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[shortcake-smile.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm new. 16 years old. I've had my period for about three years.
I'm a runner and have had problems keeping my period. In fact, I've had stress fractures and think that the lack of having it may have been a part of the problem. It's common with runners, I guess. *sigh* Who knows.

Anyways, because my body hates me, it ate my tampon. About 38 hours ago. I have a doctors appt. scheduled for tomorrow. Not looking forward to it. AT ALL. Should not be a comfortable appointment. Better that though than TSS or something. asdfl;kajsdf

Anyone with a similar experience?? I doubt it; I've never really heard of this happening. I don't know if there wasn't a string on the tampon at all or if it came off when I was swimming or what exactly went on, but I do know that my tampon has disappeared waaaay up to the point that I need a doctor to remove it =/

Insight? Suggestions?

I'm scarred for life. I think I'm sticking to pads for good instead of switching back and forth anymore. This is a nightmare!

Comments

[blu-birdie.livejournal.com]

wow. did you try bearing down? i don't see how it could get lost..lol

[achtungbaby.livejournal.com]

just stick in a finger and scoop it out!
i mean it should be saturated enough where it wont stick to your inner walls.
and its not that i dont believe you. because i'm sure stranger things have happened, but there isnt much room for it to be lost in. i mean even if it was an OB tampon, thoes are still easy to take out with out the string.

Steps from a website

[co-techie.livejournal.com]

In order to retrieve a lost tampon:

1. Thoroughly wash your hands. This prevents introducing outside bacteria into the vagina. Ideally, the woman would also have short nails, and no open cuts on her fingers.

2. Remove any tampons that still have a string hanging out.

3. Bear down. Sit on the toilet. Grab a wastepaper basket or something that is about 12 inches high. Put the feet up on it. Bear down like when having a bowel movement or pushing out a baby. This can push the tampon down.

3. Then gently insert one finger inside yourself. Use a mirror at first, if there is trouble finding the opening. Most women start with the index finger, but she should use the middle if she cannot reach very far in.

4. Reach in as far as possible. A woman knows she has reached the end of the vagina when she feels her cervix. The cervix is a cartilaginous tissue that feels like the tip of the nose. A woman can push in slightly, so that her knuckle tents the tissue of the vulva a bit, without causing discomfort or damage. She can bear down at the same time.

5. Sweep. Make a circular and back and forth motions with the finger. The cevix is like an upside down bowl at the end of the tube (vagina). The vagina is like a tube around the edge. Try to sweep the space between the rim of the bowl (cervix) and the start of the tube (vagina). This is where crammed in tampons tend to get stuck. More get stuck towards the edge nearest the back.

5. Finding One. If your finger runs into a tampon, come out. Insert two fingers (ones next to each other, of course) and trap the tampon between them.

[--heartattack.livejournal.com]

on a few occassions i haven't been able to find my tampon string - i just get a mirror and a piece of tissue. tampon strings should be plastic coated like shoe laces i think... anyway.

also:
a friend once told me a story of forgetting to remove her tampon and then having sex.

i indirectly knew of someone who forgot to remove her tampon... as in for weeks; the doctor found it during an exam.

i'm sure doctors have dealt with similar situations.

[--heartattack.livejournal.com]

apparently the girl was that daft; couldn't figure out where the smell was coming from.

aah you look like jennifer garner from 'alias'. (:

[sulingsi.livejournal.com]

as awful as it is, i once totally forgot about a tampon and it didn't turn up until a pelvic exam. had sex who knows how many times in between. no weird smells or any sort of sign that there was anything lost. it was the most embarassing thing ever. the med student who was checking me out was like 'i feel something funny, what is that?' and had to bring in the doctor to get it out. i thought i had a tumor or something. good lord, it was silly.

[--heartattack.livejournal.com]

well i could see how it could happen if you didn't smell anything - tampons are funny things. but from what i remember it was pretty rancid and yet she still couldn't figure it out.


ps - i love your userpic... i collect photos of funny cute animals.

[efficientgumby.livejournal.com]

yeah...i'm not sure if it can actually get lost. =/

from the tampax website (http://www.tampax.com/en_us/pages/ques_main.shtml?pageid=tp0005&=1#ar0106)

Can a tampon go beyond the vagina and get lost inside the body?
"No. The opening at the end of your vagina is only the size of a pencil point-much too small for a tampon to fit through.The tampon is held in place by the walls of your vagina until you pull on the cord to remove it."

i think the having a baby suggestion is good. haha. just push...not like a poop push (haha, sorry), but a...frontal push? does that make sense? probably not. =(

[twilight4ever.livejournal.com]

it happened to me once when i was your age - it freaked me out - i eventually got it out, but it was a pain in the butt to do it! it can't go past the cervix, but apparently i still have plenty of room in there for it to get lost! i just um, fished around, until i got it out - very unpleasant. the bearing down thing helps.

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

I definetly always give the string a good tug BEFORE I put it in...like when it's still in the applicator so as to save myself the trouble of having to go spelunking in order to retrieve a lost tampon.

I can see how that would be a little traumatic. Good luck, my dear.

you poor thing

[lime-pink.livejournal.com]

my mom lost one once... if fell out or something ... she couldn't find it, and it just wasn't there.

Re: you poor thing

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

Wtf...that's got to be the creepiest thing I think I've ever heard.

[shortcake-smile.livejournal.com]

Thanks everybody for the advice :)
Doctor's visit went well! Got the tampon. Slightly uncomfortable and a little embarrassing but no harm done and I'll get over it.
Have to say though that it will be a while until I use tampons again. And next time I do I'll make sure the string isn't wrapped around the damn thing. Eesh.

[lalalaloopy.livejournal.com]

If you're nervous about the tampons you could always try something likt The Keeper or DivaCups ... to avoid the pads...and the mess and diperlike feelings that come along with them...