Can you take pills after surgery? I hope to eventually get off my blood pressure med, but likely will still need my thyroid and my warfarin. That, and vitamins seems like it'd fill my stomach.

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My doctor said that I didn't need to crush them if I could swallow them all right. I could, so never had to crush.

I take all my pills but right after surgery They gave me liquid pain meds that was easier . but my blood pressure meds had to be dropped as my blood pressure went way low with them it is nice to not have that. but I take capsules for stool softeners and such . They go down but I can definitely feel them. I just keep sipping my liquids and they seam to go down ok

crushed pills go down great in sugar free Cool Whip:) (if anyone needs a little help getting things down)

11 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

crushed pills go down great in sugar free Cool Whip:) (if anyone needs a little help getting things down)

You're just a new-age Mary Poppins, aren't you?

I take multiple pills a day, and I haven't had any problems!

I crushed my pills for the first 6 weeks, then I was cleared to swallow pills. I even found a bariatric vitamin that I can swallow instead of chew.

1 minute ago, AshAsh1 said:

I crushed my pills for the first 6 weeks, then I was cleared to swallow pills. I even found a bariatric Vitamin that I can swallow instead of chew.

Which vitamin do you use?

3 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Which Vitamin do you use?

49 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

Thank you, I'm so over the Flintstones!

Thank you, I'm so over the Flintstones!

I think it’s pretty reasonably priced too. It’s $50 for a 90 day supply. My other chewable Bariatric Vitamins were $27 per month. And it’s only 1 pill a day vs trying to remember 4.

But the Flintstones are so fun to take!

I am definitely ordering these as soon as I get cleared for pills.


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG: 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

I am definitely ordering these as soon as I get cleared for pills.


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG: 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

Do you take calcium separately? I know you can’t take iron and calcium at the same time, so how does that work for you?


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG: 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

10 hours ago, abefroman329 said:

But the Flintstones are so fun to take!

Except the purple ones!