I had a successful colposuspension in 2000 to treat bladder leaks, and it worked perfectly for 17 years. Colposuspension is the traditional surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence and does not involve the use of mesh. In 2017 after surgery for a bladder and bowel prolapse, I was advised to have a TVT mesh sling inserted as my bladder leaks […]
My incredible mum was on BBC Breakfast this morning… and of course she was wearing clothes from my shop Unscripted! She was bravely sharing her story about pelvic mesh and the devastating impact it’s had on her life. Many of you will know my mum, Mandy, as one of our biggest shopaholics in store (I definitely know where I get […]
I have documented a full and detailed account in my memoir ‘The Grace of a Nightingale’. My story tells how I became seriously ill, there was a significant delay in diagnosis, harm and subsequent life changing losses – career (university lecturer), marriage, home and friends. My story goes onto tell how despite the trauma I survived and rebuilt my life. […]
Hi my name is Pamela and my story started in 2002 a year after my second C-section, but I will fast forward to 2014 when after years of crying and help my local hospital finally agreed to open me up to see what was causing my pain in my groin area. When I woke from surgery I was told they […]
This has been life changing; I now have to walk with a crutch, my driving license was taken off me and am on powerful medication and morphine for life. I lost my business, lost so much money and lost the life I had. Not to mention the mental side. I can’t get over the fact that this didn’t need to […]
I had my mesh put in December 2010 for bladder incontinence and by the end of 2011 I was back and forward with pain in my pubic bone, urine infections, sciatica and leg pain. The GP said it couldn’t be the bladder mesh. I went on hospital scans, had infections and was bed bound; constantly in pain, always told it […]
Chronic pain is a recurring theme in the surgical mesh scandal. Here, French doctor Pierre-Henri Moury gives a presentation (in English) to the International Institute for Research in Bioethics at Paris Sorbonne University invited by Professor Christian Hervé and Henri-Corto Stoeklé. He details issues of surveillance and public health, while also speaking of the global and ethical perspective.
I was 56 when I had mesh implanted. I was an active person and walked miles. Did allof the Cornwall coastal path with mesh fitted until I got pain in lower tummy. Had mesh removed but the damage was done and I now feel like an invalid and am always in discomfort. Even though I had good times with it […]
I had a TVT‑O bladder mesh sling in 2014, and within two weeks of having it fitted I started having problems. I went back to my specialist, but was told they had never heard of any issues. Instead, I was put on antidepressants and brought back in repeatedly for surgeries to cut bits of the mesh out. I was left […]
I had a TVT mesh sling for bladder leaks and a mesh prolapse repair in 2013. When I woke from the operation, I came round screaming with unbearable pain down my left leg. I was told it was nerve pain and would settle in time – but it never did. For the next six years I kept going back to […]
