1st Base...

I told Jimmy and myself that if I wasn't pregnant by January of this year that I would make an appointment to go and talk to my OB.  So in March my best friend Tiffany and I went to a meeting with my OB, going into this meeting I was nervous for some reason but really just thought she would write me a prescription for something along the lines of Clomid (a hormone that makes women produce more eggs) and I would be on my way...WRONG! She wouldn't give me any medicine instead she wanted to talk tests...YIKES...tests for me and tests for Jimmy...I was so not prepared for this but I said OK and went on my way being as positive as I could be.  They like to test the male first since it is generally easier and less expensive so within 2 weeks of the first meeting with the DR we had Jimmy tested and had his results back...he was GOOD! The next step was a test called HSG that involved me...On  March 24th Tiffany took me to the hospital for a test that would last 45 mins, was pain from Hell and would in the end change my life.  Here is an insert from WebMD about the HSG test...


A hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an X-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus and 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.


Intense huh?...


I got the results back the next week...the right tube was completely blocked and the left tube had some scar damage...scar damage from what?  This question would not be answered till months later.  The nurse then said the words, "we cant do anything else in our office as we are not experienced with INFERTILITY and we have referred you to Nashville Fertility, our office manager will call and make the appointment and she will get back to you".  This was all done over the phone (thank God as my mouth had dropped to the floor) and while I was at work, I had to call Jimmy and tell him as well as tell every person that knew I was on the phone with the nurse moments before, so I pulled my mouth up and put on my positive face and started trying to answer questions about a subject that I had no clue about...