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I'm in my 30s and live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, Raynaud's, Narcolepsy, MCAD, ADHD, and PTSD. More than 15 years back, before any of my diagnoses existed, I got a lap band. I dropped over 100 lbs with it, yet after a pregnancy every pound came back and then extra on top. For a long stretch I kept no fluid in the band since the sensation bothered me so much. Nearly 10 years afterward, I reached a breaking point and began moving my body more while paying closer attention to better food choices. Even when a food wasn't healthy, I permitted myself 1 bite of whatever I craved, and the pounds fell away—roughly 60 lbs came off fast. After that I hit a plateau lasting more than a year, which is how I ended up on Mounjaro. I stayed with it for a couple of months, then made the switch to Tirzepatide once I no longer wanted to keep paying $1,000 each month.
Tirzepatide has been part of my routine for a couple of years now and I've shed another 40 lbs, but my health declined somewhat across the past year, so I paused it a few times. My lap band came out 7 months ago, and a few months back I was in a serious accident; I needed surgery after breaking my bone into 3 pieces and tearing ligaments. That is how I found this forum: I hoped to recover faster and return to the usual 'me.'
I still have some Tirz on hand and will taper off it while moving to Ret, and I'm also planning to begin Klow, IPA, MOTS-c10.
Excited to keep learning!
I'm in my 30s and live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, Raynaud's, Narcolepsy, MCAD, ADHD, and PTSD. More than 15 years back, before any of my diagnoses existed, I got a lap band. I dropped over 100 lbs with it, yet after a pregnancy every pound came back and then extra on top. For a long stretch I kept no fluid in the band since the sensation bothered me so much. Nearly 10 years afterward, I reached a breaking point and began moving my body more while paying closer attention to better food choices. Even when a food wasn't healthy, I permitted myself 1 bite of whatever I craved, and the pounds fell away—roughly 60 lbs came off fast. After that I hit a plateau lasting more than a year, which is how I ended up on Mounjaro. I stayed with it for a couple of months, then made the switch to Tirzepatide once I no longer wanted to keep paying $1,000 each month.
Tirzepatide has been part of my routine for a couple of years now and I've shed another 40 lbs, but my health declined somewhat across the past year, so I paused it a few times. My lap band came out 7 months ago, and a few months back I was in a serious accident; I needed surgery after breaking my bone into 3 pieces and tearing ligaments. That is how I found this forum: I hoped to recover faster and return to the usual 'me.'
I still have some Tirz on hand and will taper off it while moving to Ret, and I'm also planning to begin Klow, IPA, MOTS-c10.
Excited to keep learning!
