Hi and welcome to the family. Many have gone through exactly what you are doing. For some it was a little easier than for others, but all of us had discomfort along the way. While we had pretty much the same worries as you have now, we all got through it and you will too. The trick is to just take one day at a time and to spend no time wondering or worrying about what tomorrow or next week or next month will be like. Your only goal today is to get through today; tomorrow will take care of itself.

I was one of the lucky few who had minimal discomfort during and after treatment. That doesn't mean I had no problems, they just weren't horrible side effects like a few have. Where will you fit into the side effects spectrum; no one can predict that.

I didn't need much in the way of pain meds, in fact I still have most of the meds they prescribed for me. Long story short, I know nothing about medical marijuana. I also haven't heard a lot of discussion of the subject on the forum, so I suspect it's use by others here is fairly minimal.

You will do fine, it won't be easy, in fact some days will be hard, but you will get through them, come out the other end and then start putting your life back together. I'm right at 1 year post treatment and other than food still tasting bad have no other side effects to deal with of any consequence.

take care,
Tony