I was told to only take a chewable multivitamin complete for the first month. After the one month I would be started on calcium, b-12, and iron. Is this the norm for anyone else? It seems as if other post op patients start on all their vitamins right after surgery. I'm confused!

I started vitamins on day 10 post-op, and began calcium and B-12 day 14. I'm not taking iron as I am post-menopausal and will wait to see what the 3 month labs say.

Ok..Thks..I go see the NUT on 2/08/11..ill find out for sure that day.

I didnt start any supplements until my two week post op visit. Now I take multi 2 times a day, Calcium 3 times a day, b1 once a day, b12 once a week.

Well I take Gnc solotron chewable Mulitviamins they have 100% iron,B-6 and B-12. I will be getting chewable calicum 2 weeks out of surgery. Tiffkins has been taking these vitamins and she has had really good blood work when she had to get her levels checked.. good luck

I was told to only take a chewable multivitamin complete for the first month. After the one month I would be started on calcium, b-12, and Iron. Is this the norm for anyone else? It seems as if other post op patients start on all their Vitamins right after surgery. I'm confused!

Same here

I too only took multivitamins until week 4, and b12. I started calcium at week 4 & iron at week 6.

I started multi, B12, iron a couple weeks before surgery...as soon as I has surgery I started Pepcid Complete (actually Pepcid AC because Complete has been recalled) and then two weeks later I switched from Pepcid to calcium.

My nutritionist told me to start 2 weeks post-op - Resource Optisource Chewable Vitamins 4 a day (spread out)

From 1 week to 3 months post-op - 1200-15-- mg of chewable or liquid calcium citrate

**If I choose to take my own chewable or liquid multivitamins, I should be getting 200% of daily min. of Zinc, Magnesium & Vitamin B.

I haven't started Vitamins yet as I'm barely 4 days out and still pretty queasy. Just wanted to let you know that I found liquid Centrum at Walmart. Centrum is not a very high quality Vitamin but better than nothing! I also found liquid (spray) Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 at Mercola.com.