April 15th!!!

Well, it's just a week from today! The excitement is growing. My youngest daughter is still trying to talk me out of the surgery! She realizes that I'm going through with it anyway, however. The only sticking point is that I have to take a stress test tomorrow. There is one unanswered question that I need answered, however. I'm on anywhere from 20-25 different prescription meds monthly. How will I ever get all the pills downs after surgery? Also how will they be absorbed since I'll have a malabsoption problem post-surgery?

Donna,, Nobody has ever really clearly answered that question for me either except to say that after the surgery you probably won't need all of them anyway. They did tell us to take some of the bigger pills and crush them into some applesauce or something... Hope this helps (my date is 4/15 also....butterflies are running rampant in my stomach!! ) Betty

My date is on the 15th as well and I'm on numerous meds also. I bought a pill crusher, but some cannot be crushed, I see the nurse today for pre-op visit, I'm going to grill her on this and some other questions. Good luck to us all. Dianne