Hi guys!! I have a date to get the surgery in September! I chose the Vertical Sleeve because it seemed less invasive and appeared to work way better than the LapBand. So anyway, my question is about fruit. Am I still going to be able to eat it? I LOVE oranges and blueberries and strawberries and banana's etc!! I can not imagine not being able to tolerate fruit! I know it's sugar and carbs, But it's so good and good for you! I would like to become VEGAN after the surgery. After all we are starting over , right? Anyone try fruit and have a good or bad experience let me know!!! =))

You should be fine with fruit! Some tougher fruits, you'll need to wait until you are fully healed. I couldn't eat a raw apple with getting a stomachache until I was about 5 or 6 months out. But there is no reason you can't eat fruit with the sleeve as far as dumping goes -- that's just for RNYers.

You will need to eat a high protein diet, which can make it tough to "fit" fruit into your daily diet. But as long as you are hitting your protein numbers and you have room for it, enjoy your fresh fruit!

Going vegan might be tough due to the protein requirements. I am a vegetarian - and I was long before the sleeve surgery. I have no problem getting my protein in because I can use cheese, whey-based protein shakes, and lots of yummy vegetarian products (like morningstar patties - yum!). A vegan could do it too, but would just have more limited options. I'd recommend starting with being a vegetarian, and then once you are fully healed from surgery you can try to get all the egg and milk products out of your diet. I wouldn't go straight to vegan right away. You'd really be limiting your options for protein when you are healing. That's JMHO, though...

Great advice , thank you! My green superfoods drink in the morning is vegan and has 15grams of protein. Although, I do see what your saying, maybe I won't put that much pressure on myself right out of the gate!

i dont have any trouble with fruit...except that an apple is a full course meal for me now

Fruit is great stuff. I love apples with peanut butter on them.

You can't eat certain fruits until you're completelly healed, but after that, eat fruit if you want to eat it!