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Tammy123    22

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Hi everyone!

I am ten days away from my VGS. YAY! I take prescription medication twice a day in a time release pill form. (meaning I can't just open the capsule up and ingest the powder)

Please tell me that I will be able to continue taking them in the few days following surgery....

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leigh1111    53

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Hi everyone!

I am ten days away from my VGS. YAY! I take prescription medication twice a day in a time release pill form. (meaning I can't just open the capsule up and ingest the powder)

Please tell me that I will be able to continue taking them in the few days following surgery....

Hello dear...I am 11 days post op and am able to take my pills. I crushed them at first but once I got uses to sipping liquids I am able to slide the pills down my throat. One of them I do have to cut in half. I suggest you buy a pill crusher and pill splitter. You can also ask your doctor if there is a liquid and/or a dissolvable alternative to your meds...you'd be surprised how many have that option. Good luck!! Definitely takes some getting used to.

May 7...here I come!!

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Sydney Susan    333

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I have one large/long time release pill that couldn't be stopped suddenly and I was able to take from second day with a minimum of Water. No problems for me. Good luck!

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Tammy123    22

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Phew! Thank you ladies!! :)

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KateClivex    15

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They gave me all of my meds in the hospital, and I haven't had any problems swallowing them. I do cut the large one in half, but it is not time released. Give your pharmacist a call and see if there are other forms of the medicine available. Then call your doc and let them know what the options are. Doctors have too many meds to keep track of, so I would do some of the legwork for them.

But warning: I used to take my meds first thing in the morning with Water. I took them after Breakfast post-op, but I found myself forgetting them until afternoon due to the routine change. But on post-op day 17, I decided to get back in the habit of taking the meds first thing in the morning - and I was nauseous all day. Really made for a miserable day. Right now, I am back to taking them after Breakfast. But in a while, I will try to take the in the morning with one or two crackers.

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MIJourney    490

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Have not had a problem swallowing pills but I do wait a bit if I have to take 2 at one time.

Before surgery I was swallowing 9 pills a day for bp,diabetes,etc...plus 15 units of insulin. Of those 9 Dr sent me home from the hospital only taking 2 and 7 units of insulin!! Will re-evaluate at my 2 week appt.

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bmbrush413    124

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Check with your doctor... My surgeon asked me to bring all of my meds with me to my pre-op so he could check the pill sizes, etc.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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