"Lisa Watson suffers the devastating effects of incontinence daily, and believes mid-urethral surgery, otherwise known as vaginal mesh surgery, could change everything. The surgery was paused in Ireland in 2018, and she is calling for the pause to be lifted By anyone's standards, Lisa Watson is a busy woman. During the week, the Wicklow-based mum of two is a credit union risk manager and at weekends she puts on her make-up artist hat."
"But behind the busyness is a woman at the end of her tether. Watson, who is 43, lives with urinary incontinence and has to wear period pants and pads daily to manage the condition."
Lisa Watson is 43 and lives with urinary incontinence that she manages by wearing period pants and pads every day. She believes mid-urethral surgery, also called vaginal mesh surgery, could substantially improve her quality of life and is calling for the 2018 pause on that surgery in Ireland to be lifted. The pause on mid-urethral procedures in Ireland began in 2018. Watson balances work as a Wicklow-based credit union risk manager and weekend work as a make-up artist while caring for two children. The ongoing daily impact of incontinence has left her emotionally strained and at the end of her tether.
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