Gastonia Weight Loss Clinic with hCG shots

[new2nc]

Couldn't reply to another thread, but I have just started at the weight loss clinic on Union Road in Gastonia.  They have low calorie diet that is based on a glycemic index.  The doctor also offers hCG shots.  The doctor was kind of dry, but straighforward.  The staff was absolutely outstanding.  The office was very busy and I had a chance to talk to some returning patients and those that I spoke with were doing very well with the program.  It has been just over a week and I have not weighed, but I can tell you that I can already tell that my clothes fit better.  I'll keep everyone posted.  

Here is the information from the program packet I received.  

Carolina Bariatrics
AE Kalinski, MD
Karen Gorski, PA-C

704 861-0707

Good luck to everyone!

Heather

[gottoloss]

Hi Heather,
I have been trying to get the number for the Doctor here in Gastonia ever since I heard we had one closer then Huntersville...Does this Doctor offer the same treatment as Doctor G...??
The B-12 shots and pills??
How much is it ,if you can tell me that??
And the phone number is the one you have listed in your comments??
Thanks a Bunch for any help and info. you can give......

[ms.demoiselle]

I also go to Carolina Bariatrics........I started in Huntersville in Dec.......It seems that EVERY
ONE that I have talked with is doing GREAT but my body seems to be resisting the HCG injections.........The PA in Gastonia checked my thyroid........and it came back perfectly normal.......I asked them what would be the reason for my inability to continue to lose weight and they didn't seem to have any real answers.......I think I need more units of HCG..........Dr. G in Huntersville did mention that some people will be resistant.........and I guess I was one of the ones.......but I am still continuing with the program and will return to my next appt. in April........

[ms.demoiselle]

I have been "studying" as to why I quit losing weight...........and I found out that if you drastically drop your calorie intake to 700-800 a day that your body automatically goes into "starvation mode"........and then it holds on to whatever it can .............I think the shots and phentermine are working but i do not agree that we should be advised to drop our calorie intake that much........because if you think about it you WILL lose a good bit of weight at first but it seems that MOST people plateau after that first month......I know i did and i am in month #4 and i am just now starting to lose again...........and to be honest i am trying to eat More...........and it's working !  But I am also walking/jogging 3 miles a day and working out at a gym several times a week so i had to start eating more..........I am sure that yours will pick back up too..........but your right .....it is very discouraging to see the scales go UP !

[curiousgirl06]

I'm considering the hcg injections.  I weigh between 145 and 150.  I would like to be ~125 / 130.  I heard there is a clinic in Shelby NC giving the hcg injections.  Can anyone tell me why they are not FDA approved?  Does anyone know the side effects?  Where a practice gets the hcg?  How well is it tested (since it is from "human stuff")?  What if the "human" had diseases?  I really want to do it, but kind of scared?  Someone out know the answers??  Thanks for all your help!  curiousgirl06

[wishfull]

does the program really help with that stubborn belly fat?????

[fuelie500]

I finnally see a doctor on monday, the doctor will be putting me on most likely phentermine and i will be taking the hcg shot, i am kind of worried about the shot because i take the depo provera birth control shot, people take hcg to ovulate and get pregnant i was just wondering if this might be something to worry about, i dont have my monthly cycle and dont really want it back, if someone might be in the same situation as i am or might know the answer im looking for please let me know.  If not i guess i will find my answer next week. wish me luck on the road to success.

[wishfull]

will the doctor increase the shots to more than once a week? if they help you to lose more weight i would be more than willing to pay the extra price.

[wishfull]

what kind of diet is everybody on here? does it cary from dr. to dr.???

[fuelie500]

Hi everyone, i started taking the hcg shot tuesday it is not as bad as i thought because i have to give them to myself 5 days a week, I have already noticed a difference in my weight by about 3 pounds so far, i take the phendimetrazine as well and its been okay but i dont beleive its strong enough so i have to get a higher dose next week. I hope everyone is doing good on their road to success.

[alneedshelp]

Would like to do hCG shots. Not sure if I qualify. I am in the overweight category of the BMI, but just barely. Does anyone know if someone 5'6" 155 would qualify for the program?

