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Q: Toxic Shock Syndrome ?
asked by: Meklia on February 15th, 2009
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I had a sudden fever about an hour ago I removed my tampon quickly, but right now i'm really..out of it. I blink and see black and white spots, I'm dizzy when I stand up. I'm sore and yet i havent done anything. My toes are freezing right now i'm wearing socks and its been like this for the past 20 minuets, my fingers are slightly cold and every now and then it feels like ice is ran down my spine and I shiver and it goes away.

I just dont feel right at all...I've never felt like this. Ever while on my period. I dont have a car or friends that drive my husband thinks i'm overeacting as i always do with my health..Its 6am now busses dont start up till 7. I'm thinking i should go to the ER if its nothing i overeacted if it is something it can get solved.

But I dont know if i should go i mean...I dont knwo if it is or not..It could just be another UTI that gotten bad again i'm not sure. If it is I'm just going to look like an fool going to the ER again
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endoftherope
replied on February 15th, 2009
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TSS
First off, NEVER SLEEP WITH A TAMPON IN! The symptoms of TSS include sudden high fever, a faint feeling, watery diarrhea, headache, and muscle aches. TSS usually starts with vomiting and a fever of at least 102.
Because you have mentioned some very serious symptoms CALL YOUR DOCTOR right now! Even though his/her office will not be open there will be an answering service that answers and they can get you in contact with your doctor or the doctor on call. CALL NOW!
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Meklia
replied on February 15th, 2009
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Re: TSS
endoftherope wrote:
First off, NEVER SLEEP WITH A TAMPON IN! The symptoms of TSS include sudden high fever, a faint feeling, watery diarrhea, headache, and muscle aches. TSS usually starts with vomiting and a fever of at least 102.
Because you have mentioned some very serious symptoms CALL YOUR DOCTOR right now! Even though his/her office will not be open there will be an answering service that answers and they can get you in contact with your doctor or the doctor on call. CALL NOW!


I never do, i only had it in three hours at most. And I don't have a doctor at all, cant afford to have one the only time I see a doctor is if I go to the ER and I cant do that for another 45 minuets or so as I have to take a bus. I'm considering calling the hospital and asking to speak with a doctor but i doubt that would work.
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endoftherope
replied on February 15th, 2009
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is there a minor emergency clinic nearby? those may be cheaper and you won't have to wait as long in a waiting room.
While I'm not suggesting you wait to receive care, after 24 hours of TSS a rash will appear. I suggest that you go to a walk in clinic when they open, like an Urgent Care.
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Meklia
replied on February 15th, 2009
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endoftherope wrote:
is there a minor emergency clinic nearby? those may be cheaper and you won't have to wait as long in a waiting room.
While I'm not suggesting you wait to receive care, after 24 hours of TSS a rash will appear. I suggest that you go to a walk in clinic when they open, like an Urgent Care.


Well there's one about the same time frame to the hospital, same bus route too. But I believe they require cash right then for treatment. We dont have well any money right now having just paid our bills and bought food. Creates one of those situations where I may just have to take another bill from the hospital I cant pay.

And i'm getting tired as it is 6:30 am. I'm a night person and we usually go to bed around 5 am I'm debating whether or not to just go to sleep and see if I feel better when I wake up, but i dont know if i could sleep right now..
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deteragram
replied on February 15th, 2009
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These are the symptoms of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
A sudden high fever
Low blood pressure (hypotension)
Vomiting or diarrhea
A rash resembling a sunburn, particularly on your palms and soles — which, after a week or so, generally leads to peeling of the skin on your hands and feet
Confusion
Muscle aches
Redness of your eyes, mouth and throat
Seizures
Headache

It was a big deal in the eighties because of a specific brand called Rely, which is no longer on the market. The brand was marketed as superabsorbent and this particular product was known to break apart while still inside; the remaining material and blood led to toxic shock.
I've always had a heavy flow, even while sleeping at night and many times I would wake to find that I had made a mess on myself and/or the sheets when I tried to wear a pad. So I have always slept with a tampon in. I just make sure that I put in a new one right before bed and take it out first thing in the morning. (Tampax.com says not to wear a tampon at night if you sleep more than eight hours.)
TSS still occurs in about 17 out of every 100,000 menstruating girls and women each year; more than half of these cases are related to tampons. Between five and 10% of patients with TSS die.

TSS can affect anyone who has any type of staph infection, including pneumonia, abscess, skin or wound infection, a blood infection called septicemia, or a bone infection called osteomyelitis.

The second type of related infection, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is caused by streptococcus bacteria. Most often STSS appears after streptococcus bacteria have invaded areas of injured skin, such as cuts and scrapes, surgical wounds, and even chickenpox blisters. It almost never follows a simple streptococcus throat infection (strep throat).
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keb
replied on February 16th, 2009
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It seems unlikely that if you only had it in for 3 hours that it would be TSS, but it sounds like it could be something else, maybe a bacterial or viral infection of another type. You might want to go to a doctor anyway, like others mentioned, maybe a clinic. Just in case it is TSS or incase it is something else, either way. The seeing spots part concerns me. I had that for years and found out I"m hypoglycemic, but it wasn't sudden or accompanied by a fever. There is one where I live that is a sliding scale fee, so if you bring a pay stub or something they might be able to help you out if you have something similar. Maybe clinics are different but I thought hospitals couldn't refuse treatment if you couldn't pay. The thing is, sometime it can be more expensive in other ways to wait. At least it sounds like it is causing you lots of mental distress. I hope everything gets sorted out soon. Good luck!
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GreyWolf
replied on February 17th, 2009
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It could possibly be TSS, but I wouldn't have thought it was if you changed it only three hours ago. It does sound like something isn't right, so I would go and see a doctor if I were you.

Regarding sleeping with tampons in, I have no other option, my periods are really heavy, and are weird in that they are heavy from the moment they start to the day before they finish. If I only wear a pad I leak, which is highly embarrassing (especially if I am staying at someone else's house). I just set my alarm, get up and change it and then go back to bed.
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