Dumb Me

[Bypass2017 1]

OK so I decided I was going to take one of my ProCare Vitamins. Not chewable! They are well over the size I'm suppose to take. I feel it stuck and uncomfortable. I'm scared to go to sleep!!!

I'm 2 weeks post op!

[ontheweighdown 3]

You need to walk, don't drink Water, walk, walk walk, it will work it down.

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[jhmingo 8]

Break it in half and swallow a piece at a time

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[TXJess 98]

How do you feel today? Hoping it finally went through last night.

[teedsg 250]

@@Bypass2017, how are you doing now? Start taking 20-30 bites per chew...

[Bypass2017 1]

I feel much better after I walked all around my house last night!! I can't break this one in half. It's a capsule. I guess I need to put it in pudding something from now on. ???? Thanks everyone!

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[teedsg 250]

@@Bypass2017, great! can you switch out the pill to some drops or a chewable? Chewing a capsule sucks!

[Bypass2017 1]

Someone told me to use Flintstone chewables but I'm not sure if that's got all I need in it? Plus I don't know that would taste any better to me either. I've been thinking of checking out the Vitamin Patches too.

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[teedsg 250]

@@Bypass2017, I heard the Patches were not good to use. My doctor hasn't approved of it yet

[Bypass2017 1]

I've heard that too. Was going to ask my doctor at my 1 month post op.

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[Djmohr 6,965]

Hopefully soon you will be able to swallow a normal Vitamin. I think I did the chewables (centrum) until the bottle was empty and then my bariatric team told me to buy the generic Vitamins with added D3 from Walgreens.

I was able to swallow them about 8 weeks post op.

I still cannot swallow pills that are fat. I can swallow long capsules like tylenol but things like NyQuil liquicaps will get stuck on me so I buy most everything in skinny capsules or small pills.< /p>

The only chewable I still do is my Calcium citrate which for me is one of the most critical Vitamins as I am a bypass patient and had arthritis and bone problems long before I had bypass.

[Travelher 915]

@@Bypass2017, I heard the Patches were not good to use. My doctor hasn't approved of it yet

my doctor was fine with the Patches and my 6 week blood test was all good. have another one coming up in April. I was low in Vitamin d in my pre-op test.

[teedsg 250]

@@Travelher, ah man that's cool. I prefer the Patches because I won't have to eat it. I'm going to ask about using the Patches again.

[GmaDiana 81]

Dr. Told me you can open the ProCare capsule and put it in your shake or food.It will go down better later.

[Victoria Bontempi 14]

Get a pill cutter too.

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