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lvmyrottnlab    6

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Hi Everyone! Quick question. I have five medications that I take daily. One may go away after surgery but the rest will stay. I have been told I have to crush them for 3 months post surgery as they are larger than the head of a pencil eraser and they don't come in a liquid format. I tried crushing them today and putting them in a shot glass with Water. Needless to say it was AWFUL! Anyone out there have to do this as well and if so any tips? Thank you in advance for you help!

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pattycaketoo    133

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Hi Everyone! Quick question. I have five medications that I take daily. One may go away after surgery but the rest will stay. I have been told I have to crush them for 3 months post surgery as they are larger than the head of a pencil eraser and they don't come in a liquid format. I tried crushing them today and putting them in a shot glass with Water. Needless to say it was AWFUL! Anyone out there have to do this as well and if so any tips? Thank you in advance for you help!

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Try sugar free pudding or even applesauce.

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WLSResources/ClothingExch    3,444

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You won't be able to do this immediately after surgery, but when you are cleared for sugar-free applesauce, it works pretty well. Same for a little yogurt or cottage cheese once you're cleared for those. Sorry, no cheerful suggestion from me for when you're on liquids only. Maybe you can mix Crystal Light or similar product into the Water. It still won't be fun, but perhaps better than plain Water. Or any of the other liquids (but not hot ones).

Some prescriptions should not be crushed or, in the case of capsules, opened. Check with your pharmacist about each of yours. If you get "Don't do it" as an answer, talk to your prescribing doctor(s). They may tell you it's okay to stop whichever drug for a short time.

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ikkledawn    7

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Hi I'm 3weeks 4 days out and this is the worst thing ever !! Just be careful if mixed with Water try not to have to much and gulp it down cos if you think it's bad going down it's even worse coming back up !! Good luck with your surgery

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lvmyrottnlab    6

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Thank you everyone for the suggestions. My surgery is on October 31st and I am on an all liquid diet right now so I will take this next week to try and find a method for during the liquids only phase. Maybe mix with lukewarm broth or even SF Jell-O perhaps? Once I hit the mushies phase I am thinking the SF applesauce or SF pudding will be the way to go.

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MemphisWLS    58

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Hi I am going to agree with WLSResources, not all meds can be crushed, some meds interact w/milk products n shd not be mixed with them, applesauce is usually a safe bet for mixing with crushed meds, a lot of drugs can be compounded by your local pharmacist into a liquid formulation with taste-masking flavors (additional cost tho) Since we don't know what meds you are taking, talk to your pharmacist.

***if you are allowed peanut butter(pls check) coating tongue a bit with it will mask pretty much any awful tasting Med. ***

And yes, I am a pharmacist.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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