I'm only 3 days post op and have to crush my pills (pain meds and my allergy meds)... my question is, will I have to do this forever or is this just post op? And if I do, anyone have any suggestions on getting them down easy? Eww, my allergy meds are gross!

I take some really HUGE pills with no problems. In fact, I take a lot of supplements for my workouts, and I can take 5 or 6 at one swallow with no splitting or crushing. Take it easy until you get the feel for your band, as everyone is different. After a week or so, try taking one of your smaller ones to test for tolerance. Then move up from there as you need to. Your band will let you know! I never had to crush my pills, but I did have to split them in the first week after surgery. Crushing them has GOT to be nasty tasting! EW! LOL It will get better, trust me...and before you know it. Good luck!

I haven't had problems that required crushing. I do try to get liquid if I can. But I take Thyroid and Arthritus pills daily.

Have a good night - I wish you get over this soon!

wow look at you two and your awesome weight loss- what an inspiration!!!

ps i know that has nothing to do with crushing pills but had to be said-

you guys ROCK!

THANX! You will get where you want to be before you know it, too! Don't forget that exercise, coupled with your band, will get you there SO much faster, if you aren't doing it already!

My experience will pill crushing is get used to it....I tried taking the smallest pill that I take and it got stuck...mix it with vanilla yogurt and it will not be a problem...I too take some pretty nasty tasting meds....

I didn't have to crush any of my meds. My pain pills were big honkers too but they went down fine.

I didn't have to crush any of my meds. My pain pills were big honkers too but they went down fine.

And you are a newbie, too! That's great! So it just goes to show that everyone is different. (By the way...I thought I was the only goofball who said "honkers"! LOL) I feel fortunate that I can swallow all my pills, but if I had to crush them, the yogurt idea sounds like a perfect way to go!

P.S. Is that YOUR dog in your avatar? WOW! He/She is something else! LOL I love dogs...have a black lab, a pomeranian, and a tortie cat who THINKS she is a dog. (Eats dog food, drinks out of the toilet, gives the dogs baths....retarded.) The pomeranian rules the roost, of course! LOL

I mixed the crushed pills with Propel, and they went down fine the first month after surgery. Now, I still have problems, so I am cutting the pills in half. Bought enough chewable vitamins to get me through another few weeks.

I don't crush my pills but I cut them into pieces (about 4 pieces). I've never had anything to really get stuck and I've never PB'ed. Maybe I'm too cautious, but I don't want to run the risk of one getting stuck.

Lord, I've been stuck and PB-ed more times than I care to remember. Not so much PB-ing, but I get stuck ALL the time. It's miserable. But always on food, never on my pills. Weird, huh?

Well, good nite, all...have a great week!

And you are a newbie, too! That's great! So it just goes to show that everyone is different. (By the way...I thought I was the only goofball who said "honkers"! LOL) I feel fortunate that I can swallow all my pills, but if I had to crush them, the yogurt idea sounds like a perfect way to go!

P.S. Is that YOUR dog in your avatar? WOW! He/She is something else! LOL I love dogs...have a black lab, a pomeranian, and a tortie cat who THINKS she is a dog. (Eats dog food, drinks out of the toilet, gives the dogs baths....retarded.) The pomeranian rules the roost, of course! LOL

LOL, I wish that were my dog. That's UGA, my college football mascot. :biggrin2:

My parents have a chocolate lab, who is awesome.

what is "PB"?

PB is productive burp. I'm only 10 days post op and I haven't experienced it yet. I'm sure I will soon enough.

I crush mine in the morning and mix with crystal light. Its not a bad taste but i actually like it might continue from now on, and get chewable vitamins...... I drink it on my way to work and then time the finish so i can have breakfast once i get to work. Good luck:thumbup:

I was told not to take anything bigger than a birth control pill. My directions were to crush them and take them in a couple teaspoons of applesauce. That was quite a treat during the two weeks of liquids only!

I think a big part of crushing them is to make sure it slides through the band and gets into your digestive system instead of sitting on top of the band and dissolving there. Some meds might not make you feel "stuck" but could cause problems (ulcers, etc.) if they sit at the top of the band and dissolve there. I worked with a doctor once whose son had an ulcer in his esophagus from dry-swallowing an aspirin at night. He didn't know it didn't go down, it ended up sitting there and causing a perfectly round little ulcer.

And check with your pharmacist or Google your meds; not everything can be safely crushed, but is made to dissolve slowly in your stomach.