I just had my 3 month post op follow up appointment on yesterday. I am very deficient in my Vitamin d and Protein levels. I'm on target for my weight loss but starting to not feel good. I was using a patch for my vitamin supplements but was told that it seems as though I am metabolizing everything very fast. Now I have to go back to the regular Vitamins and add an additional Vitamin D pill (uggh) I'm not a very good pill taker as it is! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can become successful with this? HELP PLEASE!

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You can get liquid and chewable forms of vitamins, including vitamin D, that might be easier on you. I relied on Wellesse liquid multi-vitamin (and liquid iron and liquid calcium) and the house brand liquid vitamin D from the Vitamin Shoppe for several weeks post-op. Eventually I switched to chewable high potency multiple vitamins from Trader Joe's. I was able to take iron and vitamin D as pills (they are very small) -- I am also not a good pill taker, at least for large pills. But you can get virtually all vitamins as chewables or liquids. I try to stay away from the specialized bariatric supplements as they tend to be overpriced and very high calorie.

My labs have always been great with my chewable and liquid (and non-bariatric) supplements.

Thanks for the tips! I was truly sad just thinking about having to take all of those pills! Oh the nausea that I am feeling!

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