My doctor said one month and I was curious how that compared to other Doctors.

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the only thing I was having to take as a chewable was my multi. I had chewable Calcium because I thought I would have to - so I used it anyway - but everything else I was able to take right away. I don't know what the rule was on the multi because I had 90 of those things, they were high dollar so I used them all up before I went back on my regular multi.

I was swallowing pills after I passed my swallow test, so within 24 hours.

I was able to talk all my pills 2 days after surgery

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I was told I could take any pills that were smaller than and M&M starting right after surgery. However, my doctor had me opening capsules for the first month and mixing with applesauce or yogurt (for example, my Prilosec and gallstone preventative, Ursodiol).

I do chewable multi Vitamin, calcium and sublingual B12. Other than that I'm now swallowing all pills at almost 6 wks post op.

I was cleared to take pills as soon as I could sit up after surgery, as long as the pills were small enough to fit through a standard wedding ring. Other pills had to be either cut in half with a pill cutter (if appropriate and cleared via a pharmacist to cut the pills, not all pills can be safely cut, or crushed, or whatever) or replaced with a liquid medication, for 8 weeks. After that, cleared to swallow any pill.

Haven't had surgery yet but surgeon said to take pills next day and to not crush them. He seemed confident I will be able to.

I just had my surgery 3 days ago. I was allowed to take pills the next day. The doctor said that a capsule or small pill will be fine and I have taken then with no problems...about the size of a liquid Advil.

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I've been taking pills since Friday. I was sleeved on Thursday

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I have immunosuppressants to take so I literally had to take horse pills a few hours after surgery. Made me nauseous but it was doable.

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Well, I am jealous. I can't take them for at least six weeks and it might be 3 months. I hate it. I take several bp meds and just trying to get through all the pills and Vitamins is daunting.

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They gave me pills right after I woke up from surgery. I do not swallow pills whole so I wish they did not but they did!

Right away - the day after surgery I was cleared to take all my meds including capsules and large pills.. but since I have meds for mental health (which is a cocktail of three) plus my BC plus the pain meds I felt like I had had a full meal once I got all of them down but I was determined not to need liquids lol

Wow...

So many different instructions. I'm 6 weeks post op and still required to crush pills. It has been very intrusive because some of my medications are time released and crushing them negates that benefit. So I had to switch to an immediate release taking throughout the day. What a pain in my shrinking ass!

Hoping at 2 month follow up I'll be cleared to swallow pills whole again.

9 weeks for me. I was counting down the days