[jojo28120]

Dr. G in Huntersville will not (last I heard from HIM) give phentermine or the other PILLS to someone not significantly overweight, HOWEVER, the shots are available to anyone who believes they need to lose some #'s. I have to say, though.. many of the women I see in his office recently are not (in MY opinion) in any need of medical assistance to lose weight! If "I" were 20#'s overweight, I would GO JOGGING.

[Moncher]

Does anyone know any Dr. in New York? Help Please

[short-n-sassy]

Hey yall. I go to a weight loss dr in hickory and i also just started the shots. I do know a girl from work who goes to dr G in Huntersville and he gives her as many shots as she wants to buy. She has lost alot of weight in about 6 months. shes went from an 18 to an 8. only thing is she's really flabby from losing to quickly. I dont think she excercised either. I've went from 206 to 180 with just phenteremine and 4 days a week on a treadmill. {1 hour a day) Just wanted to try the shots for a month to see if they work. She claims thats what worked for her. I'll know more in a few weeks if I see results. Good luck. Oh, DR G in huntersville costs about 150 a visit which includes your appetite supressants my Dr cost 40 and your prescription for the appetite supressants cost 24. Alot cheaper!! The shots are 6 apeice and i take 2 a week. Hope that helps!

[Soccerfan]

whats the name of your place you go to and the address and phone number because ive been thinking about taking the shots too.  by the way is there any age limit or anything? and how overweight do you have to be?

~David~

[wantabe]

I go to Dr G in huntersville, nc dont know where you are, it is wonderful there. I dont believe there is a age limit. Will help if I can.

[nicole11972]

anyone have the phone number for Dr G in huntersville?

[organics4me]

I'm not sure if you are still taking hCG but just for the info, according to the orginal Dr. Simeons protocol, hCG shots should not be taken for more than 45 days in a row. He states in his book that the body gets immune to the hCG after that and so you have to break for 6 wks. If after another min of 21 days no more than 45 day period you still need to lose lbs then the break should increase to 8 wks before the next series of shots.  I found the protocol at hcgdietinfo dot com.

[Juiceman2k6]

I see a lot of people on here go to Dr. G and I have heard he is good, the only issue with him is he does not accept insurance for the HCG program and that gets expensive.  There are numerous people I work with that is going to a Dr. that is right across the street from Dr. G and its @ North Cross Medical Center *******, they do they exact same thing as G and they accept insurance.  For us we only have to pay a co-pay of $25 for each visit and Wal-Mart fills the Phentermine  for $11 so you really come out cheap, anybody that is interested in doing this I would call NCM and get an appointment there before paying the high price of G.

[notorious1]

I would really like to do the shots and the pills both b/c I am probably 100 lbs. plus over weight.  But if I spend my money on the meds I want to be sure that it is going to actually work and not just be another weight lose mystery!!  From the comments I have read so far everyone seems pleased with doing one or the other.  Does this work if you only take the pills or just give yourself the shot, versus doing both?

[Klondyke8]

I can't find the name of the doctor you are referring to across from Dr G?

Does anyone have the name of it?  I was going to go to the Union Rd Dr but I don't think they offer phentermine.

[Juiceman2k6]

Northcross medical center in Huntersville, email me at Juiceman2k7 at gmail and I will give you more info.

[Bobbie125]

Looking for a clinic that gives hcg shots in the buffalo or niagara falls, ny area.  Can anyone help.???

[chance08]

I visit the bariatrics clinic tomorrow for the first time. I was told that I was borderline for the treatment. I find that very hard to believe. I'm       5 ' 7" and I weight 180 lbs. I need to loose 40-45 pounds. I'm concerned that they will not give me the shots or anything for that matter and the appointment will be a waste.
I have read on-line about a place that you can order the shots and also get a prescriptions sent through the mail. They do your lab work through a lab somewhere close to you. Theyalso advise you to take the shots for 23 days staright and go on a very precise diet of 500 calaries. Has anyone read this or tried this?  Its my understanding that the bariatric clinic only gives shots maybe twice per week. If you read on the website about the HCG diet i'm referring to, it says you can loose 2 lbs per day. That on day 24, 25, and 26 while the HCG is getting out of your body you need to continue the 500 calorie diet for these days in order for the body to be able to start taking back the fats that have been missing. If anyone has read this, please let me know your thoughts.

