can't take pills anymore!

[joe7777 1]

I recently had my wisdom teeth pulled and i still have to take antibiotics for 2 more days, i am in hell, i threw up 3 times because of one of the pills i took this morning, so i guess it was a waste anyways because i didnt get any in me. At first swallowing them was fine, went down no problem, but after a few days i started finding they got stuck, and now even when i'm not taking pills my band seems tight, even liquids don't go down great anymore. Before the operation my fill level was good, now it seems like i am overfilled. Does this make sense?

[vgerbus 1]

Have you tried cutting your pill in half or thirds? I have always had a hard time taking pills even before being banded. You can pick up a decent pill cutter for under $10 from CVS or Walgreens. I cut my pills in half and take them with something soft, like SF pudding or SF Jello, its a mental thing for me. I can not swallow pills unless I am really deperate without having something soft to swallow with.

You may have irritated your stomach with the throwing up, try sticking to liquid for a few days.

Valarie

[joe7777 1]

theyre capsules, (gel with powder inside) and trust me, the stuff inside tastes like hell.

[vgerbus 1]

You only have a few more days of pills to take, you might try breaking open the capsuls and mixing the powder into something like pudding, applesauce, something soft that will go down and mask the bad taste. We use to do this for my oldest when he had to take pills daily. If the taste is really, really bad the soft stuff might not mask the taste a lot but maybe enough to get it down without a problem.

Hope you feel better soon!

Valarie

[TerriDoodle 6]

You could ask the doctor to switch you to a liquid. Most antibiotics are available in liquid form.