I kind of get how you feel. Once you hit the major milestones you set, everything else seems so 'secondary'. I'm constantly in a battle of 'yeah I could lose X, or I could just stay where I am'.

I think what keeps me from not being 'bored' is my exercise and pushing myself in that realm. It's also why I stay active on the forum.

I'll say though, it's not 'just' 6 months ahead of you-- it's a lifetime of work to maintain. We're never done, our purpose just takes on new form.

Have you thought about creating short term goals to achieve on the way to the long term one? For example, make getting under 180lbs. a goal, then every 5 pounds after that. Or set up some NSV for yourself. Just work within your strengths to keep boredom away.

I'm still new to the whole WLS thing so I don't understand why they're doing yours in 2 steps? Why? I think I would rather go get it done with all at one time lol. I've been getting remicade for so long that mine wears off after 4 weeks. Like right now, its due friday and I have some swelling in my ankles, knees, wrists, fingers and backpain. The pain is enough to make me say ouchie but sadly I've been living with arthritis pain since I was 10 so I'm a liittle more pain tolerant, though no one should ever have to be, it just sucks. I don't tolerate many pain medicines, well medicines period for that matter, I have a ton of not really allergies but sensitivities to different ones. It also doesn't take much to help me either, like a half of vicodin will have me floating on cloud 9 but I don't usually take anything, I've never wanted to find myself too impaired to care for my kids because I never had any help or support. Now my kids are older though and my baby is graduating and going to college and its about damn time I take care of myself lol. I am getting my last dosage of remicade this thursday, making me eligible for surgery june 9th and my surgeon thinks they're going to try to put me in sometime in that week following. That is one of the biggest reasons I'm so scared. First the risk of complications, then the fact that my remicade will have worn off and I'll be almost completely unable to walk because the swelling will be that bad. So many people say that they get you up walking within hours of surgery but what if my swelling is so bad that I can't get up? I do know that I'll be on pain meds so that should help control the pain aspect of it wearing off, but the standing and walking part hmmmm. And then they just told me yesterday that you cannot have another infusion until the sutures/incisions are completely healed. That sucks. How is the remicade working for you so far?

Hello,

I kept an outfit from my beginning days. When i put it on i see how far I've come.

HW 368

LW 173.4

TW 168.6

Yes, I expect pain and swelling as the doctor is doing my sleeve in two surgeries, 2 months apart, June 1 and August 1 with no remecaid from last infusion end of May till beginning September. Luckily I have some pain pills as I've been in pain about last 5 plus years.

I'm just so glad to be able to have surgery and I want it soon!!

How are you doing with medication and wls??

Karen