Has anyone had VGB revised only to now have an extremely large pouch now?

256lbs in 1988-had VGB, 224lbs in Sept/2000- had revision, got to 190lbs, today's weight...back up to 212lbs. Had endoscope and told all is ok just a large pouch but should be losing. I feel like I am getting nowhere and the more depressed about it I get...the more I eat all the wrong things. I just gained 6 lbs in 4 days. I am a stay at home mom with 4yr and 17mo old boys. I can't seem to make this surgery work this time at all. and the first time (college age) I was able to maintain at 156 or so which was great. Since the leak and two children later.....all hell has broken loose and I just can't seem to cope anymore with not being able to get the weight off let alone keeping it off. I haven't even lost 20 whole pounds from this surgery. And I can't believe that I am able to gain like I do. Sometimes I can eat like a horse...a whole MD's cheeseburger for instance, then other times maybe only half of that at one time. Problem is,...I am ready to eat again at any given minute!!! Is this common with VGB or am I just a loser and have ruined all that I have gone through not once but twice. I wish I could just have my old pouch back the way it was before the Leak......Any similar stories????

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