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Do I have everything I need?

Getting ready for surgery on the 28th!! I am trying to make sure I have all the Vitamins I will need… here is what I plan to order off of amazon within the next couple days….

Centrum chewable Multivitamin with Iron

Extra iron

Vitmin D3

Biotin

B12

Calcium chews

Anything else??? Anything about these vitamins I should know before I order them??

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Thats the list i go by from my dr! Minus the biotin but i think thats personal preference. I have hair to lose so i wasnt worried about that lol im 16 days post op btw. Only thing about the vitamins my dr.told me was make the multi vitamin a chewy one, i got liquid b12 (its nasty but it helps) and in general, i cant have anything (pill wise) bigger than an m&m. Hope.this helps!

I think you've got a good basic routine there. I'd add that you should have your doctor monitor your vitamin levels and add in whatever s/he feels is appropriate. I recently added potassium and magnesium to my vitamin routine. It seems like every time they take away an Rx med they add in a vitamin! LOL :)

I'd go easy on the Iron intake at first, monitor your bw and see if you need the extra supplement. Too much iron can cause constipation, and the surgery itself can also cause this side effect, so you don't want to make it worse by taking more iron than you need.

Multi-v with extra iron should be okay, unless you are already anemic. Get bw to monitor and make sure you need it! :)

From what I've read on the forum I would include (or sorts) and some anti diarrhea meds

My doc listed 1200mg calcium citrate with Magnesium and Vitamin D for Women

I hear the calcium is a big deal too with teeth and hair.

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