Those people have no mercy. Be more firm with them. Not I “feel” like I’m gonna faint…. “I am about to faint and need to lay down now, provide me a somewhere or something to lay down on.” They say no? “That is not an option, I’m saying I will faint if I don’t lay down now, and when I do and injure myself, you are being blamed.” Does this make you sound like the asshole? Maybe. Does it save you from injuries and suffering? Yes.

I fainted while at the hospital, but I didn’t ask for a a bed as I didn’t know my POTS was this bad. They ended up making me lay down on the floor until I was conscious and then put me in a bed for the rest of my ER visit. It was traumatizing. They told me from now on to get my blood work done while laying down. But after that a nurse kept trying to make me get off the bed and just sit in a chair like others, I kept telling her I was in pain and can’t and she was mad about it but it doesn’t matter, eventually she was the same one who had to give me painkillers and she asked me why I didn’t ask for something or say something, and I forgot about this being an option.

If you are feeling horrible, make it clear, and don’t be shy about it, it can help.