Well I attempted to post once, no idea where that disappeared to, lol. I was banded on June 6th by Dr. R at Carle Clinic. So far so good, woke up from surgery with a raging headache that lasted for four days. Dr. seemed to think it was anesthia related. Once I jumped through that hoop it's gone well. Have some soreness yet and redness around two of my sites. Felt good restriction like all of us did early on. But now, not so much. I spoked with Dr. R and he said I can come in on July 9th for my first fill. I was originally scheduled for my first fill on July 19th. So I'm very anxious to get my first one out of the way. I seem to be tolerating most foods ok at this point, I know that will change in the very near future. I found out that rice is NOT :mad: my friend. I won't be trying any of that in the near future. Oh by the way I live in Dalton City, which is a very small town southeast of Decatur. I am about 40-45 minutes from Champaign. And I'm soooo happy to have found all of you here. God bless us on our journey....xoxoxoxo :whoo: