I heard that after the band that I will need to take meds every day for the rest of my life. That I don't mind, but can someone tell me is it a lot of meds, and are you able to swallow them like normal or do you have to crush them up?

I don't take any meds! and I'm not aware of any that are required after getting a band...please correct me someone if I am wrong!

Only thing I was told was a multi vitamin and calcium

Only thing I was told was a multi Vitamin and calcium

Yes! I do take my multi vitamin..

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I was told calcium citrate, multivit with Iron (both chewable, initially) and sublingual vit b12. I'm still new, but I believe eventually they can be swallowed.

I heard that after the band that I will need to take meds every day for the rest of my life. That I don't mind, but can someone tell me is it a lot of meds, and are you able to swallow them like normal or do you have to crush them up?

my dr and nutritionist said Vitamins (calcium and a multi vitamin). i also take Iron pills (due to me being anemic). i guess each dr is different. ask yours to be sure.

At the class I took they told us that, maybe they were referring to the sleeve or the bypass. I have an appointment on the 15th and im excited and scared at the same time.

No meds unless your doctor tells you to do so... some are even off meds, such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc because of the weight loss. I know for myself I use to take a dosage of 175 gm of meds daily for my high blood pressure, now with all the weight loss I am only on a 50mg (betta blocker). I hope to be off that down the road but my PCP does not want to take me off of this until he is 100% certain before taking me off that last dosage, it is hereditary and almost every one in my family has HB pressure. But that is! I don't take anything else but a multi-vitamin and Vitamin D (I have been Vitamin D deficient for 3 years).

I get blood work in 2 weeks to see how the rest of my numbers are doing. Before surgery, all my numbers were excellent the doctor said, so we shall see.......

Multi vit. and calcium........

I take a gummy multivitamin every day. I also take vitamin D (small gel pill that's easy to swallow) and occasionally chewable calcium.

Multi vitamin and calcium. That's it.