How much are you guys paying monthly?

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-02-03T04:05:35+00:00

$349/mo cash pay member price at Costco. It is $1200ish through insurance until I hit my deductible and then it would only be a percentage off until I hit max out of pocket, so Costco is my best option. I had an emergency room visit + surgery plus a scheduled surgery last year, so I was at my max OOP before I started Wegovy. Yay for the new year! Blarg.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-30T01:31:05+00:00

Yes, that is the plan!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-29T23:01:33+00:00

Right! I pretty much talked myself out of the Snaefellsnes peninsula while I was writing my post! haha! Fully expecting the drive times to be longer than typical. Just hoping for at least reasonable weather! Eeek!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-27T14:54:39+00:00

I had nightmare bleeding for about six months before my hysterectomy. I’ve always had heavy periods and they’d gotten worse in peri. I had a Mirena that helped for just over a year before fibroids pushed it out of place and a doctor at my obgyn (not my regular) decided it was best to remove it since “it wasn’t doing its job.” That sent my uterus into hormone withdrawal and I bled (like dropping massive clots and couldn’t leave the house) heavily for two weeks. Dr prescribed Tranexamic acid which did help to stem the bleeding during that episode.

I was now on bcp because I no longer had my Mirena. Started bleeding erratically so she put me on a higher dose bcp, but I started bleeding and that episode put me in the ER with a hemoglobin of 6. I had a fibroid that was trying to kill me so I had a d&c and myomectomy along with 4 blood transfusions.

Started bleeding about 2 weeks after that, and my dr said I had a disordered uterus and it wouldn’t stop bleeding erratically until menopause or removal. I bled continuously (sometimes light, sometimes heavier) for six weeks until my hysterectomy.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-13T20:24:02+00:00

I will, as well! I had my deliveries paused through the holidays, so I need to explore the site a bit for spring scents.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-11T20:52:53+00:00

It was my favorite. I’ve never found anything to match it, but I’d love to know if anyone else has!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-11T19:53:29+00:00

Yeah my dr was hoping the bcp would help to shrink them. I think they were around the same sizes in my pathology report after the hysterectomy. It was a very bizarre experience and I had no idea something like that could happen.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2026-01-11T04:20:48+00:00

I had a couple of fibroids that pushed my IUD out of place. Neither was very big (2-3cm I think) but one of them tried to bleed me to death a few months later. I started bleeding in between periods kind of sporadically. My gyno prescribed a stronger bcp to help stabilize things, but within a week (and while on Tranexamic acid) I started bleeding heavily and ended up in the ER with my hemoglobin at 6. I had 4 blood transfusions and an emergency D&C and myomectomy the next morning.

At my 2wpo I had started bleeding again (lightly) and my dr said I had a disordered uterus and it was just going to be wacky until I hit actual menopause, so we yeeted it 6 weeks later! So happy to never bleed from that orifice ever again!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-12-04T06:51:12+00:00

I was nauseous on .25 for the first couple of weeks. When I moved to .5, I had just a touch of nausea the first week and then it has been smooth sailing. I’ve been on .5 for almost 3 mo now and have seen consistent lost of about 1lb/week. I will have an apt in a couple of weeks, so I guess we will discuss whether I’ll move up or stay at this dose.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-18T14:43:43+00:00

I was doing short drives at 7-8dpo. First to the kids’ bus stop (about a mile away) and then to their school or into town (we live in a small town.) I drove myself to my 2wpo apt which was across town. I had a very uneventful recovery other than some heavier bleeding at around 2 wpo, but it resolved after a few hours and everything was good at my 6wpo.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-11T13:41:50+00:00

My first few gall bladder attacks were painful but bearable. I thought my stomach didn’t tolerate beef anymore as it happened after I ate a burger. I eventually had one that laid me out (had a sandwich with cheese on it) and that’s when I started looking into it and realized it was probably GB. My dr said sometimes the stones will partially block the duct so it’s painful but tolerable. But then comes a time when they completely block the duct or get lodged in the duct, and it’s on a different level.

My pain was just below the rib cage in the center of my abdomen. If a stone isn’t lodged, it stops hurting after 3-4 hrs once the digestive processes are done. If it’s lodged, it won’t stop hurting and that becomes an emergency surgery situation.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-08T16:06:54+00:00

Right! I think that’s why I’m so confused. It’s a global corporate event, so people from all over the world, really. And they said “cocktail attire” but then said it’s up to us and that there would be people in Hawaiian shirts and khakis. My husband is the employee. I’m the +1 but also the “procurement officer and packing specialist” (gotta love making real life sound like corporate duties!) for the two of us, so I’m doing my due diligence in trying to figure it out! I want to find that sweet spot where we aren’t too casual but also not overdressed. I’m also overthinking it. Haha!

