Scar tissue from Episiotomy *WAY TMI*

Enchanted · October 22nd, 2008, 11:42 AM

This has references of a sexual nature in this post so if it may offend you please don't continue.

For a while now DTD has been rather painful and I feel like I have torn at the "enterance" iykwim. I had an episiotomy with Oscar which is what I am 100% sure is my problem. Some lovely girls from AO suggested it may have been scar tissue which I feel it is. I decided to have a "feel" the other night after a rather painful session of DTD. Where I am hurting is where my scar is and even inside it is painful to touch. It feels like I am being stabbed when touching it directly inside.

What can be done about this? I really don't want to have a sore hoo-haa anymore

**Liviam** · October 22nd, 2008, 12:02 PM

It sucks that you are still experiencing pain. Is it only when DTD or other times too? Is there any different discharge?

Enchanted · October 22nd, 2008, 12:06 PM

Only when we DTD. Otherwise I feel normal when walking around, sitting etc.
Unless we have DTD then I am sore for the next day or so. The pain inside only hurts while touching it though and then it goes away. I have no different discharge thank goodness!

**~clover~** · October 22nd, 2008, 12:07 PM

Maybe go see yor gp?

Enchanted · October 22nd, 2008, 12:11 PM

I will BJ but I just wanted some opinions from here first. I have recently moved and have not seen a Dr here as yet so I am a little apprehensive about going to one that I don't know about this. I'm a bit of a sook.

**~clover~** · October 22nd, 2008, 12:15 PM

Don't blame you. I would be too.
I have no idea. Sorry. I do hope you find something that helps though.

**Kazbah** · October 22nd, 2008, 12:20 PM

Oshani - I had similar, and it was the scar tissue. I ended up seeing a post-natal specialist physio and she gave me "exercises". Pretty much it's scar tissue. Think about a cut on your arm. You have a cut, you get stitches, and then after the actual wound has healed, the scar is raised and tender. For the first while when you touch the scar, it hurts - its just sensitive.

The exercises she gave me were to touch the scar tissue. Using lube, just touch the tissue, like a tap with your finger. (or DH's finger - it really helped for him to do it!) and keep doing that until you desensitise the area. Light taps to begin with, then harder taps as you go along. It took months before DTD didn't hurt any more ... but now its better than ever and DH is a lot more "considerate".

HTH.

**cindyb** · October 22nd, 2008, 12:21 PM

I had a tiny little internal 'graze' with my first DD and even now- 3 years later it gets sore from time to time, and i have been told that it will get better with time but when i am more hormonal than usual it kind of swells and gets sore and if we DTD at that time it will be sore fora few days.

I would go and get it checked out by a gyno!

Claire · October 22nd, 2008, 12:28 PM

There's a really gentle internal massage you or your partner can do. Using small circular movements with the pads on your thumbs (or index fingers with partner) - keep the communication and keep it very gentle.

I used this technique to stretch my scar tissue from the same procedure and follow through tear and it worked wonders for us.

**Jaycee** · October 22nd, 2008, 01:12 PM

Oh Danielle, I can really sympathise with you, I am going through the exact same thing, the only difference is that I tore naturally.
If you get any answers I'd really appreciate if you could let me know as I too don't want a sore hoo-ha anymore, it makes DTD difficult and I just don't want to because it hurts!
I hope it gets better for you sweet
xxx

Enchanted · October 22nd, 2008, 01:46 PM

Thanks heaps for the info girls. I might try a bit of massage and see how it goes.

I also forgot to add that I had a second degree tear but I only just found that out a few weeks ago (Noone told me in hosital

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