Did you drive yourself to HSG?

katib77 · April 2010

I only ask because DH has work meetings Thursday that he can't miss so I am driving myself. My doc called in some perscription main med too, and I've only heard you ladies suggest taking a motrin so I'll have to look at it when I pick it up this afternoon if it's suggested you don't opperate machinery. Also they were not able to schedule it for the days I had off so we went for best option. It's at 9am and I work at 4:30pm. I figure worst case, I can call in sick but I hope that so many hours later I'd be OK.

So...did you drive? Or feel if you were taken that you could have driven yourself if needed?

Marielle0430 · April 2010

I didn't drive myself because DH was off work with me. But I totally could have driven myself. However, I didn't take any pain meds.

Good luck!

LnR70707 · April 2010

DH drove me. I took Valium before mine and it still hurt like a b!tch. I felt fine after it though.

redsoxbono · April 2010

I drove myself to the HSG and I was fine. I took four advil an hour before the HSG and although the procedure was a little painful (for just a minute!), I didn't have any cramping or anything afterwards.

I think you should be ok by 4:30. Can you go home and take a nap before work? That might help (although when doesn't a nap help?!)

Good luck!

rebelina1 · April 2010

I drove myself because my DH couldn't get out of work and it was completely fine. My RE didn't prescribe any pain med. She only had me take 3 advil prior to the procedure. I went to work later that night and it was fine too. I had some minor cramping but it was no worse than AF cramps.

You may want to check with your RE to see if that pain med is for after the procedure in case the cramping get bad or if you are to take it prior to the procedure. I have never heard of pain meds being prescribed.

GL!

katib77 · April 2010

She told me to take the pain med half an hour before it. Plus she precribed an antibiotic to take the day before, day of and day after. I was like huh?? OK. I would like to think everything is sterile enough that it's not needed but I have a history of UTI's in the past so I'd do anything to avoid any kind of infection.

Jill070707 · April 2010

I did. It was absolutely no problem.

Temp356619000002780 · April 2010

I drove myself it was no big deal.

ashleyann82 · April 2010

kdodge423:
Marielle0430:

I didn't drive myself because DH was off work with me. But I totally could have driven myself. However, I didn't take any pain meds.

Good luck!

This exactly.

This was true for me too, I just took Advil before hand and I was fine. GL to you

deo · April 2010

katib77:
She told me to take the pain med half an hour before it. Plus she precribed an antibiotic to take the day before, day of and day after. I was like huh?? OK. I would like to think everything is sterile enough that it's not needed but I have a history of UTI's in the past so I'd do anything to avoid any kind of infection.

I was prescribed an antibiotic and pain med as well. I think it's just precautionary. With an HSG, there is a slight risk of infection even with sterile equipment.

I haven't had my HSG yet, but I plan on driving myself since it's in another city and DH can't get the time off work.

SweetieD21 · April 2010

I didn't take an prescription meds before the hsg. I just took 4 advil about an hour before. I drove myself to and from the hsg, and was completely fine.

SallyAnneS · April 2010

DH drove me because my RE had me take gravel before my HSG so I was really sleepy. If I hadn't taken that I would have been fine. I would have been fine to go to work afterwards.