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 will never be able to have children after doctors inserted hernia mesh in my groin and I went through hell with complications and infections. I could barely walk some days. I had to have a testicle removed and live with chronic pain. Seven surgeries later I’m disabled and in constant pain. Hernia mesh sliced my spermatic cord. In 2014 I […]
I had a mesh for a hernia repair when I was 28 years old. From the off I knew something wasn’t right and my scar kept getting infected. Eventually it cleared up with antibiotics and I kept getting told this was normal. We trust our NHS doctors and nurses so I didn’t question it. For the next few years I […]
Every surgeon I went to wanted to operate on me using mesh. When I tried to raise my concerns they brushed me off as if I was being foolish. After lots of phone calls and emails finally I found a surgeon prepared to give me a hernia op without the use of mesh. The info from this site was invaluable […]
My husband is getting a hernia op. He asked them what they use and they said ‘its a plug’. What does that mean? Will it still be mesh?
