Iona Winter

Tag: surgical mesh

• Aotearoa aroha Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Elixir & Star Press grief love Reuben Samuel Winter surgical mesh women women’s health

  May; the coexistence of grief and love

  It’s been a busy time: a massive move from one end of the South Island to the other, finishing my manuscript for A Counter of Moons, and opening for submissions with Elixir & Star Press (ESP*). If you’re a creative, located in Aotearoa New Zealand, we’re open for submissions until…

  May 13, 2023
• Aotearoa chronic pain New Zealand surgical mesh vaginal mesh

  Medical misogyny

  First, do no harm. Isn’t that what medicine dictates? Twelve years ago, I had a TVT-O (transvaginal tape through the obturator region) implanted to assist my bladder, after decades of gynaecological surgeries. Last year the mesh took many hours to be removed by two specialist surgeons.  After a decade of…

  May 30, 2022
• Aotearoa Corpus New Zealand surgical mesh vaginal mesh women women’s health

  #vaginalmesh

  This Monday was momentous, in several ways. After almost a decade managing the negative effects of vaginal mesh, I saw a specialist who confirmed that this was exactly what I had been dealing with. No question. And the relief was surreal. But could I actually believe what she said? Or…

  July 23, 2020