Victim of Mesh Erosion

I hope I've found the right place to discuss mesh erosion.  :(

I had a hysterectomy and TVT sling done in 12/05 and now have mesh eroding into my vaginal wall.  I knew something was not right almost immediately after surgery, but was impossible to figure it out until the mesh itself showed itself.

At first the Doctor who put it in said it was covered with a thin layer of mucosa.  Well, that thin layer completely eroded away, and I'm now left with pain, inability to be intimate with my husband, and an awful discharge.

I read about the subject as much as I could, but there are not lots of us out there really.  I did find out the best bet for a Doctor is a urogynecologist who is experienced in mesh removal.

I saw him yesterday and he says he has done many of these removals.  He takes the vaginal approach and clips as much tape as possible and stitches up the vaginal wall.  He says he's only had one erosion recur, and had to completely remove the tape with an open type surgery.

There aren't too many of these Docs around, so I feel this is my only choice.  He practices 2 hours away, but he does surgery here once a week.  That in itself is a blessing for convenience.

I'm scared, frustrated, mad....you name it.  I tried to live with this "thing" as long as I could, but I can't take it anymore.   The pain is bad at times if I sit a certain way, it even seems to make my leg all the way down to my foot hurt.  I think it's pressing on a nerve.

I'll check around the site and see what's going on with everyone else.  Any advice is appreciated!!