#CBD patches for pain

[cbd-patches]

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We use the 60mg patches, they work really well and you can wear them for a few days. They won't come off in the bath, not even if you soak for a while, and they last at least 2 1/1 days for my mom who has a slipped disk in her lower back.

[latenightdaydreams]

König x Disabled!Reader Head Canons

For the physically disabled lovelies 💗

Part 2

Completely gender neutral. All fluff🩷

Not all physical disabilities covered, if interested I can make a part 2.

At first König treats you like a delicate little flower

Slowly understanding that he needs to stand back and wait for you to ask for help

He goes out of his way to learn about your disability and ways to support you

If you have gastric issues

He will prep meals you can eat and buys snacks that are safe for you

Makes you home made broths instead of the box or cans

Only the best for his Schatz

In his free time, he sits down and organizes your pills for you so you don’t have to worry

Organizes your braces to be easily accessible for you

Sees a cool cane on Etsy, buys it for you

König drives you to every doctor appointment, no matter how minor

He will go in and sit with you

König is your biggest advocator

He will speak up for you when you feel you can’t

Makes sure you get the best care

THAT YOU DESERVE

Keeps an extra asthma inhaler with him at all times

If your condition requires physical therapy

He learns what stretches or exercises your PT requires for you

Always encourages you and tells you how well you’re doing

"mein Schatz, you put the soldiers I train to shame." *head kisses*

(Even though all you did were 2 sets of donkey kicks and some clams)

Chronic pain?

He learns pain maintenance at home

Königs large strong hands gently massaging sore points of your body

Win-win for him because he loves to see you better and loves to touch you

“Don’t push yourself Schatz, what can I do for you?”

Always has extra pain patches, cream, and even CBD gummies on hand for you

“Heat or ice?”

Bed is covered in pillows for any support you’ll need

Stairs your biggest enemy?

König can carry you

And your wheelchair/walker/rollator

All the uppies

Does routine maintenance on your wheelchair for you

You sit there worried you aren’t good enough for König

All the while

König sits there wondering how he got so lucky to deserve you

[sergeant-angels-trashcan]

Thinking about disabled AK!Jason tonite with a disabled s/o

Let's be fr this man could/should be an ambulatory wheelchair user but he won't because he doesn't know that's a thing and wouldn't think he deserved it. If you're an ambulatory wheelchair user maybe one day you manage to lovingly bully him into just TRYING it and it is life changing

He uses his ambulatory energy to do Red Hood shit nbd

if he doesn't use a wheelchair he's got at least 2 braces--shoulder and knee

Baby has chronic pain, arthritis, chronic migraines from being beaten

Missing some teeth too

take this boy to your neuro or your ortho!!!! he is totally unaware he does not need to live like this. better living through chemistry

let's get him some therapy too

you WILL have to go to his drs appointments with him. mans WILL freak the fuck out for ANY medical procedure, has very serious medical abuse trauma. if he can see how your drs help you he is much more likely to go if he can see that you are benefiting from your providers and that they haven't harmed you

if you're scared of drs he will FULLY stand behind you. probably not that healthy tbh but he gets it

having a special Migraine Protocol for each of you (it's basically just a snack and a drink, blue light filter glasses, a sleep mask with headphones for that special Migraine Playlist)

make your own pain scales and talk through frequency of pain bc when you have constant or near constant pain it fucks up your ability to quantify it so making your own pain scale is helpful (he probably uses shakespeare plays or authors. like a 5 for jason is twilight, because you can see some problems but it's fun and fluffy but when you start looking closer OH NO SO MANY PROBLEMS)

pain meters on a wall near the kitchen so you can know what you're working with

CBD patches

the AK suit is basically a giant brace/mobility aid so you help him figure out how to adapt it for his red hood persona, how to make it lighter and allow for greater ROM

will remind you to do physical therapy

resistance bands ALL OVER THE HOUSE

learning bodywork techniques

AT LEAST once a week using a special oil or lotion to work into some of his bigger scars to make the tissue more mobile

giving him a back/neck/scalp/face massage

after a while obvi that's a lot of trust he's putting in you

NOT deep tissue. don't hurt him more. you can have effective therapeutic massage without hurting a person

trager work involves basically shaking a limb and letting the weight of the muscle do all the work but it feels weird the first time and he'd just start laughing at you

specially if you do his glutes

but it feels really nice so he stops laughing and it does help his lower body pain

putting magnesium lotion on each other's neck and shoulders

start to ask each other "are you angry or in pain?"

