Reposted from reducetheburden.orgRTB: The OMSJ has made it easy for you to turn in your false HIV diagnosis. Please read their article on “Erasing HIV’s Scarlet Letter,” and download the “Differential Diagnosis” forms, linked at OMSJ.org and below.
Erasing HIV’s “SCARLET LETTER” [Link]
1. Your first letter reminds your doctor who you are. It should contain short questions about a) the tests he used, b) how the diagnosis was made, and c) the kind of response you seek.
BY CERTIFIED MAIL
(RECIPIENT) David Jones MD 123 Main Street Anywhere, MASS 00001
Re: HIV diagnosis of patient Michael Smith, (DOB: 5/28/72) Dear Dr. Jones: As you will recall, I visited you on (DATE/DATES).
At that time, you told me that I was “HIV Positive” which, as you might expect, was devastating. Although I had no reason to question your diagnosis at the time, I am no longer confident that your diagnosis was accurate. In fact, I don’t recall that you or anyone else ever conducted a diagnosis.
Please tell me what test or tests you used to diagnose me as HIV-positive.
I respectfully request that you respond to this letter within 2 weeks, so that we can set up a meeting to discuss the test and your diagnosis.
Sincerely, Signed/Name/Address
If you are asked to come in for a visit, do so – and bring a recording device. During your visit, turn it on and lay it in plain sight so that both sides will know that the conversation is being recorded.
In some states and countