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say goodbye to the 200's!

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Scott A. Shikora M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Shikora was a great one! He was very warm, caring and understanding. He did not go too fast when explaining the surgery process and made sure I understood everything.
My impression only changed for the better over time. The day of surgery he greeted me with a big smile and he stopped by my room 3 times post surgery.
The office staff at Tufts is AMAZING. Louise is awesome - Meghan is wonderful and Dr. Greenberg is great!
There is nothing I don't like about him.
Future patients should know that they are in the BEST of hands when Dr. Shikora is their surgeon. He is the Chief of Bariatric & General Surgery for Tufts and is the BEST in his field.
He emphasizes aftercare like you wouldn't believe - afterall it is THE most important part of this surgery journey.
Yes, the aftercare program is very structured. You have lifelong follow up appts. with your nutritionist, surgeon, psychologist and medical doctor.
Yes, Dr. Shikora fully explained all surgery risks.
I would rate Dr. Shikora a 100 out of 10!
Dr. Shikora's surgical competence is out of this world and his bedside manner is too.
Member Interests
  • Dogs - I miss my dog Jasmine...
  • Walking - I LOVE trying to find new walking trails/paths in Massachusetts!
  • Movies - Obsessed with George Clooney :)
  • Radio & Television - Love: Dexter, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Queer as Folk, The L Word
  • Photography - Love taking photos anywhere I go!
  • Scrapbooks - I'm not great at scrapbooking, but I'm trying!
  • Baseball - Go Red Sox!
  • Road Trips - I will drive anywhere - I love exploring new places!
  • Law Enforcement - I majored in Criminal Justice in college
  • WLS in your 20's - I will be 26 years old in April '10 and have started my new life!

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I am 26 years old and Irish
I have a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice
I had RNY on 12/16/09
I love the Red Sox & Fenway Park  
I love dogs & miss my Jasmine like crazy
I absolutely LOVE ketchup
I absolutely HATE mayonnaise  
I have a new love for cooking & I can't wait to try so many new post-op recipes
That's me in a nutshell 
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26.2K Jimmy Fund Walk
on July 4, 2010 4:56 pm
Ok, so I am officially crazy (well, it is for a good cause at least!)

I have signed up to do the 2010 Jimmy Fund Walk to help raise money for cancer with a few good friends from my Bridgewater Support Group!  The walk spans the entire Boston Marathon route from starting in Hopkinton to ending in Boston ...... ahhh!!    Sooo, in preparation for this I have starting walking more each day.  Today I did 6.6 miles! Wahoo!!

Here is the info for anyone interested!
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=340171&supId=296548704&msource=2010WALKFB
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Dumping?
on February 27, 2010 11:10 am
Whoa, I think I felt a small amount of dumping the other night.  I was eating nothing unusual - baked chicken with a little fat free sour cream for some moisture.  After a bite I got a feeling in my chest that hurt so bad - I was in such pain.  I felt as if I had to burp, so I tried an couldn't swallow any air.  After a few minutes of the really bad chest pain I had to run to the bathroom and I proceeded to throw up.  I have never dumped before but this sure felt like the worst thing in the world.  I wonder what made this happen - I didn't eat too fast and didn't have any "new" foods ... so strange!
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Not feelin' it.
on February 21, 2010 4:16 pm
I am about two months post-op and I'm feeling a little down.  This should be a great, happy time in my life but I don't know what is going on with me.  I am losing the weight but feel like I should be doing more.  I have not had any dumping, which kind of makes me nervous.  Before surgery I had a feeling that I would be one of the patients who won't get dumping, who won't feel full and who will be able to eat anything.  I am not physically hungry (but boy, I am still mentally hungry) which is good but I also never feel full.  I am sure I'm not alone on these feelings but, oh man, I sure feel like it.

Will I ever feel hungry? 
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