Question:
Where can you buy chelated vitamins and are they the best for post rny.

   — [Anonymous] (posted on October 31, 2001)

October 31, 2001
I have not had the surgery yet, but my doctor (he is strictly a bariatric surgeon) says he will be putting me on prenatal vitamins FOR LIFE. Other values, such as Iron, Protein, Folate, and B-12 will be monitored through blood work routinely during follow-up visits and supplements will be suggested as needed. I don't think there is a need, unless instructed to do so, to spend a lot of money on vitamins. Don't know about you, but the less pills I have to take the better. God willing, I plan on getting a lot of my vitamins from V-8 Splash, V-8 Juice, etc. You can talk with your dietician on how to get the bulk of needed vitamins and minerals through your diet. God Bless and Good Luck!
   — BrendaSinger

October 31, 2001
Your question was really bugging me after I answered and I looked it up in the library of this website about chelated vitamins. You can do the same. There are a lot of good answers posted there that may answer your question. One even lists a website where they can be purchased. It sure has struck a question for me to continue to talk with my surgeon about. Read below one comment I found that rather disputes what I told you previously (there are so many opinions) you can only do what is best for you and your physician: "Q: Are Prenatal vitimans really ok? A: My primary care physcian prescribed me some pre-natal vitamins about 1 week before I saw my surgeon for my first post surgery check up. I was so thrilled cause those vitamins are good!! I remember how my hair and nails grew, how good I felt when I took them while pregnant. I prodly told my surgeon that I had a prescription for them when I saw him on my next visit. He looked at me strange then announced that they would do me absolutely no good, because of the malabsorbtion. He said I needed chelated vitamins, that are wrapped in minerals, especially to be absorbed where others can't be. I use Country-Life, and am doing fine. I gave the prenatal vitamins to my girlfriend. Her nails are growing nicely. http://www.country-life.com/ Although any chelated vitamins will work well. GNC does not sell these, but most other vitamin stores do." ------------------------------------------------------------
   — BrendaSinger

October 31, 2001
well i looked it up in the dictionary and this is what it said: a compound having a ring structure that usu. contains a metal ion held by coordinate bonds However, i see no difference in them than other vitimans. I will say that most of the people I have spoken with do NOT take chelated vitimans but many do order from Michele Curran (vitalady.com) she is in for the money too OF COURSE but...SHE IS ALSO CONCERNED for US because she is a patient herself...and I WOULD SAY SHE WANTS TO LIVE TO ENJOY WHAT SHE EARNS.
   — Jackiis