3rd degree tear..

I gave birth to my little girl on July 24th.. while pushing her heart rate dropped dramatically so the doctor got the vacuum out and told me to push as hard as I could. So she came out FAST, causing me to get a 3rd degree tear. I just need to know if any other mama's have gotten a 3rd degree tear and how they're healing? Mine still hurt if I don't use dermoplast to make it numb. Sitting down is still so uncomfortable unless I sit on a very soft pillow.. and when I walk around a lot they sting. Making me need to spray myself with dermoplast more often than if I just stay at home and sit around. Also, what have you done to help your stitches? Do epsom salt baths really help? This is my beautiful baby, Aurora 💜 She's worth the pain I'm still enduring 😌 (Posted in multiple groups to get as many answers as possible)