I got a surgery date and was talking to my surgeon who is telling me that I won't start pills for 3 MONTHS!! Which is totally insane! I start my 2 week preop on the 16th and I was wondering if I should start them then. Also what are your opinions on the patch instead? I was looking into get Patches just because I hate taking pills.

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I have been using Patches for a couple months and my lab results came back good. I am staying with them and only taking Calcium orally

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I have patch envy. The worst part of this (really, at this point, the only thing that bugs me about the post-surgery world) is the chalky chewable multivitamins. But like most people say on here: follow your plan, do what your surgeon tells you, and mine says no on the patches.