If you take opioids ( that can’t be crushed) daily for chronic issues how do you take them after surgery when ur not supposed to take pills I crushed and they can’t safely be crushed.

you can take pills, how ever if they are slow release I would talk to your surgeon to see how they be effected if at all

Edited April 7, 20224 yr by SleeverSk

After surgery you get several medications to take in pill form. You can take them. Some get pain killers, Acid reducers and other stuff.

Some of this changes with the type of surgery you have.

I found oxycontin, which is time released oxycodone didn't work for me at all. I do straight oxycodone and manually time release it (take a pill or two every few hours). There is also no crushing or chewing problem with oxycodone, one can even get used to the flavor... if flavor is what you want to call it.

I've also found that many meds where I can feel an effect don't last as long as they did pre-op.

There is nothing for pain like losing a few hundred pounds.

Good luck,

Tek

we were originally told we'd have to crush pills for awhile, but they only crushed them for me when I was in the hospital. The PA at my clinic said as long as the pills were no bigger than a pencil eraser, I could swallow them whole. Bigger ones might take two or three weeks, he said. Almost all of mine were small, so I never crushed those. And one of the big ones was calcium (those giant horse pills), so I just got a chewable.

Talk to your surgeon/PCP about getting a 30-day supply of liquid meds. Warning: they usually taste horrid.

36 minutes ago, FutureSylph said:

Talk to your surgeon/PCP about getting a 30-day supply of liquid meds. Warning: they usually taste horrid.

Oh I agree, I didnt get them in liquid form but crushed or broke my pain killers and they taste vile too. I was so happy to finally swallow them whole again

I took all of my pills the night I had my surgery - about ten pills total. It was hard to swallow them with the tiny sips of water I could tolerate, but I just took one at a time.

One thing to be aware of: opioids cause constipation as does this surgery. Get on top of that as soon as you have surgery. Miralax, exercise, etc. If you haven't gone in a few days, talk to your doctor about a glycerin suppository.

Good luck!

Edited April 7, 20224 yr by lizonaplane