Medications

Good Morning!

I have one quick question.  I am waiting for approval for RNY and am wondering about the medications I am on now.  I understand I will  (hopefully)be able to taper off and eventually stop them, but in the meantime, won't they go straight through my system without breaking down?

Any input will be geatly appreciated.

NANCY W

Hi Nancy!  I'm still waiting on Bleu's chili!

That's a real good question!  My doc took a look at what I was taking before I went into the hospital.  When I was discharged, I had new prescriptions of meds that would work with my newly altered digestive system.  So, I guess the doc will help with that before you leave!

Scott

Thanks Scott!

 OK, one other question.  Was this your primary and surgeon?

Nancy

ps
Chili on way to Christmas party!!!!!!!!

It was both!  When beth had her surgery, we found out the primary needed to be the one to change meds.  Our bariatirc doc helped him on the choices!

It's important to have any and all your Doctors involved. My primary assisted with my high blood pressure, sleep apnia, liver disease and cholesterol med's. My endocrinologist regulated my insulin levels and my WLS Team assist with both. As of two months post op I was DRUG Free!! Hope the same for you. C'ya Bob

Thanks  for the info you guys. 

 I feel like I  am following in your footsteps except for the liver disease and my diabetes is controlled by diet, so far.

Makes me wonder how, as a registered nurse, I could let myself get in this shape.

Thanks again,

Nancy W

Wow!  Don't be so hard on yourself.  You've been human for a lot longer than you've been a nurse.  You're taking care of yourself now; keep it up.   As for medicines, they can be crushed or come in liquid form.  I don't remember seeing where you planned to have your surgery, but I had a pharmacist consult before discharge from Centennial in Nashville.  And if your surgeon is as compulsive about patient care and as patient as Dr. Houston is, all your questions will be answered.

(I see your doc practices at Blount.  Maybe they have integrated pharmacy into their discharge planning.)

You can request a pharmacy consult before your discharge or contact your physician's bariatric nurse prior to surgery and he or she should be able to help you.  I left the hospital on Christmas Eve so I didn't get the pharmacist, but my surgeon told me what to take and how.  For a month or so, everything had to be crushed or liquid.  I did find out that my hormones would not absorb, Lee's compounds it into a transdermal gel for me.  And, of couse, no NSAIDS.  I am off all insulin, Byetta, 3 oral hypoglycemics and taking 1/4 dose of glucophage, off inhalants, all respiratory meds in fact and off the antihypertensive.
Marilyn