I had a tubal patency test today. If you have ever had one you know what I mean by the sink comment. Apparently I have a challenging cervix. Great. After 2 failed attempts and way too much digging around (sorry) by the doctor and technician (who were as nice as you can be in a crap uncomfortable situation) they managed to get the dye in.
The great news my tubes are all clear.
The news unfortunately was over-shadowed by the fact that I was in enormous pain for the next 48 hours. It felt like someone had kicked me in stomach about a thousand times. Maybe those clear tubes are how the boxer got in there. Most likely something to do with my sensitive stomach and a few rogue air-bubbles from the test. That knowledge didn’t make it hurt any less.
I sat on the couch, laid on the couch, keeled on the floor, paced the kitchen, ate, didn’t eat, all in an attempt to not sob with pain while watching the Royal Wedding. Gave in to a naproxen that night and an advil the next day to help ease the pain. It eventually faded and I am back to ‘normal’.
We’ve just been given the go-ahead to start trying. Lets hope that this has cleaned everything out and not put too much of a kink in this month’s cycle.