Heatherd86 5 Posted March 15, 2018 Hello! My name is Heather and my surgery date is 4/20, yay! I am a little lotta nervous, but have been wondering about Vitamins. At my last appointment, the doctor told me I needed to start taking them. I am fine with taking all the vitamins I need now (B12, Vitamin D, etc), but how does everyone take their vitamins after surgery? A friend told me that she uses Patches, does anyone else do this? If so, where do you buy them from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004 Posted March 15, 2018 I have heard the Patches are of dubious merit - not enough research yet on what you do actually absorb, or don’t. My surgeon won’t allow them for that reason. There are great chewable vitamins out there. Flinstones chewables. Or Celebrate. Look in the Bariatric Pal Store on this site - they have a great range! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattymatt 491 Posted March 15, 2018 7 hours ago, Heatherd86 said: Hello! My name is Heather and my surgery date is 4/20, yay! I am a little lotta nervous, but have been wondering about Vitamins. At my last appointment, the doctor told me I needed to start taking them. I am fine with taking all the Vitamins I need now (B12, Vitamin D, etc), but how does everyone take their vitamins after surgery? A friend told me that she uses Patches, does anyone else do this? If so, where do you buy them from? The dietitian with my program recommended a really great chewable Vitamin called optisource. It has a good texture and nice orange-citrusy taste. The nice thing is that it is easy. All you do is take 4 a day. I know that Walgreens sells them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darron Acklin 0 Posted March 15, 2018 I really like ProCare Bariatric Vitamins. I only have to take 1 chewable a day and it takes care of everything that my Doctor wants me to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aNYCdb 310 Posted March 15, 2018 I like the Trader Joe's chewables, they are cheap, go down easy, and I can get them without a separate trip to the store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frust8 963 Posted March 15, 2018 Does it have to be those hard chewable? I wear dentures and. I would rather not have them rock back and forth chomping. Guess that's why I was hoping for liquid or gummies. I have had Vitafusion B complex and the gummies do dissolve away. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aNYCdb 310 Posted March 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, frust8 said: Does it have to be those hard chewable? I wear dentures and. I would rather not have them rock back and forth chomping. Guess that's why I was hoping for liquid or gummies. I have had Vitafusion B complex and the gummies do dissolve away. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app I will defer to the experts here, but while there may be an initial post surgical reason to avoid the gummies, I get the impression its more that they are looked at like candy. I guess it's the equivalent of having tobacco smoke flavored nicotine gum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
