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Hello rlyons,

The title of your post caught my eye. One of my girlfriends used the Today sponge back in the early 90s before they were pulled from the market and reading what you wrote is like hearing my friend describe pretty much exactly what she told me happened to her. Like you, she liked the concept of the sponge but then when she went to use it she felt all weird, kind of like she had an infection or something. Once she pulled it back out she felt better.

Like you said, I suppose it could be sort of psychosomatic since it was bothering you anyway but I think that Diane P has some amazing points in her post above mine. You were experiencing real symptoms and not pleasant ones either.

From what I can recall, my friend stopped using the sponge by the end of her first box and went on birth control pills for awhile. But I know you've just stopped using The Pill and want to try something else. I'd say to try what Diane P suggested and maybe use the first box as a practice box just to get used to them, and if you still can't stand them you can think about Plan B. I like her contact lens analogy very much, that's a great thing to compare it to.

Please post again to let us know how it's going. Best in health, Michelle

June 30, 2009 - 10:45pm

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