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Vitamins & potassium

Ok I could NOT get the Vitamins down from my surgeon. They were chewables 4/day. Barf. I talked to the surgeon and he gave me ones for lap band and I need 3/day. Also I can't get this potassium stuff down at all. Not gonna happen. I take one sip and I have to spit it out. My follow up is Friday & I'm gonna see what my options are. What is everyone else taking? I've seen some people taking Flinstones? If that's an option I'm in heaven!

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Ok I could NOT get the Vitamins down from my surgeon. They were chewables 4/day. Barf. I talked to the surgeon and he gave me ones for lap band and I need 3/day. Also I can't get this potassium stuff down at all. Not gonna happen. I take one sip and I have to spit it out. My follow up is Friday & I'm gonna see what my options are. What is everyone else taking? I've seen some people taking Flinstones? If that's an option I'm in heaven!

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Mine had me on 2 flintstones complete chewables except my Iron just came back a tad high (first time EVER!) so I had to switch to one without iron and all I could find were gummies, they are tasty!!!!

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

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And are gummies ok?

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Yep. Flint stone gummies :)

Which kind do you do, I imagine completes? Also how many do you take?

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Which kind do you do' date=' I imagine completes? Also how many do you take?

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What I was on, 1 tablet twice a day....

What I am now on....2 twice a day. They really gave me no advice just said switch to a multi-Vitamin without Iron....chewed em to mush and had no problems with the gumminess or sugar content... Fairly certain I'll have to go back on one with iron but just doing what I'm told. As always ask your doc or nut! :D

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 238

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For the multivitamin I was told flint stones (w or w/o iron) or another option is centrum silver chewable or centrum complete chewable. Silver is what I take (2x day) because it doesn't have iron and I take a separate iron supplement twice a day because of low iron levels post op. I also take b12, antacid and calcium chewable three times a day. This is recommended by my nut but I am having a hard time fitting vitamins in my schedule throughout the day since you need to separate calcium and multi every two hours (besides morning and night routine).

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