Hi, was banded on the 7th july'10. Was v nervous, actually that's an understatement, I was petrified! and cried all the way down to surgery. When I woke up I was fine. Felt a wee bit awful the 2nd day, but 5 days post op I'm fine and starting to feel a littl hunger. When I do a 1/4 cup of soup satisfies just fine. I can't believe it - eat nothing all day, have cup of soup, a few mouthfuls and I'm completely satisfied. Good luck