I made my anniversary August 1. In that year I lost 60 lbs... not incredible, but nothing to sneeze at either. Last month I went in and got a fill which brought me to 9.6 cc's in my 14 cc band. The restriction was immediate. I did the liquid diet for the two days, but even at that point I was bubbling up and couldn't drink much at all above a few sips at most. I couldn't keep any food down. But hey.... I WANTED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT. So, I suffered through the month. That was a mistake. I went in yesterday for a check up. I was honest and told them it was too tight and that I was bringing everything back when I ate. so... they did an xray and saw that I have some dialation and so they took out almost all of what they gave me last month and I have to be on liquids for a week. Now I am having nightmares about slipped bands and all the springs and gears popping like its some kind of clockwork robotic device... hahaha... I am hoping that in a month I will be back to normal, and didn't do any damage by letting my mind control everything once again. So... if your a new bandster, take it from me... tight is not always right!!!!!!

I'm sorry that you have to go through this but I appreciate that you took the time to share it with all of us.

I think we all at some point feel like we want those numbers on the scale to change so badly and we want so much to succeed that we would do just about anything including putting ourselves in harm's way. It's reading posts like yours that are informative without being fatalistic that really help put things back in perspective for me and help me to keep monitoring not just my band but myself and my choices.

Thank you.