Undoing Nerve Damage After Bladder Sling Implant Failure
By John Curran
Many women are now learning that vaginal mesh implants do not have the highest record of success. After four years, there is only an 80 percent success rate in stopping or reducing stress urinary incontinence using transvaginal mesh or bladder sling implants. The devices also fall apart as a result of manufacturing difficulties at a distressing rate. Among the problems associated with bladder sling implant failures are damage to the pudendal nerve.
The nerve is important to sexual function in both men and women, as it is what transmits sensations from the organs to the brain and contractions that are associated with orgasms. Many women who have dealt with vaginal sling implant failure side effects related to intercourse may have actually had damage to the pudendal nerve as a result of the medical device rupturing and slicing into it. However, there are other areas that can be affected. Since it carries signals from the perineum and anus, there can be difficulty sitting.
More importantly, in some women it affects the sphincters, or valves, for both the bladder and the rectum. Unless it is successfully repaired, this may mean that when there is a vaginal sling implant failure, it could lead to women being unaware they are eliminating either type of waste. The damage from these medical devices is not restricted to the pudendal nerve, unfortunately.
A vaginal mesh implant is commonly made with a polypropylene material for strength that unfortunately causes infection in a number of women. That can lead to inflammation, forcing the bladder sling implant out of place and causing vaginal wall punctures and bleeding. Even in the best case scenarios, revision procedures can be difficult to perform since vaginal mesh implants are not adjustable. Some women can never have them completely removed, and it often takes several surgeries for it to even be successful at all.
There are legal options for patients who have dealt with the aftermath of failed devices. Consulting with an experienced transvaginal mesh implant lawsuit lawyer is the first step in finding one’s eligibility to pursue a jury award or a settlement from the manufacturer. An easy way to do so is at the Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Sling, Vaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling Class Action Lawsuit Investigation.
Filling out the short form there entitles one to a free legal review. Revision surgeries are expensive, and while there may be a loss in quality of life as a result. A legal remedy could offset some of that and contacting a transvaginal mesh implant lawsuit lawyer is the best way to get started.
Updated December 12th, 2012
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