The store manager is a :cens0r: and I sincerely hope he didn't advise you to power feed this animal.
Due to the back-to-back regurgitations your snake needs three weeks of NO FEEDING and then minimal feeding to give it time to recover. Regurgitation is very traumatic for a snake, they don't bounce back quickly like mammals do, and when you do start feeding again you need to give it a half-size meal, wait two weeks, offer another half-size meal, wait, and then offer a normal size meal.
For your snake a normal-size meal is what you were feeding before the store manager stuck his nose in. So, if your BRB was getting two fuzzies, then offer one for a half-size meal.
There is a product called NutriBAC carried by http://www.thebeanfarm.com. It is a powdered reptile probiotic. When you start feeding your snake again, dust the feeder with a little bit of it so your snake eats it. It will help replenish his good stomach flora.
Once you are back up to two fuzzies every two weeks then you can slowly decrease the time between feedings. Instead of feeding on a 14-day schedule, drop to a 12-day schedule for 2-3 feedings, then to a 10-day schedule. Since BRB's are kept at lower temperatures they need longer to digest than BCI's and BP's so I wouldn't feed more frequently than every 10 days.
Once he's doing ok on a 10 day schedule you can slowly increase the feeder size. Instead of two fuzzies, offer one hopper. The meal should leave a minimal lump. Eventually you can work him up to larger prey but don't be in a hurry to get there.
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