I'm worried whether I'll be able to swallow my prescription medicines in the day and weeks following surgery. I take a couple of very tiny pills, a couple regular sized capsules, and three large pills every morning. Will I still be able to take these (swallow them) each morning? Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

Edited March 3, 201511 yr by Okiebon

That should read "in the days and weeks following surgery."

Here is the thing, if you are still required to take all of them ( I don't know what they are for) they will either find the liquid form of those prescriptions or they will have you crush them and take them with yogurt. ( not a fun experience by any means). The good news is, this is temporary. After your tummy heals you will be able to swallow some of them whole.

The other good news is, if some of these are used to treat your co morbitiies such as diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc, you will likely stop taking some of them very soon.

I think the medication changes was one of the most positive non scale victories most of us have within a few weeks or days of surgery. I went from taking 8 differnt prescriptions every day to 1!

Good luck on your surgery and keep us posted on your progress.

After surgery, I was unable to swallow many of the Vitamins I was required to take. This lasted for about 2 months. I used a pill splitter and pill crusher. The same may work for some of your prescription drugs. After surgery, many of the prescription medicine I was taking to combat diabetes and high blood pressure, I found that I no longer needed because these conditions went into remission.

The surgeon will advise you on the medicine to take after surgery and should also help you in resolving this issue (inability to swallow).