To Donna re GI symptoms/advice re embassy registration for protection

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Jan 3, 2009 at 14:16

Donna, we can only make an educated guess about the cause of our symptoms without actual testing to confirm our suspicions. My symptoms appear on the list of arsenic poisoning symptoms but could also have been an infection. My guess is that, because i fell ill shortly after arriving in Turkey on two occasions, my husband was hoping either to cause me to leave or to kill me. Or it might be mere coincidence. Symptoms included extremely severe stomach cramps, severe diahhrea with blood lasting a week, vomiting. I improved when i started taking antibiotics which could also be a coincidence. If this was poisoning, I wonder why he didn't finish the job and thus avoid a lengthy divorce proceeding. I've stopped bothering to wonder what went on - wasted energy.

I will say one important thing here which i should have stressed before - women going to one of these countries should register with their embassy and make sure the man knows that you must maintain contact with the consulate or embassy, otherwise the police will be investigating your disappearance. Make sure the man knows the consulate has ALL the details of the man's address, family, etc. This may have saved my life as my husband was too afraid perhaps to kill me, knowing the possible consequences.

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