Help! Can't stop bipolar meds for surgery!

I am pre-op and bipolar. I know the WLS surgeon I am going to see wants his patients to quit taking their meds for a few days after surgery. I got a letter of medical consent for him from my psychiatrist, and in it she states she doesn't see where the surgery would cause a problem EXCEPT, she is concerned that I not stop my antipsychotic medication (it's a tiny, tiny pill called Abilify) for even a few days after surgery. This may conflict with the WLS surgeon's directives, since he wants his patients to stop meds for a few days after surgery. The psychiatrist suggested in her letter that I keep taking my med, but crush it instead of taking it whole. Do you think the WLS surgeon will go along with this, or do I just have to wait this final week of agony before I see him and then get either the good or bad news about his decision to proceed with my surgery (or not) based on my psychiatrist's concern? I also have a wonderful letter of medical necessity to take to him from my PCP. Can anybody think of some persuasive arguments for me to present to the WLS surgeon regarding not discontinuing my bipolar meds? Has anyone else crushed their meds right after surgery and taken them that way without encountering gastric problems? Thanks for your suggestions!

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