HELP PLEASE NEED INFO

I JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DR AND WAS GIVEN Z PACK, COUGH MEDICINE WITH CODINE AND AN INHALER TO TAKE. ARE THESE ALL OK FOR ME TO USE???? THANKS SO MUCH!!! HUGS JUDY PS I HAVE AN UPPER RESPATORY INFECTION AND NEED LOTS OF REST....

I have no clue.. I know I was taking a form of Codine when I came home from surgery. Best bet give your surgeon, BC or NUT a holler and double check with them to make sure its ok. *hugs* Feel better soon ok!! Felicia =)

judy, did your pcp know about your wls? and did you ask your pharmacist? i'm not sure about anything but i did take an antibiltic... much like a zpack. i would call your surgeon to be absolutely sure. get your rest, and feel better soon, patricia

Like the rest I am not sure if it is okay to take or not. Call your surgeons or the pharmacy back and ask them so it can set your mind at ease. Hugs~ Deanne Get some rest!!!

Judy, I know all surgeons are different with their rules, but at my 3 month appt last week I specifically asked my surgeon for information about meds to give to my PCP.....what I could not ever take again. He said the only thing I could not ever take again are NSAISDS, everything else is fine. Hope you feel better. Trish

Hey Judy... I don't pretend to be a doctor, but I play Dr. Mom at my house. I would say the cough medicine and the inhaler are probably okay. I know the Zpack is a tablet, so I'm not sure there.... My best advice is to call your surgeon and ask him if you can take these medications. Seems like all the surgeons have different rules about what you can take and when. To be sure you do what is best for you, call the surgeon's office immediately. The sooner you can start your meds, the sooner you can start feeling better. One last question/point to think about. Make sure your PCP knows you've had WLS and that he/she is familiar with whatever restrictions you have from your surgeon. I know lots of doctors (used to work in a hospital) and they all prescribe liquid medications to WLS patients to make sure they have no problems. Hope some of this helps. Susan

Hi Judy, I am just coming off zpack myself, and a cough medicine, and use a nasal spray daily. I was just on amoxycillan 2 weeks ago, too.... I had spoken to my surgeon when I first got sick, and asked what I could take (prior to seeing pcp), he said at this stage, he has no problem w/anything the pcp prescribes for my illness. Everything was fine w/me taking these meds. She did prescribe me a super-huge decongestant tablet, which I refused to take, because it was bigger than a quarter! So I opened it up, and poured out the powder in applesauce, and mixed it in - bad move! Totally disgusting taste! So the next night, I took it with a cup of hot tea - and it did not get stuck in my pouch Feel better!

I have no advice to give that has not already been given. BUT......rest and rest and rest and try to feel better. I am so glad you went to the doc. Feel better soon, Hugs, Melissa

I'm using an inhailer daily with no probs. As long as there are no Nsaids in the cough meds you should be ok there. The Z-pack is antibiotics and relatively small tablets. I used to be a pharmacy tech but I dont know everything about meds post WLS. Give your doc a quick call and double check. Thats what hes there for.