I am scheduled for my bypass on 2/17. I am looking for other vegans to help me. I am currently a vegetarian but want to make the jump to veganism when I have the surgery. Anyone know of any support groups or individuals willing to help? Thanks.

<p>I am scheduled for my bypass on 2/17. I am looking for other vegans to help me. I am currently a vegetarian but want to make the jump to veganism when I have the surgery. Anyone know of any support groups or individuals willing to help? Thanks.</p>

I am a vegetarian as well and am pre op, I heave considered veganism as well but since we need a lot of protein early on I will probably wait until 6 months post op as I get a substantial amount of protein from dairy currently.

I am unaware of any support groups if you find one let me know! I mostly use my phone so I don't browse the web a lot.

I really like this topic! Thanks for starting it Kerry! I was a vegan before surgery. But since starting on this program last July, and especially since my RNY surgery on 12/10/13, I've had to increase my protein with whey powders and other dairy (milk, cheese, etc.). I still can't handle eggs, so they're out. I've tried meats, poultry and fish also, since my surgery. I found that I can only tolerate a little white fish. I can't tolerate chicken at all. And beef and turkey ham are only tolerated in VERY tiny amounts. I haven't wanted to try any other animal products. I'm told by others that have had RNY that as time passes you can tolerate more of everything eaten before surgery. But I don't really care about meats. I know I'm only two months from my surgery. I'm hopeful that I'll eventually be able to use less dairy and more legumes for my protein. But I may not be able to do without dairy completely, since I have to get at least 80 grams of protein per day. I don't know that I can eat enough beans, peas, and lentils to do it. I CAN say that split peas and all beans are MORE flavorful and tasty than before surgery! Who knew! I could give up the little fish, beef and turkey ham right now. I feel like I'm rambling now. I hope this rambling has helped you.