It’s time to guarantee healthcare to all Americans as a human right

[BoSoxGal]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ie-sanders

Discuss.

[MajGenl.Meade]

I think we should all be guaranteed health. But that's because my carpal tunnel syndrome pain is keeping me awake at night.

[TPFKA@W]

Should have been done when medicare was created for seniors.

[TPFKA@W]

I think we should all be guaranteed health. But that's because my carpal tunnel syndrome pain is keeping me awake at night.

I recommend nighttime consumption of thc. I pop over to Danville Illinois every little bit and buy as much as they allow. Mango flavored is decent. When pain prevents sleep I have a nibble and sleep the night away.

You’re probably too fuddy of the duddy to do so but I am here to tell you it works better than opioids and without feeling hung over the next day. Oh it does increase one’s appetite significantly so put a lock on the fridge.

[Burning Petard]

Sorry, but I am unable to imagine any non-divinity who can be expected to guarantee health.

However I did have a dentist who guaranteed the materials and his workmanship on my solid gold bridge for my lifetime or 50 years, which ever came first. That bridge collapsed after 57 years.

snailgate.

[MajGenl.Meade]

You’re probably too fuddy of the duddy to do so but I am here to tell you it works better than opioids and without feeling hung over the next day. Oh it does increase one’s appetite significantly so put a lock on the fridge.

That lock got busted ages ago. Gee, the last time I had fun with MaryJane was back in 1978 Amerika when the police & medics carried me downstairs on a stretcher, the cops said "That must be good shit" (and stole it) and the medics took me to Emergency for the night. It wasn't as much fun as in the UK where Guys Hospital allowed me to smoke while semi-comatose in a recovery room and I fell asleep, dropping the ciggie on my chest where it sizzled happily until the screaming nurse came in and woke me up. Those were the daze, eh?

I do without opioids too. Just nobly suffering . . .

[Sue U]

Should have been done when medicare was created for seniors.

Yes, should have, but the AMA (fronted by Ronald Reagan) was screaming about how enacting Medicare would be SoCiAlisT TyRaNnY that would make Americans slaves to the gummint. Meanwhile, Americans have now become slaves to the health insurance oligopoly that makes their medical care decisions for them while giving us the world's most expensive medical care. And now, with the advent of "Medicare Advantage," health insurance companies can suck the government dry as well.

I recommend nighttime consumption of thc. I pop over to Danville Illinois every little bit and buy as much as they allow. Mango flavored is decent. When pain prevents sleep I have a nibble and sleep the night away.

You’re probably too fuddy of the duddy to do so but I am here to tell you it works better than opioids and without feeling hung over the next day. Oh it does increase one’s appetite significantly so put a lock on the fridge.

Cannabis is legal here in NJ and my son bought the family some low-dose gummies for Christmas. Half of one is perfect for just taking the edge off the aggrafying factors/situations one must deal with (e.g. visits from the in-laws) and a whole one is a nice two-or-three-glasses-of-wine buzz. I'm not a regular user, but it sure is nice to have on hand when necessary.

[Bicycle Bill]

Pot is pot, whether you smoke it, bake it into brownies, rub it on yourself as a CBD oil, or gobble it down in a gumdrop.   The only meds I'll self-medicate myself with is alcohol and caffeine. and not all that much of either one of those.   Anything else I consume, even aspirin or Tylenol, is with my doctor's recommendation or prescription.

-"BB"-

[Big RR]

I guess that CBD is "pot" in the same way that hops are beer--it is part of the formulation and provides some properties, but it is not the "intoxicating" ingredient. Indeed, I do not believe it can even be sold by dispensaries because they are regulated to sell pot (they don't sell hemp clothing ether). FWIW, self-medicating with alcohol is hardly risk free, and I have personally known people who had great results (with glaucoma and nausea as well as treating skin lesions) self-medicating with pot. And, FWIW, depending on the condition and the medically approved treatment, I think self medication can sometimes make a lot of sense (hell, this is the same medical establishment that embraced the long term use of opioids, but said pot was too dangerous to sell or use)

[BoSoxGal]

Self medicating with alcohol is way beyond hardly risk free - there is no substantial health benefit from any type of alcohol which remotely outweighs the very high risks associated with alcohol - cancers, organ disease, alcoholism with its associated life wreckage, death.

Cannabis on the other hand has a growing body of evidence from serious scientific research as to benefits both psychological and physiological for a variety of conditions and there is zero potential for OD death and minimal negative health effects depending on mode of consumption.

At this point, people who grasp onto reefer madness and declare themselves superior for sticking to alcohol are just exhibiting colossal ignorance. Acting superior about that colossal ignorance is just pathetic.

[Jarlaxle]

My grandfather self-medicated with alcohol, about a quart of Jim Beam a day. It killed him, as he knew it would.

[Bicycle Bill]

At this point, people who grasp onto reefer madness and declare themselves superior for sticking to alcohol are just exhibiting colossal ignorance. Acting superior about that colossal ignorance is just pathetic.

I'm not grasping at "reefer madness"; I'm just not yet sold on all the alleged 'benefits' of this miracle weed and its byproducts.  And I can't help but wonder about those individuals who lives are so problematic that they need to resort to something like this to get through their day or to drug themselves to sleep.

And I'm not acting superior ... I AM superior.   Especially to those people who use this newly-available recreational substance as a linchpin in their lives.

-"BB"-

[MajGenl.Meade]

I'm lookin' good now, eh BSG?

[BoSoxGal]

I think we should all be guaranteed health. But that's because my carpal tunnel syndrome pain is keeping me awake at night.

Are you wearing braces on your wrists at night? I have pretty bad carpal tunnel in both wrists and when it gets painful I find that aligning my wrists with a brace at night makes a huge difference. If I don’t wear the braces then when it’s acting up I often wake up to pain and dead hands which is a very disturbing feeling.

[MajGenl.Meade]

I think we should all be guaranteed health. But that's because my carpal tunnel syndrome pain is keeping me awake at night.

Are you wearing braces on your wrists at night? I have pretty bad carpal tunnel in both wrists and when it gets painful I find that aligning my wrists with a brace at night makes a huge difference. If I don’t wear the braces then when it’s acting up I often wake up to pain and dead hands which is a very disturbing feeling.

You know, I have not. More fool me. But now you recommend, I will try. Awaiting surgery on the the left wrist - was scheduled for Tuesday week before last but the ortho had forgotten to get a clearance from the cardio. So that was cancelled. Cardio just got back from golfing holiday (kidding - I don't think a Gupta plays golf) and gave permish, so now I'm waiting for the new slice and dice date. "Dead hands" yes, I'm up at 5:30 this a.m. just to get my left hand to work. Typing helps get it back because it doesn't require gripping - I can type with sausages.

Oh hold on. The $80k Dodge Challenger just fired up outside our apartment window. I have to go be jealous


Cheers

[BoSoxGal]

I use a brace like this during daytime when my carpal tunnel is flaring - it’s much nicer than the expanded ones that cover part of the hand, much easier to work with it on and it works terrific to keep the wrist in neutral position and prevent the nerve impingement. I have avoided surgery by using this type of brace daytime and the others to bed at night when my carpal is flaring.