2 kind of OFF TOPIC quest

[singingintherain 1]

As I live my life every day and think of how things will change, questions pop up.

1) Question on spirituality for those who partake:....How long did it take you after Banding to be able to take the Communion Altar bread wafer and consume it?

2) I take 6 pills a day.. Vitamins, supplements and meds for high Blood pressure. Some of them are Horse-pill size! What do you do about that..crush them up and eat them in your mushies? Are they crushed up forever? One of them in particular tastes so like POISON!

[bethm 0]

Hi Singing.. I'm not sure when you can partake of the communion altar bread wafer. I'm sorry to admit it's been a long time since I was last in church. I'd be interested in hearing the answer but my guess is as soon as you go on solids.

Ask your doctor for the liquid equivalent of all your meds. The ones that aren't in liquid for you can usually cut in half or a quarter if you need to.

I went right off my gigantic diabetes pill the day I left the hospital from surgery. My other 2 are small enough that I don't have a problem.

[heartfire 4]

We use unleavened bread and as soon as I was on soft foods I was okay. I chew it really well so it doesn't ball up inside. Don't know if it will but am worried about it.

The only pills I"m taking now are my diuretic for my BP and acidopholis (sp?) and both are pretty small. I'm pretty tight right now and can still get them down.

My Vitamins are gummies, Calcium and vit D are chews, Biotin is a chew, multi B w/sublingual 12 is liquid, Iron is liquid, Omega is liquid I think that's all! LOL! Everything except the Omega and the multi B I take 2x a day. The mulit B I take in the AM and the omega dose is 2tsp, so I take 1 in the AM and 1 in the PM. I hope that all makes sense!

Start searching now for alternatives for your supps. You may have to order some. Luckily I get most of my stuff from my local health store in my small town. Just be forewarned, you're going to pay a fortune! Can't just buy the cheap pill form anymore! A 25 day supply of my Iron is $43 alone! Ouch! Tho I have to admit that everything I take now is much better than the stuff I used to take.

Best wishes!

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I take all sorts of pills. Some I break in half.

I take them with warm Water. Warm opens the band.