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

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VauxhallGirl
VauxhallGirl

I had a TVT op five years ago, and had no idea of the problems some women had with this, until I read about them on here.

Could the women who have had this operation successfully please stop by and tell us how you are, and how long ago you had your TVT.

Thanks in advance.

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  • louise63633
    louise63633 VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    To anybody considering this op, use of this mesh is now banned in America and for good reason as i now know, do not even consider this option, ive now had band removed after it eroded, im in constant pain with infections, it has ruined my quality of life and i feel so strongly that no one should have this mesh fitted, always uncomfortable but finally removed after 7 yrs and still the pain persists, i would love to hear frm anyone else in northern ireland with symptoms like mine. If u have band i hope u are one of the lucky ones 😘

    • jackiedee
      jackiedee louise63633

      Posted

      Louise, are you on Facebook! I admin a Northern Irish mesh group with 150 women on it called TVT(O) mesh victims N Ireland . I can also be contacted by email. Let me know
    • june1946
      june1946 louise63633

      Posted

      Hi louise3633 I had the op in 2009 I had pig tissue (porcine) I believe its called. I am having same symtoms as people with mesh. have you heard of anyone else same as me me? Joint pain, groin pain, painful feet, cronic low back pain. plus the op I'm back to peeing myself have been for the past 4 years. Also tiredness. I had blood test done it showed something with my immune system which they never went into with me just fobbed it off. I would not reccomend this op to anyone if this is what the outcome is. What people should look at is the ammount of shops, stores, supermarkets, chemists all selling incontinence pads the shelves are chocker full so there is something seriously wrong with women. I know I was butcherd when I had my first child. Now I have this.

  • jane51078
    jane51078 VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    Hi I had my TXT procedure in 2000 somewhat a guinea pig at that time I think. I was very pleased with the result regaining continence. I did experience and continue to experience right Iliad Foss pain. I also have had three Right leg Day's with no risk factors which I wonder if there is any connection. In the last twelve months I have been experiencing severe bladder dysfunction and have been seen angynaecologist who just excluded a prolapse but hasn't carried out any other investigations.

  • cathycomehome
    cathycomehome VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    I had a TVT inserted about 10 years ago. It was an amazing success. I could run, laugh and dance again. However over the past few years, I have had unexplainable pains. I have been tested for everything from Malaria to HIV but it never occurred to me that my body might be fighting the foreign body that is the TVT. How do I find out. My GP just prescribes painkillers.
    • jackiedee
      jackiedee cathycomehome

      Posted

      Chronic pelvic pain in the groin, thigh, hip and lower back are classic signs of mesh complications. My TVT was in 10 years before it started to really affect my mobility. The plastic shrinks and the tissue which is close to nerves and muscles that has encapsulated it is then contracted with it. I had mine removed in march this year and although I will always have residual pain I am much better
    • denise27786
      denise27786 jackiedee

      Posted

      Hiya Jackie can this shrinkage(over a number of years) nearly 16  affect the sciatic  ,groin, pundendal nerve?? x
    • jackiedee
      jackiedee denise27786

      Posted

      Absolutely.  Groin pain very common. Low back pain almost like a nerve being grabbed.

      Pain in buttocks when sitting or anywhere in area.

      Many women suffer pudendal neuropathy after mesh 

    • Karenwe
      Karenwe jackiedee

      Posted

      You know Jackie I feel for u people who have suffered OAB and other pelvic trouble, I only had it 3 weeks, I live in the USA and did not like the idea of socialized medicine. However even if u have to wait a bike for some care u guys are allowed to have  all what medicine has to offer. I can't even get my health insurance to cover Detrol LA 

      it will cost 100 dollars a month.

      My urologist and Gyno dr never even mentioned it. I had a 400

      dollar cysto and cured myself taking old steroids. I think u guys have it better with your health care system.

    • denise27786
      denise27786 jackiedee

      Posted

      hank you Jackie one of the Removal surgeons at the Mesh Centre,said it can't cause Pudendal nerve Damage ,aid its too far away,plus sciatic nerve too (i Do not have erosion) x

  • linda10499
    linda10499 VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    I had thr TVT surgery somewhere around 2004. First time it made things  a hundred times worse, second time was the complete reverse, I had to self catheterise for more than a week.  Also,during the surgery they used the wrong dosage of local anaesthetic and I ended up in HDU for a number of hours!   Would not recommend this surgery to anyone. As it stands right now, I am worse off than I was before the first op.
  • Ksandlin1268
    Ksandlin1268 VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    I had surgery the end on May. I hurt my back the beginning of May. In July I had back surgery. I feel better from that but have hip/groin pain and leg/ankle pain which is getting worse. It's a different feel than before back surgery. I'm wondering if I'm having tvt complications.

    • june1946
      june1946 Ksandlin1268

      Posted

      Hi if you have a TVT in or any mesh you should join a help group on Facebook its called Sling the mesh....it has some very helpful information on here you might find this helps you better hope this helps the site helped me and thousands more good luck 
  • june1946
    june1946 VauxhallGirl

    Posted

    Hi have you heard of the group called Sling the mesh on facebook the lady who does this was recently on the Victoria Derbyshire program about this problem join it did you get any response to successes with this op?
    • Ksandlin1268
      Ksandlin1268 june1946

      Posted

      The procedure worked great. Just not sure if the pain in nerve and back related, or this surgery. I will check out the fb page. Thanks
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