I had alot of complications after first surgery in 2008 and spent 10 weeks in hospital. I had two daughters under 5 years old as well. When i finally was well enough to come home i went through horrible depression. I never wanted to leave the house or even do things with my family. It financially drained us. I went on meds for depression and anxiety for about a year and got better. My marriage never recovered though. We divorced almost 3 years ago. Get along fairly well now but both have moved on. I have dealt with all kinds of issues with my jpouch since original surgery, having surgeries and procedures but nothing has worked. I finally met with the great Dr Remzi and he vowed to redo my pouch and get on with my life and a new functioning jpouch. This will happen in October and I cant wait.. I get down every now and then but i always remind myself it could be ALOT worse. I continue to move on and live for my 2 daughters that are 9 and 8 now. If you ever want to talk, i am here for you...