My surgery is Tuesday 12/10 and I've started taking my chewable Vitamins, Calcium and Vitamin D and find them terrible. I can't imagine chewing these nasty things for the rest of my life. Are you using chewable vitamins permanently?

Also, I'm supposed to crush my prescription drugs post-op and mix with a little apple sauce. Are you guys doing this long-term or just temporarily while recovering from surgery?

In my doctor's proactive there are 3 doctors - 2 of them say you have to crush your meds from here on out. My doc says only at the beginning.

Regarding the chewable Vitamins, I think I will be using them from now on. I will say, try different brands. I couldn't stand the chewable Bariatric Advantage vitamins whereas I do like the Celebrate brand. Celebrate is great about doing samples. They will let you get a whole bunch of samples for $3 and then you get a $3 coupon with your order. They say they will give a minimum of 6 samples for that $3 - I got 19. Plus their shipping is super fast.

It was temporary for me. When you think about it, it makes sense that it would only be temporary. The surgeon removes part of the stomach, but leaves the entry point into the stomach the same. (I don't know the anatomical names, but I have the gist of it.) That entry point is the hurdle the pills must clear and it stays as large as it ever was.