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Ok...I'm confused as hell! My dietitian is saying I should get enough Protein in one swerving? I counted and I'm only getting 21grams! That's not enough!! Should I start doing two Protein Shakes a day vs one? Also when did you all start your Vitamins?

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I did two a day, I used the Premier Protein shakes. I bought mine at SAM's club. They are 30 grams a piece. Now I do one shake and one Protein Bar to get 60 grams.

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I take two Flinstones Vitamins a day, one morning and one and night. I take 1500 mg of calcium citrate a day. I space those out two hours a apart and two hours from my vitamins and your boost can only absorb 500 mg at a time and your vitamins will block the absorption if the Calcium.< /p>

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My dietitian didn't inform me enough! I haven't even started my multivitamin!! I have them, but nowhere in my paper work does it say to start taking them right after surgery. I know he wants me to wait two before I start taking my Calcium and B12.< /p>

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I didn't start my Vitamins again until I was two weeks post op, you start them back when you go on the purée diet which is stage 2.

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I was thinking wth...am I the only one not taking Vitamins immediately afterwards?!

Lol, no but soon :)

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