Hysteroscopy plus

On Friday I went in for the hysteroscopy. Compared to all the other procedures I've had, this ranks as the least uncomfortable. The most painful part was that they had to poke me four times to get a vein for the IV. It took three tries pre-surgery and once during the surgery the anesthesiologist didn't like the positioning of it so he moved it to a new location. It didn't help that they had told me not to eat or drink in prep for surgery so I was dehydrated and all my veins were flat.

Speaking of dehydrated, no one told me to expect to give a urine sample (for a pee stick test) so I went right before checking in. When it was time to give a sample, luckily I was able to squeeze out a few drops. A heads up would've been nice.

It was a slow surgery day. So much so that they weren't so concerned with time because they didn't have to keep a tight schedule, especially with me since there was no trigger so no deadline. They requested that we show up 90 min before our scheduled procedure but there was no need for that this time. We waited in the waiting room over half an hour before getting called back, then it was another 30 min before anyone came to start my IV. Usually it's started right away. The nurses and docs were more relaxed and jokey. I already know everyone by name by now and they know us.

The only other part of this was that in prep for the surgery, on Tuesday I got a call from my nurse that they need to update my vitals in prep for the hysteroscopy since it's surgery and my weight was a little borderline when I went in for the HSG early Jan. At the time it was right after a retrieval and Chanukah so I had definitely put on a few holiday pounds. This week I was worried I'd still be bloated from the flight and our trip but early Wed morning I got to the clinic for weight and height check and it was fine.

The procedure itself was uneventful. The doc gave me copies of the pictures they got. He said he took a sample biopsy to be thorough so we'll get results from that next week but for the most part they didn't find anything, as expected.

One thing different this time was that when I woke up I felt an extreme case of annoyance. I was so irritated. When my husband got to the room he was on his phone checking for reception to order an uber and I snapped at him for being on his phone. When he argued back (mistake) I yelled at him that I'm once again on a stretcher and the least he could do was put away his f***ing phone. Later on in the day my sister drove me around to do errands and I criticized her driving. To be fair I was right, but I could have been nicer about it. The annoyance came and went throughout the day and was nearly all gone when I woke up this morning. I don't know what it was about, or if it was related, but it was significant enough for me to remember through the post-anesthesia fog.

I was alert almost immediately after the surgery. From there we went to Rite Aid because I wanted to buy snacks. While there we also got flu shots. We walked to a grocery store to get the snacks and then walked home. It was totally fine. Throughout the day I had a slight headache (may have been due to the sugar rush from the snacks) but for the most part I felt like myself. On Friday night I had a great night's sleep for the first time in a while. I slept solidly for 10 hours straight.

Overall it was a very simple procedure with a straightforward and easy recovery. I was nervous leading up to it, much more so than I needed to be, knowing what I know now. Bonus is that if we do a transfer within 60 days then it counts as an endo scratch.