Hello, its wednesday, its ten oclock, im Victoria Derbyshire and were live from new broadcasting house. Today, we can exlusively reveal that more than 100 different types of mesh implants are being sewn into hernia patients by nhs in england and scotland and many of them havent been properly tested. I hope that somebody can fix me, somebody can help. If i was told this is the life for me and there was nothing they could do, i dont think i want to live it. There are claims that patients are being treated like guinea pigs because certain types of mesh implants which are permanent are being used based on little or no medical evidence. There might be Something Like five rabbits. And youve taken a bit of the mesh. Youve thrown a bit of the mesh inside the rabbit and youve left it
there for five days. If there is no immune reaction, you pass the test and thats it. Nearly 300 people contacted us after our programme on hernia mesh back in 2018. Athletes who can no longer compete, parents who c
Or no medical evidence. Heres our reporter, anna collinson. A hernia mesh repair is supposed to be a simple procedure, but once the permanent device has been implanted, it can be extremely dangerous to remove. This means if something goes wrong, many patients have to live with the complications, like chronic pain. I hope that somebody can fix me, somebody can help. If i was told this was the life of me and there was nothing they could do, i dont think i would want to live it. A scrubbing brush, which ijust took from my sink. Experts are now warning that basic Household Appliances now undergo more tests than some types of mesh devices. Thats how irresponsible this is. People are putting more thought into these disposable cups than they are putting into the mesh. These vacuoles are actually where the mesh fibres used to be. We have been leaked shocking footage that shows that mesh making manufacturers are aware of the possible complications, but have kept selling it anyway, including to
And now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire looks back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. Hello and welcome to the programme. Over the next half an hour, we will bring you highlights from our show in the last seven days. This week, we reveal that more than 100 different types of mesh devices to treat hernias by nhs trusts in england and scotland, are being sewn into patients and some havent been properly tested. It has led to the claim that patients are being treated like guinea pigs. Because certain types of mesh implants, which are permanent, are being used based on little or no medical evidence. Heres our reporter. A hernia mesh repair is supposed to be a simple procedure, but once a permanent device has been implanted, it can be extremely dangerous to remove. This means if something goes wrong, many patients have to live with the complications, like chronic pain. I hope that somebody can fix me, somebody can help. If i was told this was the life of me and there wa
More than 500 doctors from across the country are participating in the two-day conference. Live telecast of the robotic surgery performed in Ahmedabad was also shown during the conference.