[Belgianlady]

This is a very old topic, but very interesting none the less.
I am feeling absolutely desperate living in Belgium and not finding a surgeon in Belgium, Germany, … Europe, that will remove the progrip mesh (12x20cm) in my abdomen.
I have consulted with many (many!) Surgeons and none of them will do it. I have many symptoms of mesh implant illness, as described in dr. Towfigh’s recent paper, and have even presented this paper to the Surgeons at my consultations. But they all dismiss my symptoms and dr. Towfigh’s research.

Dr. Towfigh mentions in this thread that removing progrip mesh is no different than removing other types of mesh. Why will no European surgeon do it then?

Is my only option to go to the US? I would have to sell a kidney to be able to afford that 🙁

[Belgianlady]

Thank you for the information, William. If only I could find another 100 Reviews like that, I would be confident 😉 I admit I am very anxious about needing another operation and feel stupid about not having researched mesh enough before having it placed.

Good intentions, thank you! I can only find things about inguinal hernia repair, I wonder is abdominal mesh removal is harder/easier/very different from inguinal hernia mesh removal…