hey everyone!

i just had my first appointment with the surgery and everything went really well! I just have a few things i need to get signed by my PCP then i can submit a claim to my insurance. I'm just curious to know what chewable Vitamins everyone suggests for after surgery. ive looked at some of the prices on them on the Bariatric Advantage website and the pills seem a little pricey. Does anyone have any low cost suggestions??

Prior to my surgery I was concerned about price of Vitamins as well. So I got chewables...but after surgery they are very difficult for me to eat. They taste like chalk! And they are too huge. So I prefer the chews (star burst looking). Cost little more but better for me. So think about taste & what your tolerance level might be after your surgery.

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My surgeon recommends the Vitamin Patches through PatchMD. I haven't tried them yet, but they seem pretty cost effective if that was a route you wanted to try and possibly talk to your surgeon about!

I should mention that I'm not a rep for PatchMD or anything, it is just what my surgeon recommends.

I started the Patches soon after my surgery. I couldn't tolerate the Vitamins in pill form--true for me prior to surgery as well--so, my surgeon was fine with patches and said I'd be his first "guinea pig" as no one else in his practice has used them. I'll have my blood work done next month and we shall see!