Hi, I came across this after searching for information on TSS...maybe someone can offer me some word sof wisdom for my situation.


I took out my tampon after leaving it in for far too long (I think I had one in when I feel asleep about 3 nights ago and didn't realize til the next afternoon that it had been in there because the strong had gone in too..,. I removed the tampon and felt totally normal, showered..etc) then last night I went online to research TSS just to be safe and read the symptoms and then started to feel almost dizzy or light headed but I kept telling myself it was all in my head and I only felt that way because I was stressing out and I'm also in the the middle of moving so I am tired and stressed as it is.

Now I feel fine, basically no nausea, and only slightly light headed (again, might be the heat or stress...) but I am wondering if I contracted TSS, would I already be having severe symptoms? I had a big breakfast this morning, no diarrhea or cramps, etc. I just went to the bathroom regularly, I have been trying to drink lots of water and take it easy..but is it possible that I have mild TSS?

my biggest concern is that I have been a few rounds of antibiotics in the past few months because I had a cyst caused by staph infection (not he methilin resistant type though, luckily)...should I wait it out or call a doctor and have an antibiotic prescribed just in case? does having taken 3 rounds of antibiotics in the past year put me at a higher risk? :-(