It's great to hear that many of you have had positive experiences with Dr De Bruyne. I am scheduled for my op with him in the next few weeks but I have a few concerns over the pre-op diet that I thought someone over here might be able to advise me on as I don't want to bug him with questions at this stage. I was basically told to go on a low fat diet but I'm not sure whether I should be counting calories too? At the minute, I am just making sure the fat is low but not really worrying about totally cutting down on carbs. For example, today I had:


Breakfast: Shape yoghurt (fat free, approx 40 cals)

Lunch: Lentil stew with chicken breast and a small portion of rice (all cooked without a drop of oil) (650 cals?)

Dinner: Vegetable broth with a few vermicelli inside (20 cals?)

Snacks/drinks: water, one glass diet fizzy drink, 2 nectarines, another shape yoghurt, one packet of wotsits crisps and half a wagon wheel (i know that's awful :S), (approx 350cals)

Total cals: approx 1100)


Is this generally what you all had or should I be cutting down more? If I'm honest, I'm feeling pretty hungry throughout the day so I really am trying. I have read about milk-only and optifast pre-op diets and all that is making me worried I'm not doing enough...I don't want to increase the risk of complications because I ate too much pre-op and my liver hadn't shrunk enough.

Would really appreciate some advice, I can take harsh criticism too...