NHS sued over vaginal mesh implants - BBC News
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2017
- The Victoria Derbyshire programme has learnt that more than 800 women in the UK are taking legal action against the NHS and manufacturers over what they describe as "barbaric" vaginal mesh implants. The implants, which are used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and bladder incontinence after childbirth, can erode and cut into the vagina - causing severe pain and discomfort - and leaving some women registered disabled. The UK regulatory body MHRA said it "sympathises" with the women affected but that it believes the benefits outweigh the risks. An MHRA spokesman said it was "committed to help address the serious concerns raised by some patients".
It added: "The greater proportion of the clinical community and patients support the use of these devices in the UK."
Ethicon said "these devices have helped millions of women".
It said it had "acted appropriately and responsibly in the research, development and marketing of its pelvic mesh products" and would robustly defend legal action.
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Thanks to the women who bravely took part in this interview. I can't believe the extreme suffering and hope this procedure will be banned in the UK with immediate effect.
Holy shit they wanted to do this to me but I refused and lost weight to my symptoms better .....so glad I refused this!!!!!! Wow!!!!
You are very lucky. I keep wishing I could go back in time and refuse my mesh implant...
It’s the most horrific operation every human on this planet has a bladder and it can Easley be destroyed by consultants only interested in money 💰 the bladder is a sponge bag that sends messages to the brain when punctured can’t hold urine so you are constantly wetting yourself. I want to hear from all the woman who say it’s good 😰
@@janettempest716 The thousands of women with great results from TVT's do not read these comments or look for these You Tube videos. Only bad results hit the press or social media. There are good and not so good doctors. The GP's know who they are. I promise you TVT's are still the best surgical solution for bad incontinence. The alternatives are worse. Retired Dr.
@@leaannsavage2231 A wise choice!
I am a victim off this surgery.since 2013 first surgery till my 3 surgery 2018 .still suffering physically and emotionally
They have admitted they knew. They should legally be made pay everyone compensation it is a disgrace
The true figure is MUCH HIGHER. I have been pushed away so many times by doctors. I’m a forgotten victim. There will be so many others.
Both the company and the NHS are culpable.
The company knew that if it failed, it would cause MASSIVE problems and the NHS should never have ordered them because they would have known the clinical outcomes where questionable at best.
This is tax money being wasted by terrible NHS management one again.
If this does not bring a tear to your eyes not sure what will.
Every female pelvis is not made the same so the mesh should not be one size fits all if you get my drift here. This works for some women but not all. These doctors are monsters.
Three and a half years ago I had to have a mesh implant for a rectocele repair. That summer I suffered from continued bladder infections and was very very poorly being prescribed permanent antibiotics to manage septicaemia brought about by infection. The repair stopped the problem... But I do have problems with intercourse which is painful... we manage... Women who have had this procedure need monitoring support... The procedure was necessary... what are the alternatives?
Rectocoeles do not cause bladder infections. They cause the feeling of a bulge out of the vagina, and sometimes problems empying the rectum. A rectocoele would have to be huge to interfere with bladder emptying. A large cystocoele is more likely to affect bladder function. Did they repair a cystocoele (anterior prolapse) too?
Some surgeons tried using mesh to repair rectoceles, but the results were no better than standard suturing repairs, so its not done now. Sadly some rectocele repairs do result in pain with intercourse, and the best treatment is vaginal oestrogen cream or tablets. Ask your doctor for some. They are not HRT as such and have no bad effects.
All this happened to me after my hernia operation..I've lived this life for 12years and even after having the mesh removed and my groin muscles reconstructed all paid for private il never be the same and never get back the life I've lost..what's the point in tying money cant my your health or your friendships or your loved ones or your sanity...
Today again this is news and I want to scream. Finally world is listening and believing that women like me never lied when they complained of extreme vaginal back and physical pains. I had such amount of blood loss and painful periods that I thought I will die. I had infection could not sit longer and lost sleeping in one bed with husband. I can guarantee that every word of complaint is true. No one can imagine the horror of this device. I doubted myself but no it's true that this device damaged and ruined lived then improving. 2011 and I am still suffering.
They put mesh in me in 2008. It was wrapped all around my bladder, which was sutured to my pelvic wall, wrapped around my vagina and my colon! I have cronic infections, pain and incontinence since then.....I have a 3rd surgery and they cannot take any of it out. The tissue has grown through the mesh and it cannot be removed!
Isn’t that a toxic chemical also.?
Omg.
well i had an bladder stone removed on the 2nd of jan this year it was the size of a lemon . it was caused by the mesh and was stuck to it the mesh has erosion i am waiting to see the gynaecologist on may 14 to have it removed if i can
What a liar that dr
Iv got this in im in a lot of pain it can’t be doing it’s job cos iv got a prolapse bladder and womb
The erosion rate quoted in this video (20%), relates , as stated to in the video, to TVM. This is not TVT. TVM was a product called Prolift, or Total Vaginal Mesh. This was a very large mesh product used in major vaginal prolapse which wrapped all around the vagina. It was withdrawn in 2012, partly due to the erosion rate. The majority of these erosions were small areas within the vagina where the surgical incisions had not healed properly, due to poor, oestrogen deficient vaginal tissues, revealing the mesh. Commonly this was asymptomatic.Treatment by trimming the revealed segment of mesh and sewing over the vagina, followed by vaginal oestrogen treatment, was usually all that was necessary to treat this.
The erosion rate with a properly inserted TVT is well below 5%. You cannot continue to mislead the public by mixing up figures for TVM, TOT and retropubic TVT. I know they are all types of mesh operations, but they are like chalk and cheese. It's like saying you should not have a tooth filled because the complication rate sometimes seen with major orthodontic procedures.
