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While I agree that getting more fills will help make your journey a bit easier, the band isn't going to stop you from 'compulsively gorging' yourself. You have to practice some will power and self control to not eat just because you can.

I had 2 cc's pit in during surgery and had it taken out 2 days later... My doctor said only about 1% have post op swelling so bad that they can't drink... I guess I was just lucky! Haha I also have had other complications with the band but nothing major. I know it's all worth it. I'm down 43 lbs(need to update my ticker) and I've dropped 2 pants sizes in 6 weeks... I know because of the band I'll never see those 43 lbs again! It's all worth it and you just deal with it as it comes. I felt so much better after he took the fluid out. You're definitely on the road to recovery!

It is actually quite common for the band to be too tight if fluid is inserted at the time of surgery. The fluid combined with postop swelling is for many people a really bad combination. There have been many people on this site that have posted wishing they had never been banded as they had just had surgery and couldn't eat/drink etc. When they went to their Drs many of them had had fluid inserted during surgery and this was the cause of their problems. Now that yours has been taken out hope you start feeling better . You can heal first and concentrate on getting fills and losing a little later.