How do you take the pain meds (or any pills) after surgery? I've been reading that you can't drink much and definitely not gulp. Thanks in advance!

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How do you take the pain meds (or any pills) after surgery? I've been reading that you can't drink much and definitely not gulp. Thanks in advance!

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I take pills normally. People may be advised to crush them for a bit, but I really wasn't. My GE said pills that are smaller than an M&M are OK, my surgeon said that is very conservative. The only pills I won't take are Tylenol or NSAIDs. I only use liquid Tylenol now.

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Call up your surgeons office and have them call in a prescription to your pharmacy for a liquid version of your painkiller. That's ridiculous that your surgeon gave you a script for pain pills right after surgery. You should have liquid codeine, or whatever pain medication they're prescribing for you.

I have liquid pain meds but I can't take it because it's awful tasting....I've tried it twice and just can't stomach it. So I've been taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules and I can swallow them without issue.

I was allowed to swallow any pills that fit through a standard size wedding ring. My surgeon wrote me prescriptions for liquid pain meds (Lortab) -- that was the only one I needed in liquid form.

I've been swallowing pills since day 2 after surgery. They were small ones at first but now I can take normal sized and big pills without issue at 2 weeks out

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I was swallowing pills within 28 hours or so of being sleeved. When i was released in was told to resume my meds as normal, and my pain meds and all the meds they released me with were pills.

I did not have trouble swallowing pills from the time I got to my hospital room. I was able to sip enough to get them down easily.

but if you have any trouble talk to your team as there are options.

I was told I could crush my pills and mix them in my liquid diet post op, as well as in the pureed stage.