Question:
Will I always have to have the shots?

I understand the need for B-12 but was curious if I would need to have the shots for the rest of my life or would there be a point when I could have it in pill or liquid form. And isn't the shot given monthly? The idea of having to go in month after month for the rest of my life seems tedious, but I will do it if I have to...Thanks!    — karmiausnic (posted on June 12, 2002)

June 11, 2002
you have to do something. You can get acript from the doctor and give yourself the shots. I take aubligual B 12 daily....it's a pill from GNC that dissolves under the tongue.
   — Sharon F.

June 11, 2002
My dr. said to start taking B12 after I was able to swallow pills and I do now. I am 7 weeks post-op. I take 500 mgs a day. The pill is smaller than a plain M&M. Check with your DR. to see if it's O.K. for you. Good Luck and God Bless
   — Jennifer F.

June 12, 2002
My doctor only recommends the B-12 sublinqual.(dissolves under your tongue) He found that the levels were incredible. Mine was 4x the normal with the sublinqual. We don't absorb B-12 orally well after WLS.
   — ZZ S.

June 12, 2002
You have a choice between the shots, sublingual, or liquid. The pills don't absorb in a rny system. I have used both sublingual and liquid from GNC.
   — ctyst

June 12, 2002
It's more accurate to say you will have to watch your B12 levels at least twice/yr for life. The sublinguals may work for you if you are faithful to the, or not. I'm not a lozenge, hard candy person at all, so I would not be faithful to them. I do a shot. But the frequency varies according to my blood levels. Guessing doesn't work with B12.
   — vitalady