When to start B12

[bluedragon0110 6]

I am 4 weeks post op. I have already started my daily Vitamins, but I keep getting different answers as to when to start the B12. Some say at 3 weeks post-op, others say 6 weeks post-op. When am I suppose to start taking it? I am going to be using the weekly B12 nasal spray.

[nina1562 35]

My doctor told me to start all my Vitamins 2 days after surgery

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[KristenLe 5,979]

I am 4 weeks post op. I have already started my daily Vitamins, but I keep getting different answers as to when to start the B12. Some say at 3 weeks post-op, others say 6 weeks post-op. When am I suppose to start taking it? I am going to be using the weekly B12 nasal spray.

What do your post op instructions say? Mine says to start vitamins immediately.

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@bluedragon0110

What does your doctor say? That is where I would start.

My doctor did not start me on Vitamins of any kind until I was a month post op. That is because your body has a built up supply in the beginning.

[beachwalker4rny 95]

Follow whatever your Dr. tells you but if it is nasal B12 it's not going through your GI track so I would think you are safe to take it now.

[bluedragon0110 6]

According to the sheet one sheet I got it says everything at 2 weeks and the other I got, it says daily @ 2 weeks, Calcium and Iron @ 4 weeks and B12 @ 6 weeks. But the company that supplies the nasal B12 also supplies the rest of my Vitamins and they are all shipped together. I guess I am just trying to figure out if I can start the B12 now so that when I get the next shipment I actually need everything instead of being 2 weeks ahead on some and behind on others.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I took my Vitamins starting next day. My B12 was a weekly nasal spray so I started it a few days after surgery.

My doctor said they put 2 week start date for Vitamins because they assume some people are nauseous or having trouble getting things down. He told me if I could keep things down, I could start them asap. Never has nausea issues so started all the vitamins on the Vitamin protocol right away.

[beachwalker4rny 95]

Nasal B12 is weekly! The sublingual B12 is daily.

[James Marusek 5,244]

If you were given a B12 shot in the hospital, then I believe you are good for a month before you begin your B12 regiment.

[pammieanne 269]

My doctor started me on B12 injections at 6 weeks . My other Vitamins were a stepping process, starting some at 2 weeks, others at 6 weeks.

I think, again, advice varies based on your doctor's recommendations. They all have differing opinions. I'm sure, in the end, as long as you are compliant, whenever you start, a few weeks doesn't matter.

[CeeGee 30]

I started all Vitamins and B12 injections at 2 weeks post op

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[SweetPeas 117]

I got my first B12 shot while in the hospital and take it monthly. All other Vitamins I started upon returning home.