After a false start in 2024 where I ended up with severely loose stools due to poor diet choices, I went back on MJ this time last year and stayed on 2.5 until October , give or take a couple of weeks in the summer. I lost 2 stone but it felt sustainable and consistent. I wasn’t depriving myself but felt much more in control. Around the end of the summer I also started enjoying a wee glass or two of wine in the evening time , plus a few more at weekends. I’m not sure what triggered this but it became a bit of a habit! This was totally new to me as previously only drank alcohol on special occasions , maybe 3 times a year.
I took my last injection in October. At the beginning of November I began to experience a pain in my right abdomen which was worst overnight and waking me from time to time. I saw the GP who did bloods which showed a slightly raised amylase level indicating possible inflamed pancreas. He suggested I stop taking the MJ( which I already had) and has referred for an ultrasound. He was very anti weight loss injections from the outset. I tried to explain I have had a real difficulty in losing weight since having my gallbladder out 20 years ago , genuinely feels like I have an imbalance of some sort !
my thoughts are that the pain was more likely the alcohol than the MJ given it started to be a problem after I had taken the last injection. I haven’t had a drink since Christmas and have not had any of the pain again.
However I am really struggling to lose weight , I am calorie counting and exercising as much as I was on the MJ but nothing is shifting. I have lost and gained the same 4lb over and over since the start of the month!
I am still waiting for the scan however really really want to try again with the mounjaro. Would this be a ridiculous idea ? Am I asking for trouble ?!