A year after abdominal surgery, I began having severe pain, the worst of it, lasting 16 hours or more, during which time, I'd pass out. For the next days, or weeks, I would have this pain periodically throughout the days and nights, which kept me homebound, often bedridden. I was told I was having nerve seizures, caused by severed nerves during the abdominal surgery. I was put on drugs for seizures, neuropathic pain, anxiety, and depression. The side effects from the drugs have been troublesome. Migraines that mimic a stroke, inability to concentrate, spaciness, depression... The pharmaceutical meds have helped to reduce the number of severe attacks, however have been unable to stop them from happening. The doctors suggested additional meds to help with the depression, caused by the pain. Pain docs told me that studies were being done that might help people like me, however I would probably not see it in my lifetime. I had been living with this pain for 8 years, and just could not imagine continuing living with it the rest of my life. I became angry, which motivated me to try the anti pharmaceutical, anti allopathic medicine, most certainly anti society view of middle age mom/grandmother. I got a medical marijuana license. Not long after receiving my license, I visited Love In It Cooperative in Mendocino, CA. I had heard of CBD helping children with severe seizures. (CBD does not get you stoned) I hoped that it would work for the nerve seizures as well. The staff at Love In It, are incredibly helpful. They explained the different kinds of marijuana, the effects... I left with a CBD tincture. Honestly, I didn't have that much hope. How could a dropper full of tincture help? Since I began taking the CBD tincture, now called Mighty CBD, I not only have hope, I have much of my life back. I have not had a 16 hour attack since. I continue to have episodes, however nothing close to what I did before. I walk without a cane again, I walk my dog, I walk. I no longer live in bed, and no longer feel hopeless. I feel grateful, empowered, and I have a strong desire to help others in similar situations. I have even been able to reduce my anti depressant. Again, I am grateful. I have shared my experience with my medical doctors, and asked they add it to my file. I was told they could not 'study' my experience with CBD. ??? I tell them I am using something that is proving to help me more than the opiates first given, the anti depressants, the anti seizure meds... and without the side effects, and they tell me they cannot document it. Getting the word out about the medical benefits of cannabis, is up to the people who cannabis has helped. Again, I am grateful. So, incredibly grateful. 'thank you Love In It Cooperative for being there for me, having CBD on hand, sharing your knowledge and kindness.