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Jasmine Schmidt

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posted 11/07/2008, comment (1)

In the News: Incontinence Surgery Problems

In the news this week is a report on problems with the mesh sling surgery used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Apparently there have been about 1,000 reports of problems with the mesh sling, including pain, recurrence of the original problem, and infection. Stress urinary incontinence is the type of leakage... Read more Chevron

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Ginger

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posted 08/02/2008, comments (3)

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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