hand massages

teaching him to stop pushing through the pain

one of his knees is basically bone on bone so you always know when the weather is changing

if u both have bad knees u just don't even when the weather is changing. take some pain meds, use your topical pain reliever of choice, prop those joints up and snuggle in bed. watch a youtube series or he can read to you

heated blankets as heating pads supremacy

occasionally he'll be in pain and the kind of pain where you feel like you're going insane, so as a distraction he will go online and buy a bunch of weird pain-relieving gadgets and you'll spend a week trying them out

(sometimes his pain fog shopping spree is blind boxes, or nail polish, or statement shirts)

all of his siblings know to come to your place if they get beat tf up because your medicine cabinet is UNreal

you're about to give cass or steph a Controlled Substance Pain Reliever and you pause "this is technically drug dealing, isn't it? dOn'T teLL rEd hOOD" jason is literally patching them up right next to you

soft blankets

reminding each other it's ok to take it slow

he's constantly tearing into the other rogues for not having ADA accessible lairs (except Ivy who successfully argued that the plants make it ADA accessible which will do. FOR NOW.)

[cpunkwitch]

answering my own questions

[pt: answering my own questions]

dont really get sent anything and not many people sent in the questions when the games were posted and reblogged, and i wanted to talk about stuff, so here we are.

this might end up being a multiple part post series?

ask game one (link)

(if comfortable) tell us about your condition? as much info as youre comfy with sharing.

i have a defect in the base of my spine, since i was born its caused me chronic pain all throughout my development and in recent years its only gotten worse, twisting my spine, headaches, jaw issues etc. i've also got highly suspected rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and ive been diagnosed with a pretty bad case of anemia so bad that everytime a doctor looks at my results after bloodwork they give me a pained look and say "heyy...did you know your iron is low? like...really really low?". that and a hand full of other things, vitamin deficiencies, etc. i dont mind talking more about this

2. do you know about the spoon theory? if yes, what do you think of it?

i'll be honest, the majority of my knowledge of spoon theory off the top of my head is that "drawer with limited supply of spoons" is the disabled way of saying i only have so much motivation and energy (phys, as "battery" usually refers to social and emotional) in me. i've read up on it ages ago but would not be able to put into better words what i still remember about spoon theory (esp since we had a different host back then), i like that its just so much quicker and easier to convey my amount of ability to do things for the day by saying whether or not i have the spoons for it.

i do like to joke that my drawer is always stocked with knives and forks for the ablests, but sometimes that requires spoons to handle too. /silly

3. do you have mobility aids? if yes, which ones? if no, do you want any in the future?

i've mention how i really wish i could have a wheelchair if i were in a different situation, i dont know if i'll ever get one and i almost cried when my brother responded to my joke of "would you make on for me?" with an "i would if i could", i really would like a wheelchair of some kind in the future if the world were more accessible and i were in a safer place. right now though, i've just got my cane that still needs repainting. i guess my moms back brace counts too, i take it with me to work sometimes.

4. how did you find out about cripplepunk? what drew you to the community and movement?

i dont exactly remember but i've known about it for years. i (prev host) might have come across it looking up different punk aesthetics, though im not completely sure why it showed up in a punk aesthetic list, possibly because its punk and people misinterpreted it? my first glimpse was seeing patches on jackets, spiked customized aids, cripples/phys disabled people in your classic punk attire (piercings, dyed spiked mohawks, ripped jeans and fingerless gloves) and i loved it. im a sucker for self expression through appearance and customizing things and then when i found out it was a whole community for support and centered around being physically disabled in general and slowly came to terms with my own disabled body and started accepting myself, i kinda fell in love with cripplepunk in the "this feels like home" sense.

i could probably ramble way more but i'll stop there.

5. if you deal with any kind of pain, what's your method of pain management?

i use hot packs, ice packs, voltaren cream, sometimes i take a cbd gummy, i do little stretches when i remember them, i take walks and hot baths/showers, im trying to go back to the chiropractor and my favourite instructors in rehab (theyre trans friendly and complimented my cane when i first came in with it i love them so much), and i take whatever meds i can, normally anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen but because i cant swallow pills i either take liquid (yeah, childs liquid meds works, the couple hours of mild relief is still worth it) or powdered tylenol or something. the hot/cold stuff depends on the pain and where on my body the pain is.

