My Testing

After knowing the status on Brian I was able to fill my doctor in so we could further the testing on me, so in 3 months (although we couldn't get in for 6 months) and when we had an answer we would have all the testing out of the way and it would be smooth sailing from there...or at least hopefully! Test #1 They where trying to see how much of my ovaries had cysts. So what they had to do was, put a probe with a camera up my uterus than blow up a balloon. (Side Note) Prior to this I had asked if it was going to be painful, should someone come with me, and should I take any meds prior to dull the pain. They assured me that it would be painless and I would be able to return to work right after. So I took their word and felt good going in! I have never been in so much pain before. I was crawling off the table in pain. Tears where falling the whole nine yards. Knowing it would be over soon, I could talk my pain down. The doctor's confirmed that my right ovary was worse than my left but upping my Metformin dose would at least help me ovulate and produce good eggs. I did return back to work that day but I was very sore. Test # 2 Making sure that my fallopian tubes are not clogged. They have a live x-ray over my stomach and shoot blue dye into my tubes and the pressure of the dye will either open the tubes or the dye will just flow right through them. Again, I asked the doctors if I should take any meds prior to this and they assured me that this was going to be very painful, someone should come with me and I will not want to go to work that day. So I made arrangements for my friend Jeni to come with since I didn't see any reason for Brian to take a whole day off for this. I took 1500 milligrams of ibuprofen an hour before the procedure and hoped it would dull the pain just a little. I laid on the table my hands where sweating so much when the nurse asked if I wanted to squeeze her hand, I grabbed it and it fell out of my hand. I was so nervous, I kept thinking that if they thought the other procedure wasn't going to be painful and it was. And this was supposed to be the worse of the two, I was in for some major pain! I told Dr. Kroska just to do it not to tell me so than maybe it wouldn't be so bad. A few minutes later he told me to look at the screen and I saw all the fluid flowing through my fallopian tubes. I asked him when he was going to do the painful part. He laughed and said he was all done. He went on saying that everything looked great and I was good to go! I don't know if it was the anticipation or the meds that didn't make me feel a thing. But it was wonderful! I jumped off the table and all the fluid that was in me splashed on the floor hitting the nurses and me! For once a glimmer of hope!