I Just read your post and I am going in on the 3 to get rebanded. I lost total restriction and hate gained 25 pounds back. I hate it because people are so quick to put the band down. People are telling me just to take it out that its to dangerous. Well before the band I weighed 300 and was on the verg of diabeties. Even with the extra 25 I weigh 158. My port just recently got infected becuase he doc's were sticking me trying to see if any saline was left after they filled my band up. On antibiotics and will be getting a new band and port.