Has anyone had complications from tvt bladder surgery ie. persistant groin pain??
Yes, I have. About 15 months after the TVT procedure I have a sharp low abdominal, groin pain that has not been successfully diagnosed. CT scan showed nothing. I suspected a hernia, but nothing has been found. Recently I'm wondering if it could be associated with the tape?
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Me too! Had my op approx 8 yrs ago and it has been very successful but in the last year have had groin pain on both sides but worse on the left. After unsuccessful physiotherapy and with the pain increasing in intensity particularly with prolonged sitting and in bed at night .. I have begun to wonder if it could be the tape attachment site and possible adhesions.
Have you had any joy diagnosing your groin pain and / or any cure? I would be most interested to hear.
My gynaecologist thinks I'm barking up the wrong tree!!
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I am 44 and had the surgery 4 months ago. Have had constant problems and been catheterised on several occasions. I also experience low nagging pain in my groin constantly on the left and also across my lower back and left leg. I am on strong painkillers and are due for another round of surgery on Nov 19th with another surgeon who took my concerns seriously. One time before being referred to her I ended up in an emergency dept as I was unable to void my bladder. The doc who examined me told me I wasn't very full. 4 attempts later at getting a catheter in there was over 1300mls drained from my bladder. His response to that was "Oh you were quite full weren't you". Hopefully this round of surgery can remedy the problems associated with the tape and I can go shopping again without fear of wetting myself as I have done. The intense pain would hit right before my body would tell me I needed to pee and by then it was too late to get to a loo. Humiliating and embarrassing. I have learned to manage things a little better with time but it has had an enormous impact on my self confidence and love life. Not good considering I have only been married 6 months.
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deborama2
Monday, November 09, 2009 at 02:05 AM
DD
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 03:20 PM
I do not know what tvt is but I myself have had surgery involving Interstim Therepy and let me tell you that my muscles on my left lower extremities as well as my lower back has been so excrutiating at tims that I just want to jump out of my own skin! The pain mngmt. Dr. that I see has had me on tramadol and flexoral for over a year now and he continues to tell me that they are OK to take for long periods of time and I constantly question his theories. He now also administers trigger point injections in 5 areas of my buttocks, one being my tailbone. I have been diagnosed with coccydynimia along with other problems. I do not recommened this Interstim Therepy to anyone knowing what has happened to me. the Dr.'s have lied to me and I cannot seem to find representation from the att. that i have contacted, now I'm stuck taking meds for the last year and 8 months, to control the pain from my muscles that were damaged from this op.
I am so sorry that you are having problems with your TVT. I too had nagging groin pain but could explain it away with allot of things. To make a long story short I ended up getting the tape removed. I had it out March of this year. I also developed another condition called avascular necrosis of my left hip which contributed to the pain greatly. My advice to you is to get the tape out as soon as possible before you get any other problems like erosion and a host of others that women who have had this horrible thing put in. There are other bladder repair procedures like a burch repair that are tried and true and work allot better than the TVT. Now I have some stress incontinence but not anything like it was before. I must have developed some scar tissue that is holding everything in place. Another place you should check out is TOPIX the subject is lawsuit filed by gynecare TVT bladder suspension tape. There is so many women out there that have had severe problems with the tape. I am so glad that you found someone to listen and help you with your problems (that is half the battle). Please let me know what happens and if I can help you any further.
Deb.