Need bariatric vitamin suggestions- HELP NEEDED

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@@cbonet are you using just the Multivitamin plus or the gastric sleeve Vitamin patch pak? So much to plan for, I am curious

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[Pescador 1,374]

Ginsin007, I also have fine and thin blonde hair. We eat no fast food and I took Biotin. I quit using hair color for a year, and being retired 1 year I could stay home all day without doing my hair. I bought a nice blonde wig that was similar to my hair. I felt great in it. I lost hair at my hairline which hasn't come back three years later, but I have gone to a light shade of brown, no bleach, and since I wear bangs it isn't noticeable. I would still do the sleeve, the hair is now healthy! I blamed it on some terribly toxic meds I was prescribed, since my husbands one request was that I keep my talkative mouth shut and not discuss our sleeve. Thank God! I talk too much!

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Thanks for sharing. My first appt with Dr is next week 9.29.16 very excited. I am paying myself, so I am hoping not drag out.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@Browneyedgirl41

I took the Vitamins that came for free with my B-12 nose spray (see if you can get that from your Dr and Insurance)

Then I switched to just the Vitamins I took pre-op and added a sublingual B-12 from Sam's Club. My labs are fine.

I can't stand chewables, they are disgusting. I don't like sweets, I hate cherry. Taking chewables was a certain type of hell. If I had it to do all over again, I would have never taken the chewables, I have no issues swallowing pills and I took all my other meds until I didn't need them anymore, and I could have just kept taking the vitamins I took pre-op.

[QueenOfTheTamazons 634]

Oh and I meant Centrum vitaMINTS it's their new chewable available everywhere.

I agree about wasting money it is hard. I also have a liquid one someone here used and i bought from Amazon it was not pricey but it tastes like bile or earwax or maybe a better description is death. It tastes like berry flavored hell.

I bought the vitamints at Walmart yesterday. I hope they are not too bad.

[QueenOfTheTamazons 634]

The patch is great. It covers all the Vitamins in the right amounts. It costs about $20 for the month. Stress free and easy.

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Do you use all three is the sleeve package or just the multi? I like the idea of the convience but $120 a month is expensive (husband will need too)

[nmf0318 58]

I would suggest Biotin for your hair. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend a brand as I am still pre-op and haven't got my Vitamins yet.

My nut recommended Tums Ultra with Calcium to get my Calcium in.

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[Er1n 90]

What patch?

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[cbonet 336]

I get it on Patches.com. it the multiplus. I ordered 4 months worth. To get in the habit I keep them in my bathroom and change with morning shower. According to my Drs practice it covers all the needs and I don't take anything else.

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[SusieT 43]

I take optisource Bariatric chewable. 2 in am, 2 in pm. Don't need to take Calcium or B 12 supplements with these, but I do take Biotin to hopefully guard against extreme hair loss. I am set up on automatic monthly shipments on Amazon, so no way I will run out or forget.

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[dvons 63]

I saw the Patches in the store here. Thinking of getting them myself.

[Browneyedgirl41 176]

Thanks everyone! Great replies!

[MissKay 329]

I also have the vitamin patches from the BariatricPal Store. Multivitamin, B12, and the Calcium/D3. I don't forget to take them, stick 'em on in the morning and go. Remove them 8 hours later. It's such a blessing to have removed most of my Vitamins from being oral. And from what it's boasted about, you absorb more of the vitamins with them anyways.

[TheRev 235]

I'm doing a a chewable D and the bariatric bundle from Tespo (gettespo.com) which is 1 men's multi and 2 bariatric blend a day. Quick and easy liquid shots when I get up and before I go to bed. They may be a tad pricier, but the convenience is fantastic.

I travel a bit for work, though, so I also have the Celebrate Calcium Plus to toss in my suitcase when I get back on the road.

[mimigettingskinny 40]

Following this thread for all the great info. Thx.

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