Vitamins?? What do you take??

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So I was banded April 3rd. I take a daily MVI--Though, im wanting to start taking some CLA 1000mg bid, and Multiple Enzymes bid...Any others take these?? Im also going to start taking Sublingual B-12. Im just curious if any of you take these, and what else do you add daily??? I plan on going Friday and stocking up on some goodies...All of this is new to me!! LOL Thanks in advance for all of your info! KW

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NurseWiggins

Banded April 3rd 2007!!
Surgeon: Dr Mason, Bryan/College Station Texas
4cc band, first fill 1cc, second fill 1.5cc
Starting Stats: 331.5#, BMI 47.6
NurseWiggins@aol.com

I take two chewable gummi bear childrens vitamins.
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surgery July 06 @ 265 lbs tight size 26 jeans
reached goal Mar 07 / 21 months food sober !
CURRENTLY 155 lbs 11/28/08 size 10 jeans
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I am trying something new. My hair is falling out and I know it isn't protein so it is either quick weight loss, anesthesia, or vitamins/minerals. So I take Centrum Adult Chewables twice daily, Flinstones childrens chewables 3 times daily (with iron as even mild anemia can cause this), Chewable calcium (the Chocolate kind) twice daily, and Vit E however I don't recall how many IUs.

However, I suspect this is from the anesthesia.

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The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there!

If you need anything please feel free to email me through the LBT system.

Goal in 10 months!!! -103lbs (-132 total)
Alberto Aceves/Mexicali, Mexico
From 22/24 to size 4

Nothing much. I sometimes remember to take a multi, I know I should be taking iron as I'm low but it makes me constipated.

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Jacqui

My doctor told me to take 2 flintstone vitamins a day, so thats what I'm on.

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My doc instructed me to do chewables while I was on liquids. Once I switched over to regular food, I have to take a good multivitamin, so I tke this: http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp...316&cp=2618597

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Banded 04/09/07
Chilton Memorial Hospital, NJ: Dr. V. Gritsus
248/224/150

Getting married 3/15/08! Hoping to be a size 14/16 by then!

I take 2 Centrum chewable multi-vitamins and 1000 mg calcium per day. Used to take sublingual Biotin to help with hair loss but that was in the beginning only.

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Alynne
Banded 12/21/05
Dr. John Pennings, Post Falls, Idaho
highest/MD consult/day of surgery/current/goal
330/321/286/154.4/155
Lower Body Lift 12/20/07

I take a Centrum chewable daily.

I've been taking....

Flintstone complete chewable vitamins

Bariatic Advantage passion fruit flavored chewable iron (which i bought online)

And Viactiv chocolate calcium vitamins.


*** My nutritionist said to be sure to take the iron in the day and calcium at night (or vice versa) just not at the same time. They compete for the same thing or something. Not explaining that good.. But they would cancel each other out.. basically.

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Banded on Feb. 12, 2007

BIDMC - Boston, Mass - Dr. Schneider

( Lost 74lbs - since being weighed on 3/27/08)

Does anyone know of a good Fish Oil pill to take that I can actually swallow? All of the ones I've tried are like 1.5 inches long and I can't get them down, they get stuck!!! YUCK....imagine fish oil s-l-o-w-l-y dripping down.

THANKS!

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~Meg

I take one flintstones chewable and one citrical creamy bites calcium. I have some natural herbs I take sparingly as well.

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Banded 3/5/07
1st fill 4/18/07 - 1cc in 4cc band
2nd fill 6/20/07 - .5cc = 1.5 total
3rd fill 10/17/07 - .5cc = 2 total
4th fill 1/9/08 - .3cc = 2.3 total
5th fill 4/23/08 - .2cc = 2.5 total

I am having terrible hairloss also... Maybe that is the vitamins ... I forget to take it and because I actually eat reasonably I thought I would be ok - no anemia. I guess it is time to hurry and really do what the doctor says. I have lost about 1/4 of my hair. My pony tail is so thin.... :(

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Surgery Date: February 7, 2007
BMI Before surgery : 34
BMI Goal: 25
Surgeon: Dr. John Marsden
Dallas, TX

My pony tail is about half as thick as it used to be.

There is so much of my hair on the floors that it clogs the vacuum cleaner. My dogs poop out my hair.

I really do think this is from the anesthesia. Maybe from fast weight loss. Okay, I'm not sure. ;)

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HOW TO RESEARCH A MEXICAN SURGEON:
http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f11/resea...s-101-a-66635/

The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there!

If you need anything please feel free to email me through the LBT system.

Goal in 10 months!!! -103lbs (-132 total)
Alberto Aceves/Mexicali, Mexico
From 22/24 to size 4

Before the surgery I took..
-Fish Oil
-Flaxseed Oil
-Viactiv Chewable Calcium
-Centrum Multi-vitamin

When I was being discharged, the nurse said 'The doctor wants you to only take Flintstone vitamins chewable and not take any of the others'. I wanted to know why I couldn't take calcium and flaxseed oil mostly.. she said he didn't say, it was just on the discharge papers. So.. I'm only doing flintstones right now. I am back on my b/c and Prilosec. My heartburn was weird, it's like it never made it to the 'top' part of the stomach, but I could feel it rumbling in the bottom one. (Unrelated to surgery, I have had chronic heartburn most of my life).

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My instructions were to take Flintstones and Tums for the calcium. I have only been taking one of each per day, but it sounds like that might not be enough?

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