Re: Phentermine

[Guest guest]

I don't know about phentermine other than it didn't work for me, but

I

can tell you this, *don't* waste any money on Meridia. It is a

frigging joke. By their *own* literature, a ten pound weight loss in

a year was considered " successful weight loss, " plus you will be

hounded by their " helpful " program (a diet with a lot of shiny-happy

mailings to you.) And it costs $97 for one months' supply. That is

more, per ounce, than gold.

My doctor said that for xenical to be of any good, you'd have to be

drinking fat (he gestured as if drinking from a gallon jug here --

he's a comedian), and that it would only block about 1/3 of that, if

that and he considered it a waste of money.

One thing to consider, too, is that if you *do* lose weight, you

could

still be overweight and bound to gain it back, but have lost enough

that your insurance won't cover you to have the MGB. Hmmm.

> Since I've come out of the closet and posted, let me ask a question.

> (I've emailed Dr. R but no reply yet.)

>

> Do any of you know whether taking phentermine in the months before

surgery

> would cause the surgery to be postponed? Would it need to clear

your system

> for a certain amount of time?

>

> My husband is insistent that I give diet drugs a try before the

surgery.

> I've tried xenical and quit. (It was useless and a pain in the

butt,

pardon

> the pun.)

>

> I'm sure any weight loss will be regained so I'm not very

optimistic

about it

> but I'm willing to give it a try.

>

> Donna Kirk

[Guest guest]

Yes, according to my PCP I needed to be atleast 8-12 off any diet drug. I to

have emailed DR R with several question and have not heard from him. My next

step will be to call his office.

MJRN of land