Eileen says that living with Meyer–Rokitansky Syndrome has shaped her entire life. She was born without a uterus or reproductive organs, and for many years coped as best she could. But everything changed when she developed a prolapse and underwent mesh repair surgery. Here she tells her story. Instead of helping, the surgery left me with terrible pain – the […]
Kerry is a mum of three boys and had pelvic prolapse repair initially in 2010. However it didn’t work effectively and a year later was suffering with the same heavy, aching and uncomfortable feeling in her pelvis but much worse. After many tests by several consultants she was given pelvic mesh implants in 2014 at the age of 32 due […]
The moment I woke up from having the mesh implanted I knew there was something not quite right but the surgeon came to see me and said I will be so pleased with the results so I trusted him and put it all down to the surgery. Two weeks later when I still could not stand up straight and the […]
Waking daily to a surge of pain, and facing cramping pain each and every time I urinate or turn in bed, or climb stairs or drive a car or just put my left foot down on the pavement, I recall how I was told a “ribbon” was being put in to resolve prolapse and incontinence on coughing. When in tremendous […]
I had Hyperenisis through both of my pregnancies 1999 and 2000, with all the wretching and vomiting I developed stress incontinence. After urodynamic testing pelvic physio and horrendous medication, a TVT tape was inserted, it was the gold standard and would make me a new woman , fitted in a North West Hospital, by a now disgraced surgeon. As soon […]
After suffering with bladder incontinence after having my 3 children. I was referred to the bladder clinic. Had test, physio on the core. Tried electric physiotherapy devices to strengthen muscles. I ended up with a fitted bladder sling at the age of 32. During surgery I was awoken with excruciating pain in my right had side. They put me straight […]
I was 32 and had slight stress incontinence after childbirth. I was told to have a 20 minute operation that will fix it, I wasn’t warned of any risks involved so went ahead with it. I knew as soon as I woke from surgery something wasn’t right, I was in so much pain. I was let home the same day […]
I first had problems after my hysterectomy in 1996. Bladder leakage started and by 1998 after having tests it was decided the best way forward would be a traditional Colposuspension operation to fix it. This solved the problem until 2016 when leakage started again. After tests I was offered the gold standard TVT. I was 54 years old. The day […]
Having my mesh fitted in 2016 at the age of 45 was the worst thing that I’ve ever had. They never did any test beforehand to see if I even needed the mesh! And just fitted the mesh which caused problems from day one. I have had problems ever since. I’m quarter of the person I was, I’ve had to […]
While there are numerous implications of bad mesh surgery by the NHS; some women are probably like my wife who has difficulty in addressing some of the more personal things like our sex life. Since her surgery she cannot enjoy a normal sex life. While she has a few times tried to raise the issue with the hospital who did […]
