My RE suggested doing one more round of Injectable meds and IUI and then doing the HSG but recommended doing the HSG first. The hubs and I went back and forth on it. Do we just have faith that my body is working and spend the money to do another cycle, or spend the money and have to postpone a cycle to do the HSG. Sadly neither one is affordable.
After finding out that I had type 2 diabetes (genetics dealt me a rough hand plus the PCOS and insulin resistance didn't help) in march I have been working hard to get my blood sugar into normal ranges and to lower my A1C (a blood test that allows drs to see your average blood sugar level over a three month period). I believe it has lowered a significant amount, from 178 in march to 148 now, but that is my guess from my blood sugar readings. I am hoping it is lots better. I go in tomorrow for an A1C and to do a basic check of things.
Ok, back to the HSG...
I wasn't too anxious about the test in general. I just have a hard time with the speculum. I have only had bad experiences with them. For some reason it hurts like crazy to have the speculum go in. Out isn't bad it has been a bout of bad experiences and I almost hyperventilate when it comes down to it. Luckily, my RE knows this and it is now our procedure to give me valium before doing IUI's and HSG's. I am ok with the internal ultrasounds and such but I may find a way to get Valium at my regular gyno's office for pap's since I have such a rough time.
We make it to the office and I am fine until we get there. I walk in the office and it is stress city. I practice my breathing and clearing my mind of negative and stressful thoughts and I breath. Over and Over. I sign the release form and promptly pop the valium and 800mg of ibuprofen. Just to be safe.
Once I start to get sleepy they take me back and I hope on the table half naked. The hubs gives a big hug and tells me I can do it and then they have him wait outside. I hate that.
The position me on the table and remind me of the steps. They try the first speculum and of course it is not fun. The quickly switch to the more oblong one, why they don't always just start with that one I don't know, and it takes a few deep breaths but it goes it much easier. Thank goodness! That was the hard part. They clean the cervix with Iodine and it was the weirdest sedation ever. It tickled so much that I was laughing and writhing in tickle pain. I did not expect to be laughing.
Then they inserted the catheter and inflated the balloon, which I could hardly feel. I felt small cramp like feeling for a full 30 seconds and it was gone. We watched as the right tube filled up beautifully and then spill into the cavity. We watched as it filled up the uterus to show a beautifully shaped uterus that the RE was really happy to see. Then we watched and waited for that left tube to fill. I started to panic,"It's not filling, it's not spilling...its not working! We only have one tube and our chances are significantly worse!" I started to get tears in my eyes and my RE said, "Wait just a minute, look!" Slowly the dye was pushing its way out of the tube. What my RE says is that he thinks, from what he can see, is that there are some legions on the end of my fallopian tube. Enough to make the dye slow but not enough to block it. He said that it isn't anything to worry about at this point. So while I was scared to death for a minute, all is well!
I hadn't eaten lunch yet and all I wanted was a grilled cheese so the hubs took me to sonic and got me grilled cheese and a coconut cream pie shake. I hardly remember it, by that time the valium was so in my system that I could hardly focus. I fell asleep drinking my shake. The hubs said I took it away and drove us home and got me out of the car and into the house. I apparently went to the bathroom and right into the bedroom and to bed. I woke up 5 hours later. I am still feeling groggy and ready for bed even though I really just woke up from a long nap not long ago.
All in all the HSG was not a bad experience. So far no spotting or weird discharge or even cramps.
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