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Medical Cannabis Recommendations
In October 2005 I began evaluating patients who were seeking the use of medical marijuana as a natural alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.
I currently evaluate patients who use – or want to use- marijuana for a variety of medical conditions. As you can see, many of these are serious chronic and often severely debilitating illnesses.
They include:
Back and Neck Pain especially Herniated Discs
Failed back syndrome
Failed knee surgeries
Pudendal nerve injury
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Asthma
Anxiety disorders
Panic attacks
Insomnia (documented)
Gaucher’s Disease
Sickle Cell Anemia/Crisis
Peripheral Neuropathy – due to Diabetes/Dialysis
Trigeminal Neuralgia
HIV/Aids
Hepatits C
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Huntington’s Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Chronic Pain
Nausea
Posttraumatic stress disorder in
Iraqi, WWII and Vietnam era Veterans
Cancer
Cancer treatment
Chemotherapy
Hyperemesis
Migraine Headaches
Crohn’s Disease
Helping patients and families through the challenges of critical illness
When diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer there are three main phases that one goes through. My personal experience with cancer combined with my medical training and subsequent training in patient advocacy, has given me unique insight into these three phases of any serious illness: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing. I can guide you through one or all three of these phases by helping you manage your concerns and fears, supporting you through the challenges of treatment and assisting you to heal and build a vision for the future. (See link to Diagnosis, Treatment, Healing page separate PDF)
A three time 14 year breast cancer survivor myself, I have vast experience as a patient and am personally familiar with the emotional challenges as well as the range of conventional and integrative/alternative treatments and practioners. I received training in patient advocacy with the Porrath Cancer Patient Care Advocacy Program and completed a course in being a cancer patient guide with the Center for Mind Body Medicine.
