Southport mum reveals vaginal mesh agony

Southport mum of two Emma Hawksworth, says her life has been turned upside down after she opted to have vaginal mesh after the traumatic birth of her daughter.

But just weeks after it was implanted, Emma claims she began suffering from pain, headaches, fatigue and bowel issues.

And 18 months later, she battled both shingles and two breast abscesses, as well as an allergy to milk, beef and wheat – all of which she blames on her vaginal mesh.

With painkillers having no effect, Mrs Hawksworth ‘was left with no choice’ but to self-medicate with multiple bottles of wine a night, setting the self-employed cleaner back £300 a month.

Five years since the operation, Mrs Hawksworth is desperate to have the synthetic mesh removed.