Taking (or not!) my meds

OK, can I just say YUCK! when it comes to taking my meds all ground up and mixed in something small, like pudding or applesauce...I am gagging and don't want to take anything that way....would it be ok to skip most of my meds until I can take them whole again...like 2 weeks?  It's really bitter and makes me gag!

No, I don't think it would be ok to skip most of your meds for 2 weeks. You can try swallowing them whole or cut in half - many surgeons do not suggest crushing pills. As long as the pills aren't too big (which could then be cut in two?) you may be ok with it.

I have been taking all. My. Pills/supplements whole since the day I was cleared from my leak test. I would never get them down. Crushing them.

Depends what they are!!  Vitamin tablets, yes. But you might be taking anything! Heart tablets, blood pressure tabs, things which you can only stop after discussion with your doctor! 

It depends on the medication.  Before you stop taking anything, call your surgeon's office. 

If you want some advice from someone who has crushed mine for 7 years...use very warm coffee or tea, buy some paper 1 oz medicine cups at your grocery, they might call them something else but they are with the paper cups. crush the meds and put into the paper cup.  Get at least 1/4 - 1/2 of it to the back of your tongue and take a swallow of coffee or tea to wa**** down then another to get it all the way down.  MUCH more tolerable that way.  But antibiotics...YUCK...nothing makes that easier.  That just makes me want to puke! 

My surgeon told me that if I could swallow my meds there was no reason to crush them. I've been swallowing them since the day I got home from surgery.

Have you tried swallowing them?