ENDO Messages for June, 2005: Re: Scared to death

Re: Scared to death

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jun 9 12:41:22 2005

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Here is the web address of the US Embassy in Seoul, Korea http://seoul.usembassy.gov/

Here is the direct link to the American Citizens Services http://usembassy.state.gov/seoul/wwwhacsb.html

American Citizen Services is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00-11:30 a.m., and again from 1:30-3:30 p.m. We are closed on Wednesdays and on both U.S. and Korean holidays.

For Americn Citizen Services (ACS) inquiries, please e-mail us at: seoul_acs@state.gov.

The basic information on American Citizen Services may also be obtained by calling 02-397-4114. Our FAX number is 02-397-4101.

Tell them you have an urgent medical condition in need of an English speaking doctor and that you are having difficulty locating one and need a list of doctors that you can see.

You said your husband is there on contract which would mean to me that he works for a very large corporation. Many times they do have lists of doctors, and other services that their employees and family members would need to access in the countries where they routinely send employees. You can try calling your husband's company Human Resources office.

I know you're really scared and nothing can make you feel more alone and frightened than being sick in a foreign country with a language barrier. Hang in there and try not to let yoursef get too stressed out. When you feel the stress building it is important that you find a safe outlet for it. Do your screaming and swearing into a pillow over the bureaucratic bs you will probably have to wade through. Take a brisk walk to burn off the adrenaline and cortisol that the stress creates in your body. Doing this will enable you to remain calm and in control when talking to the first row of clerical idiots you may have to get through.

I'm a US Citizen living in Canada and you'd think dealing with the US Embassy people here would be a piece of cake, right? WRONG! The unbelievable moronic stupidity and uselessness of the embassy employees here is appalling...and I seriously doubt any of them are US Citizens as the 10 different employees I dealt with were all Afro-Carib and all had heavy Carribean accents. What gives with that? You'd think you'd find Americans working in a US Embassy, right?

Much, much, much luck to you and hope all turns out well!!

At Thu, 9 Jun 2005, becka wrote: >
>Hi there, I am a little, scratch that, a lot scared, and I really don't
>know what to do.
>
>I have been having a lot of bleeding for about three months now. It is
>dark, almost black at times, and is pretty much ongoing. It seems I am
>never without a tampon in. I don't feel any pain, just the discharge.
>Finally I looked it up on teh internet and cervical cancer popped up
>everywhere. Also the info about HPV. My husband had genital warts a
>while ago, about 10 years ago, so I have been in contact with the virus.
>
>The big part of my problem is that I live in a small area in Korea, the
>English here is almost nonexistent. I went to my doctor and she brushed
>off my worries. I went to teh women's clinic and she told me to stop
>taking the pill. I have been on the pill for 16 years, "what's the
>problem there?" I ask. "Yes" she says, laughing. I wanted to chuckle
>her. I am just so frustrated. It seems that I am being treated like an
>over reacting foreigner. I can't get anyone to translate for me either.
>It's a problem.
>
>For example, I had an internal exam at the women's health, and a
>sonogram or something, but I thought I had had a pap. My doctor called
>them and then told me I had not had a pap, just an internal exam. She
>said to go back there when I stopped bleeding. However the women's
>health dr. said to come back when my regular period starts. I am in
>teh middle, and don't know what I am supposed to do.
>
>I am terrified. I have a young baby, only 10 months old, and can't even
>think straight for fear of leaving her. I would love to know what
>anyone thinks. I have to make a decision as to wheteher I will go home
>or not. I was planning on going home anyway on August 31st, and my
>husband will come home when his contract is up in May next year. It's a
>long seperation anyway, so I don't want to extend it if it isn't
>necessary. But is it necessary?
>
>What if it turns out I am fine and I go back early and unrepared for
>nothing? What if I stay here and wait and cancer is eating me alive? I
>have noone to talk to about this. I am alone over here. Please, what
>would you do?
>
>thank you for letting me get it out

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