vitamin question

[docbree 199]

One of the pre-surgical goals I was given by my team is:

"Take chewable or liquid Multivitamin and Calcium citrate supplements daily" (this becomes 2x/day post-op)

Does anyone know why I can't just take my regular Multivitamin tablets, and why would I need to start Calcium pre-op? Also, what are the best tasting/least nauseating Multivitamins?

[NYVSGguy 22]

I just got my Vitamins in the mail today. I just tried Centrum chewables, orange flavored. They were not too bad, had a little bit of an after taste. Also brought chewable Caltrate with Vitamin D. That tasted much better then the Centrum.

[T'snewstart 251]

In the beginning you will do liquid everything. Or I should say I did. My surgeon prescribed everything liquid.... The nausea medicine absorbed into the tongue. I bought liquid Multi Vitamin & liquid Calcium. I did take all the Multi vitamin... Never touched the liquid calcium.

I have to be honest here.... When I was at the point I could take things in pill form I switched to centruim chewable (orange flavored). I really struggled with them... They made me nauseated. I would only take them on the days my stomach was calm. If I felt a little queasy I didn't even try. At 5 months i was able to take them with not problem. However, I did take me that long to lose the sensitivity to them.

At 7 months no problems. I take sub-lingual B12, B1 (pill form), centruim chewable Multi Vitamins and calcium chewable from costco. All is well! All my labs came back

great.... Hope this was not too much info and it helps!

[troopersma 7]

Isnt the Caltrate a carbonate insyead of citrate form? I thought we needed citrate...or is that only RNYers?

Also, my doc has me stopping all meds including Vitamins 2 weeks prior to surgery. is this standard?