Post-Op Meds

[WeightlossWannabee]

Hello, Everyone,
How long after surgery do you need to crush your meds for? When can you start taking them as tablets?
Thanks

 

[Tyraboots]

I started the day after my op. Codine and citalopram, didn't have the problem I thought I would. Didn't cush them.

 

[BIG KIM]

I take quite a few tablets for high blood pressure, and I never stopped, the surgeon encouraged me to keep taking them. I even took them the day after my Bypass in hospital, without crushing them, with no problems.

 

[Sambucca]

Hi Hun

The only meds I take are bypass related ones. The fast tab is dissolvable and the calcichew is chewable, so these are not a problem. For the multivits I had chewable ones for the first 4 weeks and then moved to proper tablets with no probs at all.

 

[salski]

From day 5 for me hun

 

[galm37]

I was advised to crush all meds or take liquid forms of them if you can get them until you get to the puree stage.

You would be better checking with the dietician / med team to check as all surgeons recommend different things.