32 Vitamins a day?

Hi guys been a few years since I posted. I was approved a few years ago but never went through with the DS. Years and not loosing any weight I was just approved again (i was denied until I did a 6 month weight loss program...but i appealed it and got sleep apnea and PCOS doc letters...and won my approval so I did not have to do the 6 month program).

That being said last week they gave me a date of 8/20!! Which is great news...but now I am freaking out a bit. 

My Surgery is scheduled with Dr. Roslin in NYC...he has a great reputation for the DS..and I am confident in him... what really has me worried is Vitalady's regime of 32 viatmins a day?! Dr. Roslin's office has it at like 7-10.... so how many people are really taking 32 pills a day? It seems so  extreeme.

I am a newbie at three weeks out.  I take 5 vitamins/supplements.

I know that at three weeks out I wasn't taking many yet.  I just couldn't.  I was three months out before I worked up to the entire regimen.  I sincerely hope that you have a plan to stay healthy.  I can garantee that 5 a day will get you dead.  The recommended dose of calcium citrate alone would be 8 pills a day.  Then you need dry A, dry E, dry K, Dry D3, multi, zinc, b12......

Thanks for the info.  I am so confused about this myself.  When I went to my two week post op the nutritionist said I should take a mv, calcium citrate 1500 (that is 3 of the 500 chews), a B complex and a dry Vitamin D.  These recommendations were based off my PRE OP labs.  They will draw my labs again at 6 weeks and tell me if I need to adjust.  Is this what you went through?

Get on the Vitalady program rather than waiting for a deficiency - it's a lot harder to recover from a deficiency than it is to maintain good levels.

I have ben taking the Bariatric Advantage Chewable Multi-Formula High in Vitamins ADE&K three times a day.  Is that the same as dry A, dry D3, dry E and dry K?

I am wondering about these vitamins too.  Why do you take three a day?

the Bariatric Advantage Chewable Multi-Formula High in Vitamins ADE&K suggested use states for Duodenal Switch take 1 ADEK three times a day. so thats 1500 iu of A, 2001 iu of D3, 750 iu of E, 180 mcg of K a day. Plus I get 180 mg of C, 9 mg of B1, 5.1mg of B2, 75mg of Niacin, 6mg of B6, ( get some also with multi), 450mcg of Biotin ( get some also with multi), 75mg of Magnesium. Plus coper, zinc and much more.

No.  As a DSer, it is far better to be on seperate A, D, E and K.  You can get them from Vitalady or amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Bio-Tech-D3-50-000-100-Caps/dp/B000A0F 2B2/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376608367&sr=1-1&keywords= biotech

http://www.amazon.com/Bio-Tech-K1-1000-Vitamin-K-1-caps/dp/B 0058A9AJY/ref=sr_1_8?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376608367&sr=1-8&key words=biotech

http://www.amazon.com/Bio-Tech-A-25-100-caps/dp/B00CS4C52C/r ef=sr_1_23?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376608367&sr=1-23&keywords=bio tech

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-E-400-Veg-Capsules-100-Count /dp/B003O1OCH4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376608493&sr=1- 1&keywords=dry+vitamin+e

The combination ADEK's do not contain enough of what we need, and it is expensive if you were to take enough for our needs.

Dr. Roslin did my surgery almost 2 years ago and he's amazing.  Wishing you all the best.  I take Vitalady's vitamin schedule and yes its extreme but my labs are fantastic. 

Frankie