Hysterosalpingogram Test (HSG)... Como say WHAT??

I went in this morning for another ultrasound. My little follicles are growing right along! Most of them were around 20 in measurement! YAY!!!! This means we are a go for Wednesdays egg retrieval!

This is my 2nd bed:

I started a new shot today called Lupron. I will actually take it tonight at 9:15pm then another one tomorrow morning at 9:15am.  They did another blood test this morning as well.  Dr Valencia wasn't in the office so I am not sure why we did another blood test but I will find out tomorrow. I actually go back again tomorrow for another one. My guess is they are testing to make sure all these meds are at the right dosage??


This afternoon I had a Hysterosalpingogram Test : HSG for short.  It is basically an X-ray of your fallopian tubes to make sure everything is healthy. It's hard to explain so here is what I found online:

A hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an X-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterusand fallopian tubes and the area around them. It often is done for women who are having a hard time becoming pregnant (infertile).

During a hysterosalpingogram, a dye (contrast material) is put through a thin tube that is put through the vagina and into the uterus. Because the uterus and the fallopian tubes are hooked together, the dye will flow into the fallopian tubes. Pictures are taken using a steady beam of X-ray (fluoroscopy) as the dye passes through the uterus and fallopian tubes. The pictures can show problems such as an injury or abnormal structure of the uterus or fallopian tubes, or a blockage that would prevent an egg moving through a fallopian tube to the uterus. A blockage also could prevent sperm from moving into a fallopian tube and joining (fertilizing) an egg. A hysterosalpingogram also may find problems on the inside of the uterus that prevent a fertilized egg from attaching (implanting) to the uterine wall.

Basically, it hurt like the Dickens! Since all my follicles are all getting so big, everything is very tender. I had to take about a million X-rays at every position imaginable. I just kept telling myself "This is for Ava. This is for Ava", somehow that magically makes all this tolerable.

X-ray film:

Nik has been such a trooper. He has been to every daily doctor appointment and has tried his best to make all these shots as pain-free as he can! I thank God for him. I cannot imagine a better person to go thru all this with. He is my best friend and I love him very much! I just had to give him a little shout-out because you know what they say "Behind every strong WOMAN is a stronger man"!!!