HOw long after surgery before you can start taking medication in pull form?

Every doctor is different, so you really need to stick with your doctors protocol. That being said.....I was taking pills w/in 24 hours. I'm on extended release medication for pain control & autoimmune diseases and the docs (primary, rheumy & surgeon) all agreed it was better to keep my on my regime. I'm 3 weeks out, had a leak test last week...all's good.

I started the day after the surgery in the hospital and i haven't had a problem taking pills. I know some people do though.

Same here. They handed me gigantic pills at the hospital next day. No problems with them at all.

Very surgeon-dependent. My surgeon strongly recommends all medications be liquid, chewable, crushable, etc for at least the first year....and always, preferably. Anything "gummy" is supposed to be avoided altogether. (If you don't understand why, put a gummy bear in a glass of water, and watch what happens to it!)

Thanks everyone, go see my pcp in the morning. I caught something, cant stop caughing and it's killing my stomach