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Dishonest doctoring

I've had a number of reports of doctors and other medical professionals not behaving ethically all the time when dealing with people diagnosed HIV+. It seems that they so fervently believe people should be taking AIDS drugs that they are willing to lie through their teeth and use deception to get people to take them, presumably on the basis that the end justifies the means.

Have you had any experiences where medical professionals did not behave in an ethical manner with you, leaving aside for a moment the issue of whether they were right about HIV or not?

Re: Dishonest doctoring

You mean beyond the classic you will be dead in 6months if you dont start now? I had that, then it was you have cancer because I had a cyst, then it was your stats are too low -you gonna die, then it was you have kidney failure and may need a transplant if you dont take ARVs now, then it was come in every week so we can see how your liver is doing because it has AIDS, then it was you must have HepB coz your liver stats are off! All of which have been zero prognosis, not one came to pass. This from a guy who wouldnt discuss athletes foot, and from a guy who when sending reference letters clearly states 'we have recommended ARVs for this patient but they not taking it'? Impunity. ie hand off our patient! They wont help you and they sure as hell wont let anyone else.

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Re: Dishonest doctoring

Can you be more specific regarding how the Doctors are behaving unethically?

"It seems that they so fervently believe people should be taking AIDS drugs that they are willing to lie through their teeth and use deception to get people to take them, presumably on the basis that the end justifies the means."

Well, no. We aren't lying through our teeth, we are meerly practicing evidence based medicine. If you look at all the large cohort studies, life expectancy on ARVs is very much improved.
We aren't using deception. However, I have seen patients that refuse ARV's and they did die not long after. I am to young to remember the 1980s, and I think you probably are too, if you were you wouldn't need to question the efficacy of ARV's. However, if you'd like all the cohort studies I have them