Getting Pregnant

As part of the whole fertility tracking month, I had to have a minor procedure done under anesthetic, and I spent several weeks getting utterly nervous about it.

They call it a Hycosy, and the procedure is carried out (in some clinics) under a “twilight” anesthetic – that is to say, you’re asleep and can’t feel anything, but it’s not as deep as a general anesthetic. At other clinics they do this procedure while you’re awake, but the doctor assured me they had better results with the anesthetic. Who was I to argue?

On the morning of the Hycosy my husband took me to the clinic and waited with me until I was called, which unfortunately took about two hours. I was the last operation scheduled for the morning. But after that it all went quickly: into the gown, onto the table, the needle went in, and about half an hour later I woke up.

The Hycosy procedure involved checking my Fallopian tubes by trying to flush them with a liquid; the interesting result of this procedure was that at first, my tubes had been blocked, and then after applying the liquid at a higher pressure, this blockage eventually “burst” and my tubes were clear. The hope was that this blockage had been causing our problems and perhaps now, if all the other tests turned out okay, we might be able to make some progress.

My husband drove me home and I spent the rest of the day in front of the DVD player – yet I slept most of the time. I was a little uncomfortable but mostly just very sleepy. And glad that this dreaded procedure was over.