Hycosy support?

[emmahobbsie]

Hello Ladies,

I just want to start with some background information...
DF & I have been trying for a baby for 2 years (I have PCOS) and after months and months of doctors not being very clear with us I was booked in for a Hycosy exam last December. I was given Provera tablets to bring me on before the exam as I only get about 3 AF a year :/
That October I had started taking Vitex and royal jelly. So anyway I started taking my Provera on 22nd November in preparation for my hycosy and almost 2 weeks later AF still hadn't shown up and it turned out I was pregnant! (could it have been due to the vitex & royal jelly?)
I was so pleased, obviously because I desperately wanted to be pregnant but also because I had gotten out of the hycosy. I had worked myself up over it so badly, I was so scared and I even had to be sent home from work a couple of times as I had just gotten hysterical thinking about it :'(
unfortunately I lost our little angel on 6 January 2014 and we are trying again.
it has been so hard but we have supported each other majorly and we are trying to look to the future - we have recently moved into our own place so we are happy that we will be more prepared next time.

Now, my doctor has advised me to book in for a hycosy again and, although I am terrified, I have booked in and it is scheduled for 14th may. I am going to pick up some provera today to get me ready for the exam.

I am so so scared and even the thought of it makes me anxious, I know that I need to do this to enable us to get the next step of help but I just don't know how to get over my fear :'(
Have any of you ladies had it done yourself and could give me some information? how long does it take? what is it like? does it hurt? what is the pain like afterward? do you have to go in alone?

ANY information you can give me will be sooo helful - nothing is too small, I just want to put my mind at rest and get it over with.

Thankyou and much love

 

[marchy81]

Hello lovely,

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, reading your story felt like I was reading my own.

VERY timely post, I have literally just come home from having a HyCoSy, and I like you, was crapping myself before!

My husband and I have been trying for three years now, and I have PCOS (on Metformin, not overweight, no other symptoms but lots of 'cysts' on ovaries). Anyways, we were referred last year for fertility treatment and one of the first investigations they wanted to do was a HyCoSy. I have to admit it was much more uncomfortable than the consultant said it would be, but it was done and my tubes were clear. I think I was just so anxious about it that I sort of seized up making it hard for the tube to get through. I cramped a lot that night and then spotted for a couple days after.

The amazing things was, I fell pregnant that cycle (we could not believe it! Amazing!), and soon found out this is quite common. Sadly, we lost our little girl at 17 weeks last summer, but I have to reassure you this was COMPLETELY unrelated to the HyCoSy, so please don't worry about that.

Fast forward a year and I've just had my second HyCoSy done (privately this time). I'd been so anxious about it that I went to see my fertility counsellor last night who taught me some good relaxation techniques. I also took two ibuprofen and 5mg of valium 30 minutes before (both absolutely safe to do at this stage). This time, I felt almost no pain, it was night and day from my first HyCoSy. I told my consultant beforehand that I was really scared and he was super gentle and kept me distracted the whole time telling me what was on the screen. I kept taking deep breaths and I was in and out in 30-45 mins. I'm still feeling fine, only tiny cramping sensations, but not enough to take more pain killers.

My tips would be: Ibuprofen, 5mg of valium if you can get your hands on some, big pants (not a thong) for the pad you'll need to wear after, take the rest of the day off just in case, take your hubby if you can for the emotional support more than anything, do some relaxation breathing and maybe even do some acupuncture just before to relax your womb. And most importantly, really concentrate on relaxing your bum, back and pelvic muscles when you're in that chair.

You'll do great! (and you never know, the Provera may just do the trick)

Gxx

 

[emmahobbsie]

Thankyou so so much sweet marchy81!

I firstly want to say that I am so sorry for your struggles and your loss
You don't know how much good your reply has done me! Thankyou!!

I practise yoga daily so I am hoping that I will be able to be steady minded enough during the exam to use my yoga breathing techniques! I will also certainly take some ibuprofen - thanks for letting me know

Oh, thankyou so much for your post, I have read it about 3 times over just to calm myself, i feel so much more prepared now.

I want to say sorry again, and i hope that your recent exam will help you on the way to your BFP
I hope you feel okay today and thankyou so much again.

I know when it comes to the exam i will be nervous but i feel much less anxious now that you have told me more about it from a 'patients' perspective

Much love & positivity!