What happens if you are ina car accident or something and you are unconscious and you have a moon cup or tampon in?

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Do they check??

This a very strange thing to th9nk about, is there a reason ?

Not been in an accident to know, but I do know after several gynaecology related ops I had pads changed by the nurse without my knowledge at the time as I was still a bit out of it, but she told me afterwards

I was going to say that.
It always worried me that I might have an accident, and the hospital would take out my contacts and what would happen to them?? They were so expensive back then.

She’s already said why 🙄

I don't think it's strange. I've thought it before when putting my retainer in.

I assume my retainer wouldn't stay in, so I could wake up from a month long coma to find out my teeth had moved 😱 (light hearted horror face - I'm not actually suggesting that the worst thing about a serious accident and coma would be wonky teeth)

I've always wondered about contact lenses. They were very strict when I had my c-sections, I had to take them out. The anaesthetist said if there was an emergency and they needed to knock me out they didn't want to be worrying about my contacts too.

I can quite clearly' see b oth times she why Lol !

I don't think a mooncup would be noticeable, no, so that's a good point. Tampon strong would, like PPs mentioned, be noticed during catheterisation but I could see a mooncup going undetected for a while unless you had a full body scan that might show it. It would eventually overflow, but who would know it wasn't just your period starting?
I'm a nurse and although I don't work in hospitals, I'd be surprised if internal vaginal exams were part of routine ITU care.

Toxic shock ? Infection?

Crikey! This morning I was thinking about what would happen if I had a car accident as well! But my concern was that DH has never organised breakfast club or after school club and would have no idea what days our DC are booked in. And now I need to worry about crusty eyes from my contact lenses!

My sister was admitted to hospital on a Monday and sedated. On Friday, she still had a tampon from Monday. So it has been known. Between Tuesday and Thursday, she was hallucinating and needed physical care, but I guess as she was young, she didn't get the care she should have.

I cut the strings off my tampons (or shove them up there with the tampon itself)...May have to stop doing that!

If you're worried put a laminated card in your wallet stating you may have a moon cup.

I've got one for my coil

WHY

This is way way TMI but I once somehow left a mooncup in for the whole time between the end of one period and the next and only realised when I tried to insert a fresh one preemptively. Gross but I didn't die. I hope this is useful for anyone planning a crash during their period.

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I'd hope not! I'd hope they'd take a bra off if I had one on as well. Imagine needing to wear a bra for eternity!

I might start making notes in case of my untimely demise

LOOOOL @K0OLA1D 😂😂😂

Jeesus that's scary!

OMG I nearly peed my pants 🤣

Thank you for starting this thread OP - I’ve wondered the same thing (and am not a writing a novel either).

I heard they check very early on during their assessment because of the dangers of it.

I don't like weeing with it there 😕

🙄 Seriously? You've never once made a mistake? Mrs Perfect!

@Ws2210 How the bejesus do you get them out?!

@K0OLA1D there is a very interesting account on YouTube where a mortician answers these sorts of questions - you are buried/cremated in whatever your family take to the funeral directors, so if they take a bra in, you wear it for eternity.

• Might want to consider telling the family to take in leggings, big pants and a hoody if you have to spend the afterlife in it!