Forgot to temp this morning. Slap wrist.
Welcome (delayed) to the thread LittleSquirt
Gracie - Sorry you are feeling down. It's awful when a close friend is pregnant, especially without seemingly trying. Kinda sticks in your throat. Look for the silver lining, at least they don't know you are trying. My BF caught really quickly, and she knows I am ttc. Our friendship is not what it was
I think having a break from it all sounds like a good idea. And you know what, you will probably fall when you are not thinking about it. It's such a cliche, but it does happen. Take care of yourself
Minxi - Sorry flower, I meant to tell you all about the HSG last post, but forgot. I am rubbish aren't I? How are you? Sorry that your clomid cycles are up. Good luck on Tuesday... here goes.
It's like having a smear in a way. You are on the table, legs bent at the knee, laying there in your hospital gown, feeling very vulnerable.
The radiographer and doctor will be there, and talk you through what will happen.
The speculum goes in (a la smear test) and then a little bit of antiseptic (!). Then they insert a fine tube (canula), that has a balloon attached. Don't panic about the balloon. It's inflated to keep the tube in place. It didn't hurt, it just felt uncomfortable for a minute - much like a smear. Once the canula is in place, they pass the dye through into your uterus. I was told this would hurt - but I didn't feel anything more than butterflies. I have read about people in lots of pain, so I was scared that it would really hurt. But luckily for me it didn't.
I was told to put my legs down. A little strange with the speculum still in place . Then they take the x-rays. I got to look at the screen and see the dye in my body. Which was weird, but kinda cool. I could clearly see my uterus and tubes You have a couple of films taken, I was asked to lift my left side and then my right (not sure why?)
Then they take out the tube and the speculum. I found this the worst bit if I am honest, like pulling out a plug . Don't be alarmed if you bleed. I looked down and saw a bit of blood and the radiographer saw the panic in my face. It's very common.
They gave me a pad, and told me to go the the toilet. There was a little more blood. Then I had to get dressed, sit out in the waiting room, have a cup of tea, and after about 20 minutes they take one last x-ray to see how far the dye has "spilled". In my case, my tubes were clear, uterus was perfect, and the dye spilled very well [smug] - you will get the official results from your consultant. But the radiographer was able to tell me that I had "filled and spilled" - which is essentially what they are looking to happen.
Sorry about that long ol' diatribe.
How is everyone????