I had it done last Friday April 26 at 3pm. What I can say about my
experience? Damn it was painful. The worst I had ever experience.
Before the test was done. The nurse gave me a hospital gown. It was a set of
front and back cover. My nerve was getting me when I was like wearing it on a
few times because I don't know which one is which. Until I heard the nurse
checking on me if I am ready. So I just wore that I think was the right side.
LOL.
I went inside to the Radiology room. The equipment was huge and the room was
spacious. The nurse asked me to lay out on the table and she did a quick x-ray
on the pelvic. I saw the result right away. It looked normal to me.
She told me after while waiting for the doctor to expect like a papsmear and
stomach cramps during the test. She did ask me if I already know what to
expect. And I said yes. But my expectation for the pain was not the amount of
pain I was expecting. It was so unbearable. When the doctor appeared and got
all the stuff together, I spread my legs on the examination table. There was no
stirrups so it was just spreading my legs and let the doctor do it’s job.
First attempt, the speculum was inserted. It opened the walls and the cervix
was looking straight to him perfectly. He then inserted the catheter with the
dye. Remove the speculum and holding the catheter. The radiologist was called. He
entered the room. He said his name to me while the Obgyn holding the cathether
in my business. The unpredictable thing happen. I was asked to move a little
bit and I did move but the doctor missed my body reaction so I think he
released the cathether off guard. The radiologist did try to see if they can
see the flow of the dye but it didn’t reach the fallopian tube. I heard him say
there was some bubble. I don’t know what that means. What I can get from that was
a failure attempt. The obgyn said the length of the catheter tube was too short.
The dye didn’t reach the tube and it spilled out to the cervix. They have no
choice but to redo the process.
It was not what I would want to hear. I already had felt the pain with the speculum
and the cramps. And now, they said they had to do it all over again. The doctors
were rushed because every minute of their time is precious. I was not expecting
to be rushed like that. The obgyn inserted the speculum and when he got the
best position of the cervix he inserted the catheter tube that was twice the
size of the first one they attempted to do and released the speculum. He was then
holding the end of the tube while the x-ray was done. Before using the new
cathether, the doctor asked the nurse if she had the similar size of the tube
he previously used and longer but the nurse said no. He knew that I will going
to be in so much pain with using the double size tube.
I heard hubby asked me if I was okay. I pretended that I was. I guess he saw
the tube. I was glad I didn’t. I can’t imagine the thing in me. I will passed
out. When the dye reaches and filled the fallopian tube and uterus, damn the
pain was like a magnitude of 3x the abdominal cramps I felt during my period.
It was hard to move my body side to side when they asked me to. The pain almost
cried me to tears but I was holding it. I then heard the Obgyn said. Done. You did
good. The pain went away. I saw the monitor of my fallopian tube and uterus. The
dye filled it up good and looking perfect. The Obgyn then said to me to
celebrate and drink Margarita.
The doctors were gone fast and I was there laying on the bed just a few
minutes to hold my composure and rub my belly. The pain I felt was too extraordinary
for me. If this is all what it takes to have a baby, I will do it all over
again. I heard the nurse told me to sit up just a few minutes to not get light
headed and when I felt fine I went to the restroom and changed. I was bleeding
which was normal. But I don’t feel the pain when I peed. That I was glad about.
I struggle physically and emotionally. I hope
one day with all these efforts I will be granted a blessing. Just one miracle,
everything what I am going through will be all worth it.
