I, like many of you, spend a lot of time looking and gathering information on the sleeve. I was always around 170 lbs in my late teens and early adulthood. Then I got pregnant and was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. I swelled up so bad I couldn't even wear socks and could barely fit into slippers. Before the Dr's did an emergency c-section they weighed me. I was at 298 lbs. 2 days after the c-section I went down to 250 lbs. I was never able to lose the weight after that. I