Communion

For those of you who had RNY how long did you wait until taking communion again?  I am wondering because I do not want to remain away long as I am a Catholic and it is a very important part of my life, but do not want to injure my pouch by eating something it will not tolerate too soon.

Nicole, I haven't taken communion in years so I don't have a real answer for you. But Amy Corean on the boards did accidentally take it, I think about a week after surgery.  Hopefully, she'll comment, but if not, contact her.  I think she swallowed it, but can't remember for sure.  Anyway, she did just fine.  I think a communion wafer is so soluble that it really dissolves before it ever has to exit your pouch.  I'd check with your doc to be sure.  Oh, if you take bread versus a communion wafer, I would say wait a few months for sure.  Given that you're Catholic I'm assuming it's a wafer, but ya never know. Good luck! 

Speaking of Amy C where has she been?!!!

 

Did ya get yer paper done?

I took communion in the hospital when I had my surgery. I only swallowed a little of it. Now it is fine...chew, chew , chew. Hugs, connie d

As a Catholic we do believe that every particle of the host is the entire body and blood of Christ. You can ask the person who gives you communion to give you a tiny sliver. I found that the host  dissolved in my mouth and presented no problem for me the day after surgery. My surgeon gave me an okay for communion/host of any size that I felt I could handle. I had several problems after surgery and the ability to receive communion was very important for me.  I hope this helps. Let me know if you would want to chat further about this. Ron

Thank you so much for sharing this it does help as I had not thought about asking for just a small piece of the host.  I hope that things are going better for you now.

I didn't wait at all.  Given what communion is, means, and represents, I just never even stopped to consider it might not sit well in Mr. Pouch.  And I had no trouble whatsoever.  (I did take communion during my 10-day LD, and freaked a bit that I forgot not to eat it!  But apparently, it did me no harm then, either...)

Thank you for your response, I have also received communion during my LD because of what it means and is I felt that the surgeon would understand if it affected my liver.  I am glad to hear that it should not affect my pouch and that others have received communion shortly after surgery. 

I did take communion before I should have.  I was 10 days out of surgery and it was my first day to have pureed food.  I took communion without thinking about it and when I swallowed, I just looked at my husband and said I can't believe what I just did. It turned out find.  I couldn't eat until about 7pm that night because I had this dough ball in my pouch.  Our church takes communion with bread not wafers, but it all worked out.  I wasn't in any pain for the most part.   Good Luck to you. I would check with your doctor and see what he says. Take care,

Thank you for sharing I am lucky that my church uses the wafers, but I will keep that in mind in case I visit a church and they use bread.  I am also going to ask my doctor before I leave the hospital.