Sleeve and Medications

[Phinxy86]

Hi everyone,
So I take medications and am planning on having my surgery in October. Finishing up insurance needs this month. I'm a little concerned because my handbook says I cannot take any pills bigger than the size of a pencil eraser for two months. Some of my pills are bigger capsules. I'm guessing I'll have to put them in unsweetened applesauce or something? I'm also wondering if I should get chewable multivitamins permanently or can I switch to a capsule (i bought some already) after two months? My doctor prescribing my meds thinks its not a big deal, but it is in my head!

 

[Nicelady]

You may need to get a pill crusher. On the multivitamin as long as they are not gummy’s you should be ok. Everything I take is chewable or drops.

 

[missdarmitage]

Hi everyone,
So I take medications and am planning on having my surgery in October. Finishing up insurance needs this month. I'm a little concerned because my handbook says I cannot take any pills bigger than the size of a pencil eraser for two months. Some of my pills are bigger capsules. I'm guessing I'll have to put them in unsweetened applesauce or something? I'm also wondering if I should get chewable multivitamins permanently or can I switch to a capsule (i bought some already) after two months? My doctor prescribing my meds thinks its not a big deal, but it is in my head!

I make sure all of my tablets are no bigger than an aspirin. But I do have capsules that are obviously bigger, and one of them was prescribed by the surgeon! I have been taking them for a couple of days now and seem to be doing fine with them. I think it will just depend on your stomach and what it will handle at that time.

 

[ThunderWoman]

There are also patches for many vitamins, I'm struggling with nausea when I take the multivitamin pill form so my nutritionist recommends using patches until I'm further out. They aren't as potent but better than nothing

 

[Grommie]

Not sure what medicine you are taking but my doctor switched my diabetic medicine back to Metformin. I was taking 2 horse pills, Invokomet XR. He said that after surgery, I will probably not need the medication because of the restricted diet. Instead of a pill crusher, I would get a pill cutter and take them that way.

 

[Nicelady]

I was advised by my PA to slowly introduce the vitamins to my system. They sometimes can could make you sick.

 

[Brenda2010]

The day after my surgery, they switched me to oral pain meds. The first nurse offered to cut it in half for me, the next nurse didn't but I had no trouble swallowing the whole thing. It was Hydrocodone, not small and went down fine.

 

[Brenda2010]

I was advised by my PA to slowly introduce the vitamins to my system. They sometimes can could make you sick.

My nutritionist had me wait until my 1-week post-op appointment to start them too.

 

Some medications can be converted to liquid form. However I switched my Gabapentin to liquid and I can bear lay take it, it’s horrible. Also some extended release pills were coming through undirected, if you know what I mean. Had to get them switched too.

 

[CindyVanD]

Some medications can be converted to

Some medications can be converted to liquid form. However I switched my Gabapentin to liquid and I can bear lay take it, it’s horrible. Also some extended release pills were coming through undirected, if you know what I mean

Some medications can be converted to liquid form. However I switched my Gabapentin to liquid and I can bear lay take it, it’s horrible. Also some extended release pills were coming through undirected, if you know what I mean. Had to get them switched too.

Have you talked to the doctor who prescribed it? Maybe there is an alternative? I take it too and those pills are big! Hopefully I can be weaned off of it eventually.