Chewable Vit B, Iron, Calcium and Vit D? Advice?
Surgery is next Wednesday and I have a chewable multi vit - Centrum - but I need Vit B, Calcium, Iron and Vit D - any advice? Do they need to all be chewable, perhaps I misunderstood??
Does Viactiv work for Calcium and vitamin D? If so, what would you recommend for Vit B and Iron?
Thank you so much!!
I know similar questions have been posted on this site but I don't know how to search - sorry.
Thank you all so much, just so very excited!!
Thank you. She did tell me sublingual - I have no idea what that means but will look it up. I will find a Vitamin Shoppe and go there or see if there is a way to order from there online - I have 2 toddlers and they are making the shopping experience for this surgery so much FUN!! :) (I mean difficult)
Are you taking a chewable Calcium Citrate? And do you do a chewable Iron? I could check with the Vitamin Shoppe for all those.
Thank you!
Look for iron in your multi.
"sublingual" means under your tongue (vs. swallowed)
My pre-op book from the surgeon, as well as the NUT, had lists of things. You might want to check with them.
I didn't start taking iron until a while after surgery, and it's a pill (not chewable). It wasn't on The List to take them right away.
I thought I would post the recommended daily vitamins that my NP gave me. I'm sure it varies for each person.
1000-2000 IU D3
1 multivitamin 2x daily
50 mg Thiamin (B1) (my multi doesn't have Thiamine so I take this sublingual daily)
500 mcg B12
Just as FYI for you.
****I will also tell you that you have time to figure this out post surgery. It's really hard to get your vitamins in during the post-op liquid phase so do the best you can. DON'T PANIC if you can't quite get all of them in right away. Give yourself some time to get your mojo down.