I'd like options, please

Incident: We were at the bar celebrating my S/O's birthday. I WAS NOT DRINKING--I was the DD. I got light headed at the bar, asked for a glass of water, woke up in an ambulance. I was being poked, prodded by emts and medics. Things were very confusing, I didn't know where I was, I could hear my S/O yelling outside the ambulance wanting to know what was wrong. The medics asked me about 15 times how much did I have to drink--my response each time was I don't drink, I'm on too many meds. Meds for what--I'm bipolar. She gave a big sigh and her tone of voice changed. She told me she could smell it on my breath--I snapped! Medics released me to the emts and sent me to the hospital. On route-I blacked out again. Woke up to the same lady medic with attitude and saying well I guess I gotta ride with her. She admitted me to the hospital as "possible intoxicated bipolar". I am not a stereotype! Blood work was run asap--found my lithium was only .3 and my potassum level dropped to serious level. Both of which can cause seizure like activity or black outs. (Doc said I sent my body into shock by abrultly stopping the lactimical) Spent 3 days in the hospital on IV drip and heart monitor.

My question is, am I in the right in feeling that I was being judged and dismissed because I was BP? My sister works for the hospital, she knows the director of the medics department. Everyone wants me to send a letter. I had no trace of alcohol in my system!--but she smelled it on my breath-what Bu**S***!

Anyone options.

As far as writing a letter, that's up to you. I don't like to keep too much stuff in my sack, so I'd probably just take it out and forget about it. But if writing a letter helps you get it out of your sack, then by all means do it.

Pawl

I would write a letter if it had happened to me, because I don't know if someone might receive the wrong treatment based on what they were 'informed' about the patient ahead of time? Does the hospital take the info they receive from others involved or do they have to make their own assessment without additional info? Just wondering what is the usual protocol...

I don't let anyone know I am BP for just that reason. I use tell people in conversations, it was amazing how quickly their manner changed, you could see it in their eyes.

So true so very true