Yesterday we had an appointment with our fertility clinic to drop off DH's sperm analysis and for me to get a Sonohystogram (SIS) and a Pelvic ultrasound. I had done a little bit of online research about the SIS and wasn't really nervous or worried at all. I had already had an internal ultrasound before so I figured it wouldn't be much different, boy was I wrong. I went into the exam room and the technician started with a regular abdominal ultrasound which took no time at all. Then my doctor came in to perform the SIS, they told me I might feel some cramping and asked if I had taken any pain medication. As per the instruction sheet I had taken 2 advils but I just figured that was for minor cramps after the procedure. She inserted the catheter into my cervix and I had a very painful cramp which really surprised me. I have been told by many doctors that I have a high pain tolerance from other procedures I have had in the past but this one I couldn't hide my pain. They could tell I was very uncomfortable and just kept telling me to breath... I really just wanted to rip the catheter out but I just laid there. They started to insert the Saline and again I have major cramping and couldn't hold back my pain as I repeated "OUCH!! OUCH!! OWWWWWCH!" over and over. I tried to watch on the screen in between the cramps but didn't see much. They finally told me it would be over in a second which it was and I felt immediate relief. After it was over she told me that everything looked great and my tubes and uterus were clear. I was almost shaking and felt so disoriented that I had to ask her to repeat herself. The technician handed me a pad for the saline leakage and told me I could get dressed and go. I was still a bit out of it but I got dressed and went to meet DH out in the lobby. When I told him that everything was clear and looked good his immediate reaction was.. "oh great.. that means it's me".. to which I reassured him that it doesn't mean anything is wrong with either of us, that we would just have to wait for his results. We were told that his would take a couple of days so I will update when I get those results. We also scheduled our follow up appointment for December 20th.
this is basically what I saw on the screen:
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