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Im a hypochondriac who left my regular tampon in for 15 hours by accident (memory loss) im worried about tss. i have no symtoms. can i relax a bit?
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Yes: You have already removed it and do not have symptoms. Sounds like you are fine. Toxic shock syndrome is extremely rare these days.
Answered 8/26/2015
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