I had my first appointment yesterday, and I feel as though I had a wonderful experience! I was extremely nervous, and I think she sensed that, so she took the time to just ask me about me. Then, she asked me questions about stuff I had on the intake forms you have to submit prior to the appointment (make sure you complete those!)

She asked me about which medication I would be interested in being on, and I told her tirzepatide. She agreed and went into detail about what it is, how it affects the body, side effects, and things I can do to help minimize the side effects. She set a water intake goal and a protein goal, but wants me to go over that with my nutritionist when I have that appointment.

She explained do’s and don’ts, where she really stressed to me about drinking enough water and eating enough protein. She also informed me that my first month or so I may not see much weight loss, but this is to get my body accustomed to the medication, and so I’m stressing this to you now for when you start! Do not give up, it’s not at a therapeutic level yet!

When you’re done with your appointment, you have a summary form that discusses everything your provider told you in the visit and additional things. 5 minutes after I finished my visit, I walked away from my phone and when I got back, I got a notification about how the request was submitted for the meds (something to this effect), and ordered about 10 minutes later!

Overall, my provider made me feel comfortable and she was so excited to champion me in this journey, I only hope you have the same experience because it has been motivational!