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There are a lot of different vitamins out there. Try others when these run out.
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53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
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What kind did you get? I have Bariatric Advantage and they are OK. The calcium pill is ginormous but it tastes alright.
Consult 12/9/13, Pre-Surgery Appt 9/5/14, Surgery 9/23/14, Height/5'.52", HW/273, ConsW/268 ConsBMI/49, PreSurW/213 PreSurBMI/39, SurW/193.8 SurBMI/35.4, Drs GW/140-150 My 1st GW/160 2nd GW/145
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What kind did you get? I have Bariatric Advantage and they are OK. The calcium pill is ginormous but it tastes alright.
I got them from Bariatric Supply. Must just be me. My wife liked them, especially the calcium one (chocolate flavored).
on 9/21/14 1:15 am
Chewables are only temporary while you're healing (ie until you are cleared for regular tablets/capsules). Personally, I really like Celebrate chewable multivitamins (and I'm really picky about taste). From their website, you can get a sample pack for $3 that has samples of lots of their vitamins/calcium/etc so you can try the different flavors. I'm able to take pills, but I switched back to these chewable ones because vitamin tablets tend to make me a little nauseous if I don't time it just right (not empty stomach, but need quite a bit of water to get them down).
For calcium, you can't beat Bariatric Advantage chewy calcium. I use the 500mg caramel flavor, and it's almost like candy so I have to put my daily allotment by my laptop to make sure I don't take too many. :) They have a couple of other flavors that people seem to really love as well.
Good luck!
There are lots of acceptable vitamin options out there, so you can experiment and figure out what works best for you. And there's no reason, at least according to the ASMBS, that we need chewables, so you can easily find a pill to swallow that won't taste bad.
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Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
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