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Benjamin Schneider
I really liked Dr. Schneider. He presented at the first information session I attended and I really liked his personality and he had the type of experience I was looking for. He also had a great bedside manner which is just as important to me as good surgical skills. Overall I had no complications except for some muscle stitch pain that is hanging on. He says he does tight muscle stitches to prevent hernias that sometimes bother people. The pain is driving me crazy but if it prevents a hernia and another surgery down the road, it is worth it. And not all of his patients have as much pain as I am having. Overall I have been very pleased with him and his team and would definitely recommend him to anyone else considering this surgery in the Boston area.rnrnThe whole process at BIDMC is multidisciplinary and I have had a great experience with everyone so far, from the surgeon to his fellows to the nutritionist and the nurses I had immediately post-op. They really emphasize aftercare and have a very structured approach. Before surgery you even have to sign a contract stating that you will come to all follow-up appointments. In my opinion that is a positive thing, and I think that BIDMC really has the right idea about how to treat their patients.
Member Interests
  • Arts - Despite being a scientist I'm an artist at heart.
  • Crafts - I love crafts.
  • Family & Friends - I am lucky to have great friends and a really supportive family.
  • Fitness & Exercise - I'm putting this as an interest, because I need to MAKE myself interested!!
  • Travel - I would spend ALL my time traveling if I could.
  • Meeting People - Definitely hoping to meet other people going through this.
  • Skydiving - One of my goals, this will be my reward for getting under 200 lbs!
  • Swimming - I LOOOVE to be in or near the water. Love the beach!!!
  • WLS in your 20's - I'm 26.

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Tracey S. on 11/23/07 2:51 pm
    So glad you are home and on the way to "well"!! I will continue to pray for you. Tracey
  • Comment by Shannon B. on 11/18/07 4:41 pm
    Just wanted to wish you the best, Courtney!!! Everything is going to be GREAT!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you and so excited to see your transformation. Shannon
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My heart is broken???
posted on 9/5/08 6:34 pm
And not in the figurative sense.  For the last couple days I have been having a really irregular heart rate.  It beats normally, then skips a beat, then has an extra hard "make up" beat.  Its like a palpitation.  I can feel the extra beat and it almost makes me lose my breath for a second.  It is completely irregular, sometimes 100 regular beats before a skip, sometimes 2.  But this has been going on almost steadily for the past 3 days.  I called my doctor and made an appointment for Monday.  I feel fine otherwise and yesterday I went to the gym while feeling this way and got through my workout as normal.  It is just a little uncomfortable, really annoying, and a little scary.  The palpatation sensation is definitely something I have felt before but never this regularly.  Yesterday was the first time I really spent a lot of time checking my pulse and figuring out that the sensation was related to something I could count.  It is kind of freaking me out.  I have been working out more lately but not in any extreme sense.  I have always done a lot of cardio and only recently have I added a lot of weight training.  But I don't think that would affect my heart.  Of course I am making myself paranoid with all the internet research and self diagnosing I have been doing.  There are a million different causes of arrhythmia and sometimes its just there even though everything is healthy so I need to stop worrying.  Some say anxiety can cause it.  I have been stressed lately but not outrageously so.  I also saw one source that said low electrolyte levels can cause this too.  So far since surgery all of my labs have been perfect, the last being done in May, so I doubt that is the cause but given being a post op that might be the most likely?  I have been extra careful the last two days to be extra hydrated and take all my vitamins and eat and drink things with magnesium and potassium and such.  No change though.  I have no idea if this is even remotely WLS related but its kind of weird that I am in better shape now than I have ever been in my whole life and now I am experiencing this weird symptom.  So who knows.  If anyone has gone through anything similar and has any input I would love to hear about it. 



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