I don't like taking pills

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 03/16/2019 at 23:40 • Filed to: None

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Plus five more of the big white ones in the morning.

In the past, if I could avoid taking a pill, prescription or OTC, I preferred to take that route whenever possible. The possibility of addiction or side effects had me concerned, and I just toughed it out. There was also the case of Reyes’s syndrome I experienced, caused by my well-intentioned mother giving me too much aspirin when I was younger - damn near killed me. But then I got old.

Eventually I received some diagnoses on various ailments . Living without seizures, no matter how mild they were (no loss of consciousness), is wonderful. Creaky joints not aching? Also quite nice. Thankfully I can swallow pills without gagging, or require them to be broken up and served in a spoonful of honey like when I was a child.  I guess this daily assortment of medical miracles is the new normal.

AestheticsInMotion > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 00:21

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That’s how I feel about needles. Still, whatever gets you healthy!

So do you take the pills one at a time or try to swallow em all in one go? Or are these all spaced out throughout the day? 

Chariotoflove > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 00:24

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My wife and I have daily pill organizers that we fill once every two weeks.  She has way many more than I.  Sigh.  Life would be much worse without them, but it sure gets old.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > AestheticsInMotion 03/17/2019 at 00:35

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Five of the big ones at breakfast and five more at dinner, which must be consumed within 30 minutes of eating; those are the chemo drugs, two weeks on and one week off for the next six months.  I usually take those one at a time, albeit quickly. The rest I usually consume immediately after lunch, swallowed in about three batches, but today I had them with dinner since I napped instead of having lunch.

smobgirl > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 00:50

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I can’t swallow the NyQuil pills but anything else is fine. You just reminded me of when my mom would try to hide chewable children’s Tylenol in Twinkies...like anything can cover that flavor.

Anyway, good luck with those. Are you counting down until the end of them?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Chariotoflove 03/17/2019 at 00:52

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I have a s imilar organizer I usually fill every other Sunday. And then there’s yet another box I keep in my pocket everywhere I go that contains the non-daily meds, like intestinal muscle relaxants, anti-nausea pills (much needed these days), a two-drug cocktail for migraines, and some others. I just got more prescriptions last Friday, thi s time a stronger acid controller as well as some Immodium, also chemo related. Hopefully I can cut back on t he amount of pills in six months...

wafflesnfalafel > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 00:54

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I f you had a green one you’d have a full rainbow.  

Future Heap Owner > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 01:17

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Man, gonna be a long six months, huh?

How have the side effects been?

Merfthemadmauler > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 01:27

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The same here. I’m down to 7 a day plus the anti nausea sometimes. 

Merfthemadmauler > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 01:39

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I still think the capecitabene had something to do with the heart problems I had a year ago. My advice is let your doctor know if any sign of weakness or being out of breath.

Chariotoflove > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 01:41

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I hope so too.  But all indicators you’ve told us about give cause for optimism.

facw > AestheticsInMotion 03/17/2019 at 04:30

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I have a weekly injection, and I’d think I’d be used to it after 3 years, but I still sort of dread it and frequently put it off for hours, or even days.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > smobgirl 03/17/2019 at 05:36

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No countdown, just a redefining of ‘normal’

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Future Heap Owner 03/17/2019 at 05:45

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It is what it is - I’m just redefining ‘normal’ and will redefine again in six months.

Side effects haven’t been too bad, all things considered. There’s a bit of nausea at times, but I can’t tell with some of the other issues - is the office too hot or is that me? Is this level of tiredness from the drugs or just being old? I normally don’t eat breakfast but now I have to, and I can’t make it to lunch like I used to (especially when my lunch gets pushed back an hour or two). But my boss is understanding, for the most part, and I roll with the punches. It’s only  temporary...

Wurrwulf > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/17/2019 at 23:17

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A ll the best to you. I watched my dad take fists-full of pills multiple times a day while going through cancer treatments. It's the furthest thing from fun, but it gave my father an extra 15 years of life he wouldn't have had otherwise. Hoping you have many, many more years than that.