Comments on: I Lost My “Tampon” http://erstories.net/archives/110 ER Stories Real Life Tales from the Emergency Room Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: BleedingRose http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-2011 BleedingRose Tue, 13 May 2008 13:46:33 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-2011 Sadly, we get that sort of thing in L&D as well. You'd think they already have enough "all up in the there" already, but I guess not... Sadly, we get that sort of thing in L&D as well. You’d think they already have enough “all up in the there” already, but I guess not…

]]> By: New Nurse, ER http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-168 New Nurse, ER Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:08:53 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-168 And sometimes they don't know it's even there! I had a pt come in w/ abd pain and a "lump" in her vagina... which she said, "she knows isn't supposed to be there and had no idea what it is unless 'someone put something inside her'"... Right, you'd think you'd know... Anyways, turned out to be a long lost tampon. Gross. Abd pain surprisingly decreased :) And sometimes they don’t know it’s even there! I had a pt come in w/ abd pain and a “lump” in her vagina… which she said, “she knows isn’t supposed to be there and had no idea what it is unless ’someone put something inside her’”… Right, you’d think you’d know… Anyways, turned out to be a long lost tampon. Gross. Abd pain surprisingly decreased :)

]]> By: Jesslev http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-119 Jesslev Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:24:49 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-119 Oh My Mercy! That's a good one! Luv your blog by the way! Oh My Mercy! That’s a good one! Luv your blog by the way!

]]> By: Chris, Pharm.D. http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-114 Chris, Pharm.D. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:34:33 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-114 That's hilarious. Reminds of the time one of my patients inserted a vaginal suppository without removing the wrapper! That’s hilarious. Reminds of the time one of my patients inserted a vaginal suppository without removing the wrapper!

]]> By: jerry http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-111 jerry Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:19:54 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-111 Always do a speculum exam first because once I almost cut the glove on a crack pipe. Always do a speculum exam first because once I almost cut the glove on a crack pipe.

]]> By: #1 Dinosaur http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-106 #1 Dinosaur Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:54:44 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-106 That particular CC happens in my office from time to time too, although it's more often the diagnosis when the presenting complaint is of an incredibly foul vaginal odor in the absence of discharge. One time my nurse recorded it as "Tampon MIA"; cracked me up! That particular CC happens in my office from time to time too, although it’s more often the diagnosis when the presenting complaint is of an incredibly foul vaginal odor in the absence of discharge.

One time my nurse recorded it as “Tampon MIA”; cracked me up!

]]> By: Petri http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-105 Petri Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:42:25 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-105 I recently heard a story from our ER about a young female who lost her grip on her vibrator and had it travel up her rectum out of reach. By the time the doctor saw her the batteries had died, though i hear sometimes they're still going, but they could not reach it by hand or with tongs. I think they finally ended running a line up and using pressure to push it back out. I didn't realize how common foreign bodies were. At least this girl had the sense to be embarrassed. I recently heard a story from our ER about a young female who lost her grip on her vibrator and had it travel up her rectum out of reach. By the time the doctor saw her the batteries had died, though i hear sometimes they’re still going, but they could not reach it by hand or with tongs. I think they finally ended running a line up and using pressure to push it back out. I didn’t realize how common foreign bodies were. At least this girl had the sense to be embarrassed.

]]> By: girlvet http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-104 girlvet Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:01:16 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-104 ...and the world gets weirder and weirder.... …and the world gets weirder and weirder….

]]> By: emergencyem http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-102 emergencyem Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:11:02 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-102 Ah, lovely! Ah, lovely!

]]> By: Loth http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-100 Loth Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:55:43 +0000 http://erstories.net/archives/110#comment-100 "vaginal spelunking" had me chortling. A game for all the family, indeed. “vaginal spelunking” had me chortling. A game for all the family, indeed.

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