Mounjaro 10st or more to lose - Thread 6

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Thankyou. Yes I remember my anxious back and forth before making the plunge into mounjaro and I'm so grateful for all your wisdom then (and since!) and amazing seeing your progress.

Yes halfway there seems insane looking back at where I was in the lead up to last Xmas and weighing up mobility scooters and weight loss surgery.

I'm so very grateful to this thread. I'm still very obese but life is so unbelievably different already. And even from reading some of the current hoo ha both here and on my provider group on fb I'm reminded again and again how different it is for us with the large amounts to lose.

We've all done and are doing amazingly.

I remember being stunned in those early weeks that this must be how normal people live. I'm so used to that now. I don't want to lose it though. Im sure I'd regain.

But yes good point with alternatives. I've been wondering if I could get to close to target whether Id manage to maintain with wegovy if it would take the edge off.

Any yes my inflammation fear isn't so bad if I think not having however many stone will also help.

But I also think "diet and exercise" never worked for me before and I tried so hard. Im so scared of losing this.

I've not heard from my provider yet. It may be as I'm on a study that I have a few months breathing space. I've looked at the Ts and Cs and it's not overly clear

I hope it's ok to 'repost' this. I've done 5mg this evening, but any advise on what to do now - should I have another 5mg week or inject a smaller dose on Monday evening tk titrate up as I have been hungry and feel I may need to move up. If so, what?!

Also feeling anxious about the price rise and stock issues - not letting myself read any boards other than this one as think they'll really panic me!
I'm currently abroad on holiday and am due to reorder anyway when I get home on Monday. I'm with Zava. I'm desperate to reorder now but previously, even when they've been reporting delays, Zava have been really quick to approve and dispatch and I've received my pen the day after ordering before - so I don't dare order in case it's sent while we're still away even though I know that's unlikely in the current panic buying climate! I'm just preying there'll still be stock on Monday and I can order then. @FattyBumBumNoMore would love the £20 code you mentioned higher up if that's possible, thank you 😊 I looked yesterday and couldn't see any codes.

PM’d you

Thank you!

I ordered from them on Thursday about 5pm as soon as I saw the news. Was approved straight away and being delivered today (originally said Tuesday/Wednesday) so quicker than it's been for months!

Thanks, that's useful to know. That's what I'm nervous of! Think I have to hold my nerve and wait until Monday or maybe tomorrow evening because I can't risk it arriving before Tuesday 😬

@TheBeesTrees I would move up to 7.5mg.

4 or 5 days between doses is fine. The manufacturer says that's okay.

Good luck with your interview!

For me, I really think this is a matter of life or death, I don't mean to be dramatic, but it's how I feel.
So I will find the money somehow.

Yes this is 100% how I feel. I can't go back to mobility scooters and misery.

@SecretNameforMN welcome to the best thread. We can all relate to each other. I've had no side effects except totally manageable constipation (which is my own fault anyway since I barely drink!). Sure you'll be fine. Best of luck.

@TheBeesTrees so you did 5 yesterday. I'd not do anything on Mon but take 7.5 next Fri, if you were planning on going up anyway.

Yes I ordered about 10pm Thursday and I’ve just noticed it’s out for delivery. Great turnaround, I’ve been so happy with Zava. I was invited on one of their focus interviews a few months ago to look at website user experiences. The staff were lovely. I’m surprised they haven’t commented on this news about price hikes though.

Also since I messaged you @UsernameShmusername2024 I’ve had the alert to say mine is being delivered today. Are you aware that they don’t dispatch over the weekend so in theory you can order now.

If both of my pens get approved, I've worked out it'll take me up to 21st Dec if I do 2 pens at 5mg then 2 pens at 7.5. Then I'll deal with the fallout then if suppliers are refusing to give me higher pens after such a long gap. That's Decembers problem!

Thank you - I'm worried it could arrive on Monday though as we won't be back until very late. Probably being overly cautious but I think I'll probably order late tomorrow. They've always been really speedy whenever I've ordered from them.
I did get an email from them just with the same info that's been posted by various providers.

I don't quite understand what you are trying to achieve, probably my fault not enough coffee, but I believe the minimum is 4 days between jabs, and use a different site.

SW (15 Feb 25): 19st 9lbs / BMI 44.4 (obese class 3)
CW: 15st 10lbs / BMI 35.5 (obese class 2)

Wk25 weigh in this morning (wk12 on 5mgs) … and 3lbs off. Super happy with that. NSV this week, stood and danced for the whole duration of Oasis gig 🤣

I’ve lost 20% of my starting weight and averaging 2.2lbs loss per week.

Goal: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 (8.3st-11st) for my height) - so 4st 10lbs to go to get to top of healthy range.

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Wks 5-8 (2.5mg): -6lbs
Wks 9-12 (2.5mg): -11lbs
Wks 13-16 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 17-20 (5mg): - 4lbs
Wks 21-24 (5mg): - 7lbs
Wk 25 (5mg): -3lbs
Total loss: 55lbs

My zava order was approved just after 5pm yesterday & delivery is due on Tuesday. They have a cut off of 4pm on a Friday.

I'm really shocked by the massive suppression I'm feeling this morning.

It his me like this, all of a sudden out of nowhere. I mean, even after 18 months, it can suddenly do this.

Does anyone else find this? I can go days where the MJ almost seems not to be working, then it just hits me.

Bizarrely I ended up with one of the most expensive providers.
So I've been paying £279 a month for quite some time
Yesterday they phoned me ,to ask if I want to order another pen before prices change
So I did .but they told me their price is going to double come September.
I'm at my limit of what I can just about afford
So that means swapping providers,which im a bit nervous to do.
But it's swap providers or come off it , ozempic costs even more with my provider

I'm now 4 pounds away from an 8 stone loss
I've got new glasses,and having been a person who lived in jeans ,I now wear dresses, sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I don't recognise myself.
I've also decided I'm not coming of this medication or swapping to a different medication.
Ive found something that is helping me get to a normal life and normal weight and I'm not giving that up ,I've already seen some prices on a different thread of new prices from September,around what I'm already paying.
So big girl pants on to swap at some point

I find suppression is high most of the time to be honest, I eat just once a day and could often take it or leave it. But yesterday I was hungry all day but it was takeaway night and I didn't want to miss it so I pushed through with pints of water. Then ate my burger in about six minutes! I didn't really taste it! Starving today and just ate a multi pack Picnic can't wait till dinner tonight.

Chemist4u is doing bundles of two pens.
I've just paid £350 for two x 15mg pens (£175 each) which is a bargain.

Medino still haven't been in touch but they've put their prices right up.

Luckily, I ordered my most recent 15mg pen from them, just before they increased. It was £175 with my discount.

So I'll have three pens in a few days at a reasonable price.

Is that their new price ,
I did think yesterday of saying no ,and trying to find a cheaper provider
But then I thought that companies might not be taking new people on

I've got 11 weeks worth
So I can take my time to find a new provider
I think I'm ok untill start of October
Hopefully things will of settled down by then

Well, they took me on.
DH had to take various pictures of me last night, holding a bit of paper with the date on it.

I think it's likely that their prices will go up on Sept 1st, but I'm not entirely clear about that.

I mean £175 for a 15mg pen is a good price, so I have a feeling it'll go up soon.

Just thinking
It's going to make it difficult staying on a maintenance dose because of the cost

Ah right
Got you .
Well it's done now
I just need shop around before October to find a price I can afford,