Aliphant1964
New Member
Hello 
I had my initial assessment in Chichester 7 days ago and I have been accepted for a Gastric Bypass but I will need to complete 6 months of Tier 3 appointments and I have been told to expect a wait of approximately 12 months before surgery.
In the meantime I have been advised to start getting to grips with some of the lifestyle changes - including starting to take an A-Z Multivitamin and Mineral supplement and well as a separate vitamin D tablet.
However, following a DVT and PE in November 2009 I am now on warfarin for life and I have been told I must not take a multivitamin that includes Vitamin K and only has a very low level of Vitamin E, otherwise my blood clotting may be compromised.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Can anyone recommend a multivitamin that will cover A-Z but excludes vitamin K and has Vitamin E at a maximum of 400 units?
I have tried phoning Chichester for advice and initially they came back and said an A-Z tablet won't affect my clotting levels as the Vitamin K would only be around the same level as would be found in a normal diet, but when I explained my INR tests veer wildly between 1:1 and 1:4 up to 3:8 and 4:2 - and the amount of times I have hit my desired target of 2.5 over the last 5 years could probably be counted on one or two hands - they said they would have to look into it and try and get back to me!
I have tried searching online, but I would be very grateful if somebody could give me some advice.
Many Thanks
Alison
I had my initial assessment in Chichester 7 days ago and I have been accepted for a Gastric Bypass but I will need to complete 6 months of Tier 3 appointments and I have been told to expect a wait of approximately 12 months before surgery.
In the meantime I have been advised to start getting to grips with some of the lifestyle changes - including starting to take an A-Z Multivitamin and Mineral supplement and well as a separate vitamin D tablet.
However, following a DVT and PE in November 2009 I am now on warfarin for life and I have been told I must not take a multivitamin that includes Vitamin K and only has a very low level of Vitamin E, otherwise my blood clotting may be compromised.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Can anyone recommend a multivitamin that will cover A-Z but excludes vitamin K and has Vitamin E at a maximum of 400 units?
I have tried phoning Chichester for advice and initially they came back and said an A-Z tablet won't affect my clotting levels as the Vitamin K would only be around the same level as would be found in a normal diet, but when I explained my INR tests veer wildly between 1:1 and 1:4 up to 3:8 and 4:2 - and the amount of times I have hit my desired target of 2.5 over the last 5 years could probably be counted on one or two hands - they said they would have to look into it and try and get back to me!
I have tried searching online, but I would be very grateful if somebody could give me some advice.
Many Thanks
Alison
