YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for May, 2002: Re: episiotomy complicactions

Re: episiotomy complicactions

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 May 2002 09:34:07 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 1 May 2002, Melissa wrote: >
>> As I was healing from the laceration, I would
>feel a tugging sensation inside my vagina, on the left
>side. Later during my 6 week check-up I nearly fell
>off the table (from the pain) when the Nurse
>Practitioner examined me manually. She was trying to
>feel my left ovary at the time of the most
>excruiciating pain. She scheduled me for a vaginal
>ultrasound that afternoon fearing a hematoma. No
>hematoma was found and no pain was sensed during that
>exam...the doctors were being very ginger with me. I
>have had extreme pain upon entry during intercourse
>and a dull sort of pain throughout the duration of
>intercourse. I scheduled a second appt and this time
>I was sent to the head of the department for an exam.
>He told me I had adhesions and would probably have to
>live with it, or at least until I had another baby (in
>which case a subsequent episiotomy might help reverse
>the problem). I sometimes feel a tugging sensation
>and a internal heaviness or puffiness on the left side
>(where the pain is). Could there be some kind of
>pocket there or herniated tissue or loose pelvic floor
>muscles?
> > The main problems are that with my discomfort we
>cannot resume a normal marital sex-life. It is really
>damaging my marriage and the painful bowel movements
>have made me dread restroom trips and so at times I
>nearly cut out eating solids so that I won't have to
>defacate.
> I would appreciate any information or advice you
>can offer.
>
>Melissa
>
>http://health.yahoo.com

Melissa

This all sounds like the repercussions of the last birth/epis. Hopefully with the stretching rendered by this birth and any repair that needs be done, you will do much better.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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