I I had my band in October 2007, i weight 250, 5'6 and after i band for two day i went down to 170 but honestly i look sick, very thin in the face and my twins sagged. I believed the only reason i lost weight witthe band is because i was spitting up a lot, almost daiy and i had bad acid reflux . I just gave up because i would get so sick after a fill that i would lose time off from work because i was so dehydrated. Last week, i had band removed and now I want to have the sleeve done. I currently weight 230 pounds and I feel that my weigh is creeping up.