I am traumatized.
I had my HSG today. I made a huge mistake and read a few horror stories last night before I went to bed. I mean really.. as if I wasn't already terrified? Bad idea.
I met my amazing friend Melissa at the hospital a little before my appointment was scheduled. I had already taken an 800mg Ibuprofen anticipating the pain during and after the procedure. hahah.. I am laughing at this now. That didn't help shit. Mel kept me company before I was finally called back.. que in scary DUN DUN DUN music.
The lady who brought me back was so nice. She told me to undress and put on the robe opening in the back.. blah blah. I totally wore my tacky neon rainbow colored socks for good luck. They ended up being a good conversational piece. The PA who ended up doing my HSG was amazing. I really am thankful that I got someone who was gentle and caring and sympathized with me. She explained what she would be doing which all sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher to me because my heart was pounding so loud I couldn't hear anything over it. I tried to psych myself out saying it wasn't a big deal.. it's like a pap smear (which I totally freak out at haha) but it didn't work. After she put in the speculum she told me she was about to inflate the balloon and it may be uncomfortable. I braced myself and unexpectedly yelled out, "oh, wow, yeah, how you doin" as she inflated it. She apologized for the pain and said she was sticking in the tube to my uterus. I didn't really feel that. Thank God. Then shit got real. This is when she inserted the dye. I started out trying to relax with my hands behind my head. My hand immediately flew to clamp over my mouth and my eyes were probably the size of my head. Holy shit. Again, I wasn't expecting to verbally complain but it happened. It went something this,"holy crap, are you freaking serious, oh my gosh, no way right now, oh my gosh, I can't do this, I can't, please stop"... and it was over. I've never been in that much pain in my life. I seriously thought I was going to die if it didn't stop soon. I got worried that something may be wrong because the PA took her sweet time telling me the results. I have clear tubes! She did say they are very long which kind of sucks but clear and healthy! One obstacle down...Yeehaw.
I found your blog from TB (runforcookies)... I'm just so glad that someone else had the same reaction. I never thought it would feel like that or be that bad, but it was. After it was done my doctor told me that was the easiest one I've ever done, and when he saw my face he said "I'm sorry, it's easy for me to say", yea dick, shut up! At least your tubes are clear, that's good news!
ReplyDeleteMine was the same way! I actually cursed out loud at how painful it was. I later apologized for my dirty mouth. But I thought I was going to die too!
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