Initial
Fee: $150
(The
Most Popular Plan) Recommended
for those whose main issue with their weight loss involves
control of appetite
All plans begin with an Initial Consultation with the
physician.
At your initial consultation, let your doctor know if you
have any of these conditions:
 Severely elevated blood pressure
History of a heart attack or stroke
Manic depressive psychosis
You are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
Chest pain
= "angina"
Glaucoma
You are currently breastfeeding
You are taking medications for depression (names?)
This visit lasts about 30 minutes and includes:
Evaluation of medical/nutritional history
A general physical exam
A personalized Body Composition Analysis (evaluating
% of fat, % muscle mass, % water, target body weight, and
resting energy expenditure) to scientifically determine
your caloric needs
You will also receive:
Access to our online food journal
Vitamin Shots
Medications to help control appetite*
Follow up visits are structured to monitor response to
medication. They last about 15 minutes. Because of the
importance of nutritional self monitoring, you must bring
in your food journal at each follow up visit. Failure to
do so, may require that your appointment be rescheduled.
1st
month requires weekly visits: $45/visit
2nd month requires bi-monthly visits: $65/visit
3rd month requires at least monthly visits: $100/visit
Included in each follow-up visit:
B12 Vitamin Shots
Continued Physician Counseling
Review of food journal
Adjustment of diet regimen and medications (if necessary)
Medications to cover you until your next visit.
At initial visit, please have:
- Completed health
history packet (forms can be downloaded from this site). If you are
unable to download these forms you must arrive 30 minutes
before your appointment to complete them in the office.
- Recent 12 lead
EKG and labs (CBC, CMP, TSH) within 6 months. If you do not have them at this visit, you will
be given a prescription to get them done by your next visit.
- Fees for initial
visit. Health insurance often does
not cover medically managed obesity treatment and we
do not bill insurance companies for our services. We
do accept cash, credit cards, and money orders.
NOTE: You may change plans at any time. Cost adjustments
will be made. Additional nutritional supplements are not
included in the cost of the follow up visits.
* Medications cannot be administered until you are medically
cleared. This includes review of your EKG and recent labs
as stated above.
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