I am 4 weeks post op. I have already started my daily Vitamins, but I keep getting different answers as to when to start the B12. Some say at 3 weeks post-op, others say 6 weeks post-op. When am I suppose to start taking it? I am going to be using the weekly B12 nasal spray.

My doctor told me to start all my Vitamins 2 days after surgery

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I am 4 weeks post op. I have already started my daily vitamins, but I keep getting different answers as to when to start the B12. Some say at 3 weeks post-op, others say 6 weeks post-op. When am I suppose to start taking it? I am going to be using the weekly B12 nasal spray.

What do your post op instructions say? Mine says to start vitamins immediately.

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What does your doctor say? That is where I would start.

My doctor did not start me on Vitamins of any kind until I was a month post op. That is because your body has a built up supply in the beginning.

Follow whatever your Dr. tells you but if it is nasal B12 it's not going through your GI track so I would think you are safe to take it now.

According to the sheet one sheet I got it says everything at 2 weeks and the other I got, it says daily @ 2 weeks, calcium and Iron @ 4 weeks and B12 @ 6 weeks. But the company that supplies the nasal B12 also supplies the rest of my vitamins and they are all shipped together. I guess I am just trying to figure out if I can start the B12 now so that when I get the next shipment I actually need everything instead of being 2 weeks ahead on some and behind on others.

I took my Vitamins starting next day. My b12 was a weekly nasal spray so I started it a few days after surgery.

My doctor said they put 2 week start date for vitamins because they assume some people are nauseous or having trouble getting things down. He told me if I could keep things down, I could start them asap. Never has nausea issues so started all the vitamins on the Vitamin protocol right away.

Nasal B12 is weekly! The sublingual B12 is daily.

If you were given a B12 shot in the hospital, then I believe you are good for a month before you begin your B12 regiment.

My doctor started me on B12 injections at 6 weeks . My other vitamins were a stepping process, starting some at 2 weeks, others at 6 weeks.

I think, again, advice varies based on your doctor's recommendations. They all have differing opinions. I'm sure, in the end, as long as you are compliant, whenever you start, a few weeks doesn't matter.

I started all Vitamins and b12 injections at 2 weeks post op

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I got my first B12 shot while in the hospital and take it monthly. All other vitamins I started upon returning home.