Just had my surgery..questions

[HeatherO916]

Hello all
I juat had my surgery 5 days ago... I am doing well but having a hard time with taking my medicati

 

[JudyNY]

Congrats on your surgery and glad to hear you are doing well. Could you explain a little more about having a hard time with taking medication? Is it that you can't get it to go down? Pills too big? Upsetting your stomach?

 

[WazzuCoug]

It isn't oo unusual for people to struggle with meds after surgery. Crushing pills can help (you can get a pill crusher at a pharmacy if they didn't give you one at the hospital), or cutting them in half or quarters. Capsules can be a pain, depending on size. Spacing out when you take them so you aren't taking them all at once might help, or looking for chewable options, depending on what pills you are referring to.

 

[HeatherO916]

Congrats on your surgery and glad to hear you are doing well. Could you explain a little more about having a hard time with taking medication? Is it that you can't get it to go down? Pills too big? Upsetting your stomach?

I was told i had to crush my medications so that i would absorb them. And they are disgusting.

 

[JudyNY]

I was told i had to crush my medications so that i would absorb them. And they are disgusting.

Ugh, so sorry. I can just image it is! Which surgery did you have? I had the sleeve and wasn't told I needed to do that.

 

[HeatherO916]

Ugh, so sorry. I can just image it is! Which surgery did you have? I had the sleeve and wasn't told I needed to do that.

I had the RNY gastric bypass

 

[JudyNY]

Okay, that could be why. Do you think that is only in the beginning while your stomach is healing? I would try to mix it in whatever food or liquid you are currently on.

 

[HeatherO916]

It is only for the first month, and yes i have tried mixinf it in liquids but still terrible

 

[JudyNY]

Well at least it's only the first month then. Maybe when you get to pureed foods it might be easier to disguise.

 

[dianeseattle]

Ask your pharm or doc about liquid supplements.

 

[missyinacage]

It will get easier when you move to full liquids as you can take it in pudding, yogurt or applesauce.

 

[Tokash]

What about mixing it in appl sauce if you can have that? This is how I took mine that I had to pour on the food. Im a texture person and could feel the granuals and would start to gag. Applesauce hid it.

 

[HeatherO916]

Thank you everyone, i called my primary dr and she ordered the meds in a liquid form. It comes in mint flavor so hopefully i can stomach it

 

[JudyNY]

Thank you everyone, i called my primary dr and she ordered the meds in a liquid form. It comes in mint flavor so hopefully i can stomach it

Awesome!!!! I hope that's much more tolerable for you.

 

[3momchaos]

Hope that helps!

 

[Liddithepup]

It isn't oo unusual for people to struggle with meds after surgery. Crushing pills can help (you can get a pill crusher at a pharmacy if they didn't give you one at the hospital), or cutting them in half or quarters. Capsules can be a pain, depending on size. Spacing out when you take them so you aren't taking them all at once might help, or looking for chewable options, depending on what pills you are referring to.

Be careful crushing- check with your pharmacist as to what can be crushed or cut. Some of my capsules I was able to open and dump on jello. Mine gradually got better in about a week. Good Luck!