6. do you stand or sit in the shower or do you prefer baths/find bathing easier rather than showers?

i take baths for my muscles and during the damn monthly ouch in order to relax my body. i take showers just for my shoulders and when im feeling icky and wanna rinse off or something, i take showers on a "regular" basis and i normally stand because the only way i sit is if im crouched in the tub and if i do that i get extra dizzy standing up to get out when i turn the water off. thankfully im no longer near passing out when i take a shower but i still have to sit on the floor matt after because my legs demand rest. i gotta be careful with hot water cuz not only will it make me overheat quickly (i will not realize if in standing in blood-boiling hot water and turning myself into a cooked lobster until after im out) but it can also cause me to literally fall asleep in the bath which can go wrong.

7. do you have a sort of comfort item or safety blanket that helps you feel better, especially on the worst days?

a couple things. a few of them are stuffies/plushies, or music, games or books to help me keep my mind off it i suppose.

8. name 3 things you hate about hospitals/doctors/nurses/the medical system

a) a lot of them refuse to take people seriously or actually listen. sure maybe theyre tired or heard the same shtick before and wanna make sure this person isnt just a drug user trying to pity their way into getting more, but even then all matters a patient presents them with should still be taken seriously and never brushed off or mocked.

b) the fact that the er, the place you take a ticket and wait, is called the Emergency Room, when its normally scheduled appointments and people taken in by the ambulance that are top priority. sure its called the er because most visits through the er are rushed "emergency" last minute visits, people going there because they couldnt schedule an appointment and needed to see someone on that day, but still it feels wrong to call it the emergency room when its really just a waiting room and regardless of the visit they arent actually treated as emergencies. the whole system of just going to see a doctor feels messed up and most of the time you end up just going to see a nurse, get a check up and leave when they tell you what they got after a talk and examination or they schedule to see you again when a doctor is available. because of this i tend to prefer walk in clinics.

c) the fact that they charge to damn much, no matter if youre insured, it still charges so much. no matter what they do. and yeah, healthcare in canada is free to an extent if youre insured but a lot of times they charge more than your insurance can cover and not everyone can get/has insurance. not to mention the medical debt so many people have in america. i get that staff and hospitals need pay and funding but the government should have that covered and not have the patients charged so much for getting help. i almost got charged over 3k just for my short visit to the ward because there was an issue with my insurance and thats a whole angry story for another time.

9. whats an accessibility tool you wish was more accessible/that you had access to?

one of them is aac, the one i have on my phone i have to disconnect my phone to and has a limited amount of phrases i can pick from. id like it better if the app or just aac programs in general when directly to your device speaker by default, had more options for more ease conversing and none of them were behind a damn pay wall, in-app purchase or otherwise. i rarely use it for several reasons but i'd love if i could use it more with less limitations.

also wheelchair ramps. i dont have a wheelchair ramp but i wish people stopped walking on them when theyre clearly able-bodied, i wished my parents taught me and my siblings what the ramps were for and not to run up and down them as well as other parents to their kids because those things are supposed to be clear for a wheelchair user. i also think the corners should be rounded for ease of turning and that wheelchair accessible paths in general should be firm to the ground (not a wimpy matt on the sand that flips over and gets buried on the beach unmaintained), maintained and cleaned regularly, not have any gaps (ive seen so many of the small ones installed in doorways that have a height gap above the ground which causes trouble getting the wheelchair on the ramp let alone through the damn door) and not have railings made of metal if theyre outside (they can often reflect light into peoples eyes and get too hot to touch in the sun both of which are not good issues to have no matter how small they seem.)

those are at least the first to come to mind.

10. whats the worst accessability cockblock you've seen ableds do/make?

theres quite a few i've seen but atm nothing significant comes to mind other than overpricing mobility aids or placing paywalls in front of aids in general.

however there was the few times in more than one school i went to you had to go to the office, provide a 'valid' reason and ask them for a key to the elevator, otherwise they make you take the stairs. i know they do it because they dont want able-bodied kids messing with it n shit but its stupid, it should be accessible to everyone regardless. thank fuck both collages ive been to so far give free elevator use to any staff or student but in the schools i went to i was only allowed have the access key because i couldnt walk up the steps on my sprained/twisted ankle and i had to give it back at the end of every day. the last school even limited my use to just the morning or 1-2 periods that i had on the second floor. nevermind if my locker was up there.

