Adirondack Medical Center Support Group

Vitamin routine

singalto
on 1/22/10 10:52 pm, edited 1/24/10 12:04 am - NH
OK, I have been wondering this for quite some time and finally decided to post about it.  If any of you have spent any time on the OH boards, you have probably heard a mention of or seen posts from Vitalady.  She is a post op RNY patient who went into business selling nutritional supplements for bariatric patients.  Anyway, her suggested vitamin and supplement regimen is vastly more involved than the one I was given in my discharge instructions.  I don't mind that, don't get me wrong, but there are those on the boards, especially those who are DS patients who SWEAR by her regimen.

Here it is, copied and pasted from an OH post.

Schedule:

AM:                2 Vitamin C                                                                             

 2 Polysaccharide Iron or 12 Tender Iron  (or 1 Poly & 6 Tender Iron)

                        1 Copper 2mg                                                                          

                                                                                                                       

Mid-Day:           1 Vitamin A                                                                              

                        1 B-12                                                                                      

                        2 Calcium

                        1 B-Complex                                                    

                        1 Vitamin E                                                                              

                        1 Multi-Vitamin                                                                         

                        1 Zinc                                                                                        

 

Evening:            2 Vitamin A

                        1 Vitamin E

                        2 Calcium

                        1 Multi-vitamin

                        1 Vitamin D-3

                        1 Zinc

 

 

Bed Time:         2 Calcium

                        1 Vitamin A

                        1 Magnesium Citrate

                        1 Vitamin D


Thanks!!
Best,
~ Lois ~

edited to add the schedule

Rrivers
on 1/23/10 4:13 pm - Plattsburgh, NY
I have not seen it. I would like to review it, so i can make an informed opinion.


Rodney
        
singalto
on 1/23/10 11:50 pm - NH
Hi Rodney,

I will edit my original post and paste it in so you can see it.  Sure seems involved to me! 

~ Lois ~

Rrivers
on 1/24/10 2:26 am, edited 1/24/10 2:29 am - Plattsburgh, NY

Its seems to be a very busy day taking Vitamins. I couldnt possibly focus so much on one task time wise. It seems you need an asssistant to help keep track of everything you would have to take and if you work at all, it may take a toolbox of pills to get things managed. I believe that it is good to have a plan, but I dont require all those different types of vitamins with RNY. I also believe that if it is something you need to help you, go for it. I only take Mult x2/day, Calciumx2/day,Iron 27g/day,B12x1/day + Actigall and prilosec atm. Do you currently have issues getting in your vitamins?


Rodney

 

        
singalto
on 1/24/10 3:45 am - NH
Rodney,

Oh I know!  I think it is a very complex system.  I just have heard so many talk about it that I wondered why my vitamin routine is so uncomplicated!  No, I do not have any issues getting in my vitamins and I am perfectly content to keep doing as I am until it is time for labs and then adjust accordingly if needed, with Dr. Hill's guidance, of course. 

~ Lois ~

Rrivers
on 1/24/10 11:34 am - Plattsburgh, NY
I completely agree...simple is better. glad to hear you arent having any issues with your vitamins, i had a few becasue the "dry" vitamins werent digesting well. I went to gummy versions of multi and calcium with D, now its much better.


Rodney
        
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