Question about medication's post surgery.. Tomorrow is the big day yay! Just one question (so far).

My regular med's can be crushed.. But how do you guys take your med's the 1st few days? I'm assuming you can't swallow well because of the "sip, sip,sip". And you're not eating applesauce to put it in.. What do your crush your med's in to take them?

Thank you,

Nervous Prep Girl!

Edited September 28, 201510 yr by ShotzySchultz

I was on Clear liquids for the first week so you are right no yogurt or applesauce. Right after surgery they removed me from metformin thank goodness but they had me continue Nexium, Levoxl and Propanalol.

The Levoxl and Propanalol were small enough to swallow with Water. The Nexium had to be opened and added to liquid to drink. It was gross!

The opening in your new tummy is the size of an eraser head so any pill smaller than that can be swallowed with water.

After week 1 they stopped Nexium, High Cholesterol pills. After a month we stopped the high cholesterol and high blood pressure meds which left me with 1 tiny pill and my Vitamins which were all chewable at that point.

They will work with you in the hospital to determine how you should take them, also they will provide liquid pain meds.

I was on clear liquids for the first week so you are right no yogurt or applesauce. Right after surgery they removed me from metformin thank goodness but they had me continue Nexium, Levoxl and Propanalol.

The Levoxl and Propanalol were small enough to swallow with Water. The Nexium had to be opened and added to liquid to drink. It was gross!

The opening in your new tummy is the size of an eraser head so any pill smaller than that can be swallowed with water.

After week 1 they stopped Nexium, High Cholesterol pills. After a month we stopped the high cholesterol and high blood pressure meds which left me with 1 tiny pill and my Vitamins which were all chewable at that point.

They will work with you in the hospital to determine how you should take them, also they will provide liquid pain meds.

You are so helpful! Thank you so much! 1 less thing to stress over!

I swallowed everything as normal from the day after surgery on! First thing they gave me was two tylenol tablets to swallow-which had me worried! Never crushed anything.