How Long Before U Could Swallow Pills?

[CHELL 41]

I'm asking because the liquid allergy meds I'm taking now are gross. I want to be able to get back to taking a single pill.

[kimmy*custis 276]

I was two weeks out when my doc said I could start with pills again.

[kyllfalcon 768]

They gave me pills at the hospital the next day. I've had no problem with pills, although I dislike the stuff that comes in clear capsules. They kinda want to stick to my innards.

[Lilee84 648]

The only liquid mess I ever took post op were IV - I was on pills as soon as I left the hospital.

[Ssilian 67]

Welcome Chell! Great question because I take two pills every day and one of them I cannot miss, so I've been wondering about this myself. I plan on bringing this up when I see the dietician 10 days before surgery.

[Catracks 865]

I also had regular pills/capsules right out of the hospital.

[Joni 94]

I had pills in the hospital, and have had no problems at home with them either. Same place used to have you crush them for a month or 2, but changed their policy.

[Jeni Martin 26]

I was on pills in the hospital. My acid reducer is a capsule that I have to open. One doctor said the pills have to be about 5mm in size

[Forensikchic 528]

I was on pills from day 1. My acid reducer was a capsule and they go down fine even though they look large. I have been taking that one and the nausea one everyday since surgery, up until a few months ago but I am 9 months out now. I have not had to crush anything. I got a cold and did not take the huge capsules like dayquil and nyquil though.. I was scared of those whoppers! I took tylenol too with no problem.

[Ssilian 67]

Thanks for the input! My pills are in capsules and time released, so I have to take them intact. We shall see how I do!

[Mab 44]

My Effexor is time released and I took it the day after surgery, no issues. Personally, I prefer taking meds in liquid or sub lingual form now.

[Wheetsin 714]

My surgeon allows his patients to take pills the day you go home from the hospital (day after surgery). I was afraid to for the first two days (coming out of a lapband and pills were almost impossible for me), but when I tried I had no problems at all. At first the only problem was that I had to take such tiny sips, and the pills I had (surgical complications) were large, so they would stick in my throat a bit.

I'm dealing with a sinus infection now and can take my Rx antibiotic, 4 ibuprofen and a tylenol all at once. Of course, I'm then full for 3 hours.

[Cherrybomb 54]

pills from Day 1. They gave them to me at the hospital.

[JaniRN 5]

My Dr said nothing bigger than a Tylenol for first 2 months