Hi. I am just hitting Week 1 post op Sleeve. Beginning to realize more and more how much effort must be focused on a daily basis to not fall into the downhill spiral of dehydration & Vitamin deficiency.

To keep it simple, I am really thinking of upgrading to patch MD Vitamin Patches starter pack. Has anyone tried them?? Are they effective enough for bariatric patients??

Just want to make sure that all daily vitamin requirements will be met no matter if it's administered via transdermal patch or taking them orally...

Appreciate some thoughts & input please & thank you.

I'm almost 6 weeks post-op (9/20) and I use the patch multi-Vitamin and Vitamin B's. They seem to work well and the B's give me energy.

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I use the Multivitamin Plus patch and just had my 9 month followup on Wed. The only thing that was low on my blood work up was my Essential Fatty Acids. I ran out in The middle of Aug. I didn't want to travel all the way up tot he surgeons office to get more of them so I wanted until this past Wed.

I'm almost 6 weeks post-op (9/20) and I use the patch multi-Vitamin and Vitamin B's. They seem to work well and the B's give me energy.

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Perfect! & they give you energy?? Yeyyyyy!! lol ordering today

Ordered!! I have a quick question. Since we are required 2 multi's daily, will one patch be sufficient for us?

Yes one patch is enough it has 200% of your daily value. I was sleeved on Nov 2nd and use them everyday.

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I been using them since I was sleeved in May 2015. I have my blood work checked every 3 months and exceeds expectations from the surgeon and primary dr.

Yes all you need is the muti. I overbought on Vitamins as other things were listed in my handbook. Ugh. I had also bought the vit b12 for energy and use that although my nut said the multi was sufficient.

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What Brand of Patches do you recommend and where do you get them?

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You can buy them off the store here. I use the multi and the Vit D patches. I stick them on my chest under my bra. They stay on good in that spot. I take gummy B12 that I bought from the drug store.

My surgery date was 11/8. I ordered them and have been using them. I ordered the Multi, D3, and B-12. I really hope they do the job. I go back for my follow-up in Dec. I know it's hard for me to take a bunch of Vitamins, so the Patches are a lifesaver!

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I just started using the multivitamin patch yesterday, I have blood work due in two weeks. Time will tell. My nutritionist said as far as the medical community is concerned the verdict is still out on these. She said some people have seen great success with them and others are still coming back deficient. But she said they're definitely worth a shot.

I refuse to use the regular Vitamins, I use these Patches.

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