Kath Sansom’s surgery changed her life forever – and motived her to lobby for its halt
Everyone in the group has been devastated by mesh. “Seven out of 10 women have lost their sex lives,” says Sansom. “A quarter are suicidal. The devastation on the page is so awful.” She starts to cry, explaining the desperation she sees on a regular basis. Sansom had her mesh removed in 2016, but there’s a limit to what surgeons can do. “It’s like picking chewing gum out of matted hair,” she says. “You can never guarantee full removal. No one goes back to what they were. I’m living a new normal.
“Kath is a lone parent and has worked tirelessly on this campaign for the past seven years,” says her friend Liz Lace. “She has made huge achievements. She has helped women access the removal of the mesh and provided much-needed information.”It can be exhausting: Sansom is up at 4am most days, trying to get in a few hours’ work on the campaign before starting her day job. “There are times when I think there’s no way I can carry on,” she says.
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