Thursday, August 20, 2009

the joy of instant gratification


Nothing is more gratifying than the instant results you get from the HSG procedure... well, as long as the results are good. All we ever do is wait in this journey and it is nice to have something confirmed right away. Both tubes are clear as I had hoped and it is a go to have a follow up consult for IUI commencement. How exciting!

Just in case anyone stumbles upon this blog and has no clue what an HSG is...consider yourself fortunate. This is an indication you are not facing infertility or other female related issues. My first HSG resembled the illustration above (click image for more detail). One side would not allow the dye to exit through the fallopian tube while the other side flowed freely. My new procedure today showed both tubes flowing. If you were in my position, not only could you feel the dye being injected, but you could see the uterine cavity fill and then watch the dye follow the tubes out similar to the image on the left. In retrospect, it is a little surreal to get that personal with the inner workings of your own body. Surreal and oddly captivating. Yay for open tubes and no more HSGs!

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