Sharing those Pessary Moments
You’re Not Alone
After being newly prescribed a pessary ring for pelvic prolapse, I traveled on an airplane for over 15 hours. After several hours, the pessary became a bit uncomfortable. I went to the lavatory and removed it, cleaned it, placed it in the only thing I had available, which was a clear baggie, and safely tucked it into my carry on.
The next time I saw my pessary, (out of the baggie) it was being held in front of me, by a blue, gloved, customs agent, who had a quizzical look on his face. This is when the awkward question was asked. "May I ask what this is?" A million sarcastic comments flew through my mind, and luckily I chose, "Why it's a pessary." I could tell by the look on his face, an explanation was in order. I kept it short and to the point. "It is placed inside a woman's vagina so her insides don't fall out." "My doctor prescribed it."
My pessary floated down from the blue gloved hand, onto the cold metal table and rolled into my shoes.
The bOX was on it's way to being born!
Don't let your pessary become an accessory. USE the bOX for Discreet pessary Storage.
