You never think it will be you. You did everything "right"-asked the questions, got the second opinions, trusted the reassurance: gold standard, rare complications, quick recovery. Then your life tilts. Pain that doesn't add up. Fatigue that erases afternoons. Symptoms that scatter across your days while appointments get shorter and the answer becomes, "It's not the mesh."

I'm Sharon Surita, PhD-an environmental engineer turned functional health practitioner-writing from both research training and first-hand experience. Meshed Up: A Guide to Healing from Implant Illness is the guide I needed when my "routine" surgery derailed my health and the system couldn't explain what I was living.

This book helps you move from confusion to a grounded plan. You'll learn how to:

- Recognize implant-illness patterns without spiraling
- Use functional and conventional labs as clues (not verdicts)
- Lower toxic load without extreme protocols
- Open drainage and support detox safely
- Regulate the nervous system so healing can actually stick

If you're stunned, grieving, or angry-this is your map. Start with one page, one breath, one gentle change.