Still crushing meds

Is there a time frame with a gastric bypass? I take one metformin, and one antibiotic. I've been crushing for  15 months...  can I sell my pill crusher?

is it time?

Have you asked your surgeon? 

My husband had his RNY with the same doctor group (P Rantis) and he did not crush his pills.

Like Gwen wrote - you need to to ask Dr Kane.

I never crushed a pill, not even for a day.

I did. once.  ***shudder*** . It's the worst. 

I still cut mine in half - but more because I had a hiatal hernia repair.  The herna repair stopped my GERD - I recently read a study that RNY and Hernia repair has better long term results to prevent GERD reoccurace than just the hernia repair - so I do not want the heart burn to come back and some pills are pretty big.

Ask your surgeon - it is probably somewhat drug dependent

As i was leaving hospital- they gave me 2 pain pills. And a little bit of water. I took it. I was taking pills 3 days post op. 

Initially- with large or hard pills - I had to cut them in half or quarters.  But..Even now - some pills are still no go. Like hard - large vitamin pills. If they are big and really hard - I try to avoid them. I still prefer capsules. They break down fast and don't bother my pouch or stoma.

I had some large pills stuck in my stoma - so I am rather sensitive, my body knows almost intuitively what pills are no go. I have a hard time swallowing them.  I.e. the huge calcium pills...Or very large Kirkland brand multi. 

Unless you crushing them to make sure they get absorbed - try to take pills and see what is happening. 

If I want to make sure the meds are deliver almost instantly - like pain pills or some of my gut meds - I chew them...Then follow with a sip of drink. They are often nasty - but it works.  And the nastiness last a minute or 5 sec... You can get used to that.

I took all pills except for Ursodiol the normal way since the day I was released from the hospital.  I had to wait a couple of weeks before I could swallow my Ursodiol tablets whole.  I also couldn't swallow calcium tablets whole, so I took calcium via powders (Upcal) and chews instead.