I've been trying to write this for the past 20 minutes and each time I almost get to the end I manage to hit the wrong piece of my laptop and instead of backspacing the whole screen goes back and then I lose everything. Grrrr.
Anyway, I'm back!
First of all, I have to say that old school country music may be the finest thing ever to listen to while you're having a medical procedure. If you haven't listened to George Strait sing "All My Exes Live In Texas" on the stereo system while having contrast shot through a catheter into your uterus, it is a thing of beauty. Also, light up speculums are hilarious to me for no apparent reason.
So, it wasn't too painful. The tech that prepped me said that for most people it's roughly 3X as painful as you'd find a Pap, and that was pretty right on. Since I don't normally have a problem with painful Paps, this wasn't too bad for me. My radiologist had actually been a patient of my IF/RE clinic, so it was kind of cool to meet someone who'd been through it and have them perform the procedure.
Good news: My right tube is open for business. I think that's the side the ectopic was on, so it's good to know that it's okay. Not so good news: The left tube is blocked. And, actually, I have a question for anyone who's been through this: The radiologist said that it could be completely blocked, but that it could be a mucous plug that's blocked it and the dye might take it out. I thought that if the dye was going to take out the blockage they would see it while the HSG was being done. Is it possible for the dye to clear the blockage after it's been shot it and after the procedure? Anyone heard of that? Also, I think I've heard it's possible that when you have one tube it can pick up eggs from the opposite ovary, is that right?
Anyway, I'll talk to my regular RE doc tonight to go over my monitoring schedule for the rest of the week (it's stick things up my vag week, apparently). Hopefully the monitoring will show that we can start to try again this cycle and it'll be the first unprotected baby-makin' sex we've had since February.
So, I'm hopeful. I'd love it if both tubes had been free and clear, but I'm hopeful. And after I talk to my doc I think I'll feel like I'm finally getting somewhere.
TTC #1 since 11/2012
Me-31, H-27
**Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP**
**Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25**
Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14
SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal.
HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall.
Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed.
9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014
BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000!
U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat
U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015
U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
Re: HSG AW (Not too bad)
Me: 34; DH: 38; SD: 9
TTC #1 since November 2013
BFP #1: 2/4/14--EDD 10/14/14--CP 2/8/14
BFP #2: 3/1/14--EDD 11/15/14--MMC at 12w6d (baby stopped developing at 11w4d)
D&C 5/13/14; Retained Tissue Found: Cytotec 5/30/14; 2nd D&C 6/20/14
BFP #3: 12/13/14--EDD 8/27/15--MMC at 7 weeks (no fetal pole and measuring 1 1/2 weeks behind)--Cytotec 1/9/15
January 2015: Off to RE for RPL testing
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt
~Santa Claus is Coming to Town~
Me: 31 DH: 29
DX (me): Inborn error of metabolism - protein restriction, metabolic formula & weekly blood tests
DNA Results (7/1): DH is NOT a carrier for my genetic disorder!
7/3: Metabolic clinic gave the green light to TTC - holy crap!
TTC since March 2014
BFP#1 09/25/2014 EDD 6/4/2015
Seems like it went pretty well// good luck with the next steps!