It's now March 6, 2008. I am waiting in the waiting room to given this HSG Procedure. My original appointment was on February 8, 2008 but I went into that Imaging Center sick, really sick. I guess I got food poisoning or stomach flu. But the Nurses as well as the Radiologist looked at me and said no, I would not recommend we do this procedure today. So that was another month passed w/out getting this test done. As soon as I got home that day, I made another appointment for the following month and since they will only do the HSG test on day 7 to day 10 of your period, it made the appointment time to really occur every once a month. The next available was March 6, 2008; I was not going to miss this appointment, no way!
Back to where I started, waiting in the waiting room for my name to be called. It seemed forever until they were going to call my name and they did w/in minutes I was in the room w/the nurse telling me to remove all clothing from bottom. My DH came w/me, He has been supportive! Coming to all appointments and all meetings, I am very lucky to have someone who wants to be with me and listen to all the stuff I didn't pick up on and trust me it's so much information that there are things that you just don't pick up but my DH listens intently which helps with this process. Okay, back to the waiting room situation.
As I was waiting, I was thinking of what this would be like, what will happen to me, what I will feel. I remembered from all my online reading to take one or two Motrin has to help with the uneasiness. The Nurse brought me into the exam room. I remember thinking how cold and uncomfortable this room is and it was because all you see was this huge x-ray machine with a hospital bed right underneath it, creepy. I got on the table lying down with a pillow under my head. I was really luck DH was w/me. The Radiologist walked in, he was not hesitant to start this procedure, told me what to expect and how long the procedure would take. He stated the procedure would take 15 to 20 minutes, not bad.
My anxiety was taking over me. I was getting nervous, him preparing and putting stuff together the nurse standing there just bored out of her mind, made things really hard to focus. The Radiologist started his deal and inserted the catheter using the clamp to open the area he took the catheter through the Vagina area to the cervix, easy huh. Not for me, his catheter kept falling out. Every time he would put the catheter it, it would bounce out. He had a difficult time finding the uterus. I was thinking oh gosh, why is this taking so long. I started to cry so DH held my hand and told me it would be okay. It was not okay, I was not in pain but the anxiety was killing me. I was ready to finish with this procedure. The Radiologist tried about five times to get the catheter in until he was successful and he was because once he got it in and I relaxed myself he pumped in a special oil too x-ray the uterus to the both the ovaries. He asked me to stay put and took one x-ray then turn to one side and then the next side. Not bad but I did feel a slight cramp when he first pumped in the oil but it was not too bad. He told me that everything looks good and I could see the whole process on the x-ray TV located next to this hospital bed.
Thank God!
He then removed the catheter the bored Nurse gave me a pad, because I would have a good amount of bleeding she also told me that w/this oil you have about a 10% chance greater that you may be get pregnant, I guess this oil apparently washes away all the dust and cleans up the organs. That stays in effect for about 3 months after you do this procedure. After, the bored Nurse handed me the pad the Radiologist came over and stated to me that you were one of top toughest patients to insert the catheter too but we got it done.
I thought about that comment later in the day and I am actually a very easy person when it comes to medical stuff but why did that comment bug me, one answer, I was too anxious about this procedure. Therefore, that is my HSG story. As I stated in the last blog, this is just the start of many Doctor Appointments I will be writing about. Hold on tight, it is going to be a whirlwind of a journey, I will probably never ever forget.
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