Hello. My period stopped 3 to 4 days ago and I had this purpleish grayish discharge still coming out. I went to the bathroom today and wiped and the discharge was still there. I figured maybe toilet paper had got stuck some how so I went fishing to find the cause. Well I brushed up against the cervix and felt a odd object and withdrew my finger only to have a almost handful of this purpleish gray fluid with a slight odor. I went back in and felt the cerivx again and found the object and started to pull it out. To my horror I found a tampon and pulled it out and it was the same purpleish grey color and had a slight odor. That s the first time since I started my period when I was 11 having lost a tampon. Just to note I had been using tampons since I was 13 or 14 and I m 44 now. I removed it and disposed of it and went back in to make sure nothing else was lost and then light red blood came out on my finger and hand 2 more times until it stopped. I m not having any symptoms of fever, headache, nausea, rash, dizziness or any of the symptoms for toxic shock. But what do I do now??? I know I need to continue to look for TSS signs but What is the proper internal vaginal hygene after removing a lost tampon?? Is it ok to douche? Do I need to see a doctor? Totally baffled by this. Not ashamed because I know it happens from time to time, I m feeling more stupid because I know that it probably happened in the middle of the night when I had padded out on the living room couch from being tired and went to the bathroom to change it and completely forgot. But again what is the proper internal vaginal hygiene after removing a lost tampon?? Thank you in advance :)