Aaaaaarrrgh!! So confused!

My doc said that two of my meds had to be crushed, one because it DOES have the coating and my tiny stomach can't dissolve it, and the other because it is big and also probably wouldn't dissolve before "moving on." I know my coated, time-release med is available without the time release, ergo without the coating. The problem is that I don't have a primary physician at the moment to change my prescription. I'm a DOD civilian in Germany, my doc transferred to Hawaii, and they don't want me (or any civilian) as a patient at the military clinic here, so they used this opportunity to dispense with me. German drs. are trained under a state-funded medical system, and send patients to a specialist for EVERYTHING beyond a cold (seems like--no women's yearly...heck, no women's anything from the "Primary" doc) since it's free for their German patients. We who pay, REALLY pay! Our insurance covers part of the cost, but we must pay up front at each visit and file our insurance ourselves. Here, they mostly bill once or twice a year (except the ones who demand cash payment) so there's nothing to send the insurance company for reimbursement for months, in some cases. Sorry for all of this (unnecessary?) explanation, but I'm really freaked out. Did NOT see this coming, and haven't yet been able to find the right German doc for me--and don't want to have to change whatever I'm taking to German meds if they don't have my current ones here. Since I can't stop either of these two suddenly, I'd better get busy--but in the meantime have been told by a pharmacist--and my surgeon--to crush the pills. I have to mail-order a crusher. If I'm to crush ANY meds forever, I'm motivated to wean myself off of everything! Again, sorry for the 3-hour drama, but thank you if you read the whole thing--and if you have any solutions for anything besides crushing for the coated one (will it melt?) please tell me! Cattykit

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