The severe impact of pelvic mesh on physical activities can leave some women with pain and complications that are so severe that their lives are changed forever.
As specialist vaginal mesh lawyers, we understand the extent and severity of what women have to go through when pelvic mesh fails. We wish we could turn back the clock and undo what has been done, but that is not something we can do. What we can do is use the law to the full extent to recover compensation that is designed to ensure that some form of justice is achieved.
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The impact mesh on physical activities
The impact of pelvic mesh on physical activities if something goes wrong with it can be substantial. In some of the worst-case scenarios, people can be left suffering with permanent problems that can be so severe that it can stop them from being able to work ever again. In some cases, people are unable to walk because of how severe the pain and complications are.
There are many complications that are associated with the impact of mesh on physical activities. These can include pain with movement, which can be caused where the mesh implant has moved, or where it has caused internal injuries. This can cause people to be very restricted in their ability to walk, given that movement can cause friction either against injured areas, or from the mesh itself. Some women have described such pain as like having glass inside them, or needles continuously stabbing them.
There is also the significant problem of dyspareunia, which is pain during sexual intercourse. Understandably, this can have a significant impact on the patient and on their relations, and this is a problem that a lot of women have had particular concerns with.
Many women have said that they had been left in a position that is far worse than what they were in before they had the vaginal mesh implant surgery. Pelvic mesh implants are designed to correct problems which are bad enough, so to be left with worse problems and complications can have such a huge impact on a patient’s life.
Compensation for pain, problems and complications
Anyone who has suffered from the impact of vaginal mesh on physical activities could be entitled to claim compensation for any pain, problems and complications that they have suffered. If we can establish that negligence has taken place, that is when a person could be eligible to pursue a successful legal case. Negligence will often come down to things such as errors during the surgery, or the mesh implant being unsuitable. Negligence can also arise where insufficient advice was issued to patients, which meant that they were unable to provide informed consent for the procedure.
A lot of women have said that, if they truly understood the extent of the pain, problems and complications that they could have been left with, they would never have had the pelvic mesh surgery in the first place.
Victims who successfully pursue legal cases can be entitled to recover damages to reflect the extent and severity of any pain, problems and complications caused. We can also assess losses and expenses, such as lost earnings from time off work, or expenses paid out for things such as private treatment, and even for private surgery in some cases. The whole point of pursuing a claim is not just to recover damages for what you have experienced, but it is also about correcting any financial impact as reasonably as possible.
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