hey guys!

a lot of you may know me from the complications section of this site but in case you dont, im jasleeve! i wanted to update you guys on everything that has been going on. you can find out more about my journey on youtube.com/jasleeve. i go into details about everything!

quick run through..

im 23 from ny.

i was sleeved on dec 20th, 2011.

i started at 273lbs.

2wk pre op & first 3wks post op were hard being that i couldnt drink Protein shakes. i lived on Water only. 4th&5th week were better after getting in food. it was also when i threw up bile 2x. after contacting my nurse practioner, i was sent for a 2nd swallow test (1st one was taken day after surgery & showed no leak). thats where my world crumbled! they found a leak. i was hospitalized for 2 wks & they placed a stent in me. long story short, the stent made me horribly sick. i threw up constantly every single day. after several ER visits, 3 emergency surgeries, & billion dr appts, no eating the entire month, no picc line & 1 month later, they removed the stent & it has been uphill since!

i have EXCESSIVE hairloss which is so depressing! i had hair down past my butt. very thick & full. now, i am literally going bald. :'( ive upped my protein, take Biotin pills & biosil drops. nothing works.

as far as weightloss goes, im now 180 as of a few days ago. i lost a total of 93lbs! i feel great. yes, i get sick if i eat the wrong foods at times. i dont count carbs or calories. i live my life as i choose to. but i do lean towards healthier foods because those sit better in me.

i want to go down to 165 & see how i look & if im not where i want to be, ill go down to 145.

i went from a size 18-20 in stretch jeans to a size 8 in stretch jeans.

i have yet to step foot inside a gym but i plan to, soon!

my confidence has multiplied. im beautiful and happy with my results. i have some insecurities but who doesnt?

would i have surgery again if i had to?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! the risks are too great for me to go thru again.

for my ladies!!

men... you may not want to read on.

as far as pcos goes, i get my period every month now but its not always on time. i am sometimes a few days early and sometimes a few days late.

as far as boobs go, i was a 42-44DDD. well, i stuffed my boobs in them! now, i am a 36DDD. only thing is, the DDD is still too small but i have lost boobs!!!! they even have extra skin now & they sag but still have some perkyness to them.

i DEFINITELY want a boob job!

lol. lets see what happens.

thank you!

Wow...that's awesome!!!! Great Job!

i have 6wks to lose 12lbs.

hopefully starting monday, i will be hitting the gym and i will be working hard to lose these 12+ lbs. i am 27lbs away from my longterm goal and im almost 7months post op.

I'm now 10mo post-op and I've lost 90lbs so far....happy but a little unsure as to what stage I'm suppose to be at this point. I had my precedure done in mexico so I don't get follow up cae back here in the states. I would really like to communicate with post sleever's to see if I'm on theright track with things....a little decouraged with myself because I'm eating and drinking regular foods again....I don't want to regain the weight:(......my confidence has hit the roof but my body needs an emergency lift...lol.....also in need of exchanging, selling and/or purchasing size 18 clothes......getting rid og 3x & sz26..I'm new here so please respond or feel free to e-mail me: msbubbles73_9897@yahoo.com

jasleeve, so glad you are feeling great and doing so well!

My hairloss got pretty bad - but seems to have stopped now. My hair is probably 1/2 gone - but luckily I started with massive hair so it looks fine. My Protein and Vitamins have been good - it sometimes happens no matter what you try.

It is a tough one - to ask the question "is it worth it?" My personal feeling is that WLS is very drastic and is really only worth it in extreme cases - all else has failed. It is easy for me to say, since i had no complications, but I do think it is worth it for someone like me - high BMI, reaching middle age and a lifetime (starting age 4) of fighting obesity, mostly unsuccessful. The last few years, it got harder and harder to even temporarily lose weight and I felt pretty out of control.

I just returned from my sister in law's funeral. She dropped dead of a heart attack while still in her early 60s. A lifetime of carrying around an extra 100-200# caught up with her frankly. I am 48, and the handwriting has been on the wall for me for awhile - question was just which risk is the one to take - risk of surgery or risk of obesity.

I would suggest that people with lower BMI, especially if they are younger - try try try really hard another way before resorting to surgery. Even though I had no complications, this isn't so easy and I have permanently modified my body. For me, I just didn't see another choice, but I strongly suggest that others in earlier stages of the obesity disease should really exhaust those avenues before surgery. Just my 2cents.

Continued success to you Jas!