Vitamin question Post -op

[kemo46 82]

I wanted to ask this question in post -op rater than in the Vitamin section because I wanted to see how you approached this post -op. Here is my question. I had a blood panel done prior to going for my pre-surgery blood panel. I did this because I wanted to see if I had any isues before going to the expense of my trip for surgery, my surgery is not local, it will be in Mexico. My blood panel is good and I do not have any vitamin deficientcies. My next step is to start my liquid diet prior to surgery. I read on the forum with most Doctors, they like for you to have a blood panel about 6 months after surgery to make sure you are not deficient in any Vitamins or minerals. I know we will be taking things like Protein, Vitamin D, Iron and b-12 post surgery but everyone is different, how do you know what you are getting enough of and what you are not. Have you found a one a day muti vitamin is enough or did you have to take a bunch of individual vitamins? What dosages of these vitamins did your doctor start you on? How was your blood work after 6 months or after you had it checked again? I hear if you are deficeint in vitamins or minerals and you wait 6 months to find out by a blood panel, it could be too late to correct it with just taking vitamins at that point.

How do you know what dosage to take of what vitamins and minerals directly after surgery and for the next 6 months?

Thank you.

[Margaret 4]

I had a blood panel done 3 weeks out and see my surgeon's nurse this next week at one month out to go over the results. I do this again I believe in another month or two. It's VERY monitored for a year with my group. I can let you know what they recommend, but I'm sure everyone is different. AT 3 weeks out, I'm only on bariatric Vitamins and their Calcium supplement.

I wanted to ask this question in post -op rater than in the Vitamin section because I wanted to see how you approached this post -op. Here is my question. I had a blood panel done prior to going for my pre-surgery blood panel. I did this because I wanted to see if I had any isues before going to the expense of my trip for surgery, my surgery is not local, it will be in Mexico. My blood panel is good and I do not have any Vitamin deficientcies. My next step is to start my liquid diet prior to surgery. I read on the forum with most Doctors, they like for you to have a blood panel about 6 months after surgery to make sure you are not deficient in any Vitamins or minerals. I know we will be taking things like Protein,vitamin d, Iron and b-12 post surgery but everyone is different, how do you know what you are getting enough of and what you are not. Have you found a one a day muti vitamin is enough or did you have to take a bunch of individual vitamins? What dosages of these vitamins did your doctor start you on? How was your blood work after 6 months or after you had it checked again? I hear if you are deficeint in vitamins or minerals and you wait 6 months to find out by a blood panel, it could be too late to correct it with just taking vitamins at that point.

How do you know what dosage to take of what vitamins and minerals directly after surgery and for the next 6 months?

Thank you.