Tablets post-op- please help

Rainbow83
on 9/27/16 6:33 am

RNY on 10/02/16

I take medication for bipolar, my psychiatrist has said that if I can't take tablets post op then I'll need to cancel the operation. I'm feeling quite devastated.

Can you take tablets post op? What was everyone else's experience?

Thanks

Jayney

ttfan
on 9/27/16 6:44 am

RNY on 08/15/16

I had to crush mine for a couple of weeks

High weight 335,Surgery weight 293.5,

M1- 24.5 lb,. M2 14, M3-9.5, M4- 7.5, M5- 6.5

conazza
on 9/27/16 7:00 am

RNY on 09/23/16

They had me taking tablets in the hospital. If they aren't large it shouldn't be an issue but I'd talk to your Dr about it to make sure as I know every doc has there own ways of doing things.

Lap band: 2006. Revision to RNY 9/23/2016

8/2/17: Goal Reached: 135lbs. & 115lbs lost (5'3")

Pre-op: 250, SW 242, CW 125, GW 135

Pre-op: 9lb M1: 20lb M2: 11.5lb M3: 11.9 M4: 13.4 M5: 10.8 M6: 10.2 M7: 8.1 M8: 8.4 M9: 6.5 M10: 5.7 M11: 3.5 M12: 4.3

White Dove
on 9/27/16 7:09 am - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

You can take tablets after weight loss surgery.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

Insert Fitness
on 9/27/16 7:24 am

You can take tablets after surgery. I've seen quite a few people on these boards who did not have to interrupt their meds.

Good luck!

Grim_Traveller
on 9/27/16 7:30 am

RNY on 08/21/12

Most people take tablets after surgery. You may have to split them for a few weeks if they are large.

There are a lot of people with bipolar that have had WLS, and they have no more problems finding a course of meds than someone without surgery would.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Rainbow83
on 9/27/16 9:19 am

RNY on 10/02/16

Thank you all for being reassuring. My surgeon wants to see me Thursday with my medication so hopefully it will be good news!

Is post-op pain relief liquid or tablet?

Emiepie
on 9/27/16 9:34 am

RNY on 08/11/14

The pain meds I received for when I left the hospital were in pill form but I think I only took maybe two. The hardest med for me to take was the actigal (supposed to assist in preventing gallbladder issues). They were rather large gelcap but I got advice here to take them with warm decaf tea and that really helped me.

RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150

CJ On Orcas
on 9/27/16 9:42 am

RNY on 09/09/16

I had post-op oxycodone which are tiny pills, but they encouraged me to switch over to liquid tylenol as soon as possible. Tastes horrible but whatever ;). I had to crush all of my pills for two weeks and now I just take pills one at a time. I am 18 days post-op.