HSG Xray

Hello,

I had my lap and hyst about 4 weeks ago and diagnosed block tube I am booked for a HSG XRay next week and have been told if it confirms blockage it will mean IVF and if not blocked I can go down the clomid path (which we were originally hoping would be the case).

Is the HSG painful? I'm a big woose with procedures!

Does anyone know how long the public IVF wait list and the private IVF wait lists are?

love all the support from you guys!
lilymay

I had a HSG xray earlier in the year. It is a little similar to a smear but a bit more invasive, if that makes sense.

You lie on the bed, with towels under your bum to lift it up and a tube is inserted into your cervix. They then release the dye through the tube into you and you can see it travelling through your tubes on the screen. My doctor talked me through the whole thing. She and the nurses were great!

I found the worst parts to be when they inserted the tube (a little push like when they take your smear sample) and then again when they released the dye (you can 'feel' it going through)

I didn't find it terriblly painful but more 'uncomfortable' and I figure that child birth will be a whole lot worse!

Take a pad or 2 with you though cos what goes up must come out. They did give me one but just in case.

I hope it all goes well with you and you find no blockages there.

Best of luck.

MM

 

I had one too earlier this year, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was :-) I had a bit of cramping that night but after taking some painkillers it went away.
All the best :

Hi again LadyBee,
I had my HSG about 4 weeks ago and was really anxious too. It's really not as bad as I had imagined. I would say it is as uncomfortable as a strong period pain. I didn't feel anything when they inserted the catheter and nothing when they insert the ink. The most uncomfortable part was the speculum and when they inflated the balloon I experienced cramping, but the second they deflate it, I felt no pain at all. No pain afterwards at all. I was just tired from stressing all morning! It is so interesting to watch everything on the monitor. I would take 2 neurofen or panadol 30 minutes before to help ease any discomfort. It is so much better than I had expected. And it is so great to have the results straight afterward. I'll be thinking of you. Good luck

Hey Girls

I must be a big sook because my HSG was pretty painful !! ugh didnt like it one bit. I could feel every little bit of the procedure and it felt so weird/sore.
The dye flowed into my uterus and freely into my right tube but not into my left, that was so uncomfortable! The nurse sprayed something under my tounge to help relax the tubes apparently ( or me LOL ) and the doc applied another bit of dye with more pressure which so sore but it still didnt flow into the left tube - so Im a one hit wonder with only my righty working
Feeling a rough ATM and spotting quite heavy so just resting, So glad that its over!
I just pray the dye flush is going to do something good!

hey again kos, FA never mentioned anything to me about not getting preggers during hsg cycle....and we went to fiji, so bd'd more than usual! TMI- LOL. I have read a lot online about it with mixed answers. in the US it sounds like they use hsg or tube flushing to help conception?!

That's great! Wendy is really nice and I found her very good at putting my mind at ease. Gillian was awesome and rubbed my back and held my hand so i didn't feel too afraid and they asked all the time if i felt any pain. It was honestly the best support from a medical team I've had through this whole journey. i'll be thinking of you!
great you can keep up the clomid! YAY