Post Op Medication Question

[BamaXpress78 21]

I was sleeved on 11/16 and I have prescriptions for Nexium (packet) and Carafate. I take the Nexium first thing in the morning and had been drinking liquids about 20-30 min afterward, then waiting 20-30 minutes and taking the Carafate.

My concern is I found a comment on a website about Nexium that said you should take on an empty stomach, which I do with exception of a little Water beforehand, and then wait at least 1 hour before taking food. I did not receive any special instrutions on my prescription of Nexium.

The Carafate just states to not take an antacid within 30 min before or after taking it and that is why I take it at least 30 minutes after the Nexium.

Now in another week I'll start all of my bariatric Vitamins. I cannot get my head around how I am going to space out taking Nexium, Carafate, 3 calcium citrate chewables, 2 Multivitamin Chewables, a B12, all of my Protein supplements, plus food and water.

Can someone give me their experience on timing of everything (especially the nexium and carafate) and how to fit everything into a day without having to stop what you are doing every 15-30 minutes to do food, water, medicine, or protein supplements. I mean I work from home and have an advantage in that but still I have to work and can't stop constantly. I just assumed I could break everything down to 4 or 5 events a day plus sip on water throughout the day but that doesn't even seem possible.

[Shae 44]

Hmm, you have your work cut out for you! I do the following:

Nexium in the morning with the smallest sip I can take and still get it down. Nothing for an hour or so after. Luckily, I take the Nexium when I get out the shower and then I get to work an hour after that so that is when I take my chewable Flinstones and eat Breakfast. With my mid morning snack, I have a Viactive Calcium chew. At lunch I have a chewable Vitamin C. Then with my afternoon snack I have another Viactive. I sip Water between all of those, by the way. I don't take anything at dinner but just before bed, I have a small (2 to 3 bites) snack and take the rest of my pills over the course of about 10 mins. The reason is that all are prescriptions and three of them make me nauseous. One makes me sleepy so that I sleep through the nausea.

It works for me this way. The challenge is to find what works for you. It took me three weeks or so to figure out this system.

Good luck!