This is one of my biggest fears... that what if the cord to the tampon breaks for some reason and the tampon stays stuck inside... an dhow do they then take it out?
I have used them before but prefer to use towels for this reason, but I would love to know if anyone ever had a bad experience with them
2006-11-21 01:53:03 · 16 answers · asked by Lara D 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I have used then since i was 11 (now 30) and it has never happened to me or to my mum I hate the feel of towles and never got past my first day with them
I was always told that it was a very simple job for a nurse to remove it but i always give the string a good tug befor use but have neve had a problem
2006-11-21 02:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my string once went up too far i was worried coz i couldnt find it! After a few mins i fished around and found it, if you cant then ask your boyf or doctor. It wont be the 1st time the doc would of done it. I dont thnk the string will break off tho as there knotted all the way through the tampon. Dont worry x
2006-11-21 05:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by Kirstycs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope... never had this problem although i had a mate that forgott to take the last one out and it went right up!!! (if ya get me) she had it removed by a Dr and had to take some antibiotics as a precausion...
BAR that ... nope ive NEVER heard anyone say that the cords broke on them!!! besides if you look at a tampon you will notice that the string travels all the way through it so its designed NOT to break!!! but hey thats just what ive noticed!!!
2006-11-21 01:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by Cat ( " , ) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On any tampon I've ever used, the string is braided all the way up into the fabric of the tampon. There is no possible way, short of someone cutting it that it is going to break.
2006-11-21 01:55:32 · answer #4 · answered by ♥N,K,E&DJ'§ Mommy♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope, string has neva failed on me....i'm telling u, once u get into using tampons, u'll hav a lot more freedom! they're great! everytime before i insert one, i tug on the string a bit just to make sure, but i have been told that if it does break (which is extremely unlikely) u have 2 go up there with ur fingers and get it out...gross i kno, but it has 2 come out!
2006-11-22 00:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by Vote4Pedro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first gal is right - the strings don't break very easily. And if it does, you probably have to just feel around for it. Sounds like not so much fun, but in any case, tampons are perfectly safe (and much more sanitary!!)
2006-11-21 01:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes n it was a really awkward experience....freaked me out for sure i was paranoid each time a wore tem for a while after...it's not to hard to get out without a string its just stressful.
My friend broke her hymen with a tampon n it was stuck she n her mum had to carefully remove it...her mums a nurse u see...
so bad things happen with them.
2006-11-21 15:53:38 · answer #7 · answered by dundledee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't happen often, but it does occasionally. The one thing you should NEVER do is stick something metal / sharp like tweezers up inside of you: a perforation of the vagina or the cervix can cause a fatal infection!! If you can't get hold of it with your finger and ease it out, you would need to see a doctor to have it removed.
2016-05-22 06:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this ever happens.....don't worry because it can't get lost. But get it out as soon as possible because you could develop toxic shock syndrome, which can be fatal. You can usually reach it yourself, or maybe your bf could if you have one.
As a last resort you'd have to go to the emergency place because of the risk of tss. It's no more embarrassing than having an internal or a cervical smear.
2006-11-21 01:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by lou b 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lmfao..no but my sister has..it was weird and funky....She had a tampon on and the string broke off so when she checked so she could change it...the string wasnt there so she assumed that she didnt have one on boy was she wrong ok..she got off of here period a couple of days later and noticed something started to smell so she went to the gyno because she thought she had a STD lmao... and then they took the tampon out...sick huh?
2006-11-21 01:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