Post-op Vitamins

[Sharon Colyer 8]

Hi everyone!

Can anyone share with me what B-Complex Vitamin you chose to use after your surgery? My surgery is scheduled for November 23rd and I am working on getting things together. I did buy SOLARAY chewable B-Complex. It has 7.5 mg of Thiamine, which post surgery requires 12 mg. This means I would have to take 2 of them per day to get the required amount of Thiamine. Is there a vitamin out there that has the required amount of Thiamine (12mg) in one serving? If so, what kind is it and where did you get it? TIA

[NovaLuna 710]

Are you buying all your Vitamins separately? Because the bariatric Multivitamins HAVE Thiamine in them. I don't take B-Complex at all and I'm 9 months out and other than a slight Vitamin A deficiency in my 6 month labs (which was normal level in 9 month labs) and a potassium deficiency, my other Vitamin levels are all normal and I just take the multivitamins and Calcium and the occasional vitamin A. Or were your Thiamine levels low in your pre-op labs and they wanted you to take extra?

[Sharon Colyer 8]

46 minutes ago, NovaLuna said:

Are you buying all your Vitamins separately? Because the bariatric Multivitamins HAVE Thiamine in them. I don't take B-Complex at all and I'm 9 months out and other than a slight Vitamin A deficiency in my 6 month labs (which was normal level in 9 month labs) and a potassium deficiency, my other Vitamin levels are all normal and I just take the multivitamins and Calcium and the occasional Vitamin A. Or were your Thiamine levels low in your pre-op labs and they wanted you to take extra?

I was told to get a vitamin b-complex with at least 12 mg of Thiamine. This is not an option. I will take that for the first 30 days and then they will change it to a Multivitamin, I think.

[Deb9386 110]

I use the Celebrate B50 Complex - 1 per day - which has 50 mg Thiamin (as Thiamin HCI), as well as multi-vitamins & Calcium tablets of course.

[It's time. 145]

Post op Vitamin requirements seem to vary a great deal.

[Hellie1028 20]

On 11/06/2020 at 13:57, Deb9386 said:

I use the Celebrate B50 Complex - 1 per day - which has 50 mg Thiamin (as Thiamin HCI), as well as multi-vitamins & Calcium tablets of course.

This is the brand my surgeon recommended also.

[loridee11 519]

I take:

- Multi 2 times per day (Kirkland brand - not bariatric specific)
- Calcium 3 times per day (bariatric chew)
-Vitamin D daily
- Vitamin A daily (because mine was low @ 6 months)
- Thiamin 3 times per week
- Iron and Vitamin C 3 times per week
- B12 1 time per week

[Sharon Colyer 8]

On 11/6/2020 at 3:54 PM, It's time. said:

Post op Vitamin requirements seem to vary a great deal.

Yes, I am noticing that.