Vitamins

bobbeeslady
on 5/20/15 4:42 pm - Lincoln, NH

What are all the vitamins etc. that I will need after surgery?

see you soon on the other side

LookingForOnederlan
d
on 5/20/15 4:59 pm - Shelbyville, TN

This is what I take...but your plan/surgeon may recommend tweaking this based on your labwork:

Morning: Multi-vitamin, calcium chew, Bcomplex

Lunch: Calcium Chew

Dinner: Multi-vitamin, B12/Vitamin C gummy, iron

Good luck to you!

Sleeved on 6/19/2014 Hw 277 Sw 254 Cw 142 Gw 135

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Valerie G.
on 5/20/15 5:36 pm - Northwest Mountains, GA

DS on 10/31/05

It really depends on what procedure you have. I switched to patches and add extra calcium since everything else bypasses my digestive system now.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 5/20/15 8:46 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Hey, Val, have you had labs done since you started the patches? I just started them a few weeks ago and am still a little nervous about how well the body absorbs the vitamins from them. I have labs coming up in a couple of months, but am curious about actual experiences. Are you using the PatchMD patches or anotehr brand?

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Valerie G.
on 5/21/15 3:55 pm - Northwest Mountains, GA

DS on 10/31/05

I've not done labs yet, but I can tell you by how I feel and how my hair and nails are growing that I'm getting more of some things than I got orally.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

Gwen M.
on 5/20/15 7:02 pm

VSG on 03/13/14

This is what I do currently based on my surgeon's recommendations, the ASMBS guidelines, and my own lab results.

#1 Calcium, B-12
#2 Multi, Calcium 500mg, Vitamin D 5000IU, Vitamin K Complex 2200mcg, Probiotic
#3 Multi, Calcium
#4 Iron 125mg, Vitamin C 1000mg
In shake: current frankenshake ingredients
In water: BCAA

And a B12 spray every day.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Kate -True Brit
on 5/21/15 2:12 am - UK

Lap Band on 04/23/06

No-one can answer without knowing which surgery you are having. It varies from one multi-vit a day for banded people to a heck of a lot for DS! With RNY and sleeve being in between!

Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

Patm
on 5/21/15 9:48 am - Ontario, Canada

RNY on 01/20/12

Every program appears to be different. In ours we are told not to take our calcium and multi at the same time.

MsBatt
on 5/21/15 6:10 pm

DS on 12/11/03

Go to your profile and add your surgery type and date. Then it will show up each time you post. This is info we need to help you.

Ultimately, what YOU will need to take will depend on YOUR lab results. Have they run a set of baseline labs yet? If not, get them done soon. If you're already low in anything NOW is the time to start working on that.

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