Vaginal-mesh removals 'leaving material behind'

The mesh implants are used to ease incontinence and support organs

She had mesh implanted several years ago to treat urinary incontinence and said she had woken after the surgery with"chronic pain in my legs, my groin and my hips".A year later - after being told by one expert a mesh removal would be unlikely to resolve her pain - she found a surgeon who told her the implant could be completely removed."The first question I asked was, 'Can this mesh be removed fully?' and I was assured it was possible," she said.

The number of women affected is unknown but the Victoria Derbyshire programme understands there are at least dozens of such cases. And, she told BBC News, it was"the surgeon's responsibility" to ensure the patient was clear what the surgery entailed. The issue, she said, had been exacerbated by a letter sent from her surgeon to her GP, saying a complete removal had taken place.

It’s time for surgeons and mesh support groups to be honest with mesh injured people MahonySharron SusanMorgan19 annabelle_cook teddiesmum Gill87199602 JanisUrban miJemima lorristm66 WRNH63 honeyball69

If there is material left there then the removal is not complete is it?

Another Vagina Derbyshire special on the 'news'...

Sadly it’s not like a plaster that you can pull off in one 😠🇬🇧

Can you give me an idea of how much coverage you give to men’s health issues vs women’s?

Good lord

Hm.

Guinea pigs.

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