I just got sleeved in Mexico. Very conflicting information. One paper says when I get home. Another says one week. The discharge consultant said 14 days. (Super confused)

Chewables, immediately. My program advised no pills larger than tic-tacs for 3 months, but i had no difficulty swallowing pills of any size after a month.

I just got sleeved in Mexico. Very conflicting information. One paper says when I get home. Another says one week. The discharge consultant said 14 days. (Super confused)

I also am getting sleeved in Mexico, but not until February . I'm trying to adjust to the changes I will have to make. I haven't taken vitamins for over a year so I bought my chewable vitamins early and started taking them now so it's one less change I have to make after surgery. I got mine from Unjury.

What happens if you take a big vitamin and it gets stuck? Does it just sit there til it dissolves?

I think I started vitamins about 1 month out - after I was back on full foods. To test my stomach's reaction, I broke the tablet in half and swallowed it. After 5 minutes, I didn't feel any stomach distress, so I took the other half. I've been taking the whole tablet since then.

I was told chewables only in the first year post-op. The coating on and size of big multi vitamins are problems. I've been taking the Celebrate Multi-Complete chewable vitamin specifically formulated for the sleeve patient. I have them in both the orange and Forest Berry flavor, and I think they both taste great. I don't love just chomping away on them, although they're not bad if you do. Decent texture and flavor all the way through. Instead, I pop on in my mouth and suck on it for a while, like a lozenge. It dissolves and softens as I get my morning protein shake together, etc. I chew up whatever I have left. I bought my vitamins on Amazon.

10 days. . Chewables.

I don't have to use chewables. I double-checked with my surgeon and everything.

He asked a lot questions concerning about it, and I guess my answers were sufficient.

Besides, in my town, finding adult vitamins with the requirements is hard enough.

Lets not make it impossible, and make it chewable.

I took my meds and vitamins at hospital. Take one at a time, 1/2 if they're large but just test how easy they go down. Most are fine.

Oh.. and I was MX too

I started my vitamins (Celebrate Multi-Complete chewable vitamin) the second day home from surgery.

My doc told me yesterday that it'd b about the second week postop, so don't worry over it until time.

I started mine day of surgery, including the five pills I take non related to WLS. I swallow them, but vitamins are chewable. Once in a while, I throw up, but it's getting better. I'm 3 weeks out.