered from this for the past 7 years. I suffer from symptoms of paralysis from the waist down and am confined to a wheelchair. I have painful leg spasms, tremors and insomnia. I am also underweight with little appetite.
The daily use of a small amount of cannabis has alleviated a lot of these problems, boosted my appetite when I would otherwise not eat, reduced pain and helped me sleep, it also prevents painful leg spasms.
Without the assistance of Bud Buddies I believe I would be unable to function on my own and live an independent life, but also living in daily agony.
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| I am 51 now but have suffered from childhood, from IBS (Crohn’s Disease), and as time has evolved, the following presented, Rheumatoid Arthritis, treated with steroids.
After yet another near death caused by morphine, I thought this is the final straw, I am now informed all the steroid treatment has left me with 68% porosity and as such I have brittle bone disease.
I have over the past five years managed to take cannabis as my pan reliever, this with my Doctors and medics support, even if there personal view clouded there medical advice. The results are beyond belief, weight loss over 11 stones in less than 5 years, pain relief, and a better value of life.
My Life is one that’s much better than any prognosis I have had in the past and present. My body still causes me problems; a recent upper thigh/hip tumour was removed on a local anaesthetic and Sativex only, the stay in hospital less than three hours. No post-operative pain. And no disability.
I am my surgeons little soldier and thanks to him I have two working legs.
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I have Emphysema, I’ve had it for a number of years, I used to be lethargic for most of the time, and everything I did required a lot of effort physically and I did not look forward to doing exercise at all. I now work 3.50 days a week go for long walks eat a lot more and ride my bike quite often, these are all things I have regained thanks to B.B. and friends & helpers.
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| I was diagnosed with Lupus nearly 7 years ago, and in keeping with a progressive disease that knows no boundaries to pain I am now in constant pain and discomfort. Unfortunately 4 yrs ago I developed auto immune hepatitis along with fibromyalgia and other minor ailments this latest diagnosis has of course only served to aggravate the lupus symptoms.
I have been refused sleeping pills as they are addictive!!!! Without the capsules and cream from Bud Buddies my sleep pattern is cat napping for 30 - 45 minutes then wandering the house for an hr or so and so on it goes. However, with 2 capsules a day I sleep undisturbed for 4hrs every night. This sleep pattern naturally affects my day to day "living" and of course my pain levels. I certainly do not feel that taking cannabis capsules have robbed me of a useful life in society, on the contrary it has given me a slice of my life back.
I cannot express my gratitude to Bud Buddies - and without the supply I cannot envisage what my life would be like.
Bud Buddy - pammy READ MORE |
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Bud should be available on the NHS because of its health giving properties. I was diagnosed by the NHS but there is no funding for treatment so I have to do without. Bud Buddies have helped me while the organisations that are supposed to help do nothing. Bud has helped me through crisis when there is no other help available.
I use it for stree relief and to reduce nausea. It brings hope and is something to look forward to and is one reason to battle on. I persevere during the day and use bud for stress/pain relief and to encourage sleep and eating. I know from experience that life is very tough without much food and especially no sleep. I love it when I use bud and start feeling sleepy and think I am going to get a good nigh's sleep and wake up refreshed ready to face a new day
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| I have MS and suffer from general aches and pains but towards the end of the day, my leg cramping can become quite intolerable. I have discovered that if I have a little Cannabis, (smoked), this can ease this problem and can completely take the aches and pains away without affecting my limited mobility/ability.
The “hemp capsules” are totally amazing. With my MS, I generally wake up more tired than when I went to bed! Now I have tried these capsules I am having a super nights rest; I wake a little tired, (no more than an average person would do) and then find that I generally don’t need to go back to bed in the afternoon, (which I always did), which is amazing.
I experience no side effects or ill effects and find that my abilities are not compromised at all and in fact, I am able to do more as I am resting better.
Well done BB!!!!!!
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