Well, the pill crusher is back in action.
@kaylachan (84757)
Daytona Beach, Florida
October 17, 2025 11:50am CST
Like I mentioned yesterday, George planned on taking me to the va to pick up his meds. Surprisingly, He actually got his blood drawn. He hates as much as I do, and like me, waits until the last possible minute.
I found it funny, George rode the golf cart to our van, and I wheeled myself. We got there at about the same time. I almost beat them. In fact, I'd just unlocked the van while George was being aided out of the golf cart.
The pills are huge, so I have to break them down so he can eat them in chuncks. The pills are to large for the pill cutter, so I have to use a pill crusher.
Haven't needed that thing in years.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
17 Oct
I will be starting a new med on Monday. It sucks getting old.
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
I'm 42, and my doctors want me on a host of meds. I refuse to take ones I know I don't need.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
18 Oct
@kaylachan You're still a youngster. My heart rate was 117 in the office on Thursday. My PCP said it's bad for my heart; so she's giving me a med to slow it down. The same med that my husband was on for his AFIB.
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
@LindaOHio I bet I know what that one is, too. Do you have a blood preasure cuff and know how to do it, yourself? I would take precautions before taking it. It led to my husband having a stroke. Or could've. When my husband's doctor gave it to us, we were told to monitor his blood preasure prior to taking it.
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
So does George, at least he knows when to tell me he doesn't want to try.
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
@LadyDuck I wish the pills weren't as big as they are. I couldn't get them in the cuutter, so it became the crusher. It worked and George gets his meds. I tried to use a knife to cut pills, I can't do it. Don't want to loose a finger.
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@LadyDuck (502316)
• Italy
18 Oct
@kaylachan - I know that my husband would not arrive to take big pills, I prefer to cut them first.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct
Sounds like a mortar and pestle is what is needed for this job.
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
That's kind of what the pill crusher looks like.
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@xstitcher (39017)
• Petaluma, California
18 Oct
Sounds like what I've heard called a "horse pill".
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct
They are. and the dosage is on the high side, which is why it's so big.
