Stirling’s MSP has backed plans to reimburse women waiting for expensive mesh removal surgery.The first phase of a bill allowing women to recoup the costs for vital transvaginal removal surgery if they have paid for the procedure privately after the measure was stopped in Scotland in 2018 following complaints from hundreds of women about painful side effects.Mesh implants had been used to that point for certain conditions suffered by women following childbirth, including incontinence and prolapse.Following the 2018 ruling, many women sought to have their implants removed by seeking out private healthcare, with costs for the surgery ranging from £16,000 to £23,000.The proposed bill - the first stage of which was passed unanimously by MSPs
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk