One week until my surgery!! I am so scared and excited. How long did it take for you guys to tolerate solid foods? I'm actually nervous to become to deficient. Has anyone tried the vitamin patches??? My nutritionist said not too.

The reason your nutritionist said not due is most likely due to the fact that the studies on them are still in progress. The only finished study I found said that B12 and D3 were still low after those. I am trying the patches but am also taking oral D3 and B12 with this information known.

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I only bought a 1 month supply (before surgery) but never used them so I am only using htem while waiting on some bariatric pills to ship in. I am working on still taking pills to cover the vitamins as they have a lot higher rate of absorption and have more studies already done on them without deficiencies.

Edited February 17, 20215 yr by mswillis5

They seem to work for some but not for others, so I've never tried them. I'm afraid I'd be one of the ones they won't work for, and then i'd have to deal with some vitamin deficiency. I wasn't willing to take the risk.

They seem to work for some but not for others, so I've never tried them. I'm afraid I'd be one of the ones they won't work for, and then i'd have to deal with some Vitamin deficiency. I wasn't willing to take the risk.

I totally agree, I think I'll stick to what the nutritionist said.. Any favorites? I'm hoping to find some that taste decent. Thanks!

The reason your nutritionist said not due is most likely due to the fact that the studies on them are still in progress. The only finished study I found said that B12 and D3 were still low after those. I am trying the patches but am also taking oral D3 and B12 with this information known.
Edit:
I only bought a 1 month supply (before surgery) but never used them so I am only using htem while waiting on some bariatric pills to ship in. I am working on still taking pills to cover the vitamins as they have a lot higher rate of absorption and have more studies already done on them without deficiencies.

Thats what I'm seeing too.

1 hour ago, mswillis5 said:

Edit:
I only bought a 1 month supply (before surgery) but never used them so I am only using htem while waiting on some bariatric pills to ship in. I am working on still taking pills to cover the Vitamins as they have a lot higher rate of absorption and have more studies already done on them without deficiencies.

yea - I was thinking they might be helpful if I'm ever traveling abroad or something. It'd just be a temporary thing so not much damage done if I'm not one who absorbs much from patches - and it would alleviate having to lug a bunch of pills with me on trips..

18 minutes ago, rosieabubekr said:

I totally agree, I think I'll stick to what the nutritionist said.. Any favorites? I'm hoping to find some that taste decent. Thanks!

I just take my multivitamins in regular tablet form now (and have been ever since I was about a year out), so taste really isn't an issue anymore. But back when I was doing chewables, I'd pick up either Centrum chewable or (usually..) the generic equivalent at Walgreens or CVS. You have to take two of them a day to meet our multivitamin requirements, though (well, same with regular tablets - I take two a day)