Vitamins

Thank you very much! I will definitely look for samples.

I am ready for VSG on Aug. 23 as well.

The liquid diet has been tough to say the least. I was physically sick day 3 and 4.

I have a variety of flavours and brands of protein drinks. Vitamins, I'm not too worried about as our digestive tracks is the same, stomach just smaller.

All the best!

Writing off supplements is a bad idea. The ASMBS recommendations for vitamins and minerals are the same for VSG and RNY. I've seen a lot of VSGers with serious vitamin deficiencies.

I mean I take a chewable multi now, B, and C/D.

I just don't feel I'll be changing that up much. Those seem pretty status quo. Add in some iron perhaps.

Have to wait for dietician again to see for sure the post op requirements with my surgeon.

My surgery is August 17th. My surgeon gave me a list of approved vitamins I opted for Centrum Chewables for my multi-vitamin as it's closest compared to Bariatrac Advantage, I have to get a sublingual B12, and Tums for calcium. I'm questioning the Tums since it's calcium carbonate and my NUT says calcium citrate is a better option for absorption. I plan to follow my surgeon's plan and see how my labs go afterwards.

Celebrate and Unjury both sent me free samples and they taste good.

Thank you! Did you signed up to get those samples?

My nut provided me with the offer from Celebrate that I faxed to them and I placed an order for the protein sample kit from Unjury and they offered to send a sample of their vitamins. I would call Celebrate and others to request samples. You're only sampling the taste because you can't be sure which will work for you with just a sample.