Well, I went and got some of those soft cups, and they don't seem to be working for me. I don't have any issue getting them in - and after some effort, I can get it out. But it isn't "sealing" in me, and leaks. I read that the Diva comes in sizes, so perhaps I need to try that. Soft cups say that the most common reason for failure of them is that they could be too big for you, so I'm willing to give the Diva a try even though it's kind of expensive. I did shorten the string on the tampon as suggested, and that worked well - no issues once I did that!! Great suggestion.

On that note, if anyone is using Soft cups, and wants a box (I only used a few), if you're in the Denver Metro area I can give them to you. Just PM me