Can you take pills after VSG?

[Tazwella 39]

I take several pills for blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. Will I be able to take those after surgery or do I need to find out if they can be crushed?

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

@@Tazwella

Yes you are able to take pills after surgery. You may be surprised. My Dr.took me off many meds the day after surgery.

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

You might have to crush them.You will get instruction by you Dr.

[Tazwella 39]

Thanks! I take 9 pills every night so I may be up for an hour just taking them slowly! LOL It would be good if my doc took me off some after surgery.

[jane13 2,256]

I had to break my BP in half because it was too much for me, BP was too low, and I am hoping to be completely off them soon. I was told anything bigger than a regular M&M, esp now, would be too big.

[Babbs 14,681]

They gave a me my HRT pill in the hospital after surgery. And I took my regular pills normally when I got home, no crushing. That is until a few weeks later when I was taken off of everything Yay!

[Tazwella 39]

They gave a me my HRT pill in the hospital after surgery. And I took my regular pills normally when I got home, no crushing. That is until a few weeks later when I was taken off of everything Yay!

Congratulations on your success! I can't wait to be where you are on my journey.

[Babbs 14,681]

@@Tazwella

We have very similar stats! You'll be there in no time! I was on the slower side, so you may get there faster than I did

[Tazwella 39]

@@Tazwella

We have very similar stats! You'll be there in no time! I was on the slower side, so you may get there faster than I did

We are very similar! I hope I'm there quickly! I'm tired of jeans cutting into my middle.

I have read that my metabolism is probably going to slow down my loss because I was banded before. I hope not!

[Babbs 14,681]

@@Tazwella

We have very similar stats! You'll be there in no time! I was on the slower side, so you may get there faster than I did

We are very similar! I hope I'm there quickly! I'm tired of jeans cutting into my middle. I have read that my metabolism is probably going to slow down my loss because I was banded before. I hope not!

Yeah, I hear that you revisions are a little slower. But so what? As long as you get there and enjoy the journey, that's all that matters! Good luck and keep us posted!

[ValerieDee1975 55]

I take several pills for blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. Will I be able to take those after surgery or do I need to find out if they can be crushed?

Hi, I take even more than that and my surgeon had me change everything over to liquid or chewable, well, turns out I did not need it, I was taking a few of my really need meds the evening of my surgery...now, everyone is different so if your surgeon wants you to switch, do it! better safe than sorry....I can take my handful now, just get heartburn ever so often BTW, I wasn;t told that I need to change them until a week prior to surgery and had to scuttle...so ask your surgeon asap to give yourself time to get it all ready...some insurances will require preauth and that can take time......good luck!!