So these things stink: I'm being induced today and was worried about the pain from then and pushing. I did some research and (while I never wanted to ever explore this) I found something that provides relief in 15-20 min. Massage them to get get the blood flowing out of them. Eventually they will decrease and then you need to keep mAssaging then internally. Mine were soooo bad thrombosed and 30 min later not hanging out and I went from a 9 on the pain scale to a 3! Just wanted to share friends!