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Medication

I had surgery on Sunday. I just got home today. My doctor sent me home with some prescriptions. They are mostly liquid but one of them is a capsule and one is a tablet. I started taking them today as per instructions. I'm just nervous because of some to the posts I've read on here about not taking capsules/tablets right away after sleeve surgery. Did any of you take capsules or tablets right away after your surgery? When were you cleared to start taking medication in tablet or capsule form? Shouid I just follow my doctor's instructions? Help! I don't want to cause any damage to my new stomach.

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    Another thought I had was to crush the tablet and open the capsule and put them with applesauce. Which is worse?, taking the pills or eating the applesauce?

  • I actually just picked up my medications for surgery next week and called my surgery nurse to make sure it was correct since one is a capsule and one is a small tablet. She said we can take pills if t

  • Have you talked to your doctor about crushing the pill or opening the capsule? I certainly would. It can greatly change the effectiveness or the meds. Tell him your concerns and see what he wants you

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I had my surgery on 12/23 and started taking my regular meds. The first day I crushed the big ones. Tbh they were really gross crushed, so the next day I started swallowing them whole. I took about 30 min between pills, but I still feel some cramping below my rib cage. Kind of like the pill is stuck and slowly dissolving. Anyone else have this issue?

On 12/27/2019 at 1:33 PM, Show2n said:

I had my surgery on 12/23 and started taking my regular meds. The first day I crushed the big ones. Tbh they were really gross crushed, so the next day I started swallowing them whole. I took about 30 min between pills, but I still feel some cramping below my rib cage. Kind of like the pill is stuck and slowly dissolving. Anyone else have this issue?

Hi

I am having a similar issue right now. My doctor said I could swallow the entire pill but now I'm getting sharp pains below my rib cage. Did it ever go away? If so, how?

Thanks

On 1/3/2020 at 2:24 PM, Palta said:

Hi

I am having a similar issue right now. My doctor said I could swallow the entire pill but now I'm getting sharp pains below my rib cage. Did it ever go away? If so, how?

Thanks

Yes, it does go away. I take one at a time with a little water. It seemed to help if I waited a few minutes between pills. Good luck to you,

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