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Monday, October 3, 2011

Well, that was new...

I'm not sure why I thought having dye injected into my uterus wouldn't hurt, but by God, it does. I wasn't nervous at all going into this thing. They told me to take some medicine, like I would for cramps. Done. There was a girl sitting next to me who was practically in her husband's lap, she was so nervous about it. She asked if he could come back with her and he was denied. I thought that was all a little ridiculous (my husband wasn't even there), but everyone's different. I asked the nurse if I should be nervous and she was like, eh, then proceeded to tell me what was going to happen. Okey doke! Then the doctor came in and he told me what was going to happen. Alright! He was explaining things as he was going along, which is fairly normal. Next time, when someone says to me, 'Now, I'm going to grab hold of your cervix' I know that it would probably be in my best interest to pass out at that moment. I'd like to be unconscious for the rest of the procedure. Apparently, the dye going in caused my muscles to spasm. Have you ever laid flat on your back, under an x-ray machine, and a catheter up your hooha, all while your abdomen was in spasm? No? I don't recommend it.

The real kick in the teeth is that the test was inconclusive. I failed. The dye didn't go as planned, but that could be because my muscles were clenched so tight around my tubes that they weren't letting it, not because things were blocked. We'll continue on with the plans made and pray to the fertility gods that I'll not have to repeat that. In the meantime, Wes will enjoy his 20 minutes with a girly magazine and a cup. I hope he doesn't suffer too much.

9 comments:

  1. That sucks! I am a fan of valium. You need to DEMAND it if they try to make you go through it again. Demand it, lady! I hope you don't have to do that, however. Ugh, that sucks. :(

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  2. Yes! I have already told my husband I will be taking much stronger drugs if this procedure needs repeated!

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  3. Ugh, that sucks that it was all for nothing!!

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  4. Ugh poor you! Fingers crossed the rest of the process is relatively painless.

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  5. Ouch! I hope you get some answers soon, Kim! Good luck xo

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  6. Poor you! It sounds horrible!! In hindsight maybe the woman in the waiting room had done it once before!

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  7. Thanks everyone. Yes Lindy, after I left I thought the other woman must have done this before! Next time? MORE DRUGS!!!

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  8. Hmm, I bet Nurofen Plus would work a treat. And as luck would have it, I have some in my possession! ;)

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  9. Liz, I totally thought of you and your drug collection. I could have used you yesterday!

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