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hurricanecarla    8

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I have a very hard time getting my Vitamins down, I'm talking getting stuck and throwing up. I can't do chewables either.

I've ordered vitamin patches from Patch MD. According to the label, you'll get all the Vitamin A you're required to get after being sleeved through a patch. Has anyone else tried the Vitamin Patch and if so how was your lab work?

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JamieLogical    8,684

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I have a hard time believing you could get minerals through a patch. Does it include Calcium, magnesium, Iron, etc? How far out from surgery are you?

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sbg224    318

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I tried the patch for a couple of weeks, and I liked it. Then I saw MD and they said not to use them because there is no proof on how much you really absorb. I went back to swallowing pills, I could not stand the chewables any longer. I have read on here some people that use them and say their labs are good. I would like to go back to them, lets see what others say.

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Onmywaytothinagain    29

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I use these Patches. I consulted my NUT first and he said they've have several patients use them and not have any deficiencies.

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wheezysmom    146

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I was also having a hard time with Vitamins. The bariatric ones didn't sit well on my stomach and I would throw up the regular ones. I asked my NUT about the Patches and she said no because there was no proof they actually worked. I am on flinstone vitamins right now and my labwork looks fine.

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hurricanecarla    8

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I'm seven days out! I would think the proof that they work would be in your lab work!

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Onmywaytothinagain    29

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No Vitamins are actually tested by the FDA so you can say that you don't know what you're absorbing by taking pills either. That's why your doctor should do labs to see. I've been using the Patches for three months and just had labs done last week. They all came back perfect!

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hurricanecarla    8

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Thank you! My NUT said I could try them out. We'll know when my first labs come back. She also said that me trying them for 2-3 months wasn't going to be bad for me. Can't wait to see if they work for me!

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mollyk26    38

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How are your labs?

I work for a bariatric surgery program - and I'm also a patient. (26 months post-op VSG) I just had my annual lab work taken, and haven't been supplementing my diet with anything other than sublingual B12.< /p>

We've established a baseline, and today I have started using the 'Multivitamin Patch' from PatchMD. We will be rechecking labs in 60 and 90 days to monitor the efficacy of this product. Will keep you updated!

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Alex Brecher    10,494

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How are your labs?

I work for a bariatric surgery program - and I'm also a patient. (26 months post-op VSG) I just had my annual lab work taken, and haven't been supplementing my diet with anything other than sublingual B12.< /p>

We've established a baseline, and today I have started using the 'Multivitamin Patch' from PatchMD. We will be rechecking labs in 60 and 90 days to monitor the efficacy of this product. Will keep you updated!

Yay!!! Finally!!!! I'm so excited to get your update. Thank you!

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applejenn    173

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Does it have everything?? I am taking D, B2, Calcium and multi. Can barely stomach them

~Jenn~

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