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Nancy Muller

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posted 10/15/2009, comments (0)

A Call for Improved Informed Consent: Implants

I write in connection to the September 24, 2009 announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency is considering reversing clearance granted of a knee-surgery device, after finding evidence that the agency under then-Commission Eric von Eschenbach may have been swayed by political pressure to clear a product for... Read more Chevron

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Ginger

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posted 08/02/2008, comments (2)

another victim of mesh erosion

Hello! I am another victim of mesh erosion and certainly am concerned about where to go from here. I wish that I had never heard the words! Anyway, I wonder if anyone can tell me how to get our Drs. to take this stuff out of me! My new surgeon wants to cut the bad part out and sew me together, but I am only 45 and concerned... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Sobol, D.O.

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posted 04/28/2008, comment (1)

Answering Incontinence Community Questions - After a TVT Operation; Mesh Erosion

TVT Operation - Reader's Question: What can I expect after a TVT operation, in terms of pain, suture removal, voiding and sexual activity? Read the original post on TVT operation. TVT is short for Transvaginal tape and is a brand name for a type of sling called a midurethral sling. There are many products like this on... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/06/2007, comments (26)

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... Read more Chevron

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