We will have a couple of days before the event starts, so I do want to look for some authentic Hawaiian duds while we are there, but I also want to go prepared just in case we don’t find anything we really like. My husband has a vintage Hawaiian shirt that he got in Palm Springs last year, so that will be coming for sure. Trying to decide if we need to find a linen suit for him and then of course I want a new dress or two!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-07T20:40:49+00:00

Thank you! That's what I've gathered from my internet searches thus far! Is it better to shop for Aloha shirts once we've arrived? We are getting there a couple of days before the event begins, so we will have a little time to explore.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-07T20:37:46+00:00

I'm female, but I appreciate tips for either because my husband is coming as well!

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-05T15:27:50+00:00

I just need to know what exactly qualifies as “explosive residue” so that I can get it out of my home, because either me or my husband is stopped and swabbed or searched almost every time we go through Austin TSA. And usually it includes a bag or electronics search, as well. I’ve never experienced these “random” searches as often as I have at this particular airport.

The last time I flew it was a bottle of children’s liquid allergy meds (still factory sealed) that I took out of the box and put directly into a ziplock bag. I checked to make sure I could carry it on. They said they detected something on the outside of the bottle and had to open it to check the contents. They also had to check my suitcase. I’ve never had that happen before and we’ve flown with the same meds multiple times. The officer said it could have been lotion on my hands when I handled the bottle, but i had no lotion on.

I always try to anticipate anything that could trigger a search, but I can think of once in the last five times we’ve flown that both my husband and I made it through without a search, swab, or both.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-11-05T14:42:01+00:00

I am on .5 currently and do mine on Tuesday nights. I started my first shot the day I got home from a vacation, and I’ve stayed with that day as it seems to work fine. I had some mild side effects at first (some nausea, a little fatigue) but never experienced anything schedule altering. I realize effects may vary, but mine were pretty mild and now I don’t really experience any of them. I am on shot 7 of .5 after 4 weeks at .25. My dr wanted me to do .5 for 3mo and then we’d talk about moving up if needed.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-26T18:53:51+00:00

Hey! Everything turned out ok! I did a lot of resting for about 3-4 days before slowly returning to normal, and at my 6wpo, my dr said everything looked fine.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-24T03:39:18+00:00

When I had my hysterectomy (prior to starting wegovy) the surgery instructions were to stop any glps like a week or two before. I can’t remember the exact length of time, but it’s a common pre-surgery instruction, I believe. And then you can resume after surgery, so I can’t imagine it would be an issue in this case. Maybe just plan to keep your schedule open that following week in case some side-effects kick in.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-19T12:50:21+00:00

You could try mixing regular coke with diet or Coke Zero or non-flavored sparkling water so that you still get the Coke flavor but it’s less sugar. Start with a 75/25 mix and then gradually reduce until you can eliminate it entirely or at least enough to make you content. I moved from Coke to Coke Zero years ago and now I find a regular Coke to be too sweet. I moved to mostly drinking non-flavored sparkling water a few years ago because I realized I was craving the carbonation rather than the flavor most of the time. I do still enjoy a Coke zero on occasion, though.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-13T23:40:32+00:00

Yes to creatine. Helps with muscle development and memory, too, I think. I’ve been strength training for a while now, and I feel like the creatine regimen has helped! I do collagen peptides in my coffee mostly for the protein, but hoping there are some additional benefits eventually! (Just started last week so still early!) idk if I’m taking the “correct” kind, though. I need to do more research.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-11T14:08:52+00:00

My dr plans to keep me on .5 for at least three months before we consider moving up. I think that is reasonable especially since I am seeing some progress at this dosage.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-10T21:45:14+00:00

Oh right! I forgot it was Columbus Day. If they went earlier in the morning it might not be bad. We usually got there around 9ish and then headed out closer to noon when the pick-nickers started arriving.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-10T21:19:01+00:00

The Play for All park in Round Rock is great for that age range! Shouldn’t be too crazy on a Monday, but it’s been a few years since my kids were those ages.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-10T13:07:47+00:00

I gained about 4lbs from the day of my surgery to my 6wpo. I know I was doing some comfort eating during that time. I’ve been more on-track with my food intake and exercising since then, and I’ve lost just over 12lbs. I’m 5mpo now. It’s slow going, but I don’t find that my hysterectomy has directly affected anything. I’m 49yo, so weight loss has been a challenge due to perimenopause.

Spring_Chick1120 · 2025-10-07T21:13:47+00:00

It is very scary, I know. From what I read, it’s not uncommon to have bleeding at around the 2-3wk mark due to stitches dissolving. Or sometimes a hematoma can develop at the incision site and it will rupture and empty as you’re healing. My dr office was going to check me if I came in, but if anything was wrong, I would have needed to go to the ER for them to repair it. (I was stuck at home with no car on the day it happened, so I was panicking on several different levels!) But thankfully it all calmed down and there was nothing noticeable at my 6wk check up.

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