I stumbled on to a couple of sites that recommend them and feminine pads, not only for their intended use, but using tampons for probing and cleaning gun shot wounds and pads for bandages. Now for the art of putting my foot in my mouth, which I'm generally good at, I spent several weeks, on two different occasions using feminine pads as bandages on large slow healing wounds. After my second bypass graft in 2005. I had the main artery exposed in the groin area in case of emergency need for hook up to a heart lung machine. In the process the surgeon cut open a lymph gland. Between the bleeding and the lymph fluid I was a mess. First trip to the doctor after the surgery, he suggested the pads until the wound healed. The hospital bandages supplied were not working. I some what understand the horror of accidents. They are on the shopping list for the next trip to the commissary. I do remember getting a funny look from a lady shopper at Wally World when shopping for a follow on supply when I said to the wife, "No, not those, thy're to thick for me.
