Vaginal Tear and discomfort--help?

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to this board but thought that maybe some of you could

relate to my experience or offering some thoughts/advice. I've been

suffering since November with a painful tear at the base of my

vagina. Also, sometimes my external skin gets so irritated that

fissures appear and bleed a little bit. During those bouts it hurts

to sit, stand, wear pants or even attempt to have sex. Las year I

had told my doctor about similar irritation and she dismissed it as

me not using enough lubricant. She did change my pill from Ortho Lo

to Estrostep though.

In January, I had enough and quit Estrostep. It caused vaginal

dryness, low libido and acne. Still, the tear did not heal and in

March I went to see a new doctor (one that wouldn't just dismiss my

problem). She gave me Estrace Cream and Vagifim along with the

advice to abstain from intercourse for one month. Needless to say, I

did that and when my month was up, my tear looked healed. But sure

enough, as soon as I had sex it tore again. I returned for a follow-

up appointment and she said use the Estrace and Vagifem for two

months while abstaining this time. Again, I followed this advice and

the same thing happened at the end of the two month period.

Then one morning I woke up with terrible throbbing and swelling. I

felt like I couldn't walk. I went to work but called my doctor and

asked if I could come in. Her partner saw me instead and he said it

was nothing to worry about. He cultured the " lesion " again and told

me to stop the Estrace and Vagifem and use Desitin cream. I tried

Desitin for two months before I gave up. Putting it on was agony and

it was hard to wash off.

I've given up with all three of the past doctors and went to see Dr.

Peacocke this morning. She doesn't take insurance but I hear

she's the best. Has anyone else tried her? I saw an earlier post

where a few people seemed to have mixed feelings on her treatment

methods. My visit to her was encouraging. She thinks that we can

solve my problem without any more doctor's ignoring me or giving me

wrong prescriptions (oh! I forgot to mention that the second dr also

put me on Valtrex for 2 weeks saying I had herpes, which it turns

out with two more negative cultures later, I do not have).

Dr. Peacocke seems to think I have a vitamin D deficiency that may

be the cause of all my discomfort, including the area that keeps

tearing during intercourse. Does anyone else have that problem? She

said it may be because I have Celiac Disease which I am getting

tested for tomorrow morning. I guess I wouldn't be all that shocked

considering both my sister and father have different immune

disorders (not celiac but I do probably have a propensity for

autoimmune disorders such as Celiac).

I'm sorry this post is so long! I just feel frustrated and lonely.

My boyfriend has been patient through all of this but honestly we

have lost a lot of the intimacy that we used to have. I don't feel

normal. I'm only 24 and I can't even wear jeans most days. Anyways,

I thought maybe some of you could relate or tell me if you have had

good experiences with Dr. Peacocke. Thanks in advance.