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TylerRo

TylerRo

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Hi All, does anyone here take Vitamins that Are NOT Bariatric? I'm having a hard time purchasing the Bariatric ones since they're so Expensive (well, to Me they are), & then I have to take 3 tablets from one, & 2 from another. I find myself getting Depressed about the vitamins, than anything else.
 
My doctor put me on Flinstone chewables with iron and I take it twice a day. $6-$7 at Walmart.
Calcium I take Citracal chewables 3 times daily.
I also take B12 (Walmart) and a B complex vitamin.
 
dianeseattle said:
I said, "Every time I come here, this is where I'm going to wait for my food. If you don't like that, I suggest you redesign your system so customers are not inconvenienced." My kid used to laugh & laugh & tell stories about his mom, who refused to be treated like that & who made McDonald's crawl to a stop & reconsider its reputation for serving "Fast Food."

Y'all may not find it as funny, but believe me, it was a political act. They could be fair, or they could put up with me. The alternative was that I wouldn't do business with them anymore. The list is long & painful, the names of the people with whom I do not do business--
Walgreens, Walmart, McDonald's... I've never even set foot in a Walmart in my life. Never had a Snapple. Refused to listen to any music by Micchael Jackson way back when. Anytime I saw injustice or unfairness, I tossed the tea in Boston Harbor & refused to do business with oppressors.
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Too funny Diane, you're totally justified too! Just a quick comment about Snapple, the rumors regarding the KKK and Operation Rescue were just that, rumors. There is no truth to them whatsoever and Snapple has been trying to dispel them for years:

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No I'm not a shareholder, ;) I'm a loyal customer who would be lost without the diet lemon tea now that soda is out of my life! :)
 
dianeseattle said:
The reason I boycotted Snapple was in part because they lied in their commercials and they made a celebrity of the woman who was pitching their product, as if she really was the inventor or CEO of Snapple, which I think is what she was claiming. But there was another reason for which I am drawing a blank. It was so long ago. But I remember feeling very passionate about it and to this day have never had a Snapple. No big loss, right? Like I need another artificially flavored drink to put in my body.

Another thing I boycott is Facebook.
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Ah, ok gotcha on Snapple. I agree with you 100% about Facebook. Never had an account, always disliked the concept of people being able to look me up without permission.
 
TylerRo said:
Hi All, does anyone here take Vitamins that Are NOT Bariatric? I'm having a hard time purchasing the Bariatric ones since they're so Expensive (well, to Me they are), & then I have to take 3 tablets from one, & 2 from another. I find myself getting Depressed about the vitamins, than anything else.
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Hi I just bought all my vitamins from Vitamin shoppe and the NuLife Advanced Bariatric multi chewable was the cheapest I found but you're going to need more iron and more b12. I found the iron made by Nature's Plus in a chewable as well and the b12 in a disolvable called B Dots. Not that expensive but I only bought a 2 month supply. I already had calcium Tums 1000s and liquid vitamin D3. Note that you might not need this combo of vitamins if you're not going to take the multi from NuLife. Other brands of multis might have enough iron and b12. I saw my nutritionist two days ago and she said if I stay with this multi I needed the others and she also said must RYGB patients need all 4 pills plus the D3. It's def not fun chewing all these pills, I'd rather be chewing food but this is the choice we made. Let me know if you find them cheaper. Good luck.
 
Hey everyone, I just posted this to another thread but seems relevant here too:

My nutritionist has me taking: “Bariatric Fusion Complete Chewable Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement”.

I take it 4 times a day but that’s all I need to take. No tracking doses of additional vitamins/supplements. I love that convenience!

If your nutritionist agrees that this would meet your needs, you can order it right from Amazon for about $30/month (again, convenient):

https://www.amazon.com/Bariatric-Fusion-Multivitamin-Supplement-Gastrectomy/dp/B0170OBPGQ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=bariatric+fusion+chewable+vitamins+cherry&qid=1563075589&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&th=1

They are a little chalky (like tums) but I've gotten used to that. I like the wild cherry flavor best.
 
I just started getting my bariatric vitamins from Celebratevitamins.com or you can call the number 877)424-1953 they are not as expensive as others. I am currently on a fixed income and this company offers financial assist for those that qualify its just a suggestion but it was very helpful to me in my situation. they supply you with your multi , iron , calcium for three months at time for a year on the assisted program at the end of the year you have to re apply, if your surgeon or nutritionalist requires additional supplements they do not cover those you will have purchase those yourself which I will be doing but still this helpful for those that cant I hope this helpful to you and anyone else that in the same situation as I am in.
 
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