A woman who was left with no other option but to travel abroad for surgery to treat her incontinence says it impacted every aspect of her life.
The procedure to treat incontinence was paused in Ireland in 2018.
Kay Flynn from Rochestown says her job was among the areas of her life most impacted:
"Mostly I think it was a confidence derailer for me, I might be presenting something where I need to get a strategy over the line and when I'm going into those meetings I'm knowing that just as I'm about to make my pitch, I'm actually wetting myself at the same time."
Kay's gynecologist and obstetrician is now travelling from Cork to Spain with Healthcare Abroad Ireland at weekends to carry out the surgeries.
HCI has helped over 2000 patients access healthcare through the EU Cross Border Directive.
Professor Barry O'Reilly says he was worried about his patients not getting the best care:
"So last year I was contacted by a colleague of mine in Amsterdam who was looking after Irish patients and it seemed they were going out to for a clinic visit to him, then for the surgery and then there was zero follow up care. I thought that was completely wrong and I certainley wasn't going to send my patient there."
