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Lapband here. My doc suggests a daily Multivitamin and Calcium supplement.

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Doctors are different and you are different... you should call your doctor... I take a Multi-Vitamin, D3 and coq10, and Calcium citrate...but that's what meets my needs, you need to find out what fits yours...

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By three months out you should of had a follow up blood test. If not.....get one. A blood panel will indicate where you stand with your levels and if anything needs adjustment.

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I'm 3 months out down 60lbs but not sure I'm getting enough Vitamins? What and how much are we to be taking?

I am five months post op from the sleeve and take daily multi Vitamin gummie, and calcium citrate chews from Bariatric Advantage. To my understanding this is a permanent substitute that needs to b taken for sleeve patients. Majority are also on sublingual B12 as well to my understanding.

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oh yeah...forgot B12!!!! B12 forever :)

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I take 3 calciums, 2 flintstones, 1 B12, 1 D3, 1 cranberry, and 1 green tea extract every day. Sounds like a lot, but I have timers set on my work computer to go off when it's time to take one, so it doesn't interfere with anything. Actually, I only take my Vitamins Monday-Friday. Almost never on weekends. My levels have always been on target. The cranberry and green tea extract are extras I've added, not required by doctors.

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I’m a sleeve patient and have been compliant and successful and reached goal weight years ago. I swear by Vita4Life. I’ve tried all the chewables and they just didn’t work for me. I wound up with deficiencies of some kind or worse, sick stomach or Constipation so bad I had to stop them. I take sublingual B12, multi standard and Calcium chelate. I agree with others that you should get your labs done and see where you’re at and take it from there. J Good luck!

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Try to get your labs done regularly . Mine have been good so far and I have been able to reduce the amount of supplements I need to take greatly. Currently I only take a multi and a Calcium supplement. I also take Biotin for my hair but my doctor does not require it.

If you Baristric program doesn't do them, have you pcp do them at least every 6 mths. Mine were done at 6 weeks, 3 mths, 6 mths and I'll get another panel at my annual. You want them gone regularly so that you can catch any deficiencies before they become problematic.

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