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Could i get TSS?
Last night I guess i was really tired, so i forgot to take out my tampon and I fell asleep with it in me. I put it in at 9 p.m. and woke up at 6:45 a.m. I had no idea I had a tampon in me (silly right) and then i put another one in while that was still in there. I went to school and at 12:00 I looked at the clock and realized I should change my tampon. I went to the lady's room and took out my tampon to find it to be not very bloody at all. I then found ANOTHER string in there. In my head i thought oh no... as I pulled out a really bloody tampon. I remembered applying it at 9 p.m. the night before but do not remember taking it out! So that tampon has been in m uterus for 15 hours.... I feel fine right now (7 hours later after removing the two tampons) but I am nervous that my anxiety will make me think i have tss and give ma the symptoms/: my mom refuses to bring me to the dr's because she says its expensive and she claims I will be fiiiiine. i know tss is rare, but i'm prone to things such as yeast infections, uti's etc.. could that make me prone to tss??
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I think your fine. If TSS where to happen you would all ready be seeing some of the signs.
When TSS first appeared it was thought to be the Tampon itself causing the problem, Later on it was found that young women were leaving the Tampon in for as long a 24 hours if there was no leakage and doing so for the entire time of there period. With the advent of super absorbent Tampons many young women were able to leave a tampon in place from the time they left the house in the morning until they returned home late in the evening.
Doing this day after day for the entire length of a period was the cause of TSS, not the Tampon itself. Forgetting to change your tampon one time is not going to cause TSS.
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I am sure by now, you have realized you don't have toxic shock, but I will answer anyway. I have done this and most of my friends have done this. Once, my boyfriend snuck in my room and jumped into bed and woke me up with a hard one and it took us a few minutes to realize my tampon was in! Mishaps happen.
If you develop toxic shock, you will KNOW. The symptoms are sudden and intense:
Sudden fever over 102°F (38.9°C).
A rash that looks like a sunburn.
Signs of shock, including low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat, often with lightheadedness, fainting, nausea, vomiting, or restlessness and confusion. Severe pain in an infected wound or injury.Other symptoms that may occur include:
Muscle aches and pains, stomach cramps, headache, or sore throat.
Skin tissue death (necrosis), which occurs early in the syndrome.
Skin tissue shedding, which occurs during recovery.
Pinkeye (conjunctivitis). This is common knowledge, but I pulled my source here -----> ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location))
So unless this has happened, in which case get to the hospital stat, I am sure you are okay. Don't worry about it! It's really a common things. But, you probably won't ever do it again. I know I have always double checked since it happened to me!
Good luck!
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