Hi Jenni
Thanks good topic
Umm yes i not allowed use tampax-and i couldnt if wanted ot re dexterity so i use towels but the ones with wings so when pull ya bits up they stay in place.
i prefer always but have found asda own make just as good.
inky07

ah i do use a mooncup, absolutely a million times better than tampons per se (cheaper, cleaner, more effective, comfortable, smell free, eco)
BUT
not easier in terms of dexterity - the movements are larger (no fiddly paper to peel for example) but need to be firmer i find (eg to twist as well as pull/push)
hence emergency visit to gp for extraction of one this year, during a flare. mind you, i'd really done a number on that one, dearly beloved couldn't rescue it for me either!



that was a very bad/limited movement flare though. i'd say give it a go as it's a very specific set of movements, it may/not challenge the way your hads are!

I have a depo provera (don't know the proper spelling) injection every 3 months for contraception. A side effect is NO PERIODS! Been on it for years with no problems, except that I don't know if I am peri menopausal. Getting hot flushes, like many of us with RA, but no periods is a real boon.
Jan x