Okay, I fell asleep on the couch last night before I could take pain meds. So I wake up all 3:30am and decide to take my pill. I chop it up into 4 small chunks and proceed to take the first piece with Water. It gets stuck and I have had trouble all morning.

I tried to drink a shake and it was way too thick. I guess I will try some coffee next to see if that relaxes anything.

Tight morning band sucks.

Okay, my Dr. gave me Loritab and told me to crush them... don't think he would tell me to do that if it was fatal... the tylenol is children's liquid, grape flavor.. I only used the loritab for 2 days and I put it in some juice or something but it was really bitter... My pharmacists also told me it was okay to crush them... in fact they even did that in the hospital so, don't know where all this information came from but it's not true for loritab...

Okay, my Dr. gave me Loritab and told me to crush them... don't think he would tell me to do that if it was fatal... the tylenol is children's liquid, grape flavor.. I only used the loritab for 2 days and I put it in some juice or something but it was really bitter... My pharmacists also told me it was okay to crush them... in fact they even did that in the hospital so, don't know where all this information came from but it's not true for loritab...

Your right, loritab can be crushed because it is an immediate release medication not an extended release! The main ingredient is acetaminophen! A lot of doctors will give pain meds that are extended release so you don't have to take it as frequently. That's why I wrote in my post it was with extended release meds!

thank you for clarifying your answer... I did not see in his post that he was taking a time released pain med.. most Dr's would tell you not to crush or cut them... I think the tylenol worked good for me after the first few days....

Actually I was banded on March 20th' date=' so this is the first.[/quote']

This is good and gives me some hope that I won't have to feel weird sitting by myself while my family goes up without me.

My pharmacist said the same thing about my extended release wellbuterin - what I've been taking to quit smoking. I have no replacement since I can't crush it, the pain in my shoulder is just FREAKING EXCRUTIATING, and now I want a cigarette! Heat, cold, gas-x, walking, NOTHING is working and I'm going to kill my husband if just one more time he tries to touch my shoulder!!!

VENTING....ROCKING....THANKS!

This is good and gives me some hope that I won't have to feel weird sitting by myself while my family goes up without me.

I really don't think you'd have to worry about Communion wafers. They're very thin and tiny. If you get stuck on those, than you're wayyyy toooo tight!

Happy Easter!

Marci