Help! My surgery date is Nov 11. I am trying to get all things in order and am wondering how people have handled thyroid meds after surgery. It is a medicine that has to be taken on an empty stomach. I am planning on crushing it an and adding to Water and just sip, sip, sip. No idea if this will work. Any thoughts from others?

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I crush mine and swallow it with a few sips of Water. I have to admit I probably do it wrong and take it with Vitamins, etc. But I'm going to wait until my bloodwork in a month or so to see if it's working well. It's easier for me to do it at once, and frankly, if putting all of them together helps me take my vitamins, that is what I'll do.

You may not be able to manage it for the first few days after surgery. I didn't. You will want to ask your doctor, but mine basically said, "Just start as soon as you can."

I've been taking mine since I was in the hospital, whole. Was never hard or got stuck.

No worries, you won't have to do anything strange to get it down. Also, just an idea of what I was up against..I had a sleeve that was swollen shut too for the first day. Still managed to get the whole thyroid pill down starting on day 2.

You'll be fine!

I also kept taking mine the whole time I was in the hospital (except for the day of surgery). It's such a small pill that it went down without any problems. I never had to crush any of my pills - I just cut them in two and was able to get them down - good luck to you!! You will figure out what works best for you.

Please check with your doctor, mine said, crush all pills for the first 6 months due to healing of the inside of the stomach.