Bit overdramatic maybe? But I was absolutely petrified, I even took a sleeping tablet the night before to help me sleep (Funnily enough lol) but also because I thought it might take the edge off during the proceedure if I was a bit dopey (Yes even more dopey than usual)
So yesterday morning I took my 4 antibiotic tablets and 1 strong painkiller tablet as instructed by fertility specialist. My hubby was a star, he helped get the kids all organised for school, then after the older two had left for school we dropped the youngest off at a friends house, she has a child in our son's year and had offered to take him to school for us as the appointment was early.
Then we drove to the hospital, I was feeling really sick with nerves. We parked in the hospital car park, hubby normally parks ages up the road to avoid paying the car park charges, but bless him this time he wanted to park in the car park so I would not have so far to walk after the HSG.
We reported to the main Xray reception desk and were sent along to the Clinical radiology department to wait there.
For a while we were the only people there, then a Polish woman came to wait for the same test/treatment.
A nurse came and called my name, she showed me to a cubicle to get changed into the ever so sexy hospital robe, she said I could keep all my top clothing on but everything from the waist down had to go lol.
I then had to wait in that little cubicle with its little bench and mirror until they called my name from the other side of it.
That waiting felt like a lifetime! I stood there trying to calm myself down, I was looking at my reflection (Not good lol) telling myself it would be ok and reciting a Wiccan Goddess chant that somehpw gives me comfort.
I invoke the protection of Divine Mother's embrace.
I invoke the protection of Divine Mother's grace.
May the arms of the Great Mother ever surround me.
May the arms of the Great Mother ever surround me.
Then the door was opened and this really young assistant woman appeared, I followed her into the xray room, I asked her straight away whether hubby could be with me during the treatment, she said no because of the exposure to radiation. Then I had to answer a load of questions, name, date of birth, what day I was in my cycle, how long we had been trying for a baby, what my periods were like.....
Then the clinical radiologist came in and she was a bit older, she asked some of the questions again and then tried to calm me donw by explaining the whole proceedure, she kept saying it would be like a long smear test (Which of course sounded GREAT lol)
I watched while they moved these massive tv screen and the xray machine over a very high table, then it was time to jump up there.
I laid on the hard table and she covered me with the blue sterile sheet, she came out with the line any woman who has ever had a smear test or an internal knows only too well "Legs up, feet together, knees apart"
She fiddled about for a bit and told me she was having some trouble with my cervix as aparently it is low but points up lol
So after a change around of the equipment (Which did hurt a bit) she started pressing down on my lower half, then I felt a lot pf pressure inside and some pain.
She then warned me she was going to do something that would feel a bit strange, which it did, it actually felt like she was working on one side/tube in particular.
The next minute she was removing everything and telling me repeatedly that I MUST try THIS month.
She even apologised for making me bleed, bless her.
She said this test was also very therapeutic and people often got pregnant straight after having it, even if they have been trying for ages (How not to get my hopes up hey?)
I asked her whether my tubes were clear and she said "They look it now, but I cannot tell you much as I am not a doctor, but you MUST try as soon as possible, don't wai till next month" Lol as if I would wait.
She also said if I am not pregnant by the next time we see the specialist he will more than likely put me on medication (Clomid etc) as he usually waits to make sure the tubes are clear as there's no point taking ovulation medication if there is nowhere for the egg to go.
Then it was over and I was back in the little cubicle getting back into jeans etc as quick as possible to get out there to hubby for a big cuddle.
I walked out and hubby beamed at me and I got that big cuddle.
He took me for a McDonalds brekkie and then we went home where I crashed out on the sofa with my head on his lap on and off for most of the day.
I did feel like rubbish most of the day and had lots of pain, in fact the pain has been worse following the proceedure than it was during it.
A day later and I am still having pain and feel very tired, I am also still bleeding a bit too.
It is day 9 in my cycle and I am going to start testing for ovulation, I wasn't going to bother this month, but am curious to see whether the HSG will affect when I ovulate.
As for...trying, we are of course going to start that again as soon as my body will allow lol.
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