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Corralations between Autoimmune diseases and implanted devices
I was implanted with transvaginal mesh back in early 2000 and have suffered from some autoimmune (undiagnosed) flares along with many other severe problems from the meshlike being highly allergic! Anyway I just had most of it removed and 2 months later I was diagnosed with Addisons disease. I have been told by my doctor's (more than 1) that when you have any type of autoimmune disease you are more susceptible to many autoimmune diseases. I am just wondering if anyone who never had addison's has had the mesh implanted and was later diagnosed with addisons?...I have primary1.
Autoimmune diseases is a mix of genetics with an environmental trigger. The mesh may or may not of been a trigger. There is about a 25% risk of developing another autoimmune disease/s. Check out Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2.
Hi missiek04.
I'm so sorry you are going through all this.
Unfortunately there's a large number of women who have had transvaginal mesh issues with rejection & erosion in recent years.
C.R. Bard Inc., Johnson &Johnson, Boston Scientific Corp. American Medical Systems, Coloplast and Cook Medical are the manufacturers involved in a mesh model consolidation litigation with over 10000 lawsuits in the U.S. District Courts in progress.
Some of the reported complications are organ perforation, chronic pain,
infections, and more.
You may have legal rights, so please look into this.
Some legal firms may have specific knowledge in regards to this matter and may also be able to offer you guidance in relation to getting proper medical advice and consequently proper medical treatment.
Addison's, likely started with hypoadrenalism, common with prolonged unaddessed stressful situations, which progressed through various stages
(not recognized by conventional endocrinology) until it reached the final stage, where you're at.
While doctors claim the A/I aspect of it as a cause, in my opinion it has to do with the above reasons.
If you need the science behind this , let me know, but the strongest link
seems to be the unresolved adrenal stress, caused buy the complications of the transvaginal mesh and the preceding issues prior to the implantation.
Hope this helps.
Niko
I'm so sorry you are going through all this.
Unfortunately there's a large number of women who have had transvaginal mesh issues with rejection & erosion in recent years.
C.R. Bard Inc., Johnson &Johnson, Boston Scientific Corp. American Medical Systems, Coloplast and Cook Medical are the manufacturers involved in a mesh model consolidation litigation with over 10000 lawsuits in the U.S. District Courts in progress.
Some of the reported complications are organ perforation, chronic pain,
infections, and more.
You may have legal rights, so please look into this.
Some legal firms may have specific knowledge in regards to this matter and may also be able to offer you guidance in relation to getting proper medical advice and consequently proper medical treatment.
Addison's, likely started with hypoadrenalism, common with prolonged unaddessed stressful situations, which progressed through various stages
(not recognized by conventional endocrinology) until it reached the final stage, where you're at.
While doctors claim the A/I aspect of it as a cause, in my opinion it has to do with the above reasons.
If you need the science behind this , let me know, but the strongest link
seems to be the unresolved adrenal stress, caused buy the complications of the transvaginal mesh and the preceding issues prior to the implantation.
Hope this helps.
Niko
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