Need help making a vitamin schedule...

I am admitting that my brain hasn't quite snapped into vit scheduling. I do good with my BP med, Nexium, and B12 but could REALLY REALLY use some help getting the rest on a schedule that has worked for others. I am letting the whole Calcium Citrate 3 times/day on an empty stomach but 2 hours away from the multivit 2 times/day totally overwhelm me and frazzle my brain more than it should. Nurse told me I can hold off on iron until I hit the pureed phase because it MIGHT upset my stomach with just liquids.

I adore y'all and you guys are great with info so help a newbie out por favor? :)

Cort,
Here is what I do.
First out of bed - Iron - on empty stomach
After breakfast - about 30-45 minutes after iron:
1 BA Multivitamin
1 sublingual B12
1 Omega 3 Chew
2 Colace(Stool softners)
1 B complex
1 D3(dry)
1 Lovastatin(cholesterol medicine)

atleast 2 hours later
2 BA Calcium Chews

atleast 2 hours later - after lunch
2 BA Calcium Chews

atleast 2 hours later - after snack
2 BA Calcium Chews

Night time before bed
1 BA Multi vitamin

I'm doing this from memory - hope I didn't leave something out.  I key them into my calorie counter and then can go back and look at it to see what time I last took something because I can't remember.

Linda

I have a similar schedule to Linda -

out of bed, 1 multi, 1 gas advantage, 1 anti histimine
2-3 hours later 1 BA calcium lozenge, B complex, B1, B12, biotin, magnesium oxide

2-3 hours later 1 BA calcium lozenge, stool softener, magnesium oxide

2-3 hours later 1 BA calcium lozenge, D3, magnesium oxide

2-3 hours later 1 BA calcium lozenge (yup, at 400 mg, I need 4 per day), vitamin A, magnesium oxide

2-3 hours later 2nd multi, iron (Bi-ferra, so it's ok with the multi), and another antihistimine

It seems to work for me.

Ok, that helps a lot. I'm going to work on programming it into my cell phone alarm since that is always with me. Calcium has been really throwing me off because I was told to do it on an empty stomach but I am supposed to eat every 2-3 hours right now while I'm awake so my head was kinda spinning.

Some of the stuff you guys listed I was told to wait until after I got my first post-op labs to see if I would need. The stool softener I am taking right now because it helps post-op but I'm on wait and see status for how my IBS is going to act with the RNY because normally I have very loose bowels rather than constipation issues.

Yes, early out it was just the multis, the calcium, the B12 and the antihistimine.  My list is growing! LOL!

You can take calcium with food to alleviate the upset stomach.

My schedule

9 am Synthroid 
           Cytomel

12 noon  BA Calcium Citrate Lozenge
                 BA calcium citrate chewie
                  Centrum Silver Multi chewable
                  Dry Vitamin A - 50,000 units

5 pm        BA calcium citrate lozenge
                  BA calcium citrate chewie


9 pm        BA calcium citrate lozenge
                 BA calcium citrate chewie

1 am        Tender Iron/Vit C 180mg/1200mg
                  Vitamin B1 300mg
                 Dry D3 50,000 units 3 times per week
                 Selenium 200mcg - 4 times per week
                  B12 injections 3 times per week
                 

I know what you mean.
I have mine vits lined up for the day, but everyday, I seem to have one or two left.
It's just been a little over 2 weeks, so I figured eventually I will get there.

Spice, I found some am/pm (single dose each time) pill boxes at the grocery store.  I use 3 per day, so that gives me 6 doses, and I just keep the next box in my pocket (I usually wear khakis to work).  When both sides are empty, I go back to my office and switch for the next box.

In my case, 2 are clear (all 4 doses of calcium, and while I generally take the B vitamins as my second batch of the day, it doesn't matter if they're not), and 1 is blue (multi vites and extras), so if I grab the blue during the day, I toss it back in and go for the clear.

Boy, that sounds more complex than it is!

Anyway, early out I was lucky to get in half my vits.  After a few weeks, they started going down easier and I was remembering them more.

You guys will get there too.