tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post6727249219377960506..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Hysterosalpingogram? I'll Pass.Rachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-55144789129986166872013-05-14T00:39:20.778+03:002013-05-14T00:39:20.778+03:00The amount of pain depends mostly on your fallopia...The amount of pain depends mostly on your fallopian tubes. If one of your tubes is blocked, they basically try to stab the blockage out with the dye. That is at a minimum very painful and depending on how blocked it is the range of pain can be between excruciating to insupportable. One of my friends almost passed out as hers just couldn't be cleared that way. She had to have an operation to open it up. <br /><br />One of my tubes was blocked and it was very painful and there was a lot of blood as well. As a bonus I had only had 1 pap smear ever in my life and that was with my female gynecologist who I knew well and who was very gentle and understanding. This procedure was all that I had feared it would be and more with a male doc and male tech and the doc just pushing hard to get it in when I was tense and the catheter basically could not go in. I was hysterical for 2 hours afterwards. I know other people who did not have a blockage who were more used to pap smears and for them it was no more painful or traumatic than a vaginal ultrasound. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-79110369921200550012012-02-28T09:20:00.899+02:002012-02-28T09:20:00.899+02:00I had this done (oh the joys of fertility problems...I had this done (oh the joys of fertility problems) and for me personally it was blinking awful. They suspect I had an allergic reaction to the dye which left me in writhing agony for days but the actual test itself was horrific (and by this point I'd already been poked and prodded in places I didn't know existed so I didn't think it would be an issue). Some do ok, some have horrible experiences.<br /><br />On the lighthearted side I'd love to get hold of the person who wrote the guidance notes for our hospital "Take a mild painkiller half an hour before". Hmmmm :)Nicki Cawoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362006954233300859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-89876091043277665742011-06-22T09:43:38.105+03:002011-06-22T09:43:38.105+03:00Tesyaa - I definitely learnt something from this p...Tesyaa - I definitely learnt something from this post, it's very hard to quantify pain as everyone has a different reaction. Thanks for your comment.Midlifes Singlemumhttp://midlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-66129453208023615452011-06-22T01:38:31.720+03:002011-06-22T01:38:31.720+03:00Strange, I also heard it was the most painful proc...Strange, I also heard it was the most painful procedure, but when I had it (around 1991!) it was really not painful at all for me.<br /><br />Now I read the previous comments, I see it's not so strange. Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-83951045851433610392011-06-21T14:54:38.718+03:002011-06-21T14:54:38.718+03:00OK W, first of all, sorry. There has been a bit of...OK W, first of all, sorry. There has been a bit of a discussion about this on fb and it seems that everyone has had a different experience. I don't know what makes some women wrythe in pain and others say it didn't hurt at all. I suppose I'd better also apologise to Z. As i chickened out I can't really judge.Midlife Singlemumhttp://mmidlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-36900391904886801072011-06-21T14:49:40.883+03:002011-06-21T14:49:40.883+03:00I had one of those - Z is not being a fusspot. It&...I had one of those - Z is not being a fusspot. It's one of the worst things even been done to me (and I've since given birth to 2 kids!!)Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-67662887539478524262011-06-21T14:02:22.293+03:002011-06-21T14:02:22.293+03:00Actually Jazzy, since then I've found out that...Actually Jazzy, since then I've found out that Z is a big fusspot so I shouldn't have listened to her.Midlife Singlemumhttp://midlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-4861357382308817322011-06-21T12:51:12.646+03:002011-06-21T12:51:12.646+03:00Eek... sounds like a horrible procedure. And a hor...Eek... sounds like a horrible procedure. And a horrible doctor! Good for you standing up for yourself!<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.com