I was told not to take any vitamins until my first post-op visit 2 weeks after surgery. I was told to take my regular meds and supplements that weren't too large the day after my surgery. I will be 3 weeks out Tuesday and I am now taking the whole regiment. The ones that are too large, I break in half and thankfully haven't had any problems! Do you have chewable calcium? If so, where did you find it?
Thanks and Good Luck!

Thanks! I actually purchased liquid calcium citrate from my local fred meyers. It was a brand approved by my nut. Altho there are chewable wafers that are out there too that are calcuim citrate.

I was told no vitamin til 2 week check up i had to take them all in to my appointment. The liquid calcium is really good. And wellesse makes liquid multivitamin and all kinds of other supplements.

I was prescribed and given chewable prenatal vitamins right out the gate. In fact before surgery I was started on them and they continued to give them through my stay in the hospital and ongoing now. I think best answer I could give is go by your NUT and Surgeon's recommendation

I could start with chewables anytime, but they wanted me on all by 2 wks

I think it was two weeks.... That was also when I was able to start swallowing pills...

Vitamins I was to start at my 3 week checkup. Swallowing pills was the day after surgery. Go figure lol.

Day I. Chewable vitamin, Calcium citrate petites, sublingual B12 and Iron capsule.

My surgeon/doctor told me nothing until the two week follow up. I am not on any Meds aside from vitamins and birth control. He said no vitamins til after we meet and no BC until a month out.

I started my chewables when I got home. Everything was ok'd at the 2 wk post op appointment. I love the Calcium chews, just take small bites and chew well. Kind of feels like a piece of candy.

I always took them pre op but they stopped those and the pill a month pre op. They always make me stop them preop but I don't quite know why reading that some people stay on them...............anyway the protocol for my first program was not to start them until I went for my staples to be removed.........calcium was at a month post op ..

I could not actually start vitamins until 2 yrs out a month after my revision.......I think every surgeon has his preferences on about everything.........I still am not on calcium because I have a condition called hypercalcemia. I always suggest people go over your labs yourself.......mine have the normal values listed beside them so I question the heck out of ones that show as being even a little off. Mainly because of the calcium being so far off and them having me take it anyway for 2 mths. I have also caught a issue the endocrinologist missed...

Thanks all! I will do what they tell me at preop... but was wondering how it all played out for all of you. It still amazes me how different it is for everyone!

I am aware that for many vitamin deficiencies it can take years for it to show up. Even on the labs done, it can be deceiving. I also know that was is considered a normal range, can just depend on what standards a given lab uses... I learned this when I learned about my thyroid issues.

I do know that I will choke the suckers down even if I happen to be one of those people who do not tolerate them well. Just as I will my protein. As far as I am concerned, taking vitamins, drinking water, eating protein.... none of these are optional, they are just things I have to do. :)

Becca.. just wanted to say good luck. Wish I had found this board before my surgery an not 2 months after lol. Just get everything you can in chewable or liquid form before you can do pills. It took me probly about 4 months before I could get up to the 64 ounces of water a day part. I cant drink or eat if I dont feel the urge. I told my surgeon that an she told me it was ok just to keep trying. Now at 10 days before 7 months, I drink well over 100 ounces a day. Cant say much about the food cause Im not gonna sit down an eat a full meal if I dont have the urge, but Im sure in time that too will change. Well enough of my rambling, just wanted to say good luck. :)

Congrats on your surgery and welcome to the LOSER's BENCH. I couldn't take anythng until a week after surgery when I went back to see my dr, for my first post op appt.

Thanks ladies! And Chocolate... not there yet. Got about 2 weeks till surgery :) Just planning ahead :)