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Called my drs office today and they said I don't need to crush my Protonix pill. And I asked her about my Lexapro too and she said if it's a small pill no. Okay, so what about other pills? Like I'm wondering what size is pushing it? I am off my heavy pains meds but felt achy tonight and am wanting to take Tylenol but don't know if I need to crush it or not! This is frustrating! :/

Oh I'm 7 days post op btw! Lol

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I never had to crush any of my pills, some were chewable and some capsules! I don't think it would hurt anything but definitely following your orders !

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My doctor recommended 2 weeks -- after that solid pills were OK

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Up until two weeks they told me nothing larger than an m&m. After that they said I could swallow anything. I still do chewable Calcium and Vitamins at 6 months out, though, because those are usually so large they get stuck frequently. Plus the Citracal Gummy Calcium are actually kind of good! lol

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I still chew chewables and at 5 months out im just starting to feel comfortable swallowing pills whole...I had a terrifying experience 4 weeks out when I was told it was safe to take whole pills. ..Ever since I have been extremely careful and will probably always be a nervous ninny anout it...

Shel

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I never had to crush pills. I went home taking 1 pill every 15 minutes to get my daily pills in. I've never had a problem.

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