So Andrea the nutritionist from OCC had me look up the website for their Enspira products in order to pre-order my vitamins and prep-op, post-op packages!! Wow! Expensive!! What can I use to substitute these products!! I want to start on the vitamins ASAP! I've been taking others for example folic, vitamin c, Iton, and a women's one Aday. But for this specific surgery I want to be ready!!!!! Help!! I want to purchase all this stuff ASAP!! Planned surgery date 'Marxh 8th

I'm using Celebrate Vitamins, but once I finish what I have I'm just going to get some regular vitamins. These are too expensive and you have to take them more than once a day. Ick.

I'm using Celebrate vitamins, but once I finish what I have I'm just going to get some regular vitamins. These are too expensive and you have to take them more than once a day. Ick.

Well at least celebrate cut my expenses in half. Enspira was $30 for a months supply. Now do u know exactly which one to get from celebrate? I'm leaning more on that brand and it is a bariatric supplement.

I have the Multi-Complete with iron and the Calcium Plus 500.

I have the Multi-Complete with iron and the Calcium Plus 500.

And u took only those for pre-op?

Taking a double-dose of Trader Joe's High Potency Multi (chewable or regular) is far cheaper than any of the special bariatric multivitamins and has the same stuff with the exception of one mineral I'd never heard mentioned as particularly important and my dietician told me I could disregard.

For pre-surgery iron, any supplement you can get at the grocery store should be just fine. And if you are doing a multi there is no need for extra C IMO.

I have the Multi-Complete with Iron and the Calcium Plus 500.

And u took only those for pre-op?

No, post-op. My doc said not to take any Vitamins until after the first week post-op.

No, post-op. My doc said not to take any Vitamins until after the first week post-op.

I take trader joes chewables since surgery. Cheap and good :-)

First month I was nervous and bought the Bariatric Advantage from the surgeon. Then I went to a compound pharmacy with an excellent Pharmacist, who recommended Source of Life liquid Gold. Iron is the only additional pill we take, plus B-12 shots weekly. The Source of Life Liquid Gold covers almost every Vitamin. Can be found online, but compare prices!

I bought Celebrate in the beginning, but with the sleeve we don't have to be that picky about our Vitamins...just be sure there isn't a lot of sugar, I usually get mine on a buy one/get one from CVS, now (a year later) I'm on a multi-Vitamin, CoQ-10, Biotin, calcium citrate chews and D3... but everyone is different on what their doctors want them to take...

Thanks everybody it is so awesome to have a lot of you to help and support me as I begin my sleeve journey!!! I will definitely start my vitamins and also I need to schedule my flight!! I'm so excited!!!!!!

For right after surgery I think I'm going to spend a little more for a good liquid vitamin. But for now and once I can swallow pills again I'm going to take rainbow light prenatal ones. They have extra iron in them (that don't make you constipated) and are a whole food vitamin. I took them my second pregnancy and had way better levels than my first. Then I just need to add in some extra b and d vitamins and calcium, which seem to be typical extras. I like going to Super supplements, they are always so helpful and if you take something and don't like it you can return it. My vitamin d is really low (thanks, Washington) so I'm trying to get all my levels up before surgery. Has anyone tried floradix iron? I've heard it's really good for you, and I know iron is important for recovery, but never hear anyone in the wls community mention it.

Bariatric fusion all-in-one is what I just ordered. Was 23 bucks for a month and a half supply.

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Its funny how different our surgeons are, mine suggested generic flinstone complete chewable (b1g1 for $7), 500 mg b12 and chewable cal/d (caltrate)

I took the Flintstones double dose for the first couple of months, second guessed it and order something from Diet Direct. I just realized that the vitamin makes me slightly sick to my stomach for a good 15 minutes. Going back to Flintstones or similar when these are done. Yuck.

I think the thing that makes me look at vitamins differently is my two pregnancies. I had bad levels my first one and was so constipated (tmi) from iron supplements I started having contractions.. my second pregnancy I took one that was food based and noticed a dramatic difference. The main difference is vitamins and minerals that are manufactured vs made in nature. And the prenatals are cheaper than the bariatric vitamins my Dr recommend. But any vitamin is better than no vitamin. My mom had bypass 5 years ago and hasn't taken anything in a year and is now dealing with iron infusions and b 12 shots :/