Vitamins
I know we are all told different things by our surgeons and you have to follow whatever directions you were told, but for the sleeve, I do not have a lot of vitamin requirements at all. I was told to take 1 Opurity (by Unjury) once a day and it contains everything I need all in 1. I also need additional calcium so I take that twice a day. I take my Opurity with breakfast and take my first calcium a couple hours later to get maximum benefit. Then another at night. That is it. I personally have low Vitamiin D so my endocrinologist has had me on 50,000 Rx which I take once a week at night, but that's been for years. What additional vitamins were you told you have to have from your surgeon? I know RNY patients need a lot more, but sleevers do not.
VSG on March 11, 2014. 60 yo female from Washington, DC area.
HW: 235 SW: 230 CW: 134.5 (3/23) M1:-19 M2: -13 M3: -10.4 M4: - 8.2 M5: -6.4 M6: -5 M7: -7.4 M8: -4 M9: -8.6 M10: -5 M11: -3.6 M12: -1.5 Goal reached 3/23/15 in 1 year + 12 days following surgery. BMI from 42.1 to 23.9
The asmbs says we need a multi with 100% of most vitamins and minerals. 1500mg of Calcium Citrate, B12, and Iron.
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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That would be bad, since we can only use 500-600 mg calcium at a time and calcium can't be taken with Iron.
I do the following, all two hours apart:
1. Iron and vitamin C
2. Multi, calcium, B12, vitamin D (with food)
3. Calcium, vitamin K
4. Multi, calcium, vitamin D (with food)
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
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I too have issues with taking my all of my vitamins. If I can remember everything, this is what I try to do:
6 AM: PPI (Prevacid)
6:30 AM: Calcium (600 mg) w/ food
10:00 AM: Multiviatmin & B12
6:00 PM: Multivitamin
8:00 PM: Calcium (600mg) w/ light snack
I don't think there is much wiggle room, as I can't take the calcium w/ my multiviamin (which has iron), because I won't absorb it properly. I have to take the Prevacid on and empty stomach and wait 20-30 minutes before I eat or drink anything else for it to work properly.
Sandra Johnson
Sleeved on 6/5/14
I have to take two multis, three calcium, two D, a subq b12, and a biotin vitamin a day, plus two protonix and a cymbalta capsule. I usually do this:
7:30am: protonix
8am: Breakfast and multi with iron
10:30am: calcium (500)
12pm: Lunch and calcium, cymbalta, biotin, b-12, D
3pm: multi with iron
6pm: Dinner and calcium
8pm snack
9pm: protonix
DOB 1958, HT 5'4" . . . HW 310, SW 281, CW 184.3
M1 -25, M2 -7, M3 -11.9, M4 -7.6, M5 -11.8, M6 -9.6, M7 -1.7, M8 -10, M9 -5, M10 -5
