HSG Results

Holy freaking pain. There is no amount of ibuprofen that can prepare or "numb" the pain for an HSG. Ok, maybe there is but I didn't want to be all loopy on pain pills. I took 1/2 a hydrocodone pill an hour before my exam and it still hurt really bad. Boy was I nervous and ready to get it over with. I made sure I ate a big breakfast and plenty of water because I am notorious for being shaky and nauseous when I'm nervous and/or stressed.

When they started the exam they kept asking if I was okay, I realized that I was breathing REALLY hard and fast. I told them I was fine, just ready for it to be over with. The doctor or radiologist, I don't know what his title is, talked to me the whole time which was really great. There was a nurse in the exam room with me and I reached for her arm just so I could hold something. I was able to watch the dye go through my cervix and through my fallopian tubes.

By the time he was done, my entire body was shaking. The nurse kindly got me some water and then I felt like I was going to throw up. I laid back down and tried to focus on my breathing as the doctor went over my HSG results. He said my tubes were open and the dye flowed through beautifully and quickly. My uterus has a dip at the top which he said threw up a red flag. This is called an Arcuate uterus.

Normal HSG  (photo from google)

Arcuate/dipped uterus (photo from google)

He said it's more common in petite framed women because our torso's are small and the uterus just doesn't grow entirely straight at the top. Apparently sometimes that can cause some issues sustaining a pregnancy. He said my dip wasn't too bad so it'll probably be okay. I'm eager to hear what my RE says and what the new one says about it on the 24th. But other than that he said everything looked great and healthy, woohoo.

He left and I attempted to sit up and go to the bathroom because I still felt like I was going to throw up. The nurse walked with me and I sat practically naked on the cold floor begging myself to not throw up. Well I didn't but I did faint. The nurse said I just blacked out for a second but it felt like a long time. I laid there with a wet washrag and felt so embarrassed. She brought me a couple of mini snickers and that helped a ton.

I sat in the bathroom for about 15 minutes trying to regroup and stop shaking. I'm so thankful that my mother-in-law came with me. We grabbed some lunch and then I took my other half of  hydrocodone. I felt a lot better once I was outside and had some some fresh air. I've just been laying around all afternoon snoozing on and off. Wishing Megan was here singing "Soft Kitty" to me ;)

What a day, so thankful that it's over with. Hopefully my RE will call soon and let me know his thoughts on my dipped ute. Off to have some ice cream...

Chinese Tea

I haven't showed you guys my tea photos yet! I brewed this before I took Provera hoping to induce my period. My acupuncturist is a herbalist and makes tea "formulas" as he calls them. I was pretty excited about brewing this and had very high hopes.

 

This is when it got interesting. It started to look questionable. It smelled awful and I was tempted to pour it out. It seriously looked like I went in my backyard and just thew a bunch of leaves, twigs and mud in a pot.

 And Holy heck what is that??!?!?!?! Yep mushroom ::gags:: It was all coming to life and I had to drink it.

This is what I strained out. I had mixed feelings about it. Cool, how organic and natural...go me. Gross, why am I doing this when I can take a little white pill for 5 days and then wham bam my period will come. But I pressed on and drank the tea twice a day for 5 days.

It. Was. Disgusting.

Also, it didn't work. I was bummed. So was my acupuncturist because he knew I was going to take Provera if the tea didn't work. I had to, I couldn't go 100+ days again with no period. He understood of course but I could sense his disappointment. I assured him that I was the most disappointed. Not in him or his remedies of course, just my body. Trust me, it's not uncommon for me to stare at myself in the mirror and say three little letters. WTF(udge)?

So here we are now, I'm on a new cycle and I'm drinking some new tea remedies again. So far this weeks tea isn't as gross as the last. This is my last go at acupuncture and tea formulas to help with my PCOS. So maybe 3 more weeks. Can't believe how fast time has gone. I started acupuncture the end of May and told myself I'd stop in July. Now it's nearly August. It has been great, very relaxing and has helped tremendously for my digestive system. We've spent so much OOP on acupuncture, my checkbook needs a break. And so do I, emotionally, physically and spiritually. I just want to feel normal, I want to go to church without wanting to cry my eyes out during every worship song because I don't feel like God  hears me. I know he cares but why is this so hard? A friend posted a great scripture on FB the other day and I had to write it down.

The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in fire; The purity of a human hearts is tested by giving them a little flame.               -Proverbs 27:21 MSG

Next post will be about my new little plants and trying to find cool pots...stay tuned :)