Would anyone be willing to share what your monthly costs are for the bariatric vitamins, protein supplements, etc, now that you've been sleeved? I assume the grocery bill (& eating out costs) are less than before, but have those costs been offset by now having to pay more for special bariatric vitamins, protein powders, etc? What special things are you paying for now that you didn't have to buy before being sleeved?

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Bariatric multi chewable 60 tabs (twice daily) $20

Calcet Creamy Bites 30 per box (3 daily) $30

Premier Protein RTD 12 pack ($19 per pack) 1 shake every morning -monthly cost $50

I also buy PB2 to add to my Protein shakes $10

I get the remainder of my protein from store bought items.

Bariatric multi chewable 60 tabs (twice daily) 20

Calcet creamy bites 30 per box (3 daily) 30

Premier Protein RTD 12 pack (19 per pack) 1 shake every morning -monthly cost 50

I also buy PB2 to add to my protein shakes 10

I get the remainder of my protein from store bought items.

Sorry, this app doesn't show dollar signs, but the number at the end is the monthly cost.

I buy my vitamins from my surgeon $22.00 a month, I rarely do protein shakes or bars. If I do shakes I use Premier Protein Shakes from Costco.

I buy my vitamins at rite aid (much cheaper than at my surgeons office), I have a huge tub of protein powder from gnc, it's lasted me ages since I don't do it every day (I'm almost 7 months out, so I'm able to get most of my protein in through regular eating). I haven't had to purchase anything special post op, and our grocery bill has certainly gone down. We hardly ever eat out, but when we do the bill is about the same. I get a regular meal, eat what I can, give some to my 2 yr old, and bring the rest home for my next meal.

Thanks for your responses! I'm trying to work on a budget for paying back the loans for this self-pay surgery & your responses are perfect.

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Thanks for your responses! I'm trying to work on a budget for paying back the loans for this self-pay surgery & your responses are perfect.

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Hmm did not know that... I am not good at using this Ap on my iPhone

Early out it seems like an expense because we use a lot of protein but no groceries so it's a win there. We should have been taking vitamins anyway so that's a wash in my opinion,when eating out I usually eat an app. For an entree - I suppose that's about 50% less. I'm not taking the ten to fifteen alieve liqugels I was before surgery that was getting expensive so I was going to Costco for the paint can size bottle, big savings there (my back & hip pain has subsided a lot since surgery) my wife is frugal and questions a lot of purchases that I make , I do all grocery shopping, (and cooking ,aka I control my diet) and my standard answer has become " it's cheaper than a heart attack" she is getting it. The 20 or so pounds she has lost by osmosis since my surgery has helped win her to my side!

I would add possible ppi med and lots of bottles of water and I also take a B-12 sup. probaly adds $25 for meds. You can easily get protien shakes for $2 a meal.

I only take a multivitamin (i did pre-op too)--but I spend 1/2 as much on food!