I was wondering can you still take birth control pills with the lapband? How many of you are still taking birth control pills and have the band? Are they hard to swallow down? I was just curiouse since every thing you eat has to be chewed a lot and i'm on the process of getting the band soon so i'm a little worried about that. Any info is appreciated:smile:.

You shouldn't have any problems with pills unless they're really really big! I take all my vitamins and medications with no problem. As long as it's one at a time.

Many surgeons will require that you not be taking BC pills right before, during, right after surgery because of the increased risk for blood clots. Each surgeon is different in this regard. HOWEVER...many also do NOT want you to get pregnant during the first year. (Mine is adamant about that!) So of course once you're healed and past the "risk" stage associated with surgery, I'm sure they will encourage the pill and any other form of birth control!

The pills themselves are pretty small. They won't be any problem!

I am back on all my normal sized Vitamins and let me tell ya...the Vit C are HUGE!

Whenever your doc allows...you will be fine to take the pill again.

GOOD LUCK!!!

You shouldn't have any problems with it unless its a big pill. My doctor had me crush all pills no matter the size for the first two weeks just to be safe. I haven't had any problems. Good Luck to you!

I take them and I have had no problem. They are small and go down easy. My doctor also doesn't want us to get pregnant for at least a year.

My doctor also says pills need to be the size of a pencil eraser or smaller. Anything bigger than that needs to be broken, crushed, or in liquid form.

I take pills, No problems. BC pills are tiny anyway

Thanks guys:smile: I appreciate all the info. My pills are pretty small, but i was just wondering if i had to crush them or not. I'll be sure to ask the surgeon on that issue i dont want to be in risk of blood clots or any thing like that. Thanks

My surgeon instructed me to stop taking the pills 1 month prior to my surgery date to minimize risk of blood clots. I was banded 8 days ago so with the doctor's "ok" I'm just waiting for my cycle to start to begin taking the pills again. Good Luck to you!

Thanks for asking about this ladies. My doctor's office hasn't mentioned anything about this and I called and one of the nurses says the only medication that they insist someone stop taking is blood thinning medication? My pills are tiny as well as yalls but I was even thinking of getting on the shot. Hmmm...God willing I will lose enough weight to have a healthy pregnancy. Also my doctor recommended waiting at least 18 months or until my weight stabalized before getting prego any other similar requests??

Well I don't take the b-pill, but I do take an Iron pill and Vitamin D pill, plus my thryoid pill, which are all the same size if not bigger than the b-pill.

My pills go down just fine.

I wasn't told to stop the pill before surgery. They actually stressed the opposite, to continue taking them so an accidental pregnancy didn't occur prior to or right after surgery.

I know everyone's surgeon is different, and everyone's tolerance will be different, but surgeon said I can swallow anything smaller than an M&M.

I was told that you cant take the birth control pil due to absorption issues after being banded. I am on depo and HATE IT. I want to go back to my pills...

I was told that you cant take the birth control pil due to absorption issues after being banded. I am on depo and HATE IT. I want to go back to my pills...

WHO told you that? WHAT absorption issues? Depending on the timing they are so small they should go on through and be processed normally. Furthermore there are alternates like the patch.

The nutritionist that we have to see before the procedure. I went on depo and am a walking nut case not to mention other issues... and is renewable at the end of july, after I am hopefully banded. If what you are saying is true, I will go back on my little pills. She said because it doesnt absorb correctly you will get preggo.