Thousands of women sue over surgical mesh

  • Friday, February 8th, 2013
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Lynn Waits, 55, of Covington, Ga., sits down to tell her story about complications from having surgical mesh placed in her pelvic cavity, during an interview in her attorney’s office, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Athens, Ga. Waits is one of the thousands of women nationwide who have sued manufacturers of the surgical mesh claiming theyíve suffered severe complications and intense physical pain when the flexible plastic mesh hardened inside their bodies. (AP PHOTO)

Lynn Waits, 55, of Covington, Ga., sits down to tell her story about complications from having surgical mesh placed in her pelvic cavity, during an interview in her attorney’s office, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Athens, Ga. Waits is one of the thousands of women nationwide who have sued manufacturers of the surgical mesh claiming theyíve suffered severe complications and intense physical pain when the flexible plastic mesh hardened inside their bodies. (AP PHOTO)