I was banded 7/7/08. I love it. The ONY problem I have encountered is the last fill I got. I had 6 cc's in my 10cc band. My last fill the Dr. added 1 cc. It was entirely too tight. I could not even drink water, even though in the office the water went down fine. I went back the next day and he took out 1/2 cc. That was 3 weeks ago.. I am still suffering. I cannot eat ANYTHING SOLID. I am sliming and PB'ing every minute of every day. I woke up 2 different nights, throwing up in my sleep, the water I drank before I went to sleep. Not fun. I thought being "tight" would be a good thing. Hard lesson learned. You just need "restriction" to help you lose. Now I am hungry and cannot even keep down hot tea. I have an appointment today. I cannot wait for him to take some of this out!