Monday April 20
At noon on Friday April 17, I started taking Monjourno injections. My weight that day came in at 261.4 pounds.
The first thing I noticed was that I didn't have to rush to the bathroom immediately after eating. In fact, I didn't have a bowel movement until Sunday morning, after taking a dose of stool softeners.
My blood sugar before dinner was 92, which is really low for me. I am sensitive to even small changes in my blood sugar and I could feel the low, that's why I checked. After dinner it was at 120, which is a much more comfortable range for me. As I work to manage my blood sugar and get used to being closer to 100, I will feel better when I'm in a healthy range.
Tuesday June 2
I've got 6 weeks of Monjourno behind me now. I took the 7th dose on Friday afternoon.
So far, each dose has given me a few days of upset stomach and constipation. I'm taking gas relief medicine and stool softeners pretty regularly.
I'm sleeping with a heating pad most nights to help with the stomach cramps.
I'm down 10 pounds. My blood sugars are much more reasonable now. I've got more energy and am eating MUCH smaller meals. I can't eat large portions at all, even if I wanted to, they make me sick to my stomach.
I need to be better about drinking water. We were doing a good job of weekly hikes for several weeks, but then we slacked off. We did do a ton of work on the kids' swingset and I was able to help a lot with that. I'm also working on painting it, which is a lot of physical ups and downs.
Overall, I'm glad I'm on this medicine and am looking forward to seeing how my next A1C comes out.
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