My NUT told me after a month. Was speaking to a doctor (not my surgeon, but a general physician) and he said that I should at least start a Multivitamin right now and start taking B12 in a month so I won't be deficient at a month.

I'm just curious to hear when you started yours?

Thanks

My dr told me start one month before surgery to start taking them

I started at the 2nd week out.

This is how it will work for me and whoever has my surgeon...I will get a bag of vitamins through my I.V. and a Vitamin B12 shot in the hospital...the next week I start a multivitamin and caltrate and a month after surgery I will start B12 by mouth...I'm on vitamin d now because of a deficiency, they will monitor what I need through the process

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I started on liquid multi-vitamins a couple days after surgery. That said, my opinion (not a medical professional!) is that waiting a month or so won't kill you. Vitamins are something that people need long-term. Going a few weeks without getting enough vitamins is not going to give you beri-beri or scurvy or rickets.

I started the week I had my surgery. I went to The Vitamin Shoppe & got the multi vitamin & the calcium. They sell liquid & chewable pills made specifically for bariatric surgery patients. The B-12 I got at Walmart.

My NUT told me after a month. Was speaking to a doctor (not my surgeon, but a general physician) and he said that I should at least start a multivitamin right now and start taking B12 in a month so I won't be deficient at a month.

I'm just curious to hear when you started yours?

Thanks

I started with chewing gummys multi wks before an I have given myself b12 shots wkly for yrs...oil didn't stop...I did however start on Biotin before surgery as well...also switched to calcium chews.

Bufflehead, no need to be sarcastic/rude. I know I won't get anything but just trying to be cautious. Since everyone's diet plans are different, just wanted to hear when others started, that's all.

I started all my vitamins (multi, B12 sublingual, calcium and iron) 7 days postop per surgeon's instructions. Incidentally, I have cut back on both the calcium and iron since they were both high on my 6 month bloodwork. I did add in D3 gel caps at 4 months out, just because my PCP says he sees so many D deficiencies, even in "normal" patients. My B12 and D were perfect on labs.

@@bluesclues I am sorry, I truly didn't mean to be rude to you. I just have a snarky way of expressing myself sometimes, I don't mean it *at* anyone, I promise! Again, my apologies.

@@bluesclues I am sorry, I truly didn't mean to be rude to you. I just have a snarky way of expressing myself sometimes, I don't mean it *at* anyone, I promise! Again, my apologies.

Actually... You weren't really rude at all lol... Unless your post was edited and I missed something!

@@bluesclues I am sorry, I truly didn't mean to be rude to you. I just have a snarky way of expressing myself sometimes, I don't mean it *at* anyone, I promise! Again, my apologies.

No worries. It's all good