Have you tried juicing raw cannabis as a treatment yet? It helps reform neuropathways and also helps with bone issues. We're in a similar boat except I look totally healthy. I broke my neck and it swells up and pushes on the base of my brain which wreaks havoc on my life, but I'm dealing with it and moving forward. I also thrashed just about every other joint in my body either working too hard for people that didn't care oy playing too hard trying to forget about it. I'm really against government though so I refuse to even look into disability. I got food stamps for a bit but ended up telling them I'd rather eat grasshoppers and rattlesnakes than deal with their stupid system. Turns out rattlesnakes and grasshoppers are good, and free, which makes them even better!
Here are a couple of links to some great sources for raw cannabis information:
https://www.cannabisinternational.org
https://www.rawhemp.tk
If you're into meshnet stuff, I may need your brains some day so stay in touch!
@apocaloptimisto my browser is not letting me get to either of those sites, I am prone to migraines and brain swelling so I can not get high off cannabis, but I am not sure if juicing raw cannabis is the same thing. I have also had to take food stamps and eat at soup kitchens before too.
Meshnet looks amazing, if I am understanding correctly it is an alternate internet using peer to peer?
When you juice raw, it's just like eating a super nutritious salad. There is no psychoactive effect. Also, the blood pressure increasing effects of smoked cannabis only happen to occasional and first time users. When used regularly and therapeutically, it actually brings blood pressure down, which is probably the reason I'm alive today. It seems to affect people differently though so your mileage may vary.
Here's a good link:
http://cannabisinternational.org/wordpress/
This one worked fine too:
http://www.rawhemp.tk/
Meshnet is a p2p network that will hopefully make the corporate/government controlled internet obsolete. It's still in its infancy but lots of us are working on it and there are meshnets in most major cities. My part in it will be prototyping an open source smartphone replacement/wearable computer that will have extended meshnet capabilities and solar/wind powered repeater drones that extend those meshnet capabilities. It's only going to happen if I find some tribe to collaborate with though because my plate is already pretty full just surviving.