11. whats an accessibility tool youre very thankful for?

screen readers. my little brother uses/used em more than me and i dont use them too often but im glad they exist in general i used them when i was younger and my english teachers gave us work on the computer, i used it like an audiobook and it helped me majorly. i hate that people dont always provide translations to things and make things harder on screen readers by using coloured, tiny, non-serif font-ed or 'quirked' text but ever since i was a kid i was just as happy they existed as i was about braille.

12. name 3 things you like about hospitals/docs/nurses/the medical system

a) that there are some people there who are actually hoping, willing and ready to listen and help others.

b) that they provide things for kids like toys in the waiting room, people who specialize in caring for kids in the hospital, some doctors even have their office decorated. one doctor i went to had her entire office winnie the pooh themed and it helped me out a lot when i got blood work done n stuff, it was really comforting to stare at pooh bear instead of the sharp pokey in my arm.

c) that things are usually kept quiet with low voices, as it reduces risk of overstimulation as well as avoids hurting anyones head and protects privacy of those talking about whats going on. voices are usually only raised to a normal talking level when in the privacy of a nurse or doctor office and its something i dont see really acknowledged anywhere.

13. do you have any favourite disability rep? (media or character)

not picking from my own sources, when it comes to physical disability rep, its hard for me to pick something that involves a realistic character because most of them arent very well portrayed or i cant personally relate to. i can list Freddy freeman as one, hes a crutch user and how the shazam movie portrayed him does well in expressing what ableism can be like for some visibly disabled kids in school. i could probably list some shows that handle disability well through other means if i thought of them, i know theres a few that handle it through super heros being disabled (the one spider-person who's got both a wheelchair and a cane from the recent spiderverse movie for example) or non-human characters having differences that are implied to be disabilities, and i adore that creativity, especially with showing disabled super heros as it tells disabled kids theyre still strong, not broken, they can still be cool and do great things just like able-bodied people. hard for me to name specific things off the top of my head though, guess i like specific tropes around disability rep more than anything. it helps normalize disability and thats what really makes me happy with it. (thats a big reason why i made @/your-fave-is-crippled)

14. least favourite/worst disability rep?

not phys disabled but sia's fucked up movie right off the bat still angers me. i cant name any specifics once again, normally if theres some rep that i dont like i purposely forget they exist to begin with, they arent worth remembering if they arent gonna do it right, y'know? id rather forget and move on than linger and rage about it if i can help it.

15. list some creators (youtubers/bloggers etc) that are disabled and/or cater to a disabled audience that you enjoy? (if any)

@crippled-pvp, @cripple-culture-is are a couple blogs i follow that i enjoy seeing on my dash (sorry if you dont want to be tagged!)

there was a deaf/hoh girl i used to frequent the content of as she talks a lot about signing and i really enjoyed her videos, shes such a sweet person but i never remembered her name nor any of the other creators i watched/followed. no one else comes to mind atm

16. favourite aspect about the general disabled community?

i like that there are people with advice at the ready, whatever question you have or info you need etc, theres always going to be someone with the words you need. i just like how helpful people can be in general in this community and how easily support is accessed through the community.

17. least favourite aspect about the general disabled community?

the fact that theres in-fighting, fake claiming, judgment, quick assumptions, and general internalized ableism still going on when we're supposed to be a community helping each other out not tearing each other down. im not just talking about the fight over "inclusion vs exclusion" on cripplepunk and other sub/separate communities in the disability community.

18. favourite aspect about cripplepunk?

i think my answer to "what drew you to cripplepunk" also answers this.

19. least favourite aspect about cripplepunk?

honestly? none. i hate the people forcing themselves into a space not meant to include them nor benefits them in the first place. i cant actually think of an issue i have with the cpunk community, only issues with people outside being upset over how "exclusive" it is because they want in.

20. free space:

feel free to ask me about any of my answers! i'll make a second post for the second ask game some other time. its currently 11pm and i have to get up early for morning classes yuck

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[khangi]

I figured I’d share a bit about what my daily routine and life looks like with chronic illness.

I have Hypermobile Ehler Danlos Syndrome, and an autoimmune disorder called Sjögren’s.

In my room, I have to keep a humidifier going pretty consistently. I prefer to have a humidity of around 65-70%, and use a humidistat to track that.

When I wake up, and when I go to sleep, I use a few products to help alleviate dry symptoms. This includes nose, eyes, and lips.

I use Ayr brand things for my nose. This includes a spray, for my sinuses, and something for the nostrils themselves.

For eyes, I use two different drop types, the Systane brand. Regular drops get used 3-4 times during the day. The gel drops get used before I go to sleep. (This has the side effect of rending my vision very very blurry, so using them during the day wouldn’t work well.)

