News and Events
JANE AKRE, our friend, INJURY BOARD EDITOR & REPORTER, has penned several excellent articles about the complicated situation created by implantation of Synthetic Surgical Mesh into humans. We are very grateful to MS. AKRE for helping us to expose the real TRUTH about MESH.
PLEASE ENJOY MS. AKRE’S SERIES OF ARTICLES….links below….
“Don’t call me a victim,” says Lana Keeton, of the advocacy group Truth in Medicine in an e-mail.“And don’t say I’m suffering in silence,” she tells IB News. And that is Lana Keeton. The 61-year-old Miami Beach resident, sometimes steel broker, sometimes actress and tough talking former Texan knows who she is not and doesn’t mind telling you. What she is, is a patient advocate for hundreds of people who claim their lives have been ruined by the implantation of synthetic surgical mesh to repair hernias, and to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), or pelvic organ prolapse (POP)…. read more…. "Lana Keeton, (Not) Suffering in Silence- Part 4"
"It’s not an uncommon problem. 13 million American women experience stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a leaking of urine during moments of physical stress that can include coughing or laughter. When 43-year-old Suzanne McClain of Maben, Mississippi went to her doctor with the problem in 2004, he assured her he had an easy fix." ...read more.... Suffering in Silence - Part 1
In 2008, a urogynecologist found the TVT mesh had invaded McClain’s vaginal wall, a side effect of the migrating synthetic mesh that an increasing number of women and men (for hernia repair) are experiencing. A surgeon was only able to extract about one-third of the mesh leaving behind the rest which had become enmeshed in her tissues….read more…. Suffering in Silence - Part 2
The Experts Weigh In….Dr. Larissa Rodriguez believes the numbers are underreported. She should know. At the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Dr. Rodriguez deals with the complications of vaginal slings made of mesh. Dr. Rodriguez, who reviewed 28 published series on slings, finds complications include bowel perforations, nerve injuries, vascular injuries, bladder perforations, bleeding, and abscesses requiring drainage. ….read more ….Suffering in Silence - Part 3
OUR FIRST MAJOR EVENT.......
CHECK OUR WEBSITE MENU TAB FOR
OUR 1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE!!
TRUTH IN MEDICINE
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
"SURVIVING THE COMPLICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC SURGICAL MESH"
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25-26, 2009
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
USA
SPEAKERS:
DR. DIANA ZUCKERMAN, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES
NANCY MULLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINENCE
DR. RICHARD MILLER, HERNIA REPAIR SPECIALIST, VANDERBILT UNIVESITY, NASHVILLE, TN
DR. G. WILLY DAVILA, CHIEF OF UROGYNECOLOGY,CLEVELAND CLINIC WESTON, WESTON, FL
EXPERT SPEAKERS WELL KNOWN IN THEIR FIELDS BRING US GREAT INFORMATION!!!
PLEASE JOIN US!!
|