Today was HSG day and it went well. We won’t know the results until tomorrow but Fern didn’t have any cramping except some very mild cramps during the procedure so that much was a success.
It was strange to sit in that big, cold, white room among machines and nurses and find myself stifling laughter, but so it was. I’m an inappropriate giggler. I already tend to smile when I’m nervous or when it occurs to me that it would be inappropriate to do so and so I almost laughed out loud when the doctor’s assistant came in to perform the procedure. In a word, he was HUGE. Probably 6′2″ to 6′4″, arm muscles the size of my waist (ok, not my waist, but someone’s waist, I’m sure) bulging out of his t-shirt, giant, shiny, bald head. He reminded me of what I picture Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby might look like. But the real kicker was that he was wearing a dessert camo radiation gown. They make radiation protection in camo?! Apparently, yes. Just the thought of him with his massive, hulking frame handling those delicate instruments and putting them inside my sweetie all while appearing ready to go under cover in Iraq was too much. But I held it together and was downright sober by the time he started.
It turns out he was very nice, had great bedside manner and a predictably firm handshake.
Inseminations #10.1 and 10.2 are this week!
i can’t tell you how much it tickles me that you are an inappropriate giggler
glad that the procedure was fairly painless for fern, i thought i would squirm right off the table from the pain when i had the thing done 
sending you good vibes for insem 10.1 and 10.2 i am hoping to insem this week too so maybe we will all do the 2ww cha cha together.
Wow – did they let you be in the room for the procedure? I had to go in solo while my sweetie waiting – they said it was radiation but i wondered if they didn’t just want to not have to bother -
So glad it went well and eager to hear results. And the next couple insems are supposed to have a higher chance post-HSG, so that’s good!!
Ha!! When I had mine they let Jenn choose from a wide assortment of different color radiation gowns and sure enough, she choose camo!!
I hope the results come back clean and clear!!
xxoo
Well I’m glad it went well, It’s great that you can find humor anywhere! Hope the results are promissing!
I’m totally an inappropriate giggler too. And definitely giggled at the mental picture of the battle ready doctor’s assistant.
Good luck with the insems!
Hulk Hogan does HSG’s in camo?
HIlarious mental picture.
glad it wasn’t too painful–lots of good energy coming your way for 10.1 & 2.
I am really happy that Fern was not in much pain – I could be wrong but I am pretty sure that is a good sign. I love that you were giggling in the room – I would want to too. I am super jealous that you were able to go in the room. I would have loved to hold H’s hand.
Glad the HSG went well.
And the image of that guy is hysterical. I would have laughed out loud.
S and the doc wore matching navy/green/red plaid radiation gowns at my HSG. I thought those were pretty funny….but they weren’t camo. lol
I’m glad the HSG went so well and it is cool that you could be there too. Renee and I were so cry-ed out by the time I went in to have the D&C that we spent the time waiting just cracking up– we felt like guilty kids who had to pull it together every time someone came over and soberly asked me to sign something. I so get it.
I guess that should be cried. But it’s late.