Hello all, I'm getting sleeved 12/9 and am worried I won't be able to take my meds being that you can only sip water, I have 9 different medications to take.. Plus vitamins and such after the surgery... Any worlds of wisdom??? Thank you in advance!

That too was a concern of mine, since I was accustomed to taking a whole handful of pills with one big gulp of Water. Start practicing now taking one pill at a time, with a small sip. It took me quite a while to take all of my meds, but I am now 4 months post op and am back to taking several at a time with a small gulp.

@JJ shlic thank you very much! I too am used to taking all my meds at one big gulp.. The thought of taking them one at a time is a killer.. (Especially because they taste bad) but thank you for your input.. Did you have to crush them in the beginning?

At my hospital they worked out which of my meds were crushable and which needed to be substituted by a soluble version. I was not allowed to take solid pills for 6 weeks post-op. It all tasted disgusting and I'm so pleased I'm back on the normal whole pills. I do have to take them separately now with not too large a gulp of Water rather than taking them all at once.

I take my meds crushed in unsweetened apple sauce as per doctor instructions. I also have chewable vitamins. I was told I couldn't swallow whole pills for 4 wks. Every doctor is different. Follow what your doctor advices you to do. Best wishes to you...

When I was at the hospital...before I left they made sure I could swallow a pill ... I've taken all my meds fine ... it's just a pain that I have to take them 1 at a time...especially at night...after dinner (1 hr) is a real chore...my vitamins for the first 4 weeks were in powder form and I added them to my protein shakes...

I was worried about swallowing pills too but it hasn't been too bad. I was shocked when the nurse brought me 3 large Tylenol pills to swallow less than 12 hours after surgery. I told her no way and they switched me to liquid. The next day though I was able to swallow smaller pills one at a time. The hardest part was getting it down with the very small sip of water my stomach would tolerate. I had it all figured out which ones I could crush but decided to stick with the whole pills so I didn't have to deal with the bitter taste. (I can have whole pills but not applesauce.)

I actually made this mistake my first night home from surgery. It was the middle of the night and I got up to take my pain meds and without thinking, gulped the Water. I immediately thought, "oh crap!" LOL I didn't throw up but I was uncomfortable for quite a while afterward. My instructions for the amount of pills I have to take is 1 pill per hour. Unfortunately, this has me taking pills all day long. Swallowing the pills isn't as big a deal as I thought it was going to be either. It's a pain but it's a small price to pay.

Yay! 4-6 weeks! If I had to do this crushable with applesauce thing forever, I don't know how I'd handle it.

I was crushing my pills for about 2 weeks post op and then my doctor cleared me to return to taking meds regularly by mouth. I haven't had any issue.

2 weeks would be AMAZING! but I won't hold my breath. I know we're all different.

I took 2 big tylenol pills hours after surgery! And I was sent home with a bunch of other pills to take. Never had any problems.

I have no problem with my pills. And I take a lot. I am two weeks post op.

Sadly at my 1 week today I asked and was told by a resident "he usually goes about 4 weeks with the chewables. There's a method to his madness and he's one of the best." My doc was not in today so I saw his partner and he was no more help in my quest--except he said I could use raw honey on the apple sauce and pills.

I'll go another week and then push it again. 2 of the anti-depressants had to be switched for other meds to be crushable and I'm super short tempered since the surgery...so I may make a plea to go back to those capsules.

I took a chewable multivitamin for a month after my surgery but all other pills I was told to take 1 at a time. I had no issues. Hopefully, this can work for you.

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