I am soooo thankful for this forum, I have experienced pretty much everything good and bad. You guys have answered so many of my questions. I was banded on the 16th of Feb. and have been through the pain, hunger, the sneaking a chew and so on.Th eone thing I wish is that I had a follow up visit before 4 weeks after surgery. I have my 1st fill on the 16th of March and my follow uo on the 17th. So finding you guys have given hope and now I know I will be alright.