WHEN she gave birth to her son she had so many dreams about the wonderful things they were going to do together. Hiking, fishing and mountain biking – Chantéll Bothma couldn’t wait to open up a world of adventure for her child.
But she never got to do any of those things. Instead for the past seven years the mother her son has come to know has been anxious, depressed and frequently in pain.
Chantéll blames this on the mesh devices that were surgically implanted in her uterus and bladder just months after her son’s birth in 2016.
After Chantéll started experiencing intense back and abdominal pain she was diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which her doctor said was probably
