I walked into Shape Medical Center in Buckhead on July 31st. I paid $170 for their “medical weight loss” plan. It was my understanding that I would be meeting with a doctor, a nutritionist, and getting my prescription for Phentermine. The breakdown of the pricing was $30 for the pills, and $140 for the doctor and nutritionist. As I left the office, the receptionist told me that she would call me for a follow up appointment. I was happy with this idea of a follow up, as I had previously felt as though the care I got was incredibly shabby. Before I had met with the doctor, I met with a nutritionist. I visited with her for less than 5 minutes, and she put my height, weight, gender, and physical activity into a computer which printed out which can only be described as a stupid looking pie chart. It broke down what my caloric intake should come from – 50% carbs, 25% protein, and 25% fat. I got ZERO nutritional advice from her otherwise. However, I thought that because this was just my first meeting, that’d I’d be able to speak with her more about the diet on my next visit. Dr. McKenna might as well have been reading from a script. He was incredibly cold and looked straight ahead as he explained the medication and the process of medical weight loss. Also, he dressed like an asshole. During my uncomfortable, ridiculous meeting with Dr. McDouchy, he said that I should stick with “good carbs,” but unfortunately, I’ve not completed my studies in nutrition so my knowledge of the food world’s “good carbs” is somewhat limited. As I walked out, they gave me my diet plan. I use the term ‘diet plan’ loosely, as this was simply one sheet of paper that said, “no sweets, no red meat, no soda, nothing creamy, and no carbs.” Now is it just me, or does that seem vague? Fortunately, I’ve used my basic knowledge of nutrition to detail the diet for myself. But I couldn’t help but feel frustrated that I had a nutrition saying I needed 50% carbs, a doctor saying I needed ‘good carbs’ and a diet plan saying ‘no carbs’.
So, why am I just now bitching over this? I called today since I never received a follow up call for my next visit. Upon speaking with the receptionist, I found out that my follow up was in fact NOT included in the plan, and would be $150. Yea, right.
I guess I’m just feeling a little cheated. I feel as though the care I got was so incredibly sub-par, and the medication isn’t even working any more. So I paid $170 for a pill that worked for two weeks. On the other hand, I’m 7 pounds down, so I guess I just need to keep my mouth shut and go to the gym.
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