And it's over!

I survived the HSG! My appointment was at 2:30, but the office called around 12:40 to see if I could come in any earlier, so I ended up getting there at 2:00. They made me do a pregnancy test, which was negative of course. Then I went down to the imaging office. They didn't have stirrups, so I had to put each heel up on the bottom edge of the bed and grab each ankle, which was awkward. Last night, I had worked myself up to the point of crying based on some of the experiences some women had posted online. Out of a pain score of 10, a lot of them said it was a 10, and some said it was the worst pain they had experienced next to childbirth. I took 4 Advils an hour before I got there which I guess helped, because while it did hurt, I don't think it was a 10. I would put it at a 5 or 6. When she put the tube in and inflated the balloon, I made a noise and uttered something, but it wasn't unbearable. I felt like it was a really bad pinch. She warned me that the fluid would make me cramp, but luckily it didn't. The initial feeling was the worst for me. They were really nice and talked to me during the procedure. They asked me what I did, and I was able to talk about school through it. At the end, they let me see the final frame, which showed the dye spilling out of my clear tubes! I was so relieved that I got good news! My friend Angela went with me and while I didn't want to chance walking around JoAnn's (partially for fear of later cramping and partially because I knew I would spend too much on fall items), I felt well enough to at least do something fun. So we went to a Sweet Cece's and I had coconut frozen yogurt with slivered almonds and hot fudge. I'm such a little kid, having to have a treat after a doctor's appointment. We sat on a bench, ate our yogurt, watched traffic, and talked and it was really nice. I'm curious about what the next step will be, and I hope it's another round of Femara because it didn't have any side effects last time and it made me ovulate. I sent my RE's office a message this evening asking what we would be doing next, so hopefully I'll find out soon.