[WeightManagement]

I have used the HCG injections from home, and have followed the diet plan in the Kevin Treadeau Book.  It works.  I was about 80 lbs over-weight, and as the plan says, with the injections, and the diet plan, I lost 45 lbs in 50 days.  I went off the plan for 30 days, and just started again (did not gain a pound back either).  I will lose the remainder in the next 45 days.  I will follow steps 1 - 4 through to completion, and I can assure you, it is worth every penny. I have had only one side effect, and that is that my toes and fingers are cold all the time when doing the injections, but other than that, I feel great, and the weight is just melting off.  Follow the plan to a T, and do all four steps of the plan, and you WILL lose all the weight you wish too.

[anissa75]

Do you gain weight if you go over the calorie intake when doing HCG?  Or mess up your metabolism?  Because all I can think about is food... I am only trying to lose about  10 pounds, so I have not been following it exactly, but I am worried I might gain weight due to not following exactly!!!  

[SammieC]

How can you get the injections to do at home?

[beetlebrox]

Carolina Bariatrics with Dr. Capps in Gastonia (704-861-8599, Union Commons) offers somewhat unique low-carb diet with appetitte suppressants (unless you've have problems with them before like palpations, insomnia) and hCG shots.  You can take I believe your monthly supply home for self-injectoins.  Still need to see the doctor once a month.  Do not use same protocol as in Trudeau's book, also called Simeons Protocol, frankly because this works better.  Results have been outstanding.....prior nurse I used to work with lost 65 pds and I hardly recognized her.  BUT, I think to answer you real question, it is by prescription only (hCG) and because taking what are considered controlled drugs (Phentermine, etc), still need to see doctor or PA about monthly.  If you call office they will tell ALL costs involved in joining the system.

[danbell]

I went to West Med but I called today and made an appointment with Northcross in Charlotte. If they except insurance that would benefit me so much?

[DC1962]

Does anyone know a Doctor in the Huntersville/Charlotte or Gastonia area that will give the meds and HCG injections if you are not heavily obese.  My BMI says that my weight is normal, but I am short with tiny bones and my weight is actually to much for my frame.  I used to go to Dr. G and he said for my size I should never weigh more than 113, but when I call now he is now available and the nurse pract. will not prescribe for my size which is 130.

[danbell]

Try Northcross www.ncmweightloss.com - 2 locations the one in Huntersville is across from Dr. G.

They accept insurance too.

[eigram1108]

If you are 5'3" and weight 130-135 would I qualify to do this?  I can run and eat healthy all I want but the inches only come off in one spot leaving my lower half bigger... MUCH bigger than my upper half... I am considering the shots so that the inches can fall off more evenly, meaning from the fat stored on my legs.  

[msmccoy]

My weight loss doctor has perscribed me 40 units of hcg twice a wk.  Seems kind of low compared to what everyone is using...Is anyone else using this dosage and has been successful.

Also, does anyone know of a doctor in the Raleigh, NC that accepts insurance?

[Mechelle0623]

I began treatment last week at Carolina Bariatrics in Gastonia NC (Near Charlotte NC).  They have been around for many years and actually have other locations around the country.  You do not have to be on a 500 calorie a day diet, you get 2 meal bars and 2 low carb meals which are explained in the first session with you.  You get the injections of HCG and Phentermine.  If you work in the medical field you get a 20% discount also which is nice.  The initial cost is $140 - $170 just depending on what meds they give you and if they need to do labs on you.  This cost includes your weekly injection.  You can get 2 injections a week if you want.  I may do that but I'm waiting to see how I do the first month.  Injections will sting if you do not let the alcohol you prep the skin with dry first. If you wait and let the skin dry there is no stinging.  If you want they give you the option of taking the injections home to do yourself or coming by each week at no additional charge to have them.  My friend who refered me has lost 20lbs in 4 weeks.  I've lost 3 lbs in 4 days.  Which is fine by me :)  I need to lose 40lbs to get back to my normal weight.  You can see where their other locations are by going to www.carolinabariatrics.com or call them at 704-861-1088.  You will also go for monthly follow-ups which I think cost $120 which also once again includes all your meds and injections for the month.  Keep in mind if you feel you can do the injections you can take them home with you form that office.  Good Luck and Hope this Helps everyone out!