I lost over 5st on Mounjaro but still avoid mirrors – I look like a melted welly with saggy skin down to my knees
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A GRAN who shed more than five stone on Mounjaro is now fundraising to have surgery abroad - as she compares her saggy skin to a "melted welly".
Angela Brown weighed 24st when she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and knew she had to lose weight for her health.
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Angela Brown weighed 24st before embarking ona weight loss journey
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The gran is now a slim size 12/14
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Angela used Mounjaro to help shed 5st when her weight loss 'stalled'
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The 52-year-old managed to lose 6st naturally through a combination of dieting and exercise before her progress stalled.
It was at this point she turned to the weight loss jabs to help her journey.
Mounjaro is the brand name for Tirzepatide - a drug that lowers blood sugar levels.
It produces more insulin and slows down how quickly food is digested.
Originally prescribed for people with type-2 diabetes, it is now available to those struggling with obesity with BMIs over 35.
With the help of the jabs, Angela - from Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire - has now gone from a size 26 to a 12/14.
She has more energy to run around after her grandkids and has reversed her diabetes.
But despite her trimmer figure, she admits she hates looking in the mirror because she has been left with so much loose skin.
She told the Glasgow Times: "The weight just melted away. It [Mounjaro] helped my metabolism to kick in and I lost five and a half stone.
'I've lost so much weight and my heath has vastly improved, but instead of feeling confident I hate looking in the mirror.
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"My stomach stretches down to my knees and the amount of saggy skin on my legs has left me feeling like my body looks like a melted welly.
'I feel so embarrassed, and I have to go up a clothes size just to fit the skin hanging down into my trousers.
"I was so heavy there was no possible way of losing weight without this happening and exercise won't help.
"I've now hit my target weight and I'm off Mounjaro, I just want to get rid of the droopy skin and rebuild my confidence.'
Unable to get the cosmetic provedure on the NHS, Angela says she is having to fork out £12,000 to have the three surgeries abroad.
She has managed to save £5,000 towards the ops by herself so she can "live life to the full without feeling embarrassed" by how she looks.
But she has also launched a GoFundMe appeal to help reach her overall goal.
To donate to Angela's surgery fund, click here.
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