Ive been reading a lot of these threads and have read about people losing weight and there stomachs getting smaller and then needing a whole new smaller band! Does this happen often? Does it happen more to people that need to lose a ton of weight?Why use such a big band to begin with?

I am not familiar with this happening. I know that in the beginning my weight was coming off very quickly and I would lose fat around my stomach causing me to need three fills within seven weeks time. I would get a fill, lose a lot of weight within a week and a half and need another fill, but adjustign the band was all I needed. I have a 10CC band...

I've never heard of that either, so it will be interesting to see if you get replies in which this has happened. I have a 4cc band with 3.8cc fill

I have never heard of this nor have I read this on this forum. Band size is determined by the doctor and based on your internal anatomy when they open you up.