Greg White 31 Posted January 15, 2019 This is my first post! So I am having Gastric on the 5th. I have been reading and digesting (no pun intended) as much information as I can. I tried the chewable Flintstone Vitamin for the first time today and wow I just remember how bad they taste. Has anyone tried something different. I wonder if homothetic liquid vitamins would work better. if there was one thing you would advise me to do before surgery what would it be. I have friends telling me I should eat my last meal that I really love so that I won't crave it afterwards but that's what Kinda got me in this the position I am in now. Did anyone do that before they started their liquid diet. 1 Liz The New Me reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KCgirl061 1,533 Posted January 15, 2019 I did it a couple weeks before starting my liquid diet. My husband and I went out on a nice dinner date to a Brazilian steakhouse - where they bring all the nice cuts of meat to your table on skewers. I enjoyed that we splurged on a nice meal. 1 Liz The New Me reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed_NW 684 Posted January 15, 2019 Use bariatric Vitamins. They have doses that are tailored for us bariatric patients. I use a multi w/iron I bought from Amazon. The brand is ProCare Health and it's a chewable. I was also told to take Vitamin B complex w/50 mg of thiamine. A probiotic with 10 strains. 10 Billion of something which is a lot! LOL Two hours later I can take a 1200-1500 mg chewable calcium citrate w/vitamin D3 and chew another one 3 or 4 hrs later. Iron has to be separated from Calcium by 2 hours. I'm looking forward to just swallowing my vitamins because in my opinion, they're all gross. I have to finish my current supply of chewables first. Good luck on your WLS journey! 2 Frustr8 and Liz The New Me reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KimTriesRNY 1,853 Posted January 15, 2019 Here’s a good post to read from the gastric bypass forum.... 1 Greg White reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liz The New Me 281 Posted January 17, 2019 First I wish I was reading this site before not after. I would have not stock up on any vitamin's before because now I hate them all. My taste bud has changed so much. I ended up doing the Patch MD. Give yourself time to heal and do not rush to move to the next step. Warm tea and Soup was and still is my go to comfort for my stomach. Best of luck. 2 Greg White and Liz The New Me reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boldilocks 312 Posted January 17, 2019 My surgery date is February 5th as well! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopping To It 25 Posted January 17, 2019 My date is also February 5th. Going to be a great day and start of our journey See ya lighter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg White 31 Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Boldilocks said: My surgery date is February 5th as well! Good luck! Best of the luck to you as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg White 31 Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Hopping To It said: My date is also February 5th. Going to be a great day and start of our journey See ya lighter The excitement is really building up as I get closer. Best of luck to you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg White 31 Posted January 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Liz The New Me said: First I wish I was reading this site before not after. I would have not stock up on any vitamin's before because now I hate them all. My taste bud has changed so much. I ended up doing the Patch MD. Give yourself time to heal and do not rush to move to the next step. Warm tea and Soup was and still is my go to comfort for my stomach. Best of luck. this has a wealth of information on it this site. Glad I found it! 1 Liz The New Me reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg White 31 Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 5:50 PM, KimTriesRNY said: Here’s a good post to read from the gastric bypass forum.... This is something I do not think I would have gotten from the doctor. Great tips and strategies that will have to try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopping To It 25 Posted January 17, 2019 Love all the support here❤️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
