:unsure:I take 3 meds daily for high blood pressure. Worried about how this will work during the post-op liquid diet phase. Please share your experiences. Thanks. (Still going through my 6 month nutrition plan).

I had similar concerns before my surgery 2/15 and I took my pills to my pre-op appointment with my surgeon and he told me I could take all of them one at a time right after surgery! They are really small and he said not to worry that I could tollerate them. I was shocked. I was really concerned about a capsule I had to take and the literature for that med specifically said not to open it up and put it into liquid. I have had no trouble taking them since surgery by following his advice. None of mine is a horse pill however!

My doctor said I could take anything the size of an aspirin or smaller. The only thing that I was afraid of was my prilosec capsule. I opened it and poured it into a spoonful of protein drink the first two days but today I just swallowed the capsule. I also swallowed two tylenol quick release capsules and so far have had not problem. (It's been about three hours) The capsules are much easier to swallow than the nasty liquid. Just take it slow and allow a little time between pills.

howbigare the pills

The prilosec is an average sized capsule, about half an inch long, about the same size as the tylenol quick release, My lexapro is about the size of a bayer aspirin and the water pill is smaller than both of those. They have had no problem going down. My vitamins are chewable.

I have 6 meds I take per day and I had no problem swallowing them whole the day after surgery. At first I was cutting the pain pills and one of my bigger meds in half, but now I just swallow everything whole. Even the big Vicodin pill goes down fine.

However, I did not have any swelling or problems getting liquids down, so that probably makes a difference!