just ordered vitamins - eek!

poet_kelly
on 5/10/12 12:21 pm - OH

I conveniently ran out of D3, zinc and magnesium oxide all at the same time. I say conveniently, because it's convenient to order a bunch of supplements all at once instead of ordering something every few weeks, plus sometimes you save on shipping. Also, I was getting low on vitamin A, and I buy all those things from vitalady, so it was time to order. And eek! $65 for all of those.

I take kind of a lot of vitamins, including everything the ASMBS recommends and a few other things based on my labs. And I actually calculated the price of my supplements and now I can't find where I did that math but I think it came out to $1.06 per day. Which is not bad at all.

It just seems bad when I have to order a whole bunch of stuff at once.

Kelly

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debbie0321
on 5/10/12 12:56 pm - Cincinnati, OH

RNY on 08/06/12

I've been wondering how much it was going to cost for all of the vitamins. That doesn't sound too bad. Oh, and I guess you have to add in the shakes.

poet_kelly
on 5/10/12 1:29 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

It will be more if you want chewable vitamins, which many do in the beginning.

And yeah, the shakes will be more. Although if they are replacing a meal for you, they may actually be cheaper than the typical meal, depending on which shake you use.

Kelly

JUSTJUNQUIES
on 5/10/12 1:25 pm, edited 5/11/12 11:18 am - Citrus Heights, CA

RNY on 04/04/12

I just ordered calcium chews,B-50, and a multi from Celebrate about 60 day supply 128 bucks I already have the B1 and D3 , I was shocked but the stuff I bought at costco has made me sooo friggin sick and i didn't know what else to do. I have to get this vitamin thing figured out, as long as i get something that doesn't make me dry heave :(

Donna Q. --5'8" -60 years old
Band 2005
hw320 sw276 lw with band 195 gw 160-180?
Bypass 4/4/2012
pre sw 258 lw RNY 162 cw 203

poet_kelly
on 5/10/12 1:28 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Well, if certain vitamins make you nauseous, then at least for right now, I would do what you are doing - buy what you can tolerate, even if it's costly. For a long time, I used ENS from Celebrate as my multi (and some of my calcium) because anything else made me want to throw up. It was bad enough that I was frequently skipping vitamins just because I couldn't take the severe nausea. I think ENS is a great product but it is expensive. But I had to do what worked for me.

Your tummy may get less sensitive in time and you may tolerate other options. Most of what I use these days is cheap stuff, but I still like the Calcet creamy bites on occasion just because they are yummy.

Kelly

debbie0321
on 5/11/12 10:02 am - Cincinnati, OH

RNY on 08/06/12

18.00 doesn't seem very bad. Was that a typo?

HW: 404 SW: 336.6 CW: 277.2

JUSTJUNQUIES
on 5/11/12 11:19 am - Citrus Heights, CA

RNY on 04/04/12

oops it was 128

Donna Q. --5'8" -60 years old
Band 2005
hw320 sw276 lw with band 195 gw 160-180?
Bypass 4/4/2012
pre sw 258 lw RNY 162 cw 203

cajungirl
on 5/10/12 1:32 pm

RNY on 02/21/05

I received an order from vitalady on Monday....$96 that included 5000 and 50000 iu of D3, vit A, calcium with mag oxide (citracal hurts my stomach), and a few protein samples.

Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05

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(deactivated member)
on 5/10/12 3:28 pm

Hi kelly what is it different that you take other then the multivitamin, B12, and calcium. i take Iron too, because when I was pregnant i was enemic. Is that all i need? If you don't mind giving me a list of what you take. Thats all my Dietician has me taking. I did a 2 month 50000 IU pill ofVD a few months ago because mt Vitman D was a little low.

poet_kelly
on 5/10/12 7:51 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Well, I take D3 because my labs show I need it. I've only ever known one RNY patient that did not need extra D3, though. What's your vitamin D level now?

I take vitamin C with my iron because it helps with the absorption of the iron.

I take magnesium oxide because it helps with constipation.

And I take vitamin A and zinc because my labs show I need them.

Without seeing your labs, I don't know what else you might need. But you probably need D3.

Kelly