IUI #2 - What an experience!

I can not be more happy to have that over and done with.

This morning was really rough. I went into the IUI feeling a sense of pressure in my ovaries. Well, of course. Those 6 eggs were getting ready to burst out of their follicles. It wasn't something I hadn't felt before. I used to always feel ovulation pain. It was just more intense with the increased number of follicles.

It only took the nurse about 15 minutes to process our sample. Then she called me back. She asked me how I was feeling, and I said I could feel some pressure in my ovaries. Again, that was normal.

Right away I noticed that she had a different type of syringe than was used last time. It didn't have the flexible tube catheter. It was just a syringe with a longer thinner end on it. I mentioned that it was different from last time, but she said this was the kind they usually use and they must have been using a sample product last time.

The nurse completed the procedure and raised the foot portion of the bed a little to elevate my hips. She told me there was a tiny bit of blood on the end of what she referred to as the catheter. She said that was normal, probably just due to the cervix being irritated. She set the timer for 10 minutes, and we'd be good to go.

Right away something didn't feel right. Wow. This one really hurt compared to last time. OMG!!! Why does it hurt so bad? I could not believe the intense cramping.

Uh oh. Here we go. I'm about to pass out. Next thing I know, the doctor is sort of bear hugging me asking, "Are you with us?" From there, the pain got even more severe. Apparently passing out is the brain's way of responding to the foreign object in the body. So, whether it was the actual apparatus of the procedure or the solution that was injected into me, I'm sure we'll never know.

I was in the room for almost an hour laying on the table curled up in severe pain. My doctor gave me something to relieve the cramping and the pain finally subsided. What he gave me was the same thing he gives out prior to HSG testing to prevent cramping.

I came home and slept for about 45 minutes. About an hour after leaving the clinic I was feeling a lot better and the cramping is now totally gone.

We opted to do Prometrium tablets in the LP instead of the hCG boosters, so we'll be ready for testing in two weeks.

I'm hoping for good news after today's ordeal.