How many meds?

[sunflower72 34]

I heard that after the band that I will need to take meds every day for the rest of my life. That I don't mind, but can someone tell me is it a lot of meds, and are you able to swallow them like normal or do you have to crush them up?

[kazjim98 618]

I don't take any meds! and I'm not aware of any that are required after getting a band...please correct me someone if I am wrong!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

Only thing I was told was a multi Vitamin and Calcium

[kazjim98 618]

Only thing I was told was a multi Vitamin and Calcium

Yes! I do take my multi vitamin..

[kcarma 0]

I heard that after the band that I will need to take meds every day for the rest of my life. That I don't mind' date=' but can someone tell me is it a lot of meds, and are you able to swallow them like normal or do you have to crush them up?[/quote']

I was told calcium citrate, multivit with Iron (both chewable, initially) and sublingual vit B12. I'm still new, but I believe eventually they can be swallowed.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

I heard that after the band that I will need to take meds every day for the rest of my life. That I don't mind, but can someone tell me is it a lot of meds, and are you able to swallow them like normal or do you have to crush them up?

my dr and nutritionist said Vitamins (calcium and a multi vitamin). i also take Iron pills (due to me being anemic). i guess each dr is different. ask yours to be sure.

[sunflower72 34]

At the class I took they told us that, maybe they were referring to the sleeve or the bypass. I have an appointment on the 15th and im excited and scared at the same time.

[PattyGirl66 1,243]

No meds unless your doctor tells you to do so... some are even off meds, such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc because of the weight loss. I know for myself I use to take a dosage of 175 gm of meds daily for my high blood pressure, now with all the weight loss I am only on a 50mg (betta blocker). I hope to be off that down the road but my PCP does not want to take me off of this until he is 100% certain before taking me off that last dosage, it is hereditary and almost every one in my family has HB pressure. But that is! I don't take anything else but a Multi-Vitamin and Vitamin D (I have been Vitamin D deficient for 3 years).

I get blood work in 2 weeks to see how the rest of my numbers are doing. Before surgery, all my numbers were excellent the doctor said, so we shall see.......

[wildrose1966 396]

Multi vit. and calcium........

[daisychains7 427]

I take a Gummy Multivitamin every day. I also take Vitamin D (small gel pill that's easy to swallow) and occasionally chewable Calcium.< /p>

[Pebbagirl 131]

Multi Vitamin and Calcium. That's it.