My Saxenda Saga: And so it begins…

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Just for shits and giggles, I’m going to document my journey on Saxenda here and also on substack.

Hmm…not a good start really.

So, today I picked up my first month’s worth of Saxenda. I went to a specific pharmacy because they had it for $50 cheaper than everywhere else. And at a cost of $520, that 50 bucks makes a huge difference.

Anyhoo, although it cost less, I had an hour’s drive (plus an hour’s drive home) at a cost of around $30 in petrol. But, I was still saving 20 precious dollars, so again, worth it.

As I was saying, I picked up my pens and went to a garage to buy myself a coffee. While there, I read the packaging on my pens.

“Needles not included.” WTF?

What, for the love of all that is unholy, is the point in giving someone an injectable pen without a fucking needle?

Injectable pens that I paid $480 NZ for.

Ugh. I immediately went to the facebook support group for validation. They were all shocked and horrified, and all agreed, they should have given me needles. And a box to store, and then get rid of, used needles.

FFS.

So, I rung the pharmacy.

“Where are my needles?”