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Meshed C.I.

@meshedci

info group based in Jersey C.I. for patients harmed by Plastic or Biological surgical meshes used in Hernia/Prolapse/ SUI/ BreastAugmentation/

Joined March 2012
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignSep 22
💔🇫🇷 Our thoughts are with the family and friends of French actor/ director Arnaud Dennis who could no longer with live with the unbearable pain & autoimmune diseases following #hernia #mesh surgery in 2023. The 43 year old died today in a Belgium euthanasia clinic.
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignSep 11
A new #hernia #mesh study from France says complications are not logged in registries and the issues patients face are downplayed as depression. More importantly it says patient voice should be taken seriously as evidence in health research. slingthemesh.co.uk/new-herni…
New hernia mesh study challenges claims that chronic pain is 'just anxiety or depression'

New hernia mesh study challenges claims that chronic pain is 'just anxiety or depression'

A newly published paper, "Chronic Postoperative Pain, Current Controversy on Inguinal Hernia, Expert Patient Perspective, Bioethics, and Global Health", is a significant step forward in recognising...

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignAug 6
A court has ordered Medtronic to pay an American man $88m in damages for failing to warn about the risks of Covidien #hernia #mesh Medtronic - "We remain confident in Covidien’s hernia mesh products" investing.com/news/stock-mar…
Medtronic faces $88 million verdict in hernia mesh trial By Investing.com

Medtronic faces $88 million verdict in hernia mesh trial By Investing.com

Medtronic faces $88 million verdict in hernia mesh trial

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PATIENTS: #HerniaTalk LIVE Q&A this Tuesday 08/11/2026, at 4:30 pm Pacific time (GMT-8) Topic: Hernia Surgery in Central America Guest: Dr Kathy Cordero Register: us02web.zoom.us/j/8997927034… Watch Archives: YouTube.com/@herniadoc Subscribe Podcast: beverlyhillsherniacenter.com…
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 28
Did you know millions is paid by pharma to the UK healthcare sector every year? 💰 2025 = £929m Around 70% of that is research payments - which is all lumped together - creating a blind spot of lack of transparency about who the money is going to. slingthemesh.co.uk/929-milli…
£929 million from Pharma to the UK health sector in one year

£929 million from Pharma to the UK health sector in one year

Did you know that hundreds of millions are paid by industry to the UK healthcare sector every year? In 2025 it was £929 million. In 2024 it was £813 million.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignAug 11
Jury orders Medtronic to pay $88 million after finding surgeons were not adequately warned about a #Hernia #Mesh medicaldaily.com/medtronic-c…
Jury Orders Medtronic to Pay $88 Million After Finding Surgeons Were Not Adequately Warned About a...

Jury Orders Medtronic to Pay $88 Million After Finding Surgeons Were Not Adequately Warned About a...

A federal jury found Medtronic's Covidien unit failed to warn doctors about Symbotex hernia mesh risks and awarded an Alabama couple $88 million.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 30
A California woman has filed a #BostonScientific #pelvicmesh lawsuit it caused severe internal injuries. Tina Hinojosa alleges that the BS Lynx mesh eroded into her bladder, resulting in pain, suffering and the need for multiple corrective surgeries. aboutlawsuits.com/boston-sci…
Boston Scientific Lynx Mesh Lawsuit Alleges Bladder Erosion Required Multiple Surgeries

Boston Scientific Lynx Mesh Lawsuit Alleges Bladder Erosion Required Multiple Surgeries

A Lynx pelvic mesh lawsuit against Boston Scientific seeks compensatory and punitive damages after the device reportedly shrunk and eroded into a woman's bladder, requiring numerous corrective...

