Oklahoma Women Struggle with Vaginal Mesh Complications

Each woman received a vaginal mesh implant because they were suffering some kind of organ prolapse. Unfortunately, many of these women suffered horrible infections and other life-altering injuries that required additional corrective surgery. Transvaginal mesh is a durable, gauze-like material that is inserted into a woman’s body to support the bladder or uterus.

Oklahoma resident Lori Eggenberg had a transvaginal mesh bladder sling implanted in 2010. Eggenberg thought she was having the newest and most advanced medical remedy for her situation. She is now one of the thousands of other transvaginal mesh patients who are now suing the manufacturers of this product.

Vaginal mesh attorneys who are representing these women allege that the manufacturers did not properly test their products before putting them on the market, including testing these products in an environment that would simulate a bladder or vagina. As a result, patients were never adequately warned of the dangers of vaginal mesh if their bodies did not accept it.

 “The problem with these meshes is they’re becoming very rigid and very sharp,” a personal injury attorney representing hundreds of Oklahoma women said in a recent interview. ”It’s almost like taking a soft piece of fiberglass material and running a blow torch over it until it shrivels up, gets hard. It’s cutting through the vagina wall. It’s cutting into organs. It’s actually acting like a knife inside a woman’s body. The pain is just horrible. I have so many clients who tell me they can’t have sex anymore. It’s impacting their marriages. I have one client, it’s caused a divorce. The husband said, ‘I love you but I don’t want 20 more years of not having sex.’”

Transvaginal mesh lawsuits first started appearing in 2008, after the FDA first warned about the problems occurring with these synthetic mesh implants. The FDA cited 1,000 reports of complications associated with surgical mesh. These complications included erosion, infection, pain, incontinence and vaginal scarring.

The damage done by the transvaginal mesh has been found to be irreversible in some cases. The mesh can become so embedded in the body’s tissue that removing the material could possibly tear their organs apart.

Eggenberg has been attempting to get revision surgery for her transvaginal mesh injury for almost three years. However, she no longer has health insurance and has been turned down by an Oklahoma City urologist because of her involvement in the ongoing litigation against the transvaginal mesh companies. Only a handful of Oklahoma surgeons are helping women heal from failed mesh surgeries.

Eggenberg is not the only patient to face persecution; other Oklahoma patients have been forced to travel out of state to find a doctor who is both willing and capable of fixing their problem. For one anonymous Oklahoma City executive, who has had six revision surgeries to remove pieces of her vaginal mesh implant, she is still struggling with every day living. Even after a year of recovery, she still cannot completely empty her bladder.

If you believe that you or a loved one have suffered transvaginal mesh injuries, please visit the Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Sling, Vaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling Class Action Lawsuit Investigation. Learn more about you’re your legal options and receive a free claim review from a vaginal mesh attorney looking to help victims get the compensation they deserve.