Full pills after surgery

Hi guys how long after surgery were you able to swallow pills whole? I would like to take my multivitamins whole along with zinc, biotin, but can't crush or get chewables. Thanks

i started taking them whole 3 days post op, but not everyone can do that. It is different with each person.

I'm 7 weeks post op and I bought a pill splitter and split the huge multi vits in 1/2 then take them whole...I take one 1/2 then wait 5 mins and take then next and so on, giving 5 mins between them....small pills (smaller than a skittle) I take whole

I started taking them full right after surgery.  It was had but i did it. They did split the potassuim pill (god awful!) at the hospital, but other than that I have been taking the whole.  It gets easier at time goes on to the point you just pop it into your mouth and swallow, no problem! 

I just had my one month follow up appt and the NUT said once you are eating solid foods you don't have to crush your pills anymore-if they are the size of a m&m or smaller can swallow whole-if bigger split them up.  I got a pill splitter at the pharmacy and it works great.

I got the same advise as Monica.

Good to know because I just bought a bottle of non-chewable multi-vitamins. Besides the fact that I don't like the taste of the chewables the regular kind are half the price and had more in it.

I used a pill splitter until I was 3 months post-op.  Since then I am able to drink enough fluids at one time to wash a whole multi or calcium down.. I also felt that I was better healed internally.

 

Judy

I was cutting my multivitamins in half for about 1 month.  I was taking chewable calcium for about a month as well.

B12 and Biotin and 1 other prescription med was whole right away, but not all at the same time. 

I took all pills a few minutes apart. 

I bought a pill cutter/crusher at the pharmacy.

Did you find the biotin helpful?