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You look fabulous! Your smile is gorgeous in both photos, though! 😀

I've managed to shed 65 pounds since February! Feels unreal. My sweetie joked that it's like we lost a whole bulldog. 😂 5'8" ~260 -> 194 lbs on 1mg weekly!

Plateaus are the worst! But you're doing great!

Amazing and interesting. Congrats to you both. And yes, there are tons of benefits to not drinking alcohol.

I was reading about someone that took a small amount of something called ACE-031... like 100mcg... and they started feeling like they had the flu within 15 mins. The purity test said it was 99% pure! Makes you wonder what else is in there.

Exactly! I only told my rheumatologist because I've known him since '95 and I know he leaves some things out of my record to protect me from insurance. I doubt a lot of doctors do that.

Most doctors hate anything new, especially if it's not from big pharma, and don't even think about suggesting it to them. My rheumatologist was pretty annoyed when I told him in June 2024 that I'd started on Reta (and he's usually super chill and open to new things). But when I came back in...

A little bit lol

Yeah, these drugs are really cool if they treat your specific condition. I'm no doctor, but if we can make drugs improve chronic conditions, it makes you wonder what they can do for healthy people too. I always tell my kid that he'll see crazy medical advances. But it also makes you wonder if...

You could get a travel pouch for refrigerated meds. Some are water-activated, so you dunk it in cold water and the cooling beads keep it cold. They dry in a few days, so just put the meds in the fridge or reactivate the pouch. I've done multi-week trips like this and it works well.

I just buy sterilized carts for a few bucks each from some online vendors. So far, so good....

It could be the pen or the cart. Try the pen without a cart and see the resistance. If it's okay, you might need a different vendor or the cart's internal plunger isn't installed properly.

This pen lets you insert a syringe with your medication and uses a spring to inject. My wife has MS and used an older model with her medication. It works great and lasts for years. You just need syringes and alcohol wipes. https://www.amazon.com

I'm prepping to fill my first pen and from the videos I've seen, you can use a syringe with the plunger removed OR a luer-lock needle (without the syringe), and even add a filter if you want.

Check out this thread.