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greengal Newbie  Posts: 2 |
posted 09-01-2003 08:02 PM
  
Two months ago I got a vaginal tear when my boyfriend and I had sex. I didn't realize what it was at first - was really sore, and went to the doctor, and she told me I had a tear. She told me it was nothing to worry about and it would heal on its own. I waited three weeks to have sex again, and everything felt fine, but when we had sex it got irritated again, so I figured I hadn't waited long enough. We waited four weeks the next time, and again everything felt fine and it looked okay when I looked at it with a mirror. However, when we had sex it opened up the tear again and while it didn't hurt while we were having sex, now the next day it's very painful. How long should a vaginal tear take to heal? Is this normal? Could my boyfriend be too big for me (he's larger than my previous partners). Is there anything I can do to make it heal faster? Thanks - any advice or experience with this would be appreciated. IP: Logged |
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sapphira Member Posts: 24 |
posted 09-01-2003 10:51 PM
be sure to use extra lubrication like ky lotion or jel. also if your boyfriend is well endowed tell him to 'take it easy'. your vagina should eventually stretch to accomodate him but it will take time. as for the tear, i'm thinking that it is healing but that you may be tensing up a bit out of fear of it being ripped again and/or your boyfriend is being a bit too frisky, hence resulting in it being torn again. just some thoughts. sapphira [This message has been edited by sapphira (edited 09-01-2003).] IP: Logged |
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hapa Junior Member Posts: 6 |
posted 09-03-2003 09:58 AM
Girl, where to start..I got a vaginal tear the same way you did and my doctor told me the same thing. I've had it now for 5 years and it never healed. It doesn't matter if you are relaxed or not. The tear can open during an examination or if you spread it with your fingers gently. To this date no one has really helped me. I've seen over 20 docs, and flew to TX, Washington DC, FL, CA, Canada and Japan. Spent thousands of dollars for nothing. They just sent me home. I've lost 3 jobs due to constant dr. appts, 5 boyfriends and a marraige. I'm unable to have a relationship of any kind. I'm soooo depressed. I need to have surgery to remove the cut, but I have no health insurance. If you look on the internet, there's really no literature on this subject besides tearing during delivery. I've never had kids and now that I can't even have intercourse, I probably can't have kids ever. Girl, I'm in the same boat as you. Don't waste your time with all the stupid creams and ointments that doctors will give you, because little do they know that it only makes it worse. I now have a condition called vestibulitis, which is chronic inflammation around the cut, and this developed due to having the cut for so many years and doctors never did anything to repair it. Vestibulitis is incurable. Be careful, honey. Each day I'm hoping my tear will go away, it looks ok in the mirror, in fact it even looks completely healed. But when I start to have intercourse, upon penetration, it opens and I can feel a tearing sensation. It bleeds too. Some doctors have examined me a week after I had intercourse and they couldn't even see anything, so they sent me home telling me that it's "all in my head." I learned that if I'm going to see a doctor that day, I ask my partner to "open me up" so that they can see the tear. I'm sick and tired of being told that it's a psychological problem when it's not. It hurts and the pain is very real. IP: Logged |
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butterfly1012 Member Posts: 23 |
posted 09-03-2003 05:20 PM
I have had this same problem for almost 8 years. 2 years ago I finally got the nerve to see the dr. about it. She thought the skin "looked strange" and wanted to do a biopsy. This came back normal and she prescribed an ointment to be used everyday for a week. Then just twice a week. I can't remember the name, I'll look when I get home and repost. This ointment has helped but I will still occasionally tear. The dr. said the scar that forms doesn't have the same elasticity as normal skin which makes sense. I hope this helps and will let you know the name of the ointment. Ok the brand name of the ointment is Temovate .05% Cream. Generic name is Clobetasol Propionate Cream. Ask your dr. about this. [This message has been edited by butterfly1012 (edited 09-03-2003).] IP: Logged |
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