Hello friends just wanted to share this information Bariatric Advantage has a program that will send you a free 3 month supply of vitamins(Calcium, Iron, b12, and multi-vitamins)! You have to go online and print out the form and have your Dr fill out the form and you fill in your information mail it in and it takes about 2 weeks to get them in the mail. You can do this process 2 times.

Bariatric Advantage request form link: http://www.bariatricadvantage.com/page/oac

Thanks for posting the above link DLove41. This will help so many. I just download my form and going to take it to my next surgeon appt.

The link will not load on my computer for some reason :/ Any other way to get the form?

The link will not load on my computer for some reason :/ Any other way to get the form?

Maybe calling them or ask your doctors to download maybe ???

living4myself_gb1-21-13:

So I got the form but it talks about ill or needy? And then it talks about the IRS. I am totally confused.

I'm going to print this and bring it to my pre-op appointment next week. I've already ordered from Bariatric Advantage and found the Wild Cherry Calcium Citrate Chewables w/ Vit D are terrible. Unfortunately, I bought a 90 day supply...I'm just waiting until they are gone. The other things I ordered from there aren't so bad. Thanks for the info!

I didn't like these initially either. What I did was cut them into four. So I didn't have to try and chew that big Vitamin. Worked much better... My surgeon stated I could buy all my Vitamins at walmart but strongly suggested bariatric advantage for calcium. I have also noted a lot of people referring to taking gummy vitamins and according to my surgeon these are a no no...

I didn't like these initially either. What I did was cut them into four. So I didn't have to try and chew that big Vitamin. Worked much better... My surgeon stated I could buy all my Vitamins at walmart but strongly suggested Bariatric Advantage for calcium. I have also noted a lot of people referring to taking gummy vitamins and according to my surgeon these are a no no...

Nienie!

So with this said we are able to swallow the chewable vitamins? Because I can't stand the flavor and consistency. I take Flinstones chewables. Also the calcium pill are extremely large and it's painful to swallow can we cut those too?

Nienie!

So with this said we are able to swallow the chewable vitamins? Because I can't stand the flavor and consistency. I take flinstones chewables. Also the calcium pill are extremely large and it's painful to swallow can we cut those too?

The calcium I cut up and chewed and drank water with. I initially hated them but made them habit. I don't know if any of them are that great. Just an idea.

I love the carmel chewy calcium citrate, very good......from Bariatric advantage...

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Thanks Marla will look into it. Do you get the 500mg and take it 3 times a day?

The calcium I cut up and chewed and drank Water with. I initially hated them but made them habit. I don't know if any of them are that great. Just an idea.

Thanks I didn't know we could cut them up

I just got the cinnamon flavored calcium citrate, they are not bad,if you like cinnamon......from Bariatric Advantage....

I forgot about the calcium chews. We tasted all of them at our seminar and they were good. Only downfall is instead of taking calcium two times a day you would have to take three times a day and trying to spread them out between multi vitamin might get tough-but would be good calcium to take..

I think you are supposed to take both the chewy and the chewable 3 x a day.....I do not always get all my bits in though.

I think you are supposed to take both the chewy and the chewable 3 x a day.....I do not always get all my bits in though.

Our doctor recommends 6x a day for chewy , wow big difference in amounts in food and Vitamins, it's amazing each doctor and nutritionist require different things , I wish it was 3 ,too many pills not enough real food ,I'm 43 days post op and still on liquids :'(

living4myself_gb1-21-13:

I think you are supposed to take both the chewy and the chewable 3 x a day.....I do not always get all my bits in though.

I only have to take the chewable twice a day and my multi twice a day and justmake sure there is two to three hour between multi and Calcium.