Do I possibly have a tampon stuck inside me?

[rosieh20]

Sorry this might be a little gross/embarrassing but back in February (7 months ago), I went out while I was on my period and put a tampon in before I left. I ended up drinking too much that night and don't remember getting back to my apartment. When I woke up in the morning, my first thought was to run to the bathroom and remove my tampon, because I did not want to put myself at risk to TSS. However, when i tried to pull it out, there was nothing there, so i just assumed that my blacked out drunk self was smart enough to remove it at some point during the night. I havent had any major symptoms since then (it is now September) and I have not felt any severe pain during sex. However, ever since June, I have been getting extremely painful and severe cramps on the first day of each period. I used to never get cramps but my past 3 periods have been intense. I know that this might sound ridiculous, but I can't help but to think back to 7 months ago where i forgot if I ever took out my tampon. Would this still be a possiblity, or would the tampon have come out by now/given me severs side effects? Thank you!

[UnsureMS]

You probably would have more going on this just cramping on first day of your period, but like Annie said you can always see your Obgyn. They can check and that way you will have no reason to be concerned.

[AnnieBrooke]

It probably would have smelled, from reports on this site from women who have had it happen.  See your ob/gyn, 'lost tampon' visits are pretty common actually.