Welp I'm pretty sure I offended my cardiologist today. He only just now got to my follow up after my POTS diagnosis months ago. We had talked in the past and he agreed to allow me to heal myself naturally. He was totally on board. Today after reading my diagnosis papers he wanted me to start a crap ton of medications straight away. Lol.
I stood my ground and told him no. I told him that we had already talked about me going the natural route and that is what I want to do. I was proud of myself. If I take their medications and get sick, they wont suffer for me. It will be me who suffers, sometimes we just have to stand up for ourselves.
He gave me the old lecture about placebos and not trusting what I read online. Well doc, I read actual medical studies and actually study them, not just conspiracy websites. Of course I didn't tell him that nor did I feel the need to. I am making great progress doing what I am doing. If I was on their meds I would be worse off, I know it because I already tried it.
I find that it takes a lot to stand up to them because they went to school for years and years to get that degree, and it offends many of them to the core when a person brings up a medical study or fact. They think who does this lesser educated person think they are? It really can offend them if they have that kind of ego, rather than just wanting their patient to be healed.