I was banded Sept 30th 2008 and lost 80 pounds initally with having 3 fills. But then nothing. I got lazy & didn't excercise and ended up gaining back 20 pounds. Well December I finally bit the bullet and went back to my surgeon. Who right away was upset with me that I hadn't been to see him in 15 months. He told me that he is here to make this work for me and I wasn't even half filled in my 10 cc band. So, he filled me up to 6.5 and now wants to see me every other month. The one piece of advice I can give is talk with your doctor, they are there to help you make this band work for you! I'm now back on track and have lost 19 pounds since Dec 9th.