I'm interested in hearing some stories from people that have had to be unfilled and then refilled again, and the difference in getting to the green zone the second time around.

I was completely unfilled in October and had surgery to re-stitch my band in November. I am at four cc's right now and can eat anything without any problems, I can eat fast without any problems, and I don't even have to chew well! I wouldn't even feel like I've had weight loss surgery except for the fact that I can't eat as much, but I feel that's only because of the plication, not the band.

The first time around at 4 cc's I had to be careful of what I ate, eat slowly, and chew well or I'd get stuck. I'm beginning to doubt I'll ever find the green zone again.

Great topic. I'm curious to read others responses. I had a complete unfill in April 2013. I was at 6.7 cc's before the unfill. I could immediately feel the difference within 2 hours after unfill I was eating huge portions. I did have slight discomfort from overheating but that was it. In all honesty 6.7 was probably too tight but I had great restriction and control. I'm now at 6.0. First fill was about 3 weeks ago PA gave me 5 cc's. had another fill Friday which brings me to 6.0. I still need more fills to get back to where I was feeling like I had restriction. I've gain 17 pounds in the last month. I've lost about three of those pounds. I feel like I'm not even banded I have NO RESTRICTION, I'm flying solo. I'm do exercise regularly and have gone back to basic, protein protein protein. My real problem is just bing able to eat too much.... I know that's the problem for all of us.