Embarrassing/concerning problem..

[jenq]

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. And apologies if it's too personal, I'm desperate for advice.

When I gave birth to my daughter 5 years ago I had to be cut to prevent tearing. I had stitches and at the time my midwife seemed happy all was well, but they did "burst" sooner than expected - however she was never concerned and so I assumed I'd heal properly.

The reality is, I don't think I have healed as I should have, I know that the area where the stitching was is still a little open. It's got to the point now where I'm too embarrassed to be with anyone in a sexual way incase it's too obvious to them, and it's always on my mind. I wonder if there's anyone else here who has had similar and whether there's anything that can be done or, as I assumed, it's a case of accepting it because it's too late to fix?

Thanks :)

Thank you :) I think I am a bit nervous about speaking to a doctor - but I think that because I haven't told anyone (this is the first time I've admitted it!) I've built it up in my head so much that I guess I think they're going to brush it off as a minor issue, which is why I wanted some input from here first. I think I'll try get an appointment sometime this week though, thanks :)