I went in for my hysterosalpingogram ("HSG") aka an x-ray of my fallopian tubes, not as uncomfortable as it sounds but still not my favorite thing. I checked into the hospital in the morning for prep. I was given an outfit that was similar to my Sunday best...two hospital gowns, one for each side. Attractive, I know! I was brought into my radiology room by the nicest nurse I have ever had. She was so positive and so kind.
Thankfully, Dr. Wong was administering the procedure that day. I was extremely nervous because I had heard about how much pain people were in during these procedures so I tried to make light of the moment and told Dr. Wong he needed to put pictures on the ceiling.
He had me scoot all the way down to the end of the table to insert the catheter. Once the catheter was in place, I laid all the way back onto the table and patiently waited for the injection of the dye. It was the strangest thing...I was laying on the table with this tube running out of me. The Dr. was holding a syringe that was attached to the catheter that contained the dye and walked into another room that was safe from radiation. I mean who has a tube hanging out of them that is so long the Dr. is holding the other end and walks into another room?!?!? Just awkward.
There was a monitor in the room next to me that allowed me to see my uterus and the dye as it was injected. He pulled the trigger and within a matte of seconds the right fallopian started to fill up and release the dye. The left was a little more stubborn but finally filled up as well. Success!!!!!
This isn't my HSG but it gives you an idea of what they look like:
Thankfully, Dr. Wong was administering the procedure that day. I was extremely nervous because I had heard about how much pain people were in during these procedures so I tried to make light of the moment and told Dr. Wong he needed to put pictures on the ceiling.
He had me scoot all the way down to the end of the table to insert the catheter. Once the catheter was in place, I laid all the way back onto the table and patiently waited for the injection of the dye. It was the strangest thing...I was laying on the table with this tube running out of me. The Dr. was holding a syringe that was attached to the catheter that contained the dye and walked into another room that was safe from radiation. I mean who has a tube hanging out of them that is so long the Dr. is holding the other end and walks into another room?!?!? Just awkward.
There was a monitor in the room next to me that allowed me to see my uterus and the dye as it was injected. He pulled the trigger and within a matte of seconds the right fallopian started to fill up and release the dye. The left was a little more stubborn but finally filled up as well. Success!!!!!
This isn't my HSG but it gives you an idea of what they look like:
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