One of life hard lesson

Here is a true shocker. Yes since surgery I have been taking all of my vits. But at 7 months out I have been feeling like crap. So on my seventh month visit . To my surgeon off. We talked about it. And finally got a call saying that all of my labs are in the toilet. or as some same in the trash can. Even thou I was taking iron(slowfe 60 mg a day( flintstone vits) viactiv calcium 2 two times a day, plus b12. They found out I was taking the wrong stuff. And it was the reason why I was having problems with my site, feeling tried, and looking like some one who was the walking dead. A nd having major stomach pains from the iron. So this is what I have been taken for the last few days and feel a little bit better. So yes I found out the hard way that it best to spend the extra money on vits because it is our health that it is at risk when we take the wrong ones or do not take any at all. So I am on the bariatric advantage vits. breakfast 1 multi vit( contains 100mg of calcium citrate) 1 calcium citrate lozenge(400mg) 2 hours later 2 Passion fruit iron lunch time 1 calcium lozenge(400mg) dinner time 1 multi vit ( contains 100 mg citrate) 1 calcium lozenge( 400mg) Then at bedtime or 2 hours separated from calcium II have to take 2 passion fruit iron ( 29 mg ) each. plus I have to make sure in that two hour period I do anything containing calcium including calcium supplements, muti vits, containing calcium, milk yogurt, cheese, calcium fortified juicesetc. I am being9- told that iron absorbs best on either an empty stomach or with anything containing vit. c I also can take sublingual b 12- 1000 mg every other day. Or I can use the 500 tables every day. Plus it does not matter when I take it because it does not interact with anything. So below is the list and what our vits should be equalling out to every day 2- multi-vits. a day in divided doses 1400mg of calcium citrate in divided doses of 600mg or less 500 mg of sublingual b12 or 1000mg every other day 29mg cabronyl iron. I know we all know ow important these are for a better healthy life. And again it is one of life lesson . I had to learn the hard way by buying vits. That did not meet our new daily goals in our new lifes. According to the surgeon office we will know how much damage control we can fix over here in the next six weeks . With the new vits. Or if they will have to send me on to the stomach dr and eye dr to see what they can do to fix the problems.Plus they are also looking into a dr who deals with the blood if . They can not get my iron level back up to where it is in a safe range. Just my two cent on what I have learned over the last few days.. Taichi

Taichi, I am so sorry that you have had these problems. I wanted to thank you so much for sharing though because I'm sure it will help snap a lot of people (ahem...me) into being better about taking their vitamins. I am going to go to the Vitamin Shoppe right now and look for that calcium citrate, I have neglected taking it. So thanks and I hope your new vitamins get you back up to feeling wonderful again and your labs are much better.

Taichi - I agree with Michelle. Thanks for posting. Your post reminds us how important the 'right' vitamins are. -Pam