Is it just me, or does anyone else feel the same? Talking about a requirement to purchase a certain product as part of the must-do's in order to fulfill my obligations for weight loss surgery. I must purchase Bariatric Advantage products exclusively from the hospital for pre-surgery diet products and post-surgery products. For some reason this keeps gnawing at me as wrong.

I have no choice as what product I can purchase other than what's presented to me. Looking at the cost of the products needed, it'll cost about $500.00 +/- to get my supplies (3-months worth). I'm on a fixed (retirement) income and can ill afford $500.00 for anything! When I go in for my endoscopy this Thursday, I'll have to inquire about a payment plan.

Has anyone else run into this requirement/problems?

Ba vitamins were getting me sick about 3 months out. I have been taking nature plus adult chewable apple cinnamon without problems and blood work is great. They are big so I split them about 10 hours apart, I can't chew them I just let them dissolve in my mouth,side effect=something sweet and good for me and mouth busy. I don't want to sound like an advertisement but I don't miss my vitamins ever!

I purchased a B-complex (liquid) from GNC (buy one get 50% off another), and I really like the taste (like a berry mixture). I had been trying Centrum chewables, but found them to be chalky tasting and a rather large pill to chew. Thru Amazon, I purchased a bottle of 'Alive' liquid vitamins/minerals & I really like the taste. Kind of an awful looking green color, but the taste is great. I'm already taking a liking to the liquid supplements as they go down so much easier. About the only 'pills' I'm still using/taking is the Vitamin-D (10,000 iu) the nutritionist suggested and Krill Oil (supposed to be better than fish oil, unless one has an allergic reaction to shellfish).

Anyone familiar with do-Terra natural oils? A friend of mine highly recommends the products. They are costly, but wonder how good they are.

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I have seen many people on here say they use different chewable or liquid Vitamins. i use the Bariatric Advantage chewable Iron which I like the taste of, but I can't stand the berry taste of the multi vitamins. thank goodness I am almost done. their factory is very close to me so I can go get a different flavor. you should not be required to purchase these from your doctor! Shop around. Vitamin Shoppe online has some I think. just Google them and see what you can find. I heard some people take the gummy bear vitamins from costco. uou sholdn't have to take a certain brand, however, I find that after VSG I prefer the BA chewable. i can't stand to swallo any pills anymore.

I have seen many people on here say they use different chewable or liquid Vitamins. i use the Bariatric Advantage chewable Iron which I like the taste of, but I can't stand the berry taste of the multi vitamins. thank goodness I am almost done. their factory is very close to me so I can go get a different flavor. you should not be required to purchase these from your doctor! Shop around. Vitamin Shoppe online has some I think. just Google them and see what you can find. I heard some people take the gummy bear vitamins from costco. uou sholdn't have to take a certain brand, however, I find that after VSG I prefer the BA chewable. i can't stand to swallo any pills anymore.

Have you tried any liquid vitamins/minerals? I purchased a few 'chewable' vitamins (Centrum, B-complex, etc.) a few weeks ago, then I picked up some of the same vitamins/minerals in liquid form. Liquid is SO much better. I would imagine that taking them will be a whole lot easier (better ?) after surgery too. Thanks for the tip about The Vitamin Shoppe. I live fairly close to one and will have to go and check them out.