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1 Month Weight Loss Journey With Semaglutide! | Patient POV
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Jenny, a patient of Barrett Plastic Surgery, documents her first month on semaglutide. She says she has struggled with her weight her whole life and is pre-diabetic. She hopes the medication will reduce her appetite and quiet what she calls food noise. She says her medication arrived at her home in California as four pre-dosed weekly injection pens with an instruction manual, and she chose Sunday as her injection day.
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What else the video covers
She describes her first injection as a 2 out of 10 on pain, with a slight sting from the medication. The second dose, on the opposite side of her stomach, she did not feel at all. By the third dose she says the sting returned on the left side, and she suspects she had been injecting into a faded stretch mark, which she says can affect absorption. After two weeks she reports losing 7 lbs from about 310 lbs, a waist measurement drop from 54 inches to 49 inches, less hunger, quieter food noise, and more energy for chores.
She then describes a four to five day plateau at 299 lbs, which she attributes partly to daily weighing and an expected period. At the one month mark she says she weighs 298 lbs, down 12 lbs in total, with her waist at 46 inches. She also says she takes a magnesium supplement and digestive enzymes sold through Barrett Plastic Surgery, and that she feels they have helped. These are her personal experiences, not medical advice.
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Takeaways
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- 0:03 Jenny says her semaglutide arrived at home as four pre-dosed weekly pens, and she picked Sunday as her injection day.
- 0:03 She rates her first injection about 2 out of 10 for pain, and says she felt nothing at all with the second.
- 0:07 At two weeks she reports losing 7 lbs from about 310 lbs, and says her waist went from 54 inches to 49 inches.
- 0:11 She says hunger is more normal, food noise is quieter, and she has more energy, though a sweet craving before her period was fixed with a protein bar.
- 0:12 After the third dose stung, she says she suspects she injected into a stretch mark and expects slower absorption.
- 0:13 After a plateau at 299 lbs, she reports 298 lbs at one month, 12 lbs lost in total, and a 46 inch waist.
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What the video says
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- Medication
- semaglutide
- Point in the journey
- Month 1
- Weight loss mentioned
- 7 lb
- Who is speaking
- Clinician
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in the first month on semaglutide?
Jenny says she started at about 310 lbs and was at 298 lbs after four weeks, a total of 12 lbs lost. She also reports her waist going from 54 inches to 46 inches.
Does the semaglutide injection hurt?
Jenny says her first injection was about a 2 out of 10 for pain, with a slight sting as the medication went in. She felt nothing with the second, and says the sting came back on the third when she believes she injected into a stretch mark.
What side effects or changes did she notice in the first weeks?
She says her hunger felt more normal, food noise was quieter, and she had more energy and mental clarity. She mentions one intense sweet craving before her period, which she says a protein bar resolved, and a short weight plateau at 299 lbs.
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