where can I buy calcium citrate in midtown Toronto and other vitamin FAQs

Hi everyone,

As my surgery approaches in 10 days, I am realizing I don't have all the vitamins I need.  I keep buying the wrong calcium.

Does anyone know where to get calcium citrate in chewable or liquid form?  Does it already have D3 in it?

What multivitamins are people using?  The one I bought has tons of sugar!!--dextrose, fructose and sucrose.  Sounds like a potential dump in the making.

I didn't realize until I wrote this post that my surgery is 10 days away.  On day 12 of optifast and having an Oscar party tonight.  Wish me luck!

Thanks for your help.

The shoppers drug mart at TWH carries the Bariatric Advantage line. I like the taste of their chewable calcium citrate. 

Chris

Do they have chewable multis without sugar at the TWH Shopper's?

Someone at TWH should have told those of us who went to every assessment and seminar there that the Shopper's in the building had bariatric vitamins!  No one did.

Jenn.  :)

I am using the liquid form which I bought at Costco.

I use the Centrum 50+ chewables for the multi vitamins and Wellese liquid calcium. 

Hey Hilary I am pre op but have bought the vitamin b12 sublingual , vitamin d3 and from my local health store a very large calcium citrate pill I also have been talking a multi for over 50 years I am not that old yet but my clinic thought I could start and have what I would need I also take biotin for my hair vitamin c vitamin e and if your shopping try to get some of Papaya enzyme on hand as well as mom some smooth move herbal tea is laying in waiting in my house as well, I have bought a bottle of Tylenol ones from behind the counter and will buy a pill crusher type devise that I'm still shopping for.  Oh and I also take salmon oil pills but may not continue as they have a bad after taste oh and the other thing I read that people are recommending to some is children's gravel chewable tablets I hope you can understand my list and that it helps 

Healthy Planet has liquid Calcium Citrate.  It's pretty nasty but I would mix it in with my protein shake and it wasn't too bad.

http://www.healthyplanetcanada.com/index.php?page=store-loca tions

I get the Wellesse liquid calcium from Costco. It has D3  in it, but I choose to take a D3 spray in addition, simply because I need it. Since you can't borrow a cup of sugar from your neighbors, you might as well borrow their calcium! Meet up with me after work sometime this week and I'll let you try the liquid before you buy it.

As for the multis, I have the best success with the Centrum 50+ chewables. I get those at Loblaws.

Thanks everyone.

Jenn is right, they didn't say much about buying vitamins at TWH and certainly didn't mention that they sell Bariatric Advantage stuff at the Shoppers in the hospital.  I don't think I want to venture there if I don't have to--will try the places all of you mentioned.

I don't know what I would do without this forum.  Best place to ask questions ever and I don't know what I would do without everyone helping out and supporting each other.