Oh yeah!! Spent a $100 gift card I received last winter for a gift. Feels so GOOD!! I stocked up on smaller sizes of under garments!!

No more Lane Bryant!! Can not wait to no longer fit into the clothes I have from them!!!

Cheers to healthy changes!!

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I am new to this site and I'm getting sleeved on August 20th as well. Good luck Audrey!

Hi ChristeeeNYC. Based on your name, night you be from NYC. I will,be at Lenox Hill getting sleeved on 8/20. What about you? It's so so close I am starting to freak.

Leaving Lane Bryant is a big milestone. I have gotten down to an XL shirt and size 18 pants and have been very excited to find that I can shop in other stores in the regular sections. Before my surgery' date=' I was wearing size 26 clothes.

I think that I lost the weight just in time! The Lane Bryant at my mall recently closed and is being remodeled into a Red Robin (burger joint).[/quote']

Hah. That is funny!!! Congrats on this milestone!!

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Hi ChristeeeNYC. Based on your name' date=' night you be from NYC. I will,be at Lenox Hill getting sleeved on 8/20. What about you? It's so so close I am starting to freak.

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That is awesome Audrey! I am getting sleeved at Lenox Hill on 8/20 as well. Dr. Yatco is my surgeon.

I am getting nervous too, but I'm more upset that i was never told I would need to quit smoking a month before surgery. I just found out last Thursday, and because of this, they want me to have my nicotine levels tested on Wed. I only smoke 5 cigarettes a day, and haven't smoked since last week, so I'm hoping it will be okay and the surgery date won't be affected.

But I didn't really get a chance to wrap my head/heart around not smoking. I was accepting of the not smoking post-op, but blindsided about not smoking before.

Aaaaaaggghhhhh, listen to me whining. You would think I smoked 5 packs a day rather than 5 cigarettes, lol.

I'm excited that we are having our surgeries done the same day, same hospital. I think I might go to the support group meeting this Thursday just to have some last minute questions answered.

I was able to walk in to target and jc penny in the last couple weeks and buy off the rack and the clothes fit. I almost cried. they were xl/16 which I have not seen since jr. high. I will keep the LB card until I can convince my sister to have surgery also. of course I did buy some cute clearance leopard print skinny jeans from LB today but in size 14... need something to loose into:).

Lane Bryant! Ha I wish. 30 days until surgery and I can't even fit lb!

Lane Bryant! Ha I wish. 30 days until surgery and I can't even fit lb!

Clothes too big or too small?

I'll keep my LB card. My 16 year step daughter, who has Asbergers, needs clothes from there.

That is awesome Audrey! I am getting sleeved at Lenox Hill on 8/20 as well. Dr. Yatco is my surgeon.

I am getting nervous too' date=' but I'm more upset that i was never told I would need to quit smoking a month before surgery. I just found out last Thursday, and because of this, they want me to have my nicotine levels tested on Wed. I only smoke 5 cigarettes a day, and haven't smoked since last week, so I'm hoping it will be okay and the surgery date won't be affected.

But I didn't really get a chance to wrap my head/heart around not smoking. I was accepting of the not smoking post-op, but blindsided about not smoking before.

Aaaaaaggghhhhh, listen to me whining. You would think I smoked 5 packs a day rather than 5 cigarettes, lol.

I'm excited that we are having our surgeries done the same day, same hospital. I think I might go to the support group meeting this Thursday just to have some last minute questions answered.

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Same day, same hospital, same doctor!!! It sucks that you didn't know about the smoking. It was in the paperwork we got I think.

There is a large group of us from a thread called "August sleevers,, where ya's at". We formed a secret facebook page of the same name. Come on over and join the party.

I hope to go first. Yatco said 8:30 but still have to call hospital on Friday. Holy smokes. This Friday

I am so so happy to have a true sleeve sister. Perhaps we will meet.

Same day' date=' same hospital, same doctor!!! It sucks that you didn't know about the smoking. It was in the paperwork we got I think.

There is a large group of us from a thread called "August sleevers,, where ya's at". We formed a secret facebook page of the same name. Come on over and join the party.

I hope to go first. Yatco said 8:30 but still have to call hospital on Friday. Holy smokes. This Friday

I am so so happy to have a true sleeve sister. Perhaps we will meet.

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Yay! Same day, same hospital, same doctor!

I only got the pre-op paperwork last Thursday. That was the first I saw about not smoking before surgery. The thing is, I was very upfront and honest with all of them about my smoking, but no one said anything until last Thursday. It's ok. I'm over it. But it was a bump in the road, that's for sure.

I will check out the August Sleevers group and figure out how to do it. I didn't link this account to Facebook because I want to keep these two separated.

My sister said to tell you that not only do you get a sleeve sister, but since I have 4 sisters, you have 5 new sisters! I do hope I get to meet you on 8/20!

I know a lot of plus sized stores go down to a 14W, but as soon as I can fit into an XL and an 18, I'm done shopping in those stores for forever. I'm so sick of not having the variety you get in the "regular" size sections of stores. I still have a ways to go since I'm in a 2X to 3X top and 24 bottoms, but I will get there eventually.

Yay! Same day' date=' same hospital, same doctor!

I only got the pre-op paperwork last Thursday. That was the first I saw about not smoking before surgery. The thing is, I was very upfront and honest with all of them about my smoking, but no one said anything until last Thursday. It's ok. I'm over it. But it was a bump in the road, that's for sure.

I will check out the August Sleevers group and figure out how to do it. I didn't link this account to Facebook because I want to keep these two separated.

My sister said to tell you that not only do you get a sleeve sister, but since I have 4 sisters, you have 5 new sisters! I do hope I get to meet you on 8/20![/quote']

Fabulous. I might drag my hubby to the support meeting Thursday night. I live in south Queens, so it is a trip

I am honored to be your sisters sister. My sister will be there on 8/20 too. Her hubby is on staff at the hospital and promised to be close.

Go to the August sleevers where ya's at thread here and intro yourself. They will get you onto the Facebook page. It's private so anything we post there does not show up on our homepage.

That is SO one of my goals...to not have to shop in a store named after a woman (Lane Bryant, Ashley Stewart, Catherine's)! And to not have a "W" following the number in my clothes! @saraHR0...NY & Co is the #1 store I can't wait to shop in...

No more shopping at lane "giant". Cannot wait for that. Seriously. I just want to shop in the normal section for once. And have it be for me instead of for a gift for someone I know.

I have their credit card and looks like I'll be canceling it soon! In 14s now.

If you havent yet, get some dresses. They are all I can wear after surgery. You don't want anything on your stomach. And get a bra with no wire. You will have an incision right between your boobs.