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Hi guys. Another embarrasing question for you all. In the last year I have gotten really uncomfortable wearing tampons. They will not stay put!!! It seems like I have to keep running to the bathroom to push it back in. And it's uncomfortable when it starts to come out like that. I don't get it!! Could this be that I have too tight pelvic floor muscles or are the muscles too weak? I have never had children so I have no explanation as to why this started happening. I have given up on tampons even though I used to prefer them over pads. I def have IC and am currently trying to get into a pain clinic. My PCP just faxed the referral over today so hopefully I can get an appt soon. I suspect I have PFD as well. Any ideas on this topic???
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Lee Ann
Current Rx Meds:
Atarax, Ditropan, Elmiron
Prior to pregnancy: The above 3 meds PLUS Neurontin, Topamax, Loratadine, continuous OrthoCyclen, Lidocaine Patches PRN, Temazepam PRN, & Vicodin PRN
Hooray for babies!
Misc. lifesavers: Hot baths, ThermaCare Heat Wraps, Ice Packs. The IC Diet has changed my life.
Didn't work for me:
Detrol LA, Amitryptiline, Morphine, Percocet, TENS unit, Interferential Pain Stimulator Unit, Hypogastric Plexus Nerve Block
IC (Mod-Severe) since 1996
UPDATE: 5/21/08 Pregnancy and breastfeeding afterwards have alleviated my IC symptoms more than anything, EVER. Most days are 100% pain free & I now have normal frequency (as long as I take these 3 meds).
My little sweetie! Jack weighed 9 lbs 12 oz and was born via c-section on Feb. 28, 2008...
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I have always been too small inside and the last few times I used tampons they were not as in place-the same thing as you I guess-and pressuring the entrance to my vagina. With the vuvodynia the pressure was awful. I think there must have been a weakining of the pelvic muscles. I never thought of this till I read your post. Tampons caused me a yeast infection almost every time I used them even only one time per period. Can't use them and am allergic to almost all maxi pads. Hope this will help! -
Especially when my IC was symptomatic I began to have trouble with tampons. I never had before. When IC hit I had to use the smallest size tampons AND had to alternate pads and tampons. That seemed to help.Kim
Diagnosed August 2001
Current IC meds: Elmiron (since 2001), Levaquin (one pill after intercourse to prevent UTIs), Effexor (for depression & anxiety)
Past IC meds: Amitriptyline (Elavil), Hydroxyzine (Vistaril), Detrol LA, Lexapro (for depression & anxiety, but also helped my IC) (They all helped, but I was able to discontinue them.)
I've been virtually symptom free and able to eat & drink whatever I'd like for about 8 years now.
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Since my last post on this subject I have used tampons a few times. They weren't as bad a problem when my IC wasn't as bad. I asked my gynecologist if my vagina was shrinking, he was more embarrassed than me ! He said he didn't know anything really about pfd , but I was probably smaller from unuse!!
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Jen~
You just made me laugh really hard. That is too funny. They say you will loose it if you don't use it. Always kinda thought it was a joke...until now!
Luckily, I don't have that problem anymore due to the fact I had a hyster. I used to hate tampons but the alternative wasn't that great either!!
OK, at first I saw LeeAnn was the original poster and didn't realize this post was six months old and it totally freaked me out because she is pregnant. I thought, that crazy girl what is she up to?
Too funny all the way around. Thanks, I am in a terrible flare and needed something to pick me up!
BetsyBBB - Diagnosed with Moderate/Severe IC (age 12), Severe PFD and V V (age 21), IBS (from birth) & Gastroparesis (age 42)
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