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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am currently living with my husband in his country for the next 1.5 years. I do not speak the language. For work I freelance with US clients, and I am on his work health insurance.

I am currently having strange issues with my period where I am pretty much bleeding continuously. My hair has also been falling out. Apologies for the details, but it's important for the story.

I have been asking my husband for help as far as finding a doctor who takes our insurance and making an appointment for me since I do not speak the language in this country!!

He has been procrastinating and telling me that he does not think my symptoms are a big deal.

I feel so helpless and FURIOUS that he is not helping me in a situation where I am severely limited in my ability to solve the problem my myself.

If we were in the US, of course I would not be relying on him in any way for such a problem.

Am I overreacting? I am reconsidering whether he is someone I should have children with after this incident, which is the latest in a line of several similar incidents.[/quote]

You have hypothyroid disease. Get a blood test for tsh and for thyroid antibodies. This can become a serious and life-threatening condition over the long term, but is quite common. In the short term, you will lose hair, have diminished energy, gain weight, and have excessive period bleeding. It takes a while for the life-threatening aspects to occur, as you will be deficient in thyroid hormone over time. You will then be more susceptible to heart attack. The condition is common and treatable with a pill, but the cause of the hypothyroidism will need to be investigated. It could be due to hashimoto disease or, less likely, cancer.[/quote]

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