Biography
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Not another medical scandal
This book details the author’s struggle to regain her life after being permanently damaged by the implantation of surgical mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Whilst the horrific details of her experiences will sometimes be distressing, the story is told with humour and disarming candour.
What happens when medical consultants and organisations like the MHRA and NICE fail in their primary duty to protect the public from harm?
As a woman injured by mesh, Louise simply wanted someone to acknowledge things had gone wrong and help her to recover her health as much and as quickly as possible.
However, in respect of mesh complications, there was no plan B. There were no treatment plans or guidance pathways for allied professionals. Few radiographers could diagnose mesh erosion, or migration and most of the consultants who implanted the devices seemed reluctant to remove them and gaslighted women in their droves.
When the mesh had eroded, migrated and become agonisingly entangled into her own flesh, Louise was left to research where to go and pay privately for help. However, when the operation to fully remove her mesh neither resolved her pain, nor her immune response to the device, she suspected her consultant had lied about the removal being complete.
In desperation she went to the GMC, expecting them to conduct a thorough investigation.
Would they help her uncover the truth and stop some of the unnecessary pain and suffering of thousands of women in the UK?
Here's what readers have to say about this book....
I found this book interesting, informative and well written. It deals with a women's brave struggle to come to terms with mistakes made by the medical professionals after her 'routine operation' went badly wrong. The ensuing trauma, frustration and pain she suffered trying to rectify the damage and her battle to get recognition and an apology from those responsible. All this is described by Louise in a very down to earth way and readable way. She mixes details from her everyday life with the difficulties she faces. Giving us a picture of her domestic life and her love of nature while she carries on her battles to achieve some kind of acceptable outcome to her situation.
A gripping and necessary read This book is more than just a personal story—it’s a powerful indictment of institutional failure. Louise White writes with warmth, sharp insight and remarkable strength as she recounts her experience of medical harm and the long, uphill battle for answers. The emotional toll is evident, but so too is her intelligence and humour, which carry the narrative with energy and purpose. What makes this book stand out is its clear-eyed exposure of a system that too often closes ranks rather than admits fault. It’s an essential read for anyone interested in patient safety, accountability, and the very human cost of medical and professional negligence.
This powerful account of a deeply personal journey through the horrors of surgical mesh surgery and its aftermath vividly conveys the all-pervading human suffering too often experienced by victims of such shocking medical disasters. The writer's background in psychotherapy means her understanding of the medical professions’ reactions to her when things go wrong is insightful, disturbing and fascinating in equal measures. Detailed description of events and confrontations examines the possible motivations of the professional’s responses when dangerous and damaging mistakes are made. Alongside this her curiosity to understand her plight, her dogged determination to uncover the truth throughout her journey to become mesh free and her tenacity to keep going against some medical professionals’ advice, is testament to the power of human spirit. We are reminded of the necessity to have self-belief and courage in one's own convictions should we ever have cause to face down the medical establishment - a system apparently so prone to gas-lighting, denial and defensiveness as to wreak havoc in the lives of far too many.
