I was sleeved on Monday, July 1st. I take medicine at night. It's a capsule (about the size of a tylenol capsule). I've been opening it up and pouring the little balls on a small spoonful of jello. At what point do you think I can swallow the capsule whole without feeling like it's stuck in my throat?

Hello, I have not had surgery yet, still waiting for approval. Do you mind if I ask how the procedure went and how you feel now?

I could swallow them from the start.

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I'm feeling ok. I'm still a bit sore, but am limiting pain meds to night time. I was able to go to the gym today and walk a mile on the treadmill, albeit at a slow pace. The has isn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I could swallow them from the start.

Thanks. Maybe I'll try tonight since I can now take bigger sips of Water.

At my check up on Friday I asked the same thing. They want your tummy to heal so they say 6 weeks. I too am tired of crushing pills but I don't want tummy problems so I will wait the 6 weeks.

Ps ask your doc what they recommend

At my check up on Friday I asked the same thing. They want your tummy to heal so they say 6 weeks. I too am tired of crushing pills but I don't want tummy problems so I will wait the 6 weeks.

Ps ask your doc what they recommend

Thanks. I asked when I was discharged and they said to open it for now but I forgot to ask for how long.

6 weeks here also.

I was swallowing antibiotics in the hospital two days after surgery. I wasn't happy about it lol but I could do it.

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I was told I had to wait 4 weeks. So far for me this crushing of pills is the worst! I dread it everyday!!

I was told that the pill has to be the size of a pencil eraser or smaller in order for it not to get stuck.

I waited about a month before taking some capsules. For Tylenol gel caps, I took those right away. I waited at least a month until taking regular vitamins.

I just had my 6 wks post op asked my surgeon that. I got the ok.

At my check up on Friday I asked the same thing. They want your tummy to heal so they say 6 weeks. I too am tired of crushing pills but I don't want tummy problems so I will wait the 6 weeks.

Ps ask your doc what they recommend

I'm confused! Did Dr. Nick not prescribe you a daily medication for ulcers that you take twice a day? Those are capsules. I desperately want to take some Tylenol.

I was told that I could take capsules the day after surgery - in fact one of my medications prescribed by my surgeon is a capsule, and I was also told that if I needed to take Tylenol in capsule form (the same size as my medication, approximately) I could do so when I was ready to stop the Lortab.

When I went to my 1 week check up the doc said I could swallow any pill I want, just if its bigger than a dime to cut it in half. So I have been doing that and things are good.