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When can I move from a chewable Multi-Vitamin to a capsule?

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I asked my NUT this at my 2 week follow-up mainly because I have to take a B-50 complex capsule that has to be sprinkled into a tablespoon or 2 of Water or Protein Drink and it's AWFUL! She said that if I'm doing well at my next check-up (which will be a total of 8 weeks post-op), she'll OK me to start swallowing it. I'm assuming I'll be allowed to swallow everything else at that point too, and when these chewables are all gone, I'm getting pills!

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It's time for me to reorder and I don't want to order chewable a but since I'm just 1 month out that's probably what I'm supposed to do.

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It's time for me to reorder and I don't want to order chewable a but since I'm just 1 month out that's probably what I'm supposed to do.

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I thought I had to be on chewable until my 3 month post op follow up, turns out I could have gone to swallowing at 8 weeks when I went on full diet... oh well :)

Every program is different, you could probably call and talk to a nurse at your program and they would let you know.

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I was swelling pills the day I went home from surgery. My dr told me it was ok.

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