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Jazz Jennings posts photo after gender confirmation surgery

Last Updated Jun 29, 2018 at 9:20 am MDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2018 file photo, Jazz Jennings arrives at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 17-year-old "I Am Jazz" star said in an Instagram post on Thursday, June 28, 2018, that she's doing great following gender confirmation surgery. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – “I Am Jazz” star Jazz Jennings says she’s doing great following gender confirmation surgery.

The 17-year-old posted a photo of herself in a hospital gown on Instagram. She thanked followers for their “love and support.”

The TLC star was born male but identifies as female.

In a YouTube video earlier this month, she said she was looking forward to the surgery and had been ready for it “my entire life.”