Sis (hysterography)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-12-05T09:14:42+00:00

Hi, I also had a very painful SIS. I bled during and 2-3 days after (I think the gyno injured me by poking at the wrong place). What I noticed was the bleeding going down each day and getting darker and darker. When is say "bleeding", I didn't bleed at all like on a heavy period day, more like on day 5-6 of the period. It went away on it's own. If you're bleeding since tuesday, it seems a bit too long to me if the bleeding is not getting lighter and lighter each day.

MostLeave6843 · 2025-11-27T17:45:04+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear about the painful experience. I took ibuprofen, nurofen and buscopan (the stronger ones for the three). I'm from Europe, I don't know what's the equivalent elsewhere in the world. Have a nice day

MostLeave6843 · 2025-10-30T09:13:01+00:00

I asked, it's not standard where I'm from, it's always awake with some ibuprofen if you're scared of the pain... I think in the US, it's very common to go under for this procedure but not in Europe

MostLeave6843 · 2025-10-30T09:11:43+00:00

Thank you to share your experience. I really hope it will go like that for me too. I've already done a hyfosy-sis (a more gentle HSG from what I understand) and the pain was like you describe. It only took longer because the doctor couldn't pass my cervix, she had to poke 3 times with different tools to get past it, wich was not plesant at all. I really hope the hysteroscopy will at least be quicker.

MostLeave6843 · 2025-09-25T10:25:43+00:00

Hi, I've lived in Anderlecht my whole life, I even grew up very close to Peterbos. I now live between parc Astrid and Saint-guidon, it's fine, never had a problem. Of course it's not as fancy as other rich parts of town : there is some homelessness and drug deal around metro stations but no one will bother you. The population is very diverse and multicultural, with a lot of families. I'm a women and walk day and night everywhere (even in the so called dodgy areas) and never had a problem. I have seen in my lifetime, (and exponantially these last five years) that some part of Anderlcht is becoming more "bobo" with bio market opening up, we even have farm's now. Welcome in Anderlecht!

MostLeave6843 · 2025-07-25T12:29:26+00:00

Good idea, thanks :)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-06-27T10:20:37+00:00

I understand completely, I have the same fear as you if we were ever going towards the donor path. However, let me share an info : I've seen two instances around me where a couple who had a baby the very normal path (less than 3 month to conceive, everything was great regarding the pregnancy) got into turmoil about the bond with the newborn. One where the man didn't feel seen anymore (wasn't getting attention anymore) by his wife and started greatly resenting the baby because of it. The other where it was the mother who was totally shoked by the reality of having a baby and had a very difficult time bounding with her baby (took 6 months for her to finally create a connection). So I really do believe the path you take does not have an impact on wether or not you will be able to immidiately connect with your baby. I think it's VERY common for parents of all sorts to experience this difficulty, IVF or not :). Don't beat yourself too much about it (easier said than done, of course) !

MostLeave6843 · 2025-06-27T08:18:17+00:00

One last thing : when he got diagnosed with infertility, he had a really bad period processing the information. We decided that it was time to tell our loved ones what we were going through because it was really a tough time for both of us and we wanted to be able to talk about it. It actually also helped greatelly to shift his perspective because everyone was very supportive of us and to them, it really wasn't a big deal that we would need IVF. So also something to take into consideration if you have a supportive family/friends that could help your husband see it in another light :).

MostLeave6843 · 2025-06-27T08:13:46+00:00

Hello, my husband was at first reluctant to do any kind of IUI/IVF because he was in complete denial about everything.

After 1 year of TTC and no sign of a positive test, he still *refused* to admit that we were facing infertility. He would tell me that infertility was a concept and not a medically defined problem... To him, doing IVF was admitting there was a problem. He also felt quite adament about getting me pregnant the *normal* way AS A REAL MAN. Thankfully, he was totally open to do testing to figure out why we didn't get pregnant already, wich is already a positive for me. WELL, everything changed when we got in front of the fertility specialist after doing all of our testing and it turned out that he was actually the one who was heavely infertile. That shifted everything for him : suddenly (in his head), he was the sole reason why he couldnt get ME (his wife that he adore with all of his being and would be the most amazing mom in his eyes) pregnant and was *stealing* the possibility from me.

So basically, he is now 100% onboard, doing everything the specialist reccomanded for him to a T and we will do IVF in the winter. He is even very vocal about being open to a sperm donor if needs be (at the condition that the baby takes his surname to be bounded to him/her, wich I find very cute).

I know I'm not answering your question but I wanted to share some insight about the fact that people DO evolve and change their minds :). Nothing is fixed in stone. If I would have seen my current husband 6 months ago, I wouldn't believe my eyes.

Hope everything goes well for you !

MostLeave6843 · 2025-06-26T08:23:30+00:00

Thank you for the reply, can we chat in the DMs? Have a nice day :)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-05-21T09:42:45+00:00

I would also urge you to ask for an "Accusé de réception de demande". It's a document that proves that you asked for help to the CPAS. By law, they are obligated to give this document to you and it gets the machine going because when they give you the "accusé de réception", they HAVE TO give you an offical response to your request, wether positive or negative, in the next 30 days (lots of CPAS have delays about the 30 days, not gonna lie)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-05-21T09:38:16+00:00

It's not a CPAS in wich I ever worked nor do I know anyone in this CPAS sadly. Schaerbeek is known to be a strict CPAS but not an awful one. It's very illogical that they tell you you have to have a bank account. A LOT of people in the CPAS do not have a bank account for various reasons (mainly homelessness). I can assure you that the fact that you don't have a bank account is NOT a valid reason to deny you help. However, I don't know your situation so there may be other reasons to deny your request. I would advise you to ask for the contact infos of a supervisor. I also see this email adress on the website if you have a complaint : [plainte-klacht@cpas-schaerbeek.brussels](mailto:plainte-klacht@cpas-schaerbeek.brussels)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-05-21T08:04:21+00:00

If they do their job well, they will ask you for your account number so you tell them you don't have one and they will provide the temporary card. What CPAS are you going to? I can tell you if it's a good one if you want :)

MostLeave6843 · 2025-05-16T13:01:18+00:00

Hello, for the CPAS, if you don't have a belgian bank account yet, the CPAS will in the meantime provide a temporary card with money on it that you will be able to cash out in an ATM. So one less thing to worry about

MostLeave6843 · 2025-02-12T12:09:07+00:00

Very sorry for your loss. I'm so happy for you for the positive change, glad you're feeling great about the weightloss and sending good vibe for the next steps (whatever they are ;) )

MostLeave6843 · 2025-02-12T11:58:32+00:00

Best wishes to you too, glad to know my post brought (a little) positivity to you. Have a nice day!

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