I know there is another topic about Vitamins but its oldand I need some help. I feel a bit in the dark and need some POST OP help. I amabout three days away from my surgery and the vitamin thing is driving me nuts.I met with the Nutritionist my Dr recommended and wasn't that impressed. I thenmet with some guy who wanted me to but his AMWAY vitamins. Not happening. So myquestion is to you: What do I need to take every day, where should I go to look?I have a Trader Joe, Target and most other major stores near me. Also, I amtold no vitamins until the 3rd week? I read that everyone is taking something differentand I need some basic help so I can ease my mind before surgery. I will alsoask my Dr. as I have an appointment the day before my surgery. Any help wouldbe awesome.

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Vickie

I know there is another topic about Vitamins but its oldand I need some help. I feel a bit in the dark and need some POST OP help. I amabout three days away from my surgery and the Vitamin thing is driving me nuts.I met with the Nutritionist my Dr recommended and wasn't that impressed. I thenmet with some guy who wanted me to but his AMWAY vitamins. Not happening. So myquestion is to you: What do I need to take every day, where should I go to look?I have a Trader Joe, Target and most other major stores near me. Also, I amtold no vitamins until the 3rd week? I read that everyone is taking something differentand I need some basic help so I can ease my mind before surgery. I will alsoask my Dr. as I have an appointment the day before my surgery. Any help wouldbe awesome.

When I was pre-op I was told to take Adult Centrum chewable muli-vits. I started taking them 2 weeks pre-op and still take them over 2 years post-op. I was very worried about hairloss, so I also started taking sublingual Biotin around the same time. I still lost quite a bit of hair and stopped taking biotin 2 weeks ago and switched to hair skin and nails chews from GNC. (my hair did grow back, but I can't give the biotin credit for that)

This week I stopped in and spoke to a gal in a lab located in one of the madical buildings where I work. I asked her how much it would cost to have my blood checked to see if I have any dificiencies. I have no insurance. I just wanted to see where I'm lacking, so I won't be taking any vits. I don't need. She told me I would need a request from a Dr. too, but she would give me the cost from the lab. I have to add the cost of a Dr. visit to that total. She put the codes in the computer for the most common ones like vit. D, Iron, B-12 and a few more. OMG it would cost me over $700!

I guess I will just keep taking a handfull of vits for now.

As I said, I'm over 2 years post-op and here is a list of what I take right now:

Adult Chewable Centrum (Walmart)

Hair, skin & nails chews (GNC)

Calcium chews (GNC)

Vit C gummies (Walmart)

Vitsfusion brand D-3 gummies (Target)

Vitafusion brand Fiber gummies (Target)

I love the vitafusion brand gummies because they don't get hard like other gummies I've tried , they taste great and pretty much melt in your mouth.

I, too, take the Centrum Adult Chewables for my vitamin. I take Vivactiv chewable in caramel for my calcium.

I buy the solutron chewables from GNC they are not bad and I take them at bed time

For vitamins my doctor recommend Flintstone chewables with Choline (check for Choline since not all vitamins have it). Costco has a store brand which is cheaper. I also take a chewable D, Caltrate plus chewable and chewable fiber. I also iron and biotin. My blood work has been great.

I take Active Kids complete chewable (the most complete multivitamin) for kids and adults. I get it at Walmart. I also take Calcium 500mg gummy vitamins by vitafusion. These are so good tasting, I take 2 a day both at the same time and they break down really easy and I get these at Walgreens.

I took my chewable vitamins even right after surgery. I take 2 Centrum chewables, 2 calcium chewables, 1 b-12 chewable (generic from CVS). I get them all from various durgstores or from Target.

I take Wellesse Calcium & Vitamin D3 liquid (WalMart), Active Kids Complete chewables with Choline (Walmart), B1 and B12 Sublingual.

My surgeon said I should take soluble multi Vitamins and my pharmacist said Berocca were the best so I take one a day.

Looks like I may also end up on Iron supplements - just waiting on blood tests to find out if that is why I am so light headed and tired. Fortunately the Australian medical system means I can have these blood tests at no cost.