Question:
If by chance I do start my period in the hospital after surgery...can I use a tampon?

This may sound like a really stupid question..but I really do need to know. My periods are usually really heavy and I have to double up. Pads and Tampons..is this a problem after surgery???    — [Anonymous] (posted on March 21, 2001)

March 21, 2001
This happened to me. As far as I know, you can use tampons and/or pads if you need both. I usually use tampons, but had to use pads in the hospital. This was because with 50+ staples in my belly, I couldn't quite reach far enough to insert a tampon without extreme pain ... and I was not about to ask a nurse or anyone else to do this for me! I used the big maternity pads that the hospital provided (I just put them between my legs and they stayed there ... trust me, I wasn't moving much at first!). They also put cloth pads in my bedding in case of accidents. Good luck!
   — Lynn T.

March 21, 2001
I used them with no problem.
   — [Deactivated Member]

March 21, 2001
I bought both with me to the hospital. I used the pads while there and the tampons when I went home two days later.
   — Helen C.