Twilight anesthesia for HSG

[Anonymous]

Do any of you on here know an RE around here that will give me twilight anesthesia (the same as some dental procedures) for the HSG test? I am very nervous about this test and I can barely have a Pap smear without freaking out. I am willing to travel and pay out of pocket.

[Anonymous]

Why don’t you ask your RE? The RE isn’t the one doing the procedure. It’s the technicians at the radiology lab that are doing the actual HSG.

[Anonymous]

What about a Xanax or another type of relaxing pill? It is such a short procedure (like 2 minutes?) and in experienced hands it feels like a pap smear. I had one done at Washington radiology and it hurt, and then one at Shady Grove and it was like night and day - practically painless.

[Anonymous]

Take a double dose of advil an hour before (ofr what they recommended at washington radiology) and just do it. Or as PP said, get a Xanax prescribed for that day.

[Anonymous]

Xanax will help. Advil before is also a good idea. Good luck

[Anonymous]

I asked for valium before mine and it was a piece of cake. It was quick and wasn't painful for me at all. Valium will make you feel better. You don't need anethesia.

[Anonymous]

I wasn’t offered anything but Tylenol. It was painful and I cried. I was still crying when I left. Do whatever you need to.

[Anonymous]

I had so much trouble with my HSG at SG that the RE who performed it suggested I be put under anesthesia if the test ever needed to be repeated. So, I suppose SG might offer that option.

[Anonymous]

i had this a few months ago and i was terrified. put it off for a long time. i scheduled with one of the drs at dominion, vs going to a lab of my choice. took some anxiety meds that day, and the recommended advil. i honestly felt nothing- except for discomfort when the catheter was inserted. i had blockage on one side- didn't feel a thing. i'm glad i scheduled on the one day a week that a dominion dr performs it. over in less than 5 min.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i had this a few months ago and i was terrified. put it off for a long time. i scheduled with one of the drs at dominion, vs going to a lab of my choice. took some anxiety meds that day, and the recommended advil. i honestly felt nothing- except for discomfort when the catheter was inserted. i had blockage on one side- didn't feel a thing. i'm glad i scheduled on the one day a week that a dominion dr performs it. over in less than 5 min.

The RE might be the ticket. I did one at INOVA that my OB prescribed and SGF had me redo it (good news because there was a different result). The SGF one was much easier

No anesthesia or other mess but I didn't ask for it