How long did you crush your meds post op?

[Tlambsleever 11]

Just curious when others were allowed to go back to swollowing whole crushable meds. My surgeon didnt give a time frame and will ask next followup.

[rensterness 375]

Mine were crushed while I was in hospital, not all just some. I was able to not crush them anymore once I was released from hospital and got home. I was released from hospital four days after surgery, so that's when I my meds were no longer being crushed. Hoped this helped

[Tlambsleever 11]

Wow that seems really soon. The hospital sent me home with a crusher in my goodie bag. Thanks

[rensterness 375]

Yea I was expecting to have to do them for a while from the way 'crushing meds' was mentioned so much in my bariatric support groups I went to. When I got home I would take ONE pill at a time. Take one, wait 5-10 mins and take another. Best of luck to you with this amazing journey! I am three and a half months out and down 91 pounds! Your going to do great and feel like you've never felt before soon enough!!

[Tlambsleever 11]

Thanks and very impressed with your progress! Big congrats!

I'm feeling less restrictions with my liquids. Maybe swelling subsiding. Might give it a try tomorrow.

[lsereno 2,525]

I swallowed mine beginning the day after surgery. All except the Calcium supplements. Post op orders were to skip those the first two weeks. I just took a tiny sip and took each pill one at a time.

Lynda

[Lady VS 1,147]

I never crushed my medication. I always cut them in half. I'm three years post op and still cut my pain pill in half. The others are small enough to swallow whole and my Vitamins are the chewable Gummy bear types.

[mistysj 1,939]

I swallowed mine beginning the day after surgery. All except the Calcium supplements. Post op orders were to skip those the first two weeks. I just took a tiny sip and took each pill one at a time. Lynda

Me too but no pill skipping was required. I was given medications in the hospital that were pills.

[Alajane 17]

I swallowed mine beginning the day after surgery. All except the Calcium supplements. Post op orders were to skip those the first two weeks. I just took a tiny sip and took each pill one at a time.

Lynda

My instructions were exactly the same, which really shocked me because one of my meds is Pradaxa, which is a very large capsule. I kept thinking "they said nothing bigger than an M&M and this is MUCH bigger" but I had specifically shown my doctor the pill and asked and he okayed it. I guess the M&M reference is nothing bigger around and that the length of the pill doesn't matter. Anyway, I've had no problems at all with swallowing the pills (except being very nervous about it at first)!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i was told to to tylenol liquid for pain after surgery (still use that to this day for fever, TOM etc) i buy the CVS/Walmart versions of it..(cheaper) and i take one night time pill that i crush....i am sure it would be okay to take whole but its just a habit now....

[KristinaRnY 455]

I don't have the band but I know a friend of mine uses the liquid children's Tylenol which is what her dr recommended.

[Georgia 2,908]

I only crushed a couple of days then just took I took one a time and made sure to flush. Them down.

Boy, I made a couple bad mistakes when I was still taking BP meds. Took pill with Water and laid down to go to bed only to wake up with the most horrendous burning in my esophagus! I,obviously, didn't wait long enough to let it pass through and it literally took HOURS to stop burning! I finally threw it up !!!! Awful awful feeling

Be careful.