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Jackie, that sounds great except for one thing: you need to keep them somewhere besides the bathroom! Heat & humidity degrade drugs, so keep them somewhere else where you'll remember them. Years ago one of the drug companies had a kit to give out with their birth control pills; it contained a toothbrush, small bar of soap, and the pill container. The slogan was, "Brush my teeth, wash my face, and take my pill!" That was a good idea as far as helping them get in the habit of taking the pill, but not if they kept the pills in the bathroom! You sure don't want your birth control pills losing potentcy! So we gave them the kit & told them to keep the pill pack on their pillow. I have an open kitchen-dining-living room setup. I keep my lockbox with all my meds in the living room, behind my recliner, so that I can reach it easily if I need a pain pill or something. I keep my weekly pill bins in a cabinet by my dining room table, so I can get them easily but my young grandkids can't. I keep a few Tylenol, Ibuprofen & first aid stuff in a hall closet. But most of the Tylenol, etc., even vitamins & Calcium, Magnesium, etc., I keep locked up. Just don't want to take a chance with these little ones. Or the dogs, especially B.J! He'll eat anything!

Sorry about the lecture; you can take the nurse out of the hospital, but you can't take the hospital out of the nurse!

Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22

To: Neurosarcoidosis From: shadowme@...Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:58:29 -0700Subject: Re: [sPAM]RE: Re: adapting from Naa Koshie

I keep all my meds in the bathroom drawer. On top of the bottles I number them--1-2-3-4. After I take the pills for # 1, I put a chip marked one on the counter and so on. Then I know which pills I take next and at the end of the day if I took them all. I take 36 pills a day so I need to keep track. Argh I was taking more but am being slowly taken off prednisone. Yay. This has worked for me for over a year. If I have to go away I use a pill container and instead of the days of the week, I number them also. Hey whatever works right?!?!?!

Jackie

Re: adapting from Naa Koshie

Debbie and Naa Koshie,I have to keep a book to keep up with appointments and things to do. Igot mine at the Family Christian store. It has quotes and bible versesin it and it keeps me up to par. I just have to remember to write init.Does anyone have any idea on how to keep the meds straight? I got apill box but I can't remember if I haven't filled it up or if I took allthe pills in it. I have tried various types and have run into the sameproblem.Thanks.Terri I was thinking about the fatigue> thing & all the ways we devise to deal with it. Then this morning whenI> put my (plastic) glass of juice into a coffee mug (to lessen thechance> of knocking it over), I thought of all the other ways we learn toadapt.> I know that I have come up with lots of innovative ideas, which would> probably not make me rich if I tried to market them (except maybe the> ICE BRA R). Maybe we could all contribute our ideas & I'll try to> organize them into a list that new, and old, members could use. Even> though my adaptations are necessary & helpful, sometimes I stillresent> the fact that I have to do it at all. Anyone else want to join the> project?> >> >> > Ramblin' Rose> > Moderator> >> > A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------> > Gear up for Halo® 3 and get a $25 Best Buy gift card. It's our> way of saying thanks for using Windows Live™. Get it now!> >> >> >> >> > "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, andtolerant> of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been> all of these."> >> > ~ Washington Carver> >>>>>>> ~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~> The Neurosarcoidosis Community>> NS CHAT:- FAITH CHAT: SUNDAY 4PM-5PM EASTERN TIME> CHATROOM LINK: http://www.emxpc.net/chat/index.php>> Message Archives:-> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Neurosarcoidosis/messages>> Members Database:-> Listings of locations, phone numbers, and instant messengers.> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Neurosarcoidosis/database>>