The voices have shut up.
April 22, 2022, at 405 pounds, I was in the hospital with heart and lung issues from COVID. The ElectroCardiologist. Dr. Shravan Ambati, saved my life by saying, “You will either change your life or you will live in a nursing home.”
Immediately, I quit eating Uber Eats and salt. I lost 40 pounds fairly quickly. Then I learned about Trulicity (dulaglutide) and began that on July, 29, 2022.
On October 21, 2022, I wrote Dr. Ambati to thank him for saving my life. That day, I had lost 70 pounds.
I hit a plateau and my HbA1c had begun climbing again (from 5.8 to a 6.4 in 3 months). I learned about Mounjaro (tirzepatide) from my daughter and asked my Endocrinologist if I could change from Trulicity to Mounjaro. She was all for it, but we needed to see if it would get approved by insurance. I am a Type 2 diabetic (a requirement for the prescription) and it was approved.
Mounjaro
I started Mounjaro on Sept. 7, 2023 – I was 279 pounds, down 126 pounds. We’ll see where it goes from there.
all photos by Barb Herrera