Hey guys!

Anyone have a list of all the Vitamins necessary/recommended? I'd like to stock up online since it'll be cheaper, so if I could get everything at once that'd be great.

Thanks in advance!!

A high quality multi-vitamin with iron(I take GNC Solotron with bioavailable Iron chewables and have for over 2 years)

Sublingual B12 (I pick mine up at Wal-Mart a 60 day supply is $5)

Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (1200mg per day) I take Citracal with D petites also bought at Wal-Mart.

That's all that my program recommends. Other programs/surgeons want their patients on iron supplement, and other Vitamins so check with your doctor before taking anything.

My surgeon has me on a complex multi vitamin and nothing else.... so I agree with Tiff - wait and hear what your surgeon says before you start buying loads of things.

I know this was wrote somee month ago.

Anyhow - if some one else comes by

Havent vbeen operated yet, but building up my body

I have purchased

B12

Iron

Calcium with D-vitamins

Normal Multivitamins.

Omega 3 oil

My surgeon hasnt told me anything - but I will ask him.

Just my own idea to buy these.

I will not overdoo it, every other day, I forget to take them.

Maybe it is not nessesary - but it is my choise

And do not take Calcium and Iron at the same time. The uptake will not be as good.

Hey guys!

Anyone have a list of all the Vitamins necessary/recommended? I'd like to stock up online since it'll be cheaper, so if I could get everything at once that'd be great.

Thanks in advance!!

hey I see your going to Dr. Ortiz on 9-20 I would love to hear about your experience with the OCC group. I will be having my surgery on 11-22 with Dr. Ortiz. hope your doing great

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Hey guys!

Anyone have a list of all the Vitamins necessary/recommended? I'd like to stock up online since it'll be cheaper, so if I could get everything at once that'd be great.

Thanks in advance!!

I feel this is a very personal subject. When you take your bloodwork as part of the hoops, do it as soon as possible. Deficiencies come out in your bloodwork that have to be taken care of pre-op to prepare for surgery and might have to be continued after.

I take 4 Citrical (I found a generic calcium supplement at BJs and currently taking those) daily, along with a Multivitamin and a daily Nexium. Once a week I have to take 50000 grams of Vitamin D in a gelcap because I was very deficient in D in the blood.

It is good to purchase a calcium supplement and multivitamin in large quantities because everyone will definitely be ingesting those postop.

I feel this is a very personal subject. When you take your bloodwork as part of the hoops, do it as soon as possible. Deficiencies come out in your bloodwork that have to be taken care of pre-op to prepare for surgery and might have to be continued after.

I take 4 Citrical (I found a generic calcium supplement at BJs and currently taking those) daily, along with a multivitamin and a daily Nexium. Once a week I have to take 50000 grams of Vitamin D in a gelcap because I was very deficient in D in the blood.

It is good to purchase a calcium supplement and multivitamin in large quantities because everyone will definitely be ingesting those postop.

Your body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at a time, so make sure you space it out, at least 2 hours apart,

500 mg 3x per day.

Your body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at a time, so make sure you space it out, at least 2 hours apart,

500 mg 3x per day.

My center says 1 multi Vitamin and Iron or vitamin w/iron am and first snack...2 calcium noon and 2 in the pm, B12 whenever... D with calcium.

I must say, they handed out vitamin sheets for RNY to everyone... only a small percentage of their patients get the sleeve at this point... so I wonder if I have to take as many Vitamins at they say.....