Hi everyone!
I finally went to my new RE and YES! he took me seriously!Yay! He perscribed me metformin 500mg 3x a day and he wants me to get a HSG. He said it would be painfull. Anyone with experience? Any advice at all would be great! Also I was looking up the procedure and it says that there could be complications during the procedure with the dye that they have to inject because of metformin. Anyone know about this?
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Each woman feels different with the HSG. They are routine in the IF world, so loads of people on the IF board have had them. For me, there was some sharp cramping for a few seconds, the rest was just not comfortable. I felt crampy for several hours afterwards and icky because the dye was leaking out. Ask for a pad afterwards if they don't give you one. At my doctor's direction, I took ibuprofen beforehand. But, go with what you dr. tells you. If you have blood clotting problems, that would be a bad idea.
Some people--not many-- are allergic to the dye but based on your allergies, your doctor should know if this includes you or not. I believe shellfish allergy is a clue. I don't know about metaformin and complications. I would ask your doctor to clarify and answer your questions. The internet is handy, but tends to be over-dramatic with info. Use the professional you've hired and ask lots of questions. GL!
I was told to stop my Metformin a day before the procedure and skip 2 days and then get back on it. No big deal.
Sounds like you are on the regular Metformin. If the s/e get to be too much, ask for the Metformin XR, so you can take all 3 pills at once and it has less s/e.
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I don't know about the s/e with metformin - but I had mine three weeks ago - like the other posters have said each person is very different. Mine was very painful. I took 800mg of advil before hand. I was crampy and swollen for two days afterwards. Mine was on a Friday and I took the day off afterwards and just relaxed. More than painful it was really emotional and I don't think I was prepared for that. I was laying on the table - frog legged - just wondering why I had to be the one laying there. KWIM??
I will say though watching the dye flow into my uterus and thru the tubes was really neat. If you can see the screen definately watch.
Good Luck - you will be fine!!
Mine was super painful. I ended up throwing up due to the pain. They made me stay in another room after the procedure for 1 1/2 hours until the pain subsided. When the pain and nausea left, I had very very mild cramp on one side for about 2-3 hours, then I felt normal.
Everyone is different, but take ibuprofen before you go in.
GL!
I just had my HSG today! and it went very well. I was preparing myself for it to be very painful but it was not bad at all. i was a nervous wreck. my RE office is amazing. i've heard having it done at a radiology office is worse. the staff made a world of difference...they were very calm, sweet and very gentle . it helped that i got good news as well. but the procedure itself was not painful at all. but its different for everyone. mine lasted only a few minutes and i was in and out of the office in 1/2 hour. good luck to all and hope everyones HSG goes as well as mine did.
so if anyone has started a cycle of clomid and then did an IUI, when did you start that process after the HSG???
had mine back in Nov. I took some advil before like many advised. I'm pretty sure it hurt me more than anything I've experienced to date. Thankfully, it was only for a few minutes. It really hurt as the dye was being forced into the tubes.....I was about to scream STOP and the DR said I'm finished now.......geeesh I was glad! For me that was the only "discomfort" that I felt. Make sure to bring your own pad for after.....the place I had it done didn't have anything but the old style belted pads.
5 cycles of Clomid with satisfactory response=BFN's
Fibroid removal Nov2010
IUI Clomid #1 Feb 2011...BFN..damn it!
IUI Inject's #2 Apr 2011...CANCELLED...low estradiol
IUI Inject's #3 June 2011...BFN
IUI Inject's #4 Sept2011...BFFN
Lap Dec 2011...severe endo..cyst removed..some remains...
IVF#1 Apr 2012 ....cancelled due to over suppression
IVF#2 July 2012....6 follies...only 1 retrieved....BFFN
surgery suggested to move ovary to an better placement but....we moved two time zones away and are financially and emotionally empty
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
This should have been done before you started any fertility drugs along with a SA for your DH. No amount of clomid will help if your tubes are blocked or your DH has bad swimmers.
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