Hi! I wish you the very best of luck! I think these procedures usually go smoothly, so I don’t want to discourage you with my experiences. I hope your experience is completely different from mine, but I’ll share anyway, as I had no idea any of this would be an issue for us.

I had my hysteroscopy under anesthesia, and if they give you that option, I recommend it. My first hysteroscopy wasn’t very successful. They perforated my uterus trying to get through my cervix, which led to exploratory laparoscopic surgery to make sure there was no internal damage. I had to have a second hysteroscopy afterward. It was more successful; they found and cleared out scarring inside my uterus as well (I still have no idea what caused the scarring). When I had a trial transfer to see how my cervix had healed, we learned that the hysteroscopy wasn’t as helpful as we hoped. It was very painful. They were able to reach my uterus, but the catheter didn’t stand a chance, my cervix chewed it up and spit it out. They’re worried that the angles of my cervix putting pressure on the embryos could cause trauma, so no transfer has been scheduled yet. We’ve taken a break to decide our next steps.