Hello.

Hope everyone is doing great. I have a question... how do i mix or take my medication after the surgery... i know it have to be crush but...HOW? with my shake, water or what?

Aby answers will be really appreciated.

Happy 2016 ????

Hi there! There is no way to pretty up this topic. When I crushed pills it was just freaking nasty. That's all there is to it. I bought a pill crusher at walgreens. One that you twist the cap and twist until it crushes. About $10. It's about 2-3" in diameter if I remember correctly. I would crush one, pour it in a spoon. I would then add warm broth to spoon and stick in the back of my tongue. to be honest, that lasted about 6 days and I just went to swallowing. They were not huge anyway. At my two week post op appointment, nurse told me to go ahead and swallow them. I didn't tell her I already was.

You could also pour crushed pull over yogurt if you are allowed yogurt.

Did your surgeon tell you that you had to crush them? I was swallowing pills handed to me by the hospital staff day 2 post op.

Hi there! There is no way to pretty up this topic. When I crushed pills it was just freaking nasty. That's all there is to it. I bought a pill crusher at walgreens. One that you twist the cap and twist until it crushes. About $10. It's about 2-3" in diameter if I remember correctly. I would crush one, pour it in a spoon. I would then add warm broth to spoon and stick in the back of my tongue. to be honest, that lasted about 6 days and I just went to swallowing. They were not huge anyway. At my two week post op appointment, nurse told me to go ahead and swallow them. I didn't tell her I already was.

You could also pour crushed pull over yogurt if you are allowed yogurt.

OH MY... ill feel back 5 years old fighting with my mom again to take my meds lol THANK YOU! I'll look for it today.

Edited January 3, 201610 yr by Roberto Molina

Did your surgeon tell you that you had to crush them? I was swallowing pills handed to me by the hospital staff day 2 post op.

He told me to crush my pills for the week post op.

Did your surgeon tell you that you had to crush them? I was swallowing pills handed to me by the hospital staff day 2 post op.

He told me to crush my pills for the week post op.

Yick! I'm sorry. I am always so amazed by all the different directions given. Good luck!!

how do i mix or take my medication after the surgery.

hey dude

i "think" crushing pills

or cutting in half "might" not be good

loose some potency/effectiveness

not positive (OP please comment)

we all give great answers

but at the end of the day

always only listen to doc/NUT or me

good luck with surgery

kathy

I take Adderall and it's a extended release and it's a capsule with little balls. Years ago when I has my old surgery lab band which was removed I opened it up and put it in apple sauce, I hope I will be able to do this or just take it whole.

I couldn't swallow big pills, but small normal sized pills were fine.

Did your surgeon tell you that you had to crush them

He told me to crush my pills for the week post op.

@@Roberto Molina

ooooops just read your new post above ( #5 )

of course listen to him

good luck

kathy