That's what my bariatric surgeon is telling me to take, just like I did prior to surgery, but I am not even going to attempt to take one. It's too big. Plus it's time released which didn't make sense to me. It's not even going to be in there long enough to have any effect. My husband who got sleeved on Friday (I got rny on Friday too) was prescribed the omaprezole DR too. Don't know if it would work better for him or not. At least he can swallow it. I'm still having trouble with tiny sips of anything.

I got protonix granules instead from my family dr.

I'm pretty ticked at my surgeon and nurses for not having all my meds revised post op, among other reasons. This surgery has been pretty crappy. I feel like a number or our drs paycheck.

Hey itsmeKarenLee: So sorry to hear of your negative experience! I too have felt like a "number" to my surgeon, although I have physically done very well. I'm more upset about the way they "charged" me and my insurance...long story!!!

Unfortunately, what they do isn't against the law...they don't HAVE to have a good bedside manner or be ethical!!! Sad, but true. My own primary care physician summed it up...said "you don't think they do those surgeries because they care about your health, do you?".....followed by: "they want to make LOTS of money"! Capitalism in action, I suppose.

As for Omeprazole...I currently go back and forth between Protonix (pill, not granules...didn't know they had those!) and omeprazole...just purchased OTC: I don't think it's "DR". I would NOT have taken either of them right after surgery, because there is a lot of swelling and also because you don't want anything to be "rubbing" against your tender intestines/stomach/sutures, so I would suggest sticking with the Protonix granules FOR NOW definitely. Once you are well healed, you may find that it's no problem to take a pill that size. My surgeon gave the "representative" size of what you can swallow as an M&M...although I have no problem with "normal" capsules either.

Hang in there...perhaps you are just having some mild complications that will soon pass (I hope that is the case). But, stick to their guidelines and you will probably start feeling better soon.

Please keep us posted on your progress....and your husband's!! Best wishes.

Thx :-) But I call neglect when he refused to give me the only pain med that works for me and lied about it not being used anymore (demerol). Morphine doesnt work, I can't take hydrocodone, or the like in that family, and the tramadol hardly helps either. I know demerol works (gotit 8 month ago with my hysterectomy, plus the nurses backed me up)but the nurses couldn't get a hold of him for 9 hours after my surgery and they felt so helpless as I was in so much pain. He came in the next morning and made up another excuse about the demerol and I told him it's the only thing that works on me and that he made me suffer for that long. Not cool. That's neglect.

I was getting iv protonix at the hospital. I'm hoping the granules will help. the DR omaprezole doesn't make sense to even take since it will go right through before it even opens.