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Re: Pain using tampons?? 'Instead'?
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Apr 30 18:04:52 2007
I feel funny asking this, but what is "Instead"? I have never heard of
this.
Michelle
At Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Trisha wrote:
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>Hello. I'm glad someone wrote about this. I personally have always
>liked to use Instead over tampons and pads. I never had problems with
>them until all of a sudden it was like they would not stay in place. It
>drove me crazy b/c for someone who had used them for several years and
>never had a problem it didn't make sense. So, months after I had my
>first lap and I found after having my lap and endo removed I could use
>them again. Well that was close to 2 years ago. Since my lap I have
>been manipulating my bc pills so as to not have a period but there are
>times when I still bleed and need to use something. I have found that I
>can use the instead like before but it does cause me pain, so I then
>started using tampons and found that they hurt me as well, although not
>as much as the instead. Such a bummer, I hate pads and I loved using
>the "Instead" instead of tampons! Take care everyone.
>
>At Sat, 28 Apr 2007, Debbie wrote:
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>>Hey Steph. Yes, you're not the only one. I can put a tampon in, but 15
>>minutes later I have the most horrendous cramps. They literally double
>>me over. I still use them though. I take a bunch of Advil and that
>>makes it bearable but the first day of period is just awful. It must
>>trigger something but I like the convenience of them. I may try to
>>avoid them on the first day to keep the cramps to a minimum.
>>
>>--
>>Debbie
>>
>>At Fri, 27 Apr 2007, Stephanie wrote:
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>>>Hello everyone, i have a werid question: Well a few years back i was
>>>able to use tampons w/out a problem. Then out of nowhere, it hurt
>>>really bad, so i dont use them anymore. Just pushing it in, is really
>>>painful, so i wonder since even w/penetration sometimes, i can have
>>>really bad pain, maybe that's why it hurts to use tampons. I was just
>>>diagonosed w/Endo, and now i know why i have painful intercourse. Just
>>>wondering if anyone else here, had the same problem. I know its a weird
>>>question! Thanks Steph :)
>>
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