I am 22 years old. In March I had gone out to the bar, it was about 3 AM so I had drank a good bit. I went to the bathroom to change my tampon & it wasn't there. Like I said, I was drinking, so it could have fallen out without me knowing. I told my mom about it and she said that if there was somthing in there I would smell funny. She told me to feel around and it would eventualy come out. So I felt around and felt nothing, there was never a smell or anything. in April, I noticed that my period was a little shorter, it is normally a whole week, this time it was a day or two short,but i had no pain or anything, everything seemed ok. This month my period lasted 5 days. I just ended 2 days ago and I am still having really bad cramps and I feel a little sick to my stomach every once in awhile. My boyfriend and I went to have sex last night and when he pushed it hurt right where my cramps are. But I didn't have these pains the last couple months, they just started within the last couple days. Could it be from a tampon that COULD be up there? Or I have been stressing out the last 2 days as well. My car got towed, then the next day my boyfriend and I got into a fight about my job. I just don't know what to do. These cramps really hurt and I can't afford to go to a doctor. Please help!