Medication Question

[Indymom 132]

I posted over on the vitamins/supplements board but must not be very active over there.

I am pre-op (surgery scheduled for 8/10) - I haven't had my nutrition class yet and have this on my list to ask, but I have ulcerative colitis and have to take 9 pills a day of my colitis medication (3 3xday). I also take a blood pressure pill in the a.m. and as of now I take a multi-Vitamin and one Calcium tablet in a.m. and p.m.

I am very nervous about taking that volume of pills when I have my new baby sleeve. Anyone else have lots of pills they take and do they have problems? They make a 1-a-day pill for colitis but it is extremely expensive and I hate to give up my cheaper generic.

[Nancy Rivers 24]

The best thing to do is talk to your surgeon about it. He/she will know best.

I know a lot of people end up decreasing the pills they have to take after getting the sleeve done. Personally, my surgeon told me to continue the 3 oral medications that I was on before the surgery in addition to taking the Vitamin and Calcium chewables twice a day. I realize that's not nearly the same as you, but thankfully that's all I was on prior to surgery.