Monthly Vitamin amount

I will be having gastric bypass in about 10 months. I'm a little worried about how much all the vitamins will cost each month. How much is everyone spending on vitamins each month? Thanks for any info!

I buy my multi vitamin from Walmart. $9 a bottle. And I get the calcium citrate chews from bariatric advantage..approx $30-35 a month. Then B-12 injections are $6 per month.

$60 per month total.

Here's a sheet with the ASMBS guidelines linked on it that I made up a while ago.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OO_3Nse1GJYJ0izLO9kF v2v32hkDX0N6yZVfH8jBnpw/edit?usp=sharing

I meet these with two generic adult multi's a day (from Walgreen's), plus extra iron and calcium. I buy my vitamins in bulk when they do the big "buy one get one free" sales and they're not very expensive.

Thanks for the spreadsheet and info on Walgreens. That will make a big difference.

You don't need bariatric vitamins. Generic adult multis can be very cheap. I got the CVS brand BOGO at 13 bucks for two 365 pill containers. Calcium, B12, and D3 can be had for 20-30 per month.

Sure, vitamins are a new expense th at we didn't have before surgery. But I look at it this way: one month's worth of supplements costs me the same as 3 trips through a fast-food drive-thru.

You'll spend a lot less on vitamins than you have been spending on excess food.

That's about what I spend on my vitamins now so that won't be bad at all. You are so right about the money spent on fast food and eating out so much. Thanks for the info!