You may have seen ads on television or in a magazine that suggest that if you’ve had complications from a transvaginal mesh surgery you should consult with an attorney. Perhaps you found yourself thinking that it would be far too embarrassing to discuss your surgery, not too mention any of the side effects, in an attorney’s office, so you have quickly dismissed the idea of contacting an attorney and have resolved yourself to the notion that you will simply have to suffer in silence. After all, you’ve already experienced the difficulty of discussing your incontinence issues with your doctor and that resulted in the surgery to implant the transvaginal mesh in the first place. Now you’ve had to go through the mortifying experience of explaining to your doctor that sexual intercourse has become too painful to endure. You have decided that the humiliation of meeting with an attorney would simply be more than you could bear and forget about having to testify in court.
It may help you to know that you can arrange for a consultation with either a female or male attorney who has trained female staff members whose job it is to work specifically with transvaginal mesh clients. For many women, knowing that they will be able to discuss the complications that they are facing with another woman who understands helps to alleviate apprehensions they may have about seeking legal advise or working with an attorney. Often these staff members are able to offer such an understanding ear that clients overcomes any initial hesitations that they felt to the point that they are then able to share their stories with the attorney or even before a judge if that becomes necessary.
Part of the embarrassment surrounding transvaginal mesh surgeries and the complications that can ensue is the thought that you and your experience is isolated. However, once you begin to learn of the problems surrounding transvaginal mesh and the side effects that other women have endured, you realize that you are not alone or abnormal. Such a realization is usually the source of empowerment for many women, enabling them to feel angry rather than embarrassed. When they become indignant rather than feeling mortified, they understand that they have the right to seek both the justice and the compensation they deserve.
If you are suffering from transvaginal mesh complications, you can get the justice you are due by meeting with an attorney. If you are concerned about embarrassment, seek out an attorney with a staff trained in compassionately dealing with mesh cases. Fear of embarrassment should not prevent you from getting the restitution to which you are entitled.
