Hey all! I'm new here, looking for a support group! I'm 5 months into a required 6 month medically supervised weight loss period for gastric sleeve. Currently 20 years old, barely a senior in college...

Does anyone have experience with surgery in college? I'm kind of scared that I'll have complications and have to put school on the back burner...

Also, any advice for people with tattoos? I'm not sure how tattoos are affected by weight loss, like are they going to migrate?

Thanks in advance!

I do not know the answers to your questions, but good luck!

Hi there! I am 24 and in college! I had surgery smack dab in the middle of the semester and only took a week off from work and school to heal. I let all my teachers know in advance that I was having this surgery sometime in the semester and finally told them the date and they were cool with it. I do not stay in dorms because I am in a community college, so I don't have the temptation of the cafeteria food around me just temptation at work because they don't always eat all that well. There are always the fear with any surgery that something might go wrong. Where in Michigan are you from? I am from Lansing and went through Sparrow Weight Management.

Hi there! I am 24 and in college! I had surgery smack dab in the middle of the semester and only took a week off from work and school to heal. I let all my teachers know in advance that I was having this surgery sometime in the semester and finally told them the date and they were cool with it. I do not stay in dorms because I am in a community college, so I don't have the temptation of the cafeteria food around me just temptation at work because they don't always eat all that well. There are always the fear with any surgery that something might go wrong. Where in Michigan are you from? I am from Lansing and went through Sparrow Weight Management.

I live in East Lansing! But I'll be going through Beaumont weight control center because I'm from the east side of the state(Macomb)... I also live off campus at MSU, but I work in the cafeteria as a cook, which is sometimes hard for me.

Oh I bet, that's cool you live in East Lansing. I work in East Lansing but not at MSU, my boyfriend works at MSU though. I have heard of the Beaumont Weight Control Center before, known many people who have went through there and heard wonderful news about them. I am from this area so it was easier for me just to go through Sparrow. It's neat to hear about the different health systems here in Michigan implementing weight centers for bariatric surgery.

I am also going to sparrow.