Women say they were 'maimed' by mesh implant surgery

Women who underwent damaging surgery in Irish hospitals have accused health authorities of dragging them into a"nightmare" of"gaslighting, ignorance and disrespect".

Vaginal implants were"paused" indefinitely five years ago in Ireland and the UK, although they are still available in some European countries. Mary McLaughlin, Mesh Ireland, said that at one point,"I lay in bed 16 hours a day", because of the pain she was in.The women are calling for access to a US-based expert in complete mesh removal, to mirror schemes in Scotland and the Canadian state of Quebec.

She told Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane that as they are means-tested, just having a working partner guarantees a rejected application.The HSE has set up two mesh complications centres, one in Dublin and the other in Cork, which received €1.3 million last year.But the committee heard that only two women have ever been allowed to use it, one in 2018, and another last year.

For some patients, total mesh removal"has a high chance of making their problems an awful lot worse", she warned.

Once you hear of “groups” such as “Mesh Ireland”, “Mother & Baby Homes Group”, “Cervical Cancer Group”- what is means is that any Compensation will be WELL AND TRULY WATERED DOWN🤣

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Over 40% of Irish adults have mental health disorder, study findsMost common disorder is insomnia followed by major depression I’d say it’s closer to 100% after that Covid fiasco we’ve all just lived through and the looming associated decline in standards of living. I’m sure working 5 days a week 40+ hrs with no likelihood of ever buying a home isn’t leading to depression ... Yeah, it's called life.
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »