What Week did You Start Vitamin?

tdbull
on 8/23/13 11:50 am - WA

RNY on 08/13/13

My surgeons dietician says start my vitamins on week4. This feels late mis there any reason why I couldn't start during week3? All are chewable so thought I could purée with my food.

Lapband surgery in 2009 - Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.

HW - (260) SW - (197) GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs HT 5'5" Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14 reached 4/6/14

angeleigh
on 8/23/13 11:56 am - angier, NC

RNY on 09/17/12

I started mine on day 2 post op. And I never did chewable ones. Just took one at a time.

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Pictures: Pre-op, 1 year post op, 2 years post op.

Grim_Traveller
on 8/23/13 12:03 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

I have no idea why they would have you wait so long. I was on vitamins the day I got home from the hospital.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 8/23/13 12:04 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I started my vitamins on Day 5 (I had open surgery so Days 1-4 were in the hospital). I started calcium after my 2 week post-op appointment.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

kinny09
on 8/23/13 12:06 pm - New York, NY

RNY on 06/11/13

The day I got home from the hospital, so in the evening of Day 2. I have 0 clue why he wouldn't have you start on everything right off the bat, especially since they are chewable.

HW: 306 Day of Surgery: 299 Current Weight: 172

poet_kelly
on 8/23/13 12:07 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I started mine the day after my surgery.

The ASMBS says to start your multi and iron as soon as you are discharged from the hospital. They say you can wait up to 30 days to start calcium citrate and up to three months to start B12. Not that you must wait, but that you can if you want.

So no, I don't know of any reason not to start them in week three. I think the multi and iron should have been started before then, as the ASMBS recommends.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

bluesfan
on 8/23/13 12:09 pm - FL

RNY on 07/08/13

Hi tdbull Hope you are feeling better. I took liquid vitamins as soon as I got home and did so for 2 weeks. I got them at my surgeons office as well as buying a months worth of chewables. Wishing you a speedy recovery from here on out !....

David

Justcallmesuz
on 8/23/13 1:25 pm

RNY on 05/08/13

I started 3 days post op.

HW~278

CW~131

GW~160

tdbull
on 8/23/13 2:24 pm - WA

RNY on 08/13/13

Thanks everyone. I'm going to start mine tomorrow. Might make me feel better.

Lapband surgery in 2009 - Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.

HW - (260) SW - (197) GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs HT 5'5" Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14 reached 4/6/14

RainbowRN
on 8/23/13 2:36 pm, edited 8/23/13 9:32 pm - OH

RNY on 03/12/13

I was told to wait until week 6 and I did. Doc told me I had enough stores of vitamins in my system to last me awhile so week 6 would be a good start date for me.

HW: 373 GW: 170 HT: 5'10"

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