How many pills do you take per day?

seimone123
on 6/25/19 2:49 pm

Roughly, about how many pills do you take daily?

PeteA
on 6/25/19 8:14 pm - Parma, OH
DS on 04/15/13

LOL. I used to know this by heart but I had to go to my vitamin list I keep to pass out to new Docs to count them up. I could have gotten up and fetched my daily vitamin sleeve but too lazy.

18 vitamins - split up about 5 times a day. This is highly variable depending mostly on what kind of calcium you are taking and how much. I take citrical max 3 doses a day of about 600mg per dose (6 tablets total)

3 for medications (thyroid and BP/Kidney)

so 21 total pills. tablets, etc

I'm 6 years out and found the whole idea pretty overwhelming right after surgery. Even though you should ramp up slowly as you heal - just trying to get my head around it was hard but you figure out what works for you and after a while it just gets easier.

I still tweak according to labs and sometimes I add or subtract or rearrange based on new information or old information that I understand better. Even sometimes just to see if moving things around makes it easier to handle the inevitable disruption of my vitamin schedule.

HW 552 CW 198 SW 464 4/15/13 - Lap DS by Dr. Philip Schauer - Cleveland Clinic.

Eliza970
on 6/26/19 6:19 pm

We are all so different. My DS is not your DS, because each surgeon does his own measurements. You might need more (or less). I take these everyday: A,B,C,D,E,K2 (twice)--so 7. I take copper, zinc, and iron on separate days. (iron dose is Mon-thurs; zinc and K1 on Friday- Sunday), and copper just one day every other week-- that adds 2, making 9 daily. (Because of the cardiovascular risk with calcium and atherosclerosis, I have elected not to supplement, based on my family history. I don't advocate anyone else doing this.) My labs and PTH are fine at 13.5 years. Don't do what I do. Adjust based on your labs.

Sunshine16
on 9/18/19 2:37 pm

30 but not all related to the procedures

SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10

Noodle65
on 6/25/19 9:45 pm
DS on 10/18/12

Noodle65
on 6/25/19 9:52 pm, edited 6/25/19 2:53 pm
DS on 10/18/12

I am nearing 7 years and I follow the above Vitalady protocol. I do not take iron because after surgery I was dxd with acute myloid Leukemia which by the grace of almighty God, I arm now deemed cured. During my year of chemo I recieved over 30 bags of platelets and 38 of red blood. This caused huge iron stores on my liver requiring several plebotmies.

I am not on any perscriptions; however I do take 8 ageless cures curcumin as well. I split mine into morning and evening and my labs have been great. I do have severe osteoporosis which is being treated with a daily injection of fortero. I also keep my d3 labs in the high 60s.

Blessings

Julie

Janet P.
on 6/26/19 9:09 am

Noodles, no calcium??

Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175

Noodle65
on 6/26/19 9:23 am
DS on 10/18/12

Yes sorry, this vitalady list was from when they were out. I take 2 twice a day.

Liz J.
on 6/26/19 7:10 am
DS on 11/29/16

Right now 25 a day split into 5 times a day. That includes 3 that are for medical reasons.

HW: 398.8 SW:356 GW: 175 CW:147

Janet P.
on 6/26/19 9:14 am

Divided morning, noon and evening I take about 40 - lots of calcium, devrom, D3, K1, K2, multi and various minerals, etc. which keeps all my numbers in the normal range.

Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175

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