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 28
💰£929 million in pharma funding to UK health sector. Let that sink in ➡️ The Assoc of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is resisting full disclosure of R&D payments 😱There's no disclosure for medical devices like #mesh ➡️ Disclosure UK link abpi.org.uk/media/blogs/2026….
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 29
🔖☀️Please email your MP and ask them to write to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper asking her to support mandatory Sunshine-style legislation requiring disclosure of industry payments to the UK health sector. It's time to bring these payments into the light for #patientsafety
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Well done all at @MeshCampaign for highlighting this. 🙏🙏🙏
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 23
Story from Russia sees a surgeon celebrating giving this woman a #hernia #mesh repair at the same time as a Cesarean section. Goes without saying this woman will not have been warned of any risks of hernia mesh :( ua.news/en/ukraine/u-lvovi-p…
In Lviv, a woman had a hernia removed at the same time as her cesarean section

In Lviv, a woman had a hernia removed at the same time as her cesarean section

In Lviv, doctors performed a rare combined surgical procedure. During a cesarean section, a 26-year-old woman underwent simultaneous removal of a recurrent ventral hernia, which could have caused...

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 21
We've fought for over a decade for Sunshine style legislation but despite #firstdonoharm transparency recommendations a recent series of DoH workshops saw no meaningful action. slingthemesh.co.uk/transpare…
Transparency should not be controversial - our fight for Sunshine legislation

Transparency should not be controversial - our fight for Sunshine legislation

Thanks to the BMJ for covering the story of how six years on from the Cumberlege Review, and over a decade of advocacy from #slingthemesh and we’re still waiting for meaningful action on transparency...

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#HerniaTalk LIVE Q&A this Tuesday 07/21/2026, at 4:30 pm Pacific time (GMT-7) Topic: Seeing Mesh on Imaging Guest: Dr @RyanJuza of @WiscSurgery Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… Watch Archives: YouTube.com/@herniadoc Subscribe Podcast: beverlyhillsherniacenter.com…
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 16
Key Covidien #herniamesh lawsuit trial begins in America with thousands of other cases waiting drugwatch.com/news/2026/07/1…
Key Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Trial Begins With Thousands of Other Cases Waiting

Key Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Trial Begins With Thousands of Other Cases Waiting

A closely watched hernia mesh trial that could affect thousands of other cases began in Boston this week.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 20
Mesh injured woman was only taken seriously when her husband spoke up bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c204…
Women's pain normalised in NHS, Cardiff health summit told

Women's pain normalised in NHS, Cardiff health summit told

An operation left Donna Davies in constant pain but she only felt believed when her husband spoke up.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 17
Breast mesh is being aggressively marketed globally despite lawsuits & known complications for #breastcancer patients & cosmetic surgery. A report estimates the global market will reach $840 million by 2030. aboutlawsuits.com/breast-mes…
Breast Reconstruction Mesh Market Expands Despite Lawsuits Over Synthetic Mesh Failures

Breast Reconstruction Mesh Market Expands Despite Lawsuits Over Synthetic Mesh Failures

Analysts expect wider use of breast reconstruction mesh through 2030, even as lawsuits raise questions about synthetic products, FDA approval and serious complications requiring additional surgery.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJul 5
💰💵£929 MILLION from Pharma to the UK health sector in 2025! But still no mandatory disclosure from the medical device sector makers of products such as surgical #mesh @CarolineVoaden abpi.org.uk/media/blogs/2026… abpi.org.uk/media/blogs/2026…
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJun 30
Deadline of July 16 given in urgent calls for redress as pelvic mesh harmed women wait for justice -cambstimes.co.uk/news/262375…
Calls for redress as pelvic mesh victims wait for justice

Calls for redress as pelvic mesh victims wait for justice

A Cambridgeshire woman who leads the campaign group Sling The Mesh, is urging the Government to introduce a compensation scheme for women injured by pelvic mesh.

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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJun 26
Huge thanks to our #slingthemesh member Mandy interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning calling on the government to give compensation to women harmed by #pelvicmesh
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Sling the Mesh@MeshCampaignJun 26
Thankyou so much @BBCBreakfast for covering the story of the urgent need for compensation for women harmed by #pelvicmesh Huge thanks to Mandy for sharing her story and to the Patient Safety Commissioner for continuing to put pressure on the government youtu.be/R_B87_cROg0?si=Yzai…
BBC Breakfast June 2026. The Patient Safety Commissioner urges government to commit to compensation

BBC Breakfast June 2026. The Patient Safety Commissioner urges government to commit to compensation

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