Asshole ER Doc.

I have heard some horror stories about POTS patients that have bad experiences with doctors and nurses either not believeing that POTS exists or they don't give them good treatment or make them wait forever. I didn't think the world could be that cruel. I didn't think doctors and nurses would not believe in an illness or even treat it. I didn't think that a doctor would interrogate a patient about the meds that they take. I would have never thought any of this or believe the horror stories that I have read on various blogs and Facebook support groups. Unfortunately, it is true. I have had first hand experience and it was aweful. An ER, let alone a hospital, is a place where a person should be taken care of and feel safe. But instead when I was in a California ER I was interrogated by a doctor. He suggested that I go off my meds for a year, just to see what happens. Well, guess what?! I have gone off my meds for two weeks and felt aweful and could barley function. He also questioned the meds I was on and then asked me where I was diagnosed. I was diagnosed by a Cardiologist at the U of MN! A great hospital. Really?! Like what the fuck? It is pretty fucked up that you don't believe a patient who is shaking (body tremors) right in front of you. You CAN'T see all illnesses. You can't see a heart attack or a stroke or pain. You would think that an ER doctor would know this. He sure didn't act like it. It was so fucked up that I had to DEFEND not only my illness but why I was in the ER. Did he think I wanted to be there? Seriously? Not only did I wait about three hours just to see this asshole doctor but then I had to defend why I almost passed out while I was waiting to see him? I wish I could just give them my POTS so they would know what it is like to live with this bullshit invisible illness. And that is exactly what I thought while I was in the ER. I even understand as a human being that it can be hard to believe someone when they don't feel good but if they are shaking and can't walk and look pale or flushed. Like really?  Do I even need to say more?