Hi! My surgery is next Friday and I wanted to know what Vitamins everyone takes after?

I heard Biotin to help with the hair loss but what else?

Is there a great Multivitamin out there?

Thanks!!

I was told any chewable multivitamin so I bought the one by GNC for women.

Please call your doctor. Your vitamins should be based on your bloodwork. Biotin is optional as an attempt to prevent hair loss. Most doctor's prescribe a multi. Some say twice a day, others say one a day. Extra iron depends on your blood work as does D3. Most recommend calcium citrate but the dosage may vary. Ditto with B12. Some doctors allow gummie vitamins and others don't. You need to find out what your doctor recommends.

My surgeon gave me a specific list of vitamins and supplements with a recommended schedule. That would be the best place to start.

My surgeon's practice sells vitamins. I give them (the vitamins) the side-eye. I haven't checked out the prices but wonder if they are significantly more expensive to similar vitamins I can buy elsewhere. I'm also interested in the replies here!

My surgeon's practice sells vitamins. I give them (the vitamins) the side-eye. I haven't checked out the prices but wonder if they are significantly more expensive to similar vitamins I can buy elsewhere. I'm also interested in the replies here!

I side eye more vitamins/supplements sold via the practice since their is typically and kick back of some sort toward the doctor in exchange for selling them. Most bariatric pts do need vitamins and supplements. A good doctor will tell you what they recommend as far as dosage & type (gummie/chewable/regular, etc...) and let you purchase them on your own.

I also had heard about Biotin for hair loss and b12 for energy (from someone on the St. John Weightloss Facebook Group) so I added those, along with the recommended:

2 x daily Chewable Multi-Vitamin (Kroger Brand Childrens Complete Multi is what I use)

1 x daily D3 (Small tablet, but I also found a chewable at Vitamin Shoppe)

3 x daily calcium citrate Chew (I bought the strawberry and lemon Bariatric Advantage from the pharmacy at the Madison Heights St John) Just make sure you get the 500mg ones, so you only need 3 a day, if you get the 250mg ones, you need 6

1 x daily B Complex Gummy (I use this one from Vitamin Shoppe: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/nutrition-now-b-complex-gummy-70-gummies/nn-3014#.VmnL_Ok6NUM)

After my 6week followup, the nutritionist in Dr. Katz office told me not to take the B12 or the Biotin, until after my first 90 day labs, and only if I was deficient. I just got a call from them with my lab results and everything looks perfect so I will not start taking the Biotin or B12 again. Ultimately its up to you as far as what kinds or brands. Some are very expensive. also, check the Weight Loss center there in Madison Heights, they have samples and sell some as well.

Oh, and I should note, Dr. Katz literature said no gummy multi Vitamins, as they are not a "complete" multi vitamin. I did use the Chewable B Complex wafers for the first 2 months, then switched to the gummies I listed above. I don't think we can use the gummies at first.

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I also had heard about Biotin for hair loss and b12 for energy (from someone on the St. John Weightloss Facebook Group) so I added those, along with the recommended:

2 x daily Chewable Multi-Vitamin (Kroger Brand Childrens Complete Multi is what I use)

1 x daily D3 (Small tablet, but I also found a chewable at Vitamin Shoppe)

3 x daily calcium citrate Chew (I bought the strawberry and lemon Bariatric Advantage from the pharmacy at the Madison Heights St John) Just make sure you get the 500mg ones, so you only need 3 a day, if you get the 250mg ones, you need 6

1 x daily B Complex Gummy (I use this one from Vitamin Shoppe: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/nutrition-now-b-complex-gummy-70-gummies/nn-3014#.VmnL_Ok6NUM)

After my 6week followup, the nutritionist in Dr. Katz office told me not to take the B12 or the Biotin, until after my first 90 day labs, and only if I was deficient. I just got a call from them with my lab results and everything looks perfect so I will not start taking the Biotin or B12 again. Ultimately its up to you as far as what kinds or brands. Some are very expensive. also, check the Weight Loss center there in Madison Heights, they have samples and sell some as well.

Oh, and I should note, Dr. Katz literature said no gummy multi Vitamins, as they are not a "complete" multi vitamin. I did use the Chewable B Complex wafers for the first 2 months, then switched to the gummies I listed above. I don't think we can use the gummies at first.

Are you referring to Dr. Katz at CCMC hospital ?

I also had heard about Biotin for hair loss and b12 for energy (from someone on the St. John Weightloss Facebook Group) so I added those, along with the recommended:

2 x daily Chewable Multi-Vitamin (Kroger Brand Childrens Complete Multi is what I use)

1 x daily D3 (Small tablet, but I also found a chewable at Vitamin Shoppe)

3 x daily calcium citrate Chew (I bought the strawberry and lemon Bariatric Advantage from the pharmacy at the Madison Heights St John) Just make sure you get the 500mg ones, so you only need 3 a day, if you get the 250mg ones, you need 6

1 x daily B Complex Gummy (I use this one from Vitamin Shoppe: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/nutrition-now-b-complex-gummy-70-gummies/nn-3014#.VmnL_Ok6NUM)

After my 6week followup, the nutritionist in Dr. Katz office told me not to take the B12 or the Biotin, until after my first 90 day labs, and only if I was deficient. I just got a call from them with my lab results and everything looks perfect so I will not start taking the Biotin or B12 again. Ultimately its up to you as far as what kinds or brands. Some are very expensive. also, check the Weight Loss center there in Madison Heights, they have samples and sell some as well.

Oh, and I should note, Dr. Katz literature said no gummy multi Vitamins, as they are not a "complete" multi vitamin. I did use the Chewable B Complex wafers for the first 2 months, then switched to the gummies I listed above. I don't think we can use the gummies at first.

Are you referring to Dr. Katz at CCMC hospital ?

I don't think so. The Dr. Katz I am referring to is in Madison Heights, MI at St. John Providence Hospital. As it turns out, the original poster of this topic is going to a surgeon that is in the same practice as my surgeon, so will most likely have the same instructions that I had.

My surgeon's practice sells Vitamins. I give them (the vitamins) the side-eye. I haven't checked out the prices but wonder if they are significantly more expensive to similar vitamins I can buy elsewhere. I'm also interested in the replies here!

So does mine! And they insist they are a MUST. Three of them a day!!! I am just under 4 weeks post op and I've used them but it's not been long enough to have blood work done.

Interesting enough I must admit something. I have taken vitamins forever. Since taking these vitamins my finger nails are much stronger and grow much faster. I am not sure if it's just a coincidence but it is starting to make me question the effectiveness of the women's one a day I had been taking prior.

I side eye more vitamins/supplements sold via the practice since their is typically and kick back of some sort toward the doctor in exchange for selling them. Most bariatric pts do need vitamins and supplements. A good doctor will tell you what they recommend as far as dosage & type (gummie/chewable/regular, etc...) and let you purchase them on your own.

Exactly. I don't let my pets' veterinarian sell me foods (that often are subpar) for the same reasons. To be fair to my surgeon, they tell you what you need in a vitamin, so it's not like they force them on you. I'm sure they'll be flogged in the my upcoming final class, though!