I had my surgery 4 1/2 years ago I have lost 5stone had a few probes with band over the years and had to go last Aug to a and e where they deflated it scanned me and whatever was stuck had passed as I went private nhs refuse to fill it so I had yo go private again for my fills band better able to eat better viarity if food in small amounts so happy about that just hope weight starts shifting again would still like to lose over another stone