Dear @baileygjcar,
Your worried post is the first thing l read this morning, opening my laptop. It makes me immediately upset, and l must say that l, unfortunately, know all too well what EBV is and l can say that because of the Epstein-Barr virus, my life changed forever many years ago. Besides, it caused what l today for sure know is the reason for me being terribly ill for the most part of every given year (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as CFS/ME).
So, for your doctor to be so ignorant and arrogant and dare say to you that "it's not a real thing" ... makes me say ... if it is not a real thing l wish for him to get it today ... (l am NOT a mean person, and l don't exactly go around wishing anything on others), but this careless answer of his to you - a patient who obviously has put her/his trust in him, and is being brushed away in such an arrogant and unacceptable way, is more than l this morning can take.
Please do not feel alone. Do know that EBV unfortunately is all too real and that l am very sorry that you have such a piece of junk as a primary doctor.
All my best to you.