When was ur surgery? The back pain my still be gas. I had most of the gas in my back. Walking and sipping water really helped. Have u tried centrum chewable multi vitamins? There are lots of chewable vit and min companies out the. Celebrate vitamins will even send u free samples of there stuff. Its a big variety sample pack and I found most of them to be tasty (as far as a vit goes). Good luck in your quest.

I have Optisource bariatric vitamins, but yeah i feel pretty pezzy too... With breakfast i have 1/2 iron, 1 d3, blood pressure and vitamin chewable. And i have to do them one at a time too, but I'd rather pop pills that are good for me then pills that are preventing my immediate death. It sucks, but I'm melting away and loving it, so i'll keep telling me its totally worth it till i believe it.

did your doc say you could have Gas X? really helped me. My back pain was so bad at one time, I was rubbing it against the wall, trying to simulate burping a baby (if only there was a giant around!) walking helped. as far as pills, I will watch this post to get tips too, I go back tomorrow to the doc. and they will start mine then.

Good luck and let us know how you do! all the best, Chris

The only thing that has worked gas-wise for me is movement...
I'm not allowed to take pills. Everything has be in liquid form including Lortab for pain when I came home... I wasn't on any other meds pre-surgery.

My nut started me on Bariatric Advantage Wild Berry Punch Complete MultiFormula w/Calcium. It's a crystal powder you add to 8 oz of water... it's really good.

She'll start me on an iron suppliment (chewable) in 3 weeks.

I have had to crush all of my meds & mix them with yogurt or applesauce. I have gotten to the point where I throw up whenever I try to take them because of the texture thingy. So yesterday and today, I cut them into 4ths and swallowed them with my juice. I'm hoping that's enough because I won't take them if I have to crush them anymore. I'd just throw them back up if I did!

Kisses

Glad you made it through the biggest hoop and are into figuring out all the details of life post gbs! Congrats!!!

Back pain for me was structural, not gaseous. We were laid out on a hard O.R. table for hours under anesthesia. I needed a good adjustment and massage to get my back to feel better. I wasn't ready to do that for several days post op though. Just my experience.

As for the vitamin/pill issue, I was giving myself a pep talk just last night about this very thing. I'm ten months out and between vitamins, hormones, herbs and a bunch of other supplements that i choose to take, every day is a LARGE handfuls of pills morning and evening. Lately I can hear my head trying to talk me out of the evening pile-o-pills. Not good! So i recommitted to staying on track. Anyway, i have found that the only way for me to take them is with yogurt. It keeps my sometimes sensitive little pouchy from revolting. Except for the iron, which we know to keep away from calcium, I do it this way. Be patient too. I am FINALLY back up to 4-6 pills in a swallow depending on how big they are, but it took til last month to get there! I thought I would never get there but each day gets easier in one way or another. Hang in! Peace Misa

sry never had an issue with pills wish i could help,good luck:)

The back thing could be gas or muscles. I had lots of pain the first several weeks from both. Walking funny after surgery put some of my back muscles into spasm and then changing my posture as I quickly lost weight also put my back out of whack.

Regarding the pill thing: I couldn't stand crushing pills or the chewables. As soon as I got the doctor's okay, I started swallowing them whole. I'm a year and a half out, now, and can swallow 4-5 at a time again. So, take heart!! It will get better!

JJ

I am now 5 plus months out and am able to swallow pills I don't do too many at a time. I hated crushing them due to the taste. I hope it gets better for you.

have u gotten a pill crusher

Hang in there.....you will be able to put away your pez dispenser feeling one of these days. I'm 10 months out and I can take about 4-5 pills at a time now. Much better!!