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Ethicon

Richard of Montrose, CO June 1, 2009

After a hernia injury I was repaired by an Ethicon Prolene Mesh patch. Within 3 months I knew that something was wrong. A little over a year after the first surgery and a procedure to try and stop the nerve pain the mesh had to be removed. The mesh had shrunk and twisted. I had to have another surgery 2 months later to remove my right testicle because of the damage the mesh did. In that surgery more mesh was found where it had migrated away from the original surgical site.

I am no longer able to work in my normal profesion as a security and telecommunications technician. I have constant abdominal pain. The area of the surgeries is distended out by 3 inches. I am unable to have sex. I am told that I will probably have the pain and other problems for the rest of my life. It has DEVISTATED me both emotionally and financially.

Bruce of Coral Springs, FL March 4, 2009

Hernia Mesh Prolene Hernia System. (Not Kugel) Patch shrunk, hardened, eroded into surrounding tissue, nerves and spermatic cord. There are over 100,000 victims (likely more) of this injury and much of the research was paid for by J & J and bard davol. I have the proof in print and actual DVDs produced by Ethicon!

Numerous persons (over 400) have contacted me as I have formed the National Meshoma Foundation to provide research and referrals to honest surgeons to remove the patches. Many have died or have lost their families, careers, health, etc. Most of the patients need an expert for med mal/fail to warn litigation. The big litigation will be consumer fraud on fail to warn by the manufacturer for not advising the mesh can contract and cause great injury and death.

Every patient, over 100,000 has lost everything, cannot function, severe bowel, nerve injuries from mesh contraction, infertility in males very high incidence due to spermatic cord entrapment. There is no cure for the nerve pain with mesh adherence, and removal of the mesh causes greater injury.

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