Before having the Hysterosalpingography done, today, I was frantically searching for “reviews” of the test. Seriously... like a madwoman....

Sooooo many horror stories I found of how excruciating the pain was for these women. I felt so awful for these women and their experience. We are finding out such an important piece of the infertility struggle... this test could potentially tell us why we are not conceiving naturally, so adding pain on top of that stress is just.... well...

So here we are. The day of the test. Needless to say, I was nervous, anxious, scared, clueless. All of the above!

I get into the exam room, meet the doctor (who was so sweet!), she explains that for the test I shouldn’t feel anything more than minor cramping, and I’m thinking...

But I smile and say okay. She then says that she is going to insert that thing (forgot the name) to open my cervix, and I will feel a small pinch and burning sensation. So I’m laying there only looking at the computer screen. Focusing all my attention on it. Thinking about one day, I will be a mom and see a similar screen with a baby. You know, wishful thinking. For a brief moment, I felt peace and relaxed all at once. I was brought back to reality, by her voice, “you should feel the pinch.” But I didn’t feel anything.

So now I’m bracing myself because if I didn’t feel the pinch, then I’m definitely going to feel those horrible cramps! As soon as I think that, I see my cervix pop up on the computer screen, and of course I try to soak in the whole screen with my eyes. As if I could really tell what was on the screen. She must have been reading my mind, because she said “there is your uterus and I’m going to push dye through your right tube.” And I’m thinking: do it! Do it!

“All clear” she said. “Now roll over to the left, good. All clear.”

After that she said the procedure was done. I sat up and still looking at the screen, and she was now pointing at the pictures and said that both my tubes are clear.

At that point, not only was I so relieved but I also realized, “wait... when was I supposed to feel the pain.”

I think I was so focused on my results that my brain forgot to think about the potential pain. I’m so relieved and happy that my tubes are clear, and even more relaxed about having a baby. Now that I have the confirmation that my husband is more than capable to give me a baby and I am more than capable to receive that baby, it has made me feel secure.

I wanted to share my little story, in hopes to relieve at least one woman’s stress about the HSG test.

Good luck to all those trying to have a baby!! I hope your time comes soon, and my time comes as well. We got this!!!! 🤗🍼🤗🍼🤗🍼🤗🍼

Now on to my first dose of Clomid! 🎉