Vitamins and calcium

[pianogal7733 33]

Hello. I was wondering if any of your doctors ever told you to stop your Multivitamin, B12, or Calcium? I saw a new internal medicine doctor today and he was first off arrogant and rude. He was going over my list of medicines and surgeries and saw my highest weight and proceeded to say, "How in the hell does someone get to 283 pounds? I mean I like cake and eat a piece every once in a while but I'm still a healthy weight." I was floored!! My weight was not from eating cake jackass!! It was from an insulin deficiency and other health issues now resolved by gastric bypass. Ugh!! As he looks at my meds, he continues to say "Well hell, if I were on these medicines I'd feel awful too." He starts marking meds off the list to stop. Then he comes to my Vitamins and says "Stop the multivitamin. It's not doing you any good. Stop the b12 it's not helping either. And for calcium it's not hurting so you can keep that one." I said my surgeon said these would be a part of my daily regimen the rest of my life. And I do not plan to stop them!!!! I was wondering if anyone had been told you can stop them because from what I learned beforehand and after surgery the vitamins are important. Thanks for any input. Needless to say, I won't be seeing that jerk ever again!!! ????

[RazorbackSusan 17]

Yeah, jerk indeed. I wouldn't stop my Vitamins because some a$$ who likely doesn't know anything about WLS said so while being a dismissive SOB. I'm someone who totally doesn't believe that supplements are good for people, but that doesn't include medical grade supplements designed for bariatric patients.

[hellohealthy 32]

I'm sorry you had to go through that. I would get a new doctor, pronto.

[Djmohr 6,965]

Ugh! That is a doctor that should have his license revoked for many reasons. Hopefully you don't take any of his advice and find a new one.

After finally getting a couple of different specialists who have outstanding bedside manners I will never tolerate an arrogant SOB doctor again and I have dealt with many over the years of being so sick.

Good luck, please look for a new one!

[pianogal7733 33]

Got a new doctor!!!!! I'm thankful there are still caring, considerate, understanding doctors out there!

[cathythomas222 0]

Stay the hell away from this guy. He sounds like a jerk and an uninformed one at that. I’m so sorry you had to go through that. It makes me so angry! Stick to your regimen and make sure you’re taking bariatric Vitamins. I personally take Vita4Life, and they’ve been so amazing. I’ve never had any deficiencies with them and I’m 6 years post op. I take the Multi-Plus Multivitamin, Calcium Chelate, and the sublingual B12. Check them out if you like. Please, never see that guy again. What a jerk! www.vita4life.net