Thank god, there is a a place you can search for whatever questions you have to get answered, i was banded on 6/13/11 i am sitting here at work and my band is so tight I can feel it in my chest and I def know that I am bloating...i am on the pill, but last month the cramps were so terrible my whole stomach hurt, not this time around it is a day or 2 late and my back is killing me and my stomach again feels like i got run over :-( did anyone else experience this tightness around that time of the month and were your cycles thrown off the 1st few times? thank god i have a place i can come and talk about this stuff with people that know what i am going thru...i am new to this and its a comfort finding people with common issues :-)