Hi all, just wanted to share my discovery on taking pills after surgery, I am using a coffee grinder to grind the little suckers to death! It's working really well, although I can't say much about the getting em down part...ugh! Anyhow, hope it helps

Sounds like a great idea. Just make sure with your doctor or a pharmacist if the meds you're grinding are ok to be grinded. There are many meds that can't be crushed like long lasting or extended release tablets. Good Luck!

i am now taking two meds a day. one is a capsule and one is a pretty big pill. i will have to ask my doctor if i can put the capsule in water and the big pill i will have to ask if i can crush it. i've taken med courses before and sometimes they say that if you cut up a pill or open the capsule that it may not have the same effect. for example if you are on a time release pill you cant crush it because it wont work properly.

Yes, good point, I started that process 2 weeks prior to surgery...and talk about painful! Pharmacist says talk to the doctor.. doctor says talk to the pharmasist, kinda like every body says "NOT IT" at once... certainly somthing to get sorted out well in advance of surgery if you have multiple doc's prescribing long term meds!

A little tip... When my mom had surgery for her neck the nurse disolved her pills in a bit of water and then added them to vanilla or butterscotch pudding. (don't use chocolate, it brings out the bitterness)