Welcome Grace. I was a quiet reader for ages too, and posting turned out to be where the real learning happened - down about 24 lbs since I started and half of what I know came from threads like these…

Nice, that approval is worth the hold time alone. Mine took five weeks and the copay actually went up a bit after, so don't panic if it shifts on you. Also worth saving the approval letter -- billing …

Only 24 lbs down so far but I already notice bad pain days not stealing my whole mood like they used to. Sleep was my canary too - fewer 3am wakeups from my back means mornings don't start hopeless an…