After enduring years of debilitating pain, San Antonio-based Texas Original patient Michelle Warren has regained her livelihood thanks to medical cannabis. She suffers from a form of neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which causes her to feel excruciating pain from the slightest touch. Her condition and corresponding pain in one of her feet rendered her unable to walk until her physician introduced medical cannabis into her treatment plan.
“Initially, I couldn’t do anything,” said Michelle. “I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t drive. I was completely dependent on my husband for everything. And now, 13 months later, I’m slowly getting back into the things I love.”
After discovering dead bone and three bursas in her foot, Michelle tried physical therapy, injections and opioids—none of which reduced her pain. In 2021, she elected to have a sesamoidectomy to remove the bone, but felt pain as soon as the anesthesia wore off.
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