Bariatric postoperative prescription

The bariatric team sent me a prescription for all the medications I’ll need after surgery, so that I can have everything ready for when I come home.

I thought I’d share with you what’s on the prescription. But of course your medication needs may be very different:

I didn’t know what some of these medications were, so I looked them up:

• Clexane is a drug to stop blood clots, and is provided in pre-filled syringes to self inject. I’ve used this before after surgery.
• Lansoprazole helps reduce the amount of acid my stomach produces, and to guard against acid reflux. I’m already on Esomeprazole (Nexium) for acid reflux.
• Ursofalk helps guard against cirrhosis of the liver and also helps dissolve gallstones.
• Solpadeine Max is a brand name for a combination pain killer of paracetamol and codeine.
• Senna Liquid helps with bowel movements.
• Multivitamins are just a standard over-the-counter supplement.
• Calcichew D3 Forte is a combination high-strength calcium and vitamin D3 supplement.
• Ferrograd C is an iron supplement.
• Neo-Cytamen is a vitamin B12 supplement.

I suppose the standard over-the-counter multivitamin combined with the additional iron and B12 supplements mean that I don’t need to take special bariatric multivitamins.