OMG it is getting closer... I am so excited and possitive that I have made the right decision to have this surg.

I finally spoke to my Fam. Phys. yest about ordering my MEDS post op in liquid form... a few small glitches, like my anti=depressant cannot be crusshed and mixed with liquids or semi solids... so I have to Switch Antidepressants and open a Capsule and Sprinkle it in a beverage or into my musshy food... I can handle that... hopefully after 1 month I'll be more able to Swallow pills???

Anyone have any thoughts on this???:help:

Good for you peaches! :clap2: I remember when that was me. I was on wellbrutin that can't be crushed, and stopped taking it. Still was taking another med though....alot of us have been there, you are for sure not alone. After, when I could swollow pills,was starting to feel better about myself and stayed off the one. Still on the other..but I blame my mother for that..hahah...kinda kidding.

CanuckSwan ( I love your screen name )

thanks for the reply! Would you mind me asking what Med for Depression you are still on??? Are you happy with its effectiveness...???

I had to stop taking my CELEBREX (for Arthritis in Back and knees) a week ago and oh-yeah... today I am feeling it... I tried the liquid tyl just to see what it tastedlike prior to surg... I'll live... it ain't great but I am glad it is available to me..

DH gave me a good massage this a.m. before getting out of bed and then I went for a long walk with Dog... excersise does help the pain in the hip a bit...

Have a GREAT weekend! :whoo:

Peaches9

Hi Peaches,

I take Effexor and I was able to open the capsules and take the little pills inside on a spoon, swallow them down and chase them with Water of juice. The taste was awful so as soon as I could, I just started taking them whole again, one at a time (I take 3) and slowly. I take 2 other meds for high BP and a birth control pill and usually throw all 6 of them in my mouth, take a swig of water and off they go. Sometimes I feel them for a bit going down, but I have never PBed on them. Oh yes, I was banded May 2nd so it has been awhile.

Good luck with your surgery!!! Let us know how you did.

Best of luck to you peaches !

You will do great !

Good luck Peaches! I'm sure you'll be fine to go back on your old pill after a month... but I guess it depends how big they are. I'm taking Wellbutrin XL and they go down ok. They're the biggest pills I take. Well... Tylenol tablets are bigger, but I still haven't tried taking them without biting in half first!

Think I've gotten all my medication dilemas solved.

Estrogen, gave me a Lotion to put on my arm each day - it'll get absorbed dermally

Valproic Acid, got my liquid form today

Zoloft, in capsules which I can OPEN and sprinkle in liquids or into smooth foods

So except for my Celebrex (which I can't take anymore ( I am covered)

Oh my GOsh ARGON,

you take WELBRUTRIN SR Too??? the purple guys??

Good to know you can have those now!!!

Best of luck Peaches9..let us know how you are doing.:clap2:

Good luck Peaches and welcome to the journey. You'll do great! Follow the clinics advice and take er easy for the first little while.

Hugs.

thank you all!

I AM doing well.... I can't believe how uneventful this has been, aside from 2 day diarhea.... I am not complaining at all...

my incisions are so tiny, my PORT has been placed below my navel and to the left by about an inch... it'll be a good spot I think... Except I noticed while washing dishes its at the exact height of my counter top edge! weird eh? I'll just have to use the Dishwasher more often LOL

Full fluids now so I made Broccoli cheese Soup (blendered it too) and had 1 cup... OMG it tasted like REAL food... I also added a scoop of Protein powder to kick it up a bit in Nut. value...

It's amazing how these little amts are satisfying me... I LOVE IT!!!

down 13 lbs since Pre-op diet

Hello Peaches:

Glad you're doing so well. Keep it up.

Hello Peaches:

Glad you're doing so well. Keep it up.

Peaches: You are doing so well! We're running a parallel course,although you are losing faster. I'm down from a high of 232 lbs. to 205 lbs , with surgery on July 5. I'm on full fluids, and loving my butternut squash soup. Which protein powder are you using? the one I have is medgenics from Tlbc. It's chocolate flavour so I can't add it to soups. Any suggestions, as I'd like to be getting added protein.

Best of luck to you, Peaches. You sound like you are doing great!!!

By the way, I almost envy you your diarrhea, as I have the opposite problem!

Glad to hear Peaches and Lisa in Toronto are doing so well. Its all uphill or should I downhill from here....

Congrats Peaches, I too am 5 sleeps from surgery - will be banded on the 23 of July, I hope I get along as well as you.

Lisa in Toronto - get yourself some unflavored Protein powder with the highest protein content and mix that into your soup. I have all that ready - just have to have the surgery so I can get on with the program

SD chick:

How are you feeling? You must be in la-la land right now but let us know how you are doing as soon as you can.