Meds question please?

seniorpatriot
on 2/24/18 9:13 am

If I am on a liquid diet for 2 weeks after surgery and then mushy foods 2 weeks after that, what do I do about the meds I am currently taking during those times. They are not liquid or mushy of course.

Lishamc1
on 2/24/18 9:55 am

Crush them if you can, if not take them slowly with liquid

Highest weight: 265, surgery weight: 245, surgery date: 9/11/17 RNY m1: - 26 m2: - 14 m3: -15 m4: -10 m5: -8 m6: - 4 m7: -6.5 m8: - 1.5 m9: -3 m10: - 0 m11: - 2 m12: -0

Writergurl08
on 2/24/18 12:02 pm
RNY on 02/15/18

I was told to crush or break them into smaller pieces

HW: 340 SW: 329 Goal: 170

CW: 243

Surgeon: Dr. Kalyana Nandipati (Omaha, NE)

rocky513
on 2/24/18 3:15 pm - WI

There are meds that should NOT BE CRUSHED. Call your surgeon for proper instruction.

I was swallowing whole pills in the hospital right after surgery. I was instructed not to take a whole handful and try to swallow them down. My surgeon told me to take them one at a time with a little time in between pills. I never had any problems taking pills.

HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)

VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010

seniorpatriot
on 2/25/18 6:12 am

Excellent advice all. Thanks!

catwoman7
on 2/25/18 7:31 am
RNY on 06/03/15

I was taking pills right away as well. The only ones I had to wait on (because they were too big) were ursodiol (but the surgeon's PA said it was fine to wait a couple weeks on those) and those giant calcium horse pills. I could have just crushed the calcium tablets and put them in something (they don't have much taste) - or cut them into quarters - but I think I just started doing the chews instead.

RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)

HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163

Anthonycat
on 3/5/18 8:41 am
RNY on 05/01/18

So good to know. Was going to ask my doctors about liquids or substitutes. I have two small capsules I must take.

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