hi.. i'm not sure if anybody can help, but i didn't think it'd hurt to
try. i have crohn's disease and in april 2001, i had a colostomy w/
total proctectomy (rectal removal). ever since then i have had extreme
pain w/ intercourse. it's so bad that it makes my husband and i not do
it too often. at first, we though maybe it was because my uterus had
tipped end over end backward after my proctectomy, but i had a uterine
suspension in february of this year, and it hasn't seemed to help. my
drs seem to think that this is more than likely scar tissue from the
surgery and say that my only real option is to use vaginal dilators
(essentially vibrators) once a week gradually going up in size to
stretch out the scar, or have intercourse like once a week w/ my husband
to try to stretch. i was just wondering if anybody had any other
suggestions on how to help this at all. also, i can't even imagine
trying to give birth when we get pregnant. i assume i will have to have
a c-section? thanks for your help.