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Surgical mesh - mother says implant 'like a grater', cripples her

A 35-year-old mum says she's been left crippled by surgical mesh implanted into her body allegedly without her informed consent. Video / Ben Carter

'It's like a grater on raw wounds': Mum, 35, says mesh implant cripples her

"It makes me incredibly angry. I mentioned my hesitancy to mesh..." 35-year-old mum tells.

'I thought my life was on the line': Young mum undergoes three surgeries after placenta left inside of her

'I was in extreme pain, it felt worse than when I was in labour'.

'We can be a voice for them': Green MP on 'heartbreaking' surgical mesh claims

MP's promise comes after Herald exposed investigation into claims women harmed by its use.

Focus: Merrissa Haa on her struggles with surgical mesh

Merrissa Haa, 47, is disabled after surgical mesh was inserted into her body without her consent. Video / Andrew Warner

'I've been robbed of my life': Patient says surgical mesh used without consent

"I used to be fun and outgoing ... now I live on eight Tramadol a day."

'Rotting' surgical mesh leaves woman without a bladder

Sally Walker shared her harrowing experience with the Herald.

Focus: Patient's surgical mesh 'rotting' inside of her

Sally Walker's insides were so badly damaged by surgical mesh that she was forced to get her bladder removed and her vagina sewn closed. Video / Dean Purcell

'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh

Eight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.

Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer

'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'

'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment

'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.

'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it

'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'

Women are calling out 'medical gaslighting'

New York Times: US studies show females more likely to have symptoms dismissed.

'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22

"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."

'I can't even walk properly': Mum's $30K loan for hysterectomy to end pain

Her pain was so bad she would regularly faint at work.