Hi my name is Janet, I was banded on Aug.9th and wanted to know how long does the swelling last. My stomach is bigger now then when I went in for surgery, and the food cravings are very hard. i am so hungry all the time, I dont know what else to do. I have my drinkable yogurt now and just started on creamy soups yesterday, but I feel like this isnt working. The only thing I cheated on was my coffee, I had to have a white choc mocha cuz my headache was to intense and regular coffee just wasnt doing it for me, but nothing happend and i was fine, but i did feel bad lol. Any suggestions on how to make my stomach stop being so hungry and also the swelling thank you I appreciate it.