TVT Operations....How many of you have found this successful?

I had TVT 8 years ago. So far no problems with soreness etc.

​Can jump around ok! Only think does make urge incontinence a bit of a problem sometimes. Have tried meds not suit, but manage ok.

 Good luck

Pat

I think I must have been one of the first to have this operation in this country. I was told it was a new procedure and had it done in 1998. The tape did yhe trick although the op itself was horrendous. The local anesthetic failed and the bladder was pierced. I spent a week in hospital until they were satisfied it had healed. The only problem I have experienced is urgency when the bladder is full.

No other problems at all and not affected by hypothyroidism which I was diagnosed with a few years before the op.

Hi, I had a TVT sept 1st and to my doctors surprise it was not successful. He seems perplexed since he says it has a 95 % success rate. A month and a half ago he tried me on medication to help with the incontinence. I was actually wondering why that wasn't suggested or tried BEFORE the surgery. In any case it did not work. Just saw him last week and I'm scheduled for a cystoscopy. He wants to see what's going on in there and maybe it needs to be tightened. I don't know how I feel. I don't like the idea of having this mesh inside me when it's not working and I don't like the idea of having a second surgery to try and tighten it( if that's what he suggests). I heard from my physiotherapist that there is a therapist in her clinic that specializes in incontinence and has had a lot of success with people. That's an idea. I'll keep you all posted. 

Any ladies (or men) from Northern Ireland considering TVT or hernia mesh surgery or suffering complications post procedure. If you are on Facebook there is a N Irish group where there is plenty of advice from people who are going through this and are looking for answers. Look for the N Irish TVT(O), TOT, Prolapse & Hernia mesh victims group. Happy new year to you all xx

Two reports were released in 2015 which say polypropylene mesh (material used in TVT, TVTO, hernia etc) degrades in the body and more work needs to be done to assess complications. When queried about these reports you (the MHRA) said : "The MHRA are aware of this recently published article of a study in Canada. This will contribute to our on-going work in monitoring the safety and performance of these medical devices. We note that this study concludes that both physical and chemical aspects of polypropylene degradation need to be studied more extensively for their roles in the development of complications, which we fully agree with."

Ther has been no update on this. You would think it would be a priority given there are 1000s of women and men in the UK with mesh products in their bodies that could be doing god knows what harm?

Two reports were released in 2015 which say polypropylene mesh (material used in TVT, TVTO, hernia etc) degrades in the body and more work needs to be done to assess complications. When queried about these reports you (the MHRA) said : "The MHRA are aware of this recently published article of a study in Canada. This will contribute to our on-going work in monitoring the safety and performance of these medical devices. We note that this study concludes that both physical and chemical aspects of polypropylene degradation need to be studied more extensively for their roles in the development of complications, which we fully agree with."

Ther has been no update on this. You would think it would be a priority given there are 1000s of women and men in the UK with mesh products in their bodies that could be doing god knows what harm?

Hi i had my opp 20th dec 2016 i have had no problems emptying my bladder from day one in the first 2 week i found i needed the loo more often and had to go straight away or i did leak a small amount this as now settled and im able to go normaly. Ihad key hole surgery just under the bikini line this i found sore but eased after about 1 week and was ok once the stitches came out, i did only intend having 2 weeks off work as this was the advice i was given from my dr but am still off and into my 4th week i have had sciatica because of all the sitting this is a reaccuring problem i have had before, i have had the heavy dragging sensation other people have experienced in my groin and down the back of my legs which became unberable when i had done any thing physical like walking to shops or just doing little jobs around the house, i joined this site to see other peoples views on the opp some storys made me worry case the pain was an indication it hadnt worked but as i read on found people with exactly the same experiences as myself i held on to this and realised as im 51 your body may take longer to heal im now preparing to go back to work next week and agree with others the recovery time is underestimated