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Just thought I'd pass this along. I got a call last week from my GP's office. I had some blood work he wanted to go over. It turns out it was not as scary as I though lol, but something that post ops should be aware of. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that our body will synthesize (as vitamin D₃) when sun exposure is adequate, and stores it in body fat. When you have wls you drop body fat pretty quickly which in turn depletes Vitamin D stores. Low levels of vitamin D can lead to bone mineral deficiencies, and inflammatory disease, among other things. Check out this article: 

yourhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195629.htm 

My GP recommends 1000-3000 IU daily (1000 for spring/summer and up it to 3000 for fall/winter). They are tiny little oil gel caps that are easy to swallow. I had blood work done just before surgery and everything was great and then three months after surgery my Vitamin D has dropped to 10 points below the low end of the range. Just something to be aware of and it's not a bad idea to take it anyway living in the North where we don't get quite enough sunshine anyway.

Cheers

Heather