Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Years after a settlement was approved by courts, patients who suffered complications from medical mesh used to treat issues like hernias are feeling frustrated, disappointed, and let down by the amount of money they received.
In one of the medical mesh cases patients are dealing with, it started with a hernia—where an intestine or organ pushes through the muscle wall.
KIRO 7 spoke to more than a dozen people, some in Washington, others across the United States. Many of them feared retaliation from their lawyers and wanted privacy for the pain they’ve experienced. Four patients agreed to go on the record with the mental, physical, and emotional pain they’ve dealt with, in some cases for decades.
Find the full story here: kiro7.com/news/local/after-years-complications-some-hernia-mesh-patients-say-payouts-fall-short/JBSNROJEXRHSVO6JHRIYPDDDI4
Years after a settlement was approved by courts, patients who suffered complications from medical mesh used to treat issues like hernias are feeling frustrated, disappointed, and let down by the amount of money they received.
In one of the medical mesh cases patients are dealing with, it started with a hernia—where an intestine or organ pushes through the muscle wall.
KIRO 7 spoke to more than a dozen people, some in Washington, others across the United States. Many of them feared retaliation from their lawyers and wanted privacy for the pain they’ve experienced. Four patients agreed to go on the record with the mental, physical, and emotional pain they’ve dealt with, in some cases for decades.
Find the full story here: kiro7.com/news/local/after-years-complications-some-hernia-mesh-patients-say-payouts-fall-short/JBSNROJEXRHSVO6JHRIYPDDDI4
