I haven't taken any pills since the surgery for fear they will get stuck. What is everyone else doing? I am sick and desperately want to pop a couple pills but are too afraid. I have taken the tiny Sudafed's but my cold medicine is a liquigel and can't be broken. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks everyone!!

I was banded on Nov. 13th and have not had any problems taking my pills. I blended them in my Protein shakes for the first 2 weeks, but have been swallowing them whole ever since. I have not had any fill so I am essentially open at this point. This however may change once I have my fill on January 4th.

Hope this helps,

Ari

I have just started to take all pills whole-should be ok-but may be difficult to get down first thing in the morning-I do mine with my protein shake

i take all my pills whole ... i avoid taking liquid gels i find the gels bother my stomach and hurt... but everyone is different:cool:

I was only banded 6 days ago. I brought my pills into the hospital to show the surgeon. He checked them, and said most of them would go down well. The ones that don't (my hormone replacement therapy), I had the GYN order an HRT patch for the meantime. I still take my high blood pressure pills, now I take liquid antidiabetic, and I cut my pain meds in thirds, and it all goes down well.

I have no problems with medication. I took a couple of days off from my meds the first few days after surgery, but have had no problems at all

I only take one medication, and I got the brand that I can crush. I mix it in applesauce like a 112 year-old. I have actually just split it in two, and it went down ok. Don't crush any that are coated or "long release" because you could hurt your stomach or the dosage could be too strong.

I also got liquid and chewable tylenol for regular pain relief, and those yummy chewable calcium chocolates. Your pharmacist can really help you find alternatives. I think Sudafed comes in a chewable for kids.

I am 6 wks. post op and had my first fill last week. I take my pill is normally. I put the pill on the tip of my tongue and roll my tongue backwards while I'm swallowing with water and it goes down easy. I use to have the gag reflex even before banded and I remembered this technique and it's working fine. My booklet says that a month post-op we can change from a chewable to a normal pill.

I haven't taken any pills since the surgery for fear they will get stuck. What is everyone else doing? I am sick and desperately want to pop a couple pills but are too afraid. I have taken the tiny Sudafed's but my cold medicine is a liquigel and can't be broken. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks everyone!!

I started taking all my meds whole, except prenate vitamin and calcium which are chewable, two days after surgery. They've always gone down.

I take pills daily. I talked to my doctor, and she said it was ok to crush them all. I am brave so I take them straight up with water. I don't want to associate any other flavors with my nasty pills. (I have never missed a dose, but I do admit that sometimes my husband has chased me around the house with my cup of crush pills and water. YUCK! But I knew that I would have to take the pills crushed before I signed up for the surgery.)

The same medication in Sudafed and cold medicine pills is available in both liquid and dissolve-strip formats. The OTC aisle at our grocery store doesn't always have them, but the OTC aisles at RiteAid and Walgreens, the pharmacy chains available here, both have them. I can't remember the brand names, but a pharmacist should be able to help you find the medicine that works for you (pseudoprine, dextromethorphan, guanifesin, etc.) in a band-compatible format.

Hope that helps!

Alyson

I haven't taken any pills since the surgery for fear they will get stuck. What is everyone else doing? I am sick and desperately want to pop a couple pills but are too afraid. I have taken the tiny Sudafed's but my cold medicine is a liquigel and can't be broken. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks everyone!!

I'm usually ok with taking pills as long as I drink a lot of water with them. I switched to the gummy bear chewable vitamins and there is a also a children's vitamin powder that you can stick in a water bottle like Crystal Light.

Everything else that I can take is done in liquid form. Tylenol, NyQuil, Theraflu, Sudafed....all are liquids.