For lips, I use a mix of items. Aquaphor produces good chapsticks, including one with SPF. I also received a few of the Glossier branded balms, and am quite fond of the unscented and the birthday cake ones.

A few times a week, I also use an eye compress to help with eye irritation. I use eye wipes (also used some mornings), and then my microwavable compress by Bruder.

During the day, it’s a struggle to keep my body hydrated. I use the Buoy drops in every single item I drink, as they add an unflavored amount of electrolytes into the drink. I also use dry mouth gum and lozenges to help fight back against my mouth becoming very dry.

For mobility, I use a small handful of things. I do use a rollator, or a wheelchair, but those items are dependent on where and when I go somewhere. I often just use my cane.

Due to the hypermobility, I also use braces of variating types, including for my fingers. These stop my fingers from being moving outside of a normal range of movement.

I also use a variety of pain relief items, including CBD, a magnesium bar, lidocaine patches, and even bruise cream. (Outside of medication, obviously.)

(Summery, being disabled is expensive) i

If you’d like to assist in any way, my wishlist for medical items is over here!

[cripplecharacters]

Would curing a character's chronic pain or chronic illness be harmful in the same way as curing most other disabilities? Or is something like that not harmful?

(For context, a major character in my story has worsening chronic pain due to an illness, and I realized that the way a certain method of magical resurrection works could also theoretically cure conditions like what my character has. This would be something that she voluntarily chooses, and is not forced upon her by others.)

Hi, and thanks for your question!

In my personal opinion as a chronically ill person with severe chronic pain, I see pain management and removal of disability entirely as two distinct things. Disabled people don't want to be in physical pain any more than abled people do--that's why so many of us have extensive pain management plans that can involve anything from medications, physiotherapy, controlled exercise, CBD, hot/cold gels or patches, and steroid injections.

That said, I think an appropriate approach to this scenario would depend on which disability/ies you've given this character. I wouldn't have a problem with a character curing their chronic pain but retaining other non-painful symptoms of their disability. For example, a character who uses a mobility aid could cure their physical pain but retain weakness in their legs and still continue using their mobility aid even without feeling pain. Ultimately, I would want this character to still be identifiably, explicitly disabled even after their pain is gone.

If this cure would also remove their entire disability on top of their pain, I'm a lot more wary and would recommend avoiding it entirely. While your character may choose this in text, they're also being written by a human being with biases--fictional agency is kind of a myth in the sense that characters aren't actually real people. For me personally, I'd rather not be in pain all the time, but I actually don't have a problem with being physically disabled otherwise. Most of us don't want to be "cured" of our disabilities, we just want to live in an accessible world that values and respects us as disabled people.

If you have any additional context you'd like to provide about this character or scenario, please feel free to follow up and we'd be happy to provide more tailored advice!

As always, other disabled people with chronic pain feel free to chime in :)

-Mod Faelan

[apolloendymion]

do people know that those fancy cooling pain creams/patches are just menthol? like, you're better off using plain ol' vaporub. it's cheaper, works just as well, and goes a loooong way. it usually also has eucalyptus and camphor in it so like, watch out if you're allergic to those, but a lot of the patches & creams have those ingredients too. the only reason I'd buy anything else is if it was medicated (like cbd, lidocaine, or an nsaid)

[eynnwwyjth]

Heyo lovelies

So I've been inactive for a while for several different reasons but one specifically is because my endometriosis is flaring alot (as it tends to in colder months for some reason)

I don't know if anyone else that I'm moots with has this or something similar but I wanted to share some things that can help.

I will say all bodies are different and what works for me might not work for you and vise versa. Medication doesn't take any of my pain so I normally go towards heat and or pain patches. Now these don't always work either but sometimes they can take the edge off the pain levels.

So this is my first go too. It's very easy you just slap it on whatever hurts and you can start to feel the cooling effects almost instantly. They are all natural, last up to 12 hours and are hypoallergenic. They are avaliable on Amazon.

Heating pads, my love. I thank my bestie for getting this for me it is wonderful. I have a normal heat pad but this is a mobile one. Rechargeable and it has 3 different heat settings as well as a massage setting which is very fancy and nice. Gets hot very fast and is pretty invisible if you wear it under a shirt. The only downside us that the battery goes out quickly and you have to recharge it often. But still it's amazing. Again you can buy it on Amazon.

Last but certainly not least my cbd oil. This never takes the extreme pain away. However if you start to feel the pain coming and you put it on it can prevent it from being as strong or just make it go away all together. Only if you catch it early tho. Which is hard because endometriosis pain can last from 1 second to foreverrrrrr. But this is really nice, it smells good too. You can buy it on the young living website.

At the moment that is all I have to share, again for different chronic pains and such these things may or may not work. But I just wanted to share so that if any of you are dealing with pain that here are some things that might help.

Thank you<3

[vizthedatum]

Menstruation-day-I-lost-count:

I’ve been spotting and bleeding for a couple weeks now.

I have a full blown period this week, and it hurts so much.

My energy level have been going down from Sunday and now I’m in severe pain and very depressed (I also have PMDD). I’m super weak.

My strategies: complain as is my right, TENS unit, CBD salt baths, CBD and THC creams, try to move but then sit back down when it hurts, heat packs, resist taking pain meds due to them flaring up my GI (sucks), lidocaine patches, other types of period patches, scoffing at people giving me unsolicited advice without asking my permission (mainly bc I’ve had painful periods, I have an endometriosis diagnosis, I have an IC diagnosis, I have a PCOS diagnosis, I have gone through several rounds of pelvic floor physical therapy, etc.), medical cannabis to cut the pain, trying to eat healthy but also struggling very hard, hydration, being angry, etc.

It’s a hard day. I’m essentially single with no partners. I am in transition with my life,

And let me be clear

If you know me, then you will know that my being vulnerable with my life and my issues has very little bearing as to what I can accomplish in this life or my integrity.

I think a lot of people write me off. But it’s also one of many insecurities I’m working on.

[myalgias]

i really need to use cannabis/CBD medicinally since nothing OTC works for my pain lol. i love the CBD+menthol patches i got a long time ago b/c those actually provided a significant amount of relief but i got a painful rash b/c of the adhesive :(((

[itsdetachable]

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We use the 60mg patches, they work really well and you can wear them for a few days. They won't come off in the bath, not even if you soak for a while, and they last at least 2 1/1 days for my mom who has a slipped disk in her lower back.

[coppercorn-and-cauldron]

I've always had an "It's ok, I can always go back to school sometimes in the future." idea in the back of my head.

I recently had jury duty, was selected for a trial, and did all of three whole days of normal 9 to five business hours for it.

It's caused a flare-up of my IIH, it was a massive struggle because I couldn't medicate properly until after the trial hours were finished, and apparently, if I switch my ADHD-driven sleep cycle to normal hours I have a solid rise in intracranial pressure mid to late afternoon (an increase of pain, trouble staying focused and awake, right eye gets double vision and tries to cross (I think the nerves that manage eye movement are getting squished)).

Three whole days and I'm gonna be fucked up, health wise, for a few weeks at the minimum.

There's no way I could handle uni, especially given the subjects/programs I'm interested in (science/med related).

Well, that's that dream (uni) efficiently disposed of.

At least the jury duty remuneration means that I can get my CBD oil prescription filled finally (I'm down to two things left on the available options in pain meds list. CBD is one, and fentanyl patches are the other (and fentanyl patch prescriptions are a bitch to get out of the pain clinic docs unless you have cancer or CRPS)).

What I actually need is a shunt.

But I don't qualify for it under the public system as my optic nerves are in decent shape. And I sure as hell don't have the money for a private neurosurgeon and shunt surgery.

And there's suspected endo which needs confirmation and possible excision done before getting the shunt because you don't want active endo if you have after-market plumbing taking excess CSF from your brain to your abdomen.

Yeah, I'm ranting, rambling, and whining.

Gabapentin tends to nuke some of my filters, and some of the mental subroutines I've built to deal with my ADHD.

And I have 600mg of gabapentin, 100mg of tramadol, 120mg of antihistamine (because I'm actively allergic to tramadol), and 2x500mg of paracetamol on board right now.

My eyes still hurt, parts of my head still hurt, so does my neck and my upper back+ shoulder areas in a weird capelet-like pattern.

And the itch is kicking in and my voice is roughened/deeper so it's probably time to take some more antihistamine.

/rant

[after-witch]

this might come off as left field but do you think weed might help the pain? or at least a copious amount of cbd

thanks for the message 'non! Unfortunately CBD makes my heart race and makes me dizzy. it did help with the pain when I tried it about 2 years ago for chronic shoulder pain, but then I felt awful and almost went to the ER, lol.

Salon pas + lidocaine patches work pretty decent, it's just you can't use them all that often.