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Trouble TTC
BunnyBerry
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HSG Experience and Results
BunnyBerry
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in Trouble TTC
I really appreciated being able to peruse the previous discussions on HSG questions. It helped me feel much more prepared for what to expect. On that table, I kept reminding myself that most of you here have gone through it and so can I!
It took about 5 tries, with different clamps and rearranging, and he wasn't able to get a catheter in - he ended up injecting the dye from the surface of the cervix, he said, but it worked fine.
Tubes clear, uterus clear, great spillage! Thank you, Lord.
Found out I have a very retroverted uterus - the cervix turns straight to the left, and my whole uterus is over there (in fact, even my left ovary is to the right of it, haha!) He says this does not affect fertility, but I want to look into it more to see how it might affect pregnancy or childbirth. Not looking forward to the extra effort (and not a self-guided catheter, he says) for IUIs or anything else that needs to get in the uterus.
Feeling so ready for out consult to discuss results of testing and next steps.
For anyone waiting on their first HSG - my experience first felt like a Pap smear, but it got really uncomfortable having the speculum in so long. Lots of rearranging of the cervix (ouch) and poking with the catheter (ouch) and the clamping (double ouch). Except for sharp moments of pain, I felt very strong and uncomfortable ongoing pressure, not really pain for all of it. It felt like having to pee or move or something, but without relief. I tried to keep breathing to relax down there in case it mattered. The dye itself was completely painless. A few drops of pinkish (bloody? just the dye color?) fluid leaked, and I felt mild (not at all painful) period-type cramps for less than 5 minutes. It feels kind of damp there now (from the dye) but not at all painful. I took 2 extra strength Tylenol about 1.5 hours earlier (waited a while).
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO
Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014
IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug
IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs
IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs
IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled
Planning to start IVF in March!
***All Welcome***
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Re: HSG Experience and Results
My uterus is very tilted to the left (not quite like yours), but right next to my left ovary. Whereas my right ovary looks like it's a mile away! It's interesting how those things look..
TTC since March 2012
DX: MFI (4% motility)
Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
Identical twins!
Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI = BFN
IUI cancelled due to weather
Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
Natural Cycles until IVF
Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
Betas: #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
TEAM BLUE!
My Chart
~~ALL WELCOME~~
Glad the HSG is over for you! It was definitely one of the most uncomfortable things I've done this far!
***SIGGY WARNING***
me: 28 - all test normal
DH: 33 - SA normal
*unexplained*
TTC since September 2011
2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds
November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds
January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN
February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN
March-Switched to RE
April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
June-*BREAK/Switch RE*
July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN
August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!
EDD: May 7th, 2015: Team PINK
TTC since May 2012
HSG- all clear
March 2014 - RE appt.
April 2014- Saline sono all's good, terrible SA results - 8 sperm found all abnormal
May 2014- Fert Urology- Bilateral varicoceles, recommend Donor Sperm
12/2014- Surprise natural BFP EDD 7/31/15 Plan: Starting foster to adoption, natural cycles
July 2014: Femera 5mg CD 4-8, Trigger, IUI = BFN
May 2018 after long period of not trying, starting adoption process with family friend's newborn
November 2018 Adoption complete!
Me (30) DH (31) Married 5/13, TTC since 2/13
BFP # 3, EDD 2/21/15 * please be our rainbow*BFP #1 Blighted Ovum resulting in D&C on 11/1/13
BFP #2 Ectopic Pg, lap surgery on 3/12/14, R tube removed
Trying to have baby #1 since April 2013
DH SA March,May 2014 - Low motility and shape issues. On vitamins per RE to help
Me testing April 3, 2014 - FSH and LH good, HSG showed blocked right tube
April 29, 2014 - First RE appt., right tube needs to be removed and possibly left also if
it's bad too. RE suggests going straight to IVF
June 4, 2014 - LAP/HSC and unexpected endo. removed but tubes got to stay!
June 13, 2014 - Post-Op appointment. We decide where to go next since main issue
is MFI influenced. Trying naturally until decision... Repeat SA in September. Aiming for IUI #1 November 2014.
Thank you all for sharing your experiences. I have my hsg soon and had no clue about what to expect. With those of you talking about wishing the pain meds were stronger, what would you suggest taking? I have perscription strength Motrin and oxycodone left over from my d&c---which do you think would be best to take before the procedure? I'm thinking the Motrin. Thoughts?
Team Purple!!!!
Haven't tried this out yet, but about to do our first IUI, so I'll let you know if that experience is more pleasant on a half full bladder!
@jesswein9 Good luck with your HSG! I tend to hate any more meds than absolutely necessary, so the Tylenol was enough for me. The hardest part was not having a clear idea of when it would end - or what might hurt more (like, I was really afraid of the dye injection, which is awful for some, but it was not painful for me; and I started to feel hopeless that it would ever end when he was trying to get my cervix in place). Now that I've done it once, I can look back and say the total pain was manageable, and would feel more ready to do it again. But in the midst of it, not knowing how bad it might get made each moment worse.
@jaytee16 I'm sooo glad to hear that they were able to compensate for your retroverted uterus when performing the IUI. I actually was starting to worry, what if they can't even get anything in there? Will I never be able to get an IUI or ET? Gotta relax and take it one step at a time!
@wbird I ended up with a super full bladder for CD2 ultrasound because I thought I had to drink 1.5 L an hour ahead (which I'd done for other transvaginal USs for a cyst). So even though they let me pee, it was filling up again so fast, I had to concentrate on not peeing on the nurse! After that, I made sure to have an empty bladder before the HSG - no one had directed me otherwise -but I will definitely try out your suggestion next time! Hope it makes a difference for both of us.