This brings up one of the reasons for the initial use of mesh in prolapse. After the overwhelming success of the original, well researched Ethicon TVT, it was thought that similar success should be expected for prolapse mesh use. It was not, and prolapse mesh is no longer routinely used. Very sadly TVT was 'tarred with the same brush' as prolapse mesh, confused with other TVT immitations too, and has now been stopped for the time being. So women have lost the benefits of the ground breaking original TVT.
@@phillipsmith4485 Sorry, but it makes no sense to insert a piece of plastic permanently into the body; it is a recipe for disaster.
@@phillipsmith4485 I have got this in I’m in a lot of pain I have been for months I cat get the doctors to listen to me iv been to my GPS Hospital phoned I heart phoned 111 and phoned a Ambulance got refused No one is taking me seriously all I get is I will give you some pain relief some days I can’t do nothing Even walking can be so painful I’m doubled over some times because of the pain
This needs to be seen world wide. I had 2 mesh surgeries. Suffering autoimmune disease, but I found the cure for sepsis. My life is back and I exercise every day. Please contact me you will live your life again promise.
There are natural ways to functionally rectify urinary incontinence. These I applied, after doing research, and as result do not suffer from this condition anymore. None of the natural interventions were suggested to me before undergoing a vaginal mesh procedure; neither was I warned about any possible complications. Surgical interventions such as this: Inserting insoluble plastic material permanently into the human body - in my humble opinion - merely reflects the ignorance of the medical establishment.
I’m constantly in pain 😱🙏😱they have destroyed my plumbing 😱so cruel 😭pure evil😱😱😱
i am waiting to have my mesh removed as it has eroded in to my euretha and i have got a bladder stone growing on the mesh i have had a bladder stone the size of a lemon removed feb 20 19 now its august 20 19 and the same again is happening
i have sufferd since 2005 have had over 300 infections
My mother has had recurring bladder Infections ( 1 every month!) For YEARS ! She got the mesh for a prolapse /incontinence... well , it FIXED NOTHING!!!! SHE just turned 65 . She got the mesh about 8 yrs ago. She has ZERO BALDDER CONTROL , ZERO & MUST WEAR PADS AT ALL TIMES . She had heard about negative side effects but went ahead and did the surgery. I wonder what other of her health issues are the result of this mesh rotting inside her!!!!
How can I get help I’m fobbed off and so weak and run down no sleep 😱😭🥺
About a FGM illegal procedure and remoto control device illegaly implanted on womans vagina?? Do you have any video or interview about that? Please, do you have any information to help me out?
Is this mesh used for inguinal hernia repairs?
Lou Downward :: omg have to know all the code-bar info etc . Don’t let docs leave dissolvable bandaids inside
Yes same mesh in all hernia repairs, just awful.
I can’t get no one to listen to me some days I can’t walk the pain is unbearable
May I ask what state you live in? How far are you from the DFW area of TX? Would you be able and willing to travel to a Dr in TX that WILL LISTEN to you?? I know this because I have him for my Dr now. I had a dr previously that done 3 mesh surgeries on me in a 2yr span. He wouldn't listen to my symptoms, he said they were in my head and not related to the mesh surgeries. After the 3rd failed surgery in 2yrs time I decided to find another Dr. He listened to me, he done more test in the 1st visit alone than I had done in all the visits combined in the previous drs visits/surgeries. He was very compassionate about how I had been feeling for 3yrs. He done surgery amd removed all of my previous meshes done by the other dr. Mine was so bad I was in surgery for 3½ hrs! So I understand your pain and frustration! I will be more than happy to pass his information along to you if seeing him is a doable option. Just let me know.
I'm sorry for what you are going thru. My prayers are with you.
@@shal7409 I’m in the uk Yorkshire
@@heathermurphy6560 Oh well. I'm sorry you aren't in the US where you could see my Dr.
I pray you find you a Dr that will listen to you and get you to feeling better.
Women who sued in the US" in the billions" doesn't explain the fact that it became a class action suit and most of us got $2,000 or under. Such a tiny amount of so-called
" compensation "for the immense suffering and pain and broken bodies and broken marriages and broken spirits that are the result of these horrific medical devices. Having problems with your mesh feels worse than labor pain and being tortured with broken glass, only at the end it doesn't go away and you don't have anything beautiful to show for it. So much for the" harm none"oath that these doctors took.
I can only fall asleep for one hour then have to go to the toilet my bladder will only hold 2 oz of urine I can’t even drink after 4 in the afternoon it’s a living nightmare how can these consultants live with themselves after causing such damage, could they do this to their own mother, wife, daughter they are supposed to be professional 😱
Unfortunately they do believe in these (I believe often - if not mostly - unjustified) procedures enough, to do just that.
sad thing to hear :-( .the accent is sooooo adorable.i love british people.
Poor Clair, but her severe pain still has no explanation. Just because she had a successful tape in the past doesn't mean that the pain is due to the mesh. It could have other causes. She needs a careful examination by a respected urogynaecologist. The other lady seems to blame her procedure for her 'fibromyalgia'. They are looking for a cause and due to the press and social media around mesh products have been drawn into the discussions. Clair could have endometriosis for instance, even after a hysterectomy.
If my dear wife had life altering stress incontinence, confirmed by urodynamics, and not responsive to conservative measures I would advise her to have a TVT, carefully put in by an expert who has a record of his/her results. If three years later she had pelvic pain I would not suspect the TVT.
And then you could be wrong for not doing so: The mesh could - over time - have hardened - possibly be disintegrating - only to then start injuring surrounding flesh? Also, plastic is an endocrine disruptor (mimicking Estrogen); thereby being an anabolic/carcinogenic substance with the ability to in due course induce various auto-immune conditions. Chemical stress - leading to sympathetic dominance - is for example known to cause weight gain, which is a risk factor for various diseases.