Tears that don’t heal - TMI warning

I was allowed to take voltaren while I was breastfeeding... but maybe that was because I really needed it? Not sure. But I had heaps of trouble with sitting and standing until about 3 weeks, then it started to improve a bit more and I went off the voltaren and panadol.

I often felt like I had a tampon in that was working its way out - sorry TMI, esp when standing but at times when sitting too. I've also heard bths with Epson Salts (I think thats right) is really good too, apparently helps ease things, good with keeping clean and can help with pain too.

Hi Mazzy, I second the salt bath thing that helped me heal. i couldn't walk or pee properly for about 6 weeks after my cut. My daughters 5 months ish now and im starting to think i've got a prob with my stitches as sex is excrutiating so off to the dr for me.

Mazzy wrote: Tiff wrote: I often felt like I had a tampon in that was working its way out - sorry TMI, esp when standing but at times when sitting too. I've also heard bths with Epson Salts (I think thats right) is really good too, apparently helps ease things, good with keeping clean and can help with pain too. That is exactly the feeling I've been getting too. Man the things I forgot happen after the birth - I just assumed it would all bounce back in a matter of days!

Wouldn't that be nice!!!! No this feeling stayed with me for weeks possibly 5 or 6 I think (funny how quickly you forget) - sorry

Ow freakin' OW! I just had to share my pain on this one. The tear was still not 100% so I was off to the specialist today.

Good news: It's actually healing ok and I don't need surgery

Bad news: She decided she needed to put silver nitrate on it to burn away some of the granulation as that was what was causing me discomfort.

Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but when someone mentions BURNING part of my bajinga, I am less than impressed. I made her get a nurse so I could hold someones hand while she did it! But she said it should all be ok eventually and won't cause any problems.

Just had to update and share my pain cos I'm at home now and there's no-one to sympathise with me!
And it's not really a story I'd tell someone face to face anyway

Little Red, how did you get on at your doctor's?

Ouchies Mazzy Sort of wishing that I didn't read that now, my Dr is posting a specialist referral out to me for my "broken front bum" as LittleRed puts it and I'm a little nervous! I had to have a smear at the Dr's while I was there and she said I'm all inflamed and stuff and it's not normal down there. And the speculum just about killed me lol. The Dr had to give me painkillers after she did the smear!

I'm pretty nervous about seeing the specialist, there is something a little frightening about someone poking around at the most sensitive part of your body while you are in a lot of pain I wish I could take DH along but I wouldn't want to put him through that either (as if childbirth wasn't offputting enough)

BIG HUGS Mazzy!