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How many week post op can u or did you start taking Prilosec an birth control?

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Day 2 for Prilosec.

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I got a script filled for Prilosec before I left the hospital with instructions to take when I got home. Birth control I started 2 1/2 months out but that's not because I couldn't it was because I never took it before and needed a script.

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<p>I got a script filled for Prilosec before I left the hospital with instructions to take when I got home. Birth control I started 2 1/2 months out but that's not because I couldn't it was because I never took it before and needed a script.</p>

That's crazy, see my dr said I can't take anything liquid, but I c lots of people taking it so I'm gonna get a prescription too! And I started birth control with out asking, I'm only 4 weeks post op!

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I got a script filled for Prilosec before I left the hospital with instructions to take when I got home. Birth control I started 2 1/2 months out but that's not because I couldn't it was because I never took it before and needed a script.

That's crazy, see my dr said I can't take anything liquid, but I c lots of people taking it so I'm gonna get a prescription too! And I started birth control with out asking, I'm only 4 weeks post op!
I ment anything solid, only liquid!

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I did have to open the capsule and swallow the little tiny pills inside. :) I wasn't allowed to swallow the whole capsule. Is the reflux bad?? It was for me the first month. I ran out of my Prilosec a month out and never refilled it. I was able to control it as long as I ate regularly but it's been coming back and I now hafta get a script again. Sigh

<p>I got a script filled for Prilosec before I left the hospital with instructions to take when I got home. Birth control I started 2 1/2 months out but that's not because I couldn't it was because I never took it before and needed a script.</p>


That's crazy, see my dr said I can't take anything liquid, but I c lots of people taking it so I'm gonna get a prescription too! And I started birth control with out asking, I'm only 4 weeks post op!

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Prilosec since day two. Birth control after 4 weeks.

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I heard the heartburn is really bad. I have to take my omprazole daily if not I am dying! I am still pre op. No date yet :(

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I heard the heartburn is really bad. I have to take my omprazole daily if not I am dying! I am still pre op. No date yet :(

Reflux can get bad in some. I took my Prilosec the first month, then thought I was ok. I didn't take it for 2 months because I could control it food. I'm back on it now needless to say I need it lol

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I was instructed to stop taking my bcp a month before surgery, but to resume them immediately. I CONTINUED (I had severe reflux from a slipped band) my Prilosec the day after getting home from the hospital (in capsule form).

Never had a problem with pills. The only thing I took in liquid was my post op liquid Vicodin. It's good stuff. Much better than the pill form! :o

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Due to new stomach size, bc pills do not work the same as the body cannot absorb it as before, so you can get pregnant... I changed to the patch instead of the shots, bc weight gain is higher with the shots!... Talk to your Docs and/or GYN!

11 months out, total weight loss of 100lbs!... Best decision ever!... Trying for a baby! ;)

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