Hemp oil?

I am getting my medical marijuana card next week.  I am going to start oil then in low doses to see how it affects me. 

Melissa, how did you decide when to reduce your dose?

I saw my oncologist today for the first time.  He spent 2 hours with me.  I was so impressed.  He told me there is a good chance I am cancer free.  He is doing an oncotype test.  That will pretty much determine everything for me.  If is low chemo will be more harmful than good.  Either way I am still going to use cannabis as soon as possible.  No room for risks.  I might just do the cannabis capsules with buds/CBD like Joey did and not use the RSO.  I truly don't want any "highs".  I did a ton of research and believe it is the same.  The only real thing I could see is that if you at stage IV the oil would be the best.  Will wait and pray for low onco score.......

Be optimistic!  It shrinks tumors

I began using cannabis oil about three months ago. I am using it in conjunction with traditional western therapies (Taxol, surgery, Herceptin). So far, thank god, my stage four body has responded well to everything, though my initial success was thanks to western treatment, only. I added the cannabis oil to my regimen *after* six months of chemo and subsequent surgery. Not during. Now I am using it while I am also on a maintenance program with Herceptin. So far so good (knock on wood). Too early to say what the oil is or isn't doing. I still have faith in it and I am grateful to live in a state where medical marijuana is legal....although, (fyi?), there is a company in Colorado that markets three CBD products that have the THC removed so they do not make you high. I've used their non-THC products as well as a traditional THC oil made by a dispensery in my state.

I tried the hemp oil when i was first diagnosed but could not tolerate being high out of my mind.  I don't like to be high.  I tried working my dose up but started with a tiny bit a day about the amount on the tip of toothpick dipped in the oil never coudl tolerate more thant that.  I think its great to help you relax and sleep. But I don't believe it in it for shrinking tumors.   I put off chemo for a long time and went vegan started juicing with  hemp oil  had a few lumpectomies.  Ended up with another tumor in same breast and lymph nodes under my arm with cancer too.  Now i'm going for Chemo Thank the Lord its hasn't metastisized yet.  I'll take the oil to help me sleep and get through the chemo. Its awesome for that. I don't think there is a over the counter drug that will help as much as the hemp oil to help you relax.  I'm starting chemo (TCH) next week and going to try the Penquin ice caps to see if i can keep my hair.   love to hear form anyone else trying this. 

If your getting headaches its probably dehydration. be sure to DRINK lots of water.  

I hope you geg the answers because I too dong likde the high. I have been usinv hemp oil fof almosg 4 months now but cant get nearly up enough to where its supposed to help with cancer its supposed to be 80 geams in 90 days and I cant use more that a heac of a pin because I feel the high I can tell you that if has worked on my ecsema cleared it right up and I have had it fof 40 years I tested it and went off thd oil for just over a week and it was right back went back on the hemp oil and it was gone but I cant use it when I go back to work well my opinion is that people make thd money on the thc so there wouldng be any reason tk trg to extract it out so we get all the cannabinoids and no high but I would like to find someone in canada

I'm telling you ladies forget all the anti nausea meds, vicodin and addictive vailum and other crap  they give you and smoke pot or take the hemp oil.   I just finished my first round of TCH Ugg  the Neulasta shot I gave my self on day 2 post chemo nearly killed me was unable to get out of bed for 36 hrs my wan't nauseous but head my hurt, my chest was tight, heart hurst, neck hurt, and my PORT hurt,  was dehydrated and constipated despite the gallons of water and sennkot (laxative). Day 4 I called the hospital, Nurse said to get out of bed and keep moving, this is all becase of your neulasta shot. she told me to take some valium advil and call her back I remembered about pot and hemp oil for cancer.  Smoked pot that day immediately my life went from torture to thankfulness.  I was much more pleasant to be around too.  I felt good and better than i would have from taking any prescription medication.  the hemp oil helps me sleep and rest too. dosing is the hardest peopel always take too much and get way too high.  I do not think Hemp oil cures cancer but I do think the cannabanoids do positive things for your brain I sugggest taking something thinner than a tooth pick to dip into the hemp oil  (so dosing :  like a needle non sharp end and tip into the hemp oil, pull it out till the ball runs off and dip just the tip in about a 1/8 inch into the oil----- 

and put the tiny drop under your tounge (rub the tip under your tounge) you REALLY dont' need much. The oil lasts about 5 hrs and can take up to a hr to kick in so if you need a shorter window of relief and "feeling better time" you can  smoke some pot and it will help you too.  Some people don't like  smoke and smelling like pot. I have to say i'm one of them.  So in that case take the HEMP OIL it you can find some.  Your doctor will give you a medical marijuans perscription and there is a web site called http://wamm.org That will mail it to you once you have the perscription. good luck ladies! 

Hello Abarret,

the neuropathy your getting (happens usually in hands and feet) can be minimized by taking L-Glutamine 1000 mg per day.    Also keep your hands and feet on ice packs during your chemo infusions it's suposed to help prevent neuropathy. I'm sorry your having sucjh a rough time.  but I'm glad you have the oil.  I only had one and its been awful, i'm so dreading the next one.  friend me if you need a friend to chat with.. HUGS!

Leslie

I just sent you my email address if that's easier.  Perhaps you don't need the last two treatments are they testing to see how the cancer is responding to the chemo?  I'm getting TCH  supposed to be 6 rounds but its so hard I just emailed my onc to ask for an alternative.  I don't think i can make 6 rounds. I was terribly sick with this first one. Are you her2Nue positive? 

Hello! Thank you all for your posts. Leslie I especially appreciate your candor.

My father died from lung cancer 3 years ago and I was his medical mediator. He used marijuana (smoked and vaporized) and he was comfortable and happy until the very end and did not need a lot of nausea or pain medication.

Now that I have breast cancer, getting medical marijuana was one of my first goals. It helps me relax, be present, and pleasant, and I can control how much I use if I smoke it or use the cookies from the shop. I also have "cannabis sativa seed oil" that I found at a health food store. No idea if it's legit but it doesn't seem to get me high.

I use much less valium, much less tramadol when I use marijuana. So thankful I live in a place where I can access it medically. My oncologist and radiologist have no problems with it.

I am not here to push chemo over hemp oil as I have used neither. Chemo does not always kill (broad generalization) though it is undeniably very serious medicine with potentially serious side effects. Hemp oil may be useful, and I hope it is for you, but you are stage III so give whatever you do careful consideration. As to medical mj in CA, a doctors prescription should be easy to obtain simply by asking your mo. The social worker at my oncology center offered to take care of that, if I wanted, right after my initial dx. I live in northern CA. Wishing you the best.

Does anyone know how to get medicinal grade hemp oil? From some of the posts I've read it sounds like it is legal in certain states? I was living in South Carolina and it was illegal there, everyone I talked to said it would coust me between 4 and 6 thousand dollars to get enough for a full treatment. I just don't have thhat kind of money. I'm in Ohio now, pretty sure it's not legal here either. I've heard a lot of good things about it, I just can't spend an arm and a leg

Jan m,

Sorry to take so long to reply. My mom passed away on July 7th. I am on Arimidex and Aredia (which I'm almost done with). I also take a bunch of supplements which may or may not be doing some good.