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Barb: Feel better soon.💛
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cwillie, yes you are correct that there are more than one study on the cannabis/pain relief issue and this is why they all need to be scrutizined by other respected scientific groups. Anyone can conduct a study, and anyone can conduct a study. This is why peer scrutiny and replication is so important.
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To be fair medical marijuana for pain relief has been found to be lacking in multiple studies over many years, it's nothing new. But there are studies that do show benefits for some types of pain in some individuals though, so people who can't get relief through conventional means may find it worthwhile to give it a trial.

And if you have access to recreational cannabis you can choose to get wasted to the point of "feeling no pain" in exactly the same way you might with alcohol.... but of course that's a different thing😂
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Countrymouse, the article is about how other scientific bodies scrutinized a study conducted by the US Govt. "The latest review, by experts from Oregon Health and Science University, was published in�Annals of Internal Medicine. It looked at evidence from 18 placebo-controlled studies and seven long-term papers from around the world. A total of 14,835 people were involved in the trials and took the products for up to a year." You can certainly find and read the original US Govt study if you are able to understand the clinical and mathematical languages used. But it is very important that other expert and objective eyes are looking at the original study to make sure it was constructed and conducted properly and that the numbers, stats and conclusions are accurate. This is a prerequisite to another group duplicating the study to make sure they get the same results. If the same results aren't attained, this means either the original study was flawed in some way or the second study is flawed. This is how and why it seems that science flip flops on certain things over time ("eggs are bad for you!" ,"eggs are good for you!", "eggs are bad for you!" ) etc. It has to do with how reliable the studies were. Maybe you don't like the results of the study? Do you have a horse in this race? FYI 99% of the time I peruse the DM only for its entertainment value ;-)
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Geaton you're rather ignoring the complete pig's breakfast that any self-respecting headline-seeking non-scientific journalist can make of a perfectly good study when he puts his mind to it.

They all do it. The Times ran a headline about summer babies being potentially academically disadvantaged because of lower sunlight levels, hence Vitamin D deficiency, during pregnancy; there followed a longish article reporting more of the respectable work, towards the end of which the lead researcher was quoted as saying that she wouldn't want any pregnant women being alarmed by this. Too late, love, too late.

The Daily Mail - ugh, don't start me. Not as silly as the Daily Telegraph is about the best I can say for it.

If you've got a link to the study, *that* would be worth a read!
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Countrymouse, the Daily Mail didn't *do* the study -- the *US Gov't* did the study. DM just reported it. - *Who* does the study is part of what matters. - *How* the study is constructed and conducted matters - Can the results can be duplicated by another scientific group matters - the size of the study groups matter (so, not a small sampling but hundreds and thousands). NOT *where* it is reported.
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I always look for a parking spot that I can drive straight through to the one behind it so I'm facing out, and I'm willing to walk farther if I have to. I worry about backing out over clueless children and shoppers and I have noticed that people don't wait for someone attempting to leave their spot, otherwise slowly creeping back blindly and hoping for the best is often the only option if I end up wedged between two monster sized pick ups or SUVs. Plus I acknowledge my peripheral vision and ability to intuit where the edges of my car are is not what it once was.
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I had my sister with me to all my appointments at the cancer clinic because of all the advice to have two pairs of ears. It was nice to have somebody help navigate the parking and getting through check in and to sit with in the waiting area, the actual appointments I could have done on my own but it did save me having to explain what was said after the fact.🤷
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Barb,
Your comment about having an advocate with you at a hospital is valid.

Even having another body there (whether or not that person asks questions) can be helpful because staff will treat you better.

There was a letter put out there by a doctor known to the community on this topic. I copied it. But I did not post it here because I did not get permission, and the format was unfamiliar to me.

My point-if a physician is so strongly telling us all to have an advocate present-we should look into it.

Thanks for sharing.

And I hope you feel better soon.
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Geaton - oh dear Lord, PLEASE don't rely on the Daily Mail!

It is a reliable source of confirmation bias for small c conservative readers who think the country is going to the dogs.
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Barb, so glad to hear you are ok. 🤞🤞

My DH is useful for bring food & coffee in an ER/hospital setting - that's about it. Certainly not for speaking to medicos & remembering what they said. He's into a healthy life, but has zero interest in medicine or hospitals.

I remember feeling sad/weird when I changed my NOK #2 from my Father to my (just legally adult) child. DH is NOK #1 but I have actually wondered about when I will have to change that. Some days I do wonder a bit more about his little memory slips..

I am very sorry to hear about your DH's MCI 😞.

Take care 🤗
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It's a myth that cannabis relieves pain: Official US review finds 'little scientific evidence' drug is an effective painkiller https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10888787/Its-myth-cannabis-relieves-pain-Official-review-finds-little-scientific-evidence.html
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Positivity rate nearly 12%. That does not include home tests. Had a board meeting tonight, 5 of 7 absent because they are sick! Be smart!
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Glad, I back in more now because I can... now that I have a back-up camera. Most important invention in the 21st century!
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Barb, it never hurts to have a good advocate or extra pair of eyes and ears. Last week I took my mom into Urgent Care for a small infected wound. She had put neospirine on it but forgot she is allergic to it (aand bacitracin), so it was itching, but also increasing red and warm. The Dx was cellulitis. Reviewed her meds allergies, including Bacitracin, like 50x during the appointment. An aid came back in to clean the wound and what was she about to put on it? Bacitracin, which I caught in time. Sheesh. Hope you feel better soon!
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I think the backing in has to do with the state of the world and the need/ability to get out fast. First responders do this all the time. 😟😟
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So, question.

I have lectured my kids always that an ill person needs an advocate by their side.

My mom, in her 80s said "If there's a lying down person, there needs to be a standing up person. If you're sick, someone needs to be there to ask questions".

So today, I was feeling short of breath and for the last week, over exerted. My pulse ox was 90, my pulse was 96, my BP was in the 150s.

CAlled my doc's nurse line, she asked me to relax for an hour.

After an hour, BP was higher, pulse ox was 96 and pulse was 88. I called her back and we agreed I needed to be seen.

BUT I felt fine, was perfectly able to advocate for myself. I knew I just needed an egg and a bunch of blood tests to know I wasn't having an MI or DVT.

My husband, never great in ERs, now has mild cognitive impairment. On a good day, he's doesn't ask the right questions. (Omg, the lady in the next bay asked her husband to find her wallet in her bag--no, not that flap, NO, the other one).

Then my ex, who got wind of this started asking questions. Oy, just let me manage this myself!

I guess this is a vent, not a question. All the blood tests came back fine, will see my cardiologist next week.
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Sorry, G, no I'm not. They have been so close a number of times in the last 20 years it was an exciting game!
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So the Av's are going to the finals eh Glad!

Good game.............I guess. Sigh
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I back in because I drive a truck and the small parking lots mean that a large vehicle parked behind me could effectively block me in, if I had to back out.

Also, you have better maneuvering while going backwards in a long vehicle.
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Anyone notice how more and more cars seem to be backing into parking spaces no matter where you are?

I am in a brewery watching avs and oilers
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I never watched Dr Who,, but I was in love with Dark Shadows! My after school babysitter had a teenager, who had all her friends over after school every day to watch it. I was surely too young,, but wanted to be with the "big kids" so I watched it too.
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Camp I could cope with, it's the fact that this is obviously an upside down trash can with a plumber's mushroom and a kitchen whisk stuck to it that I blush for.

Mind you, the voices really were quite sinister. And I suppose I was watching from behind the sofa.
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We couldn't watch Dr Who when I was little CM. Wikipedia tells me that CBC cancelled it after the first season and it wasn't until 1976 that my brother became obsessed with the wonderfully campy series when TVO (TV Ontario) began airing old reruns. To be fair to your 6 year old self, all special effects were pretty awful back then and I think viewers were much more inclined to embellish them in their imagination!
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Was anybody else terrified of daleks when they were little?

I have just seen three going down The Mall in the Platinum Jubilee procession.

I am a little embarrassed for my six year old self now.
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glad, wishing your friend well!! :) :) :) :)
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😁😁✌✌🍻🍻❄❄💈💈
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NO! NO! Glad, I was voting for Edmonton. LOL

I think Edmonton's goose is cooked unfortunately.
Da*n you Av's!

Just kidding Glad. It's just a game. Stupid hockey @#)*^%$! Computer swearing don't ya know.
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Strange about the food allergies, Golden. The only food Items for me are walnuts and scallops. The procedure was successful today! His blood pressure was high when his wife contacted me, could be the pain he said he had in the back.

Avs just beat the oilers. It was a great game!
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gershun. Eventually you will get a new doctor. I know it is frustrating. The only ones accepting new patients here are, of course, the worse rated doctors.

Sorry about your friend, glad. I hope the problem gets dealt with locally. Also hope you get a new assistant soon. Can't believe you had snow this late. Here we are having the best Alberta weather - sunny and warm.

I bought a little electric mower and the young lad who had been doing jobs for me will come and mow tomorrow. I will store this one in the garage for safety. They are resodding the back lawn - most of it anyway. It may look a bit weird with an edging of the old lawn but should blend in soon and look good.

Some interesting covid news "A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that those with food allergies are 50 percent less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-allergies-associated-with-lower-risk-of-sars-cov-2-infection-180980187/

Glad my allergies are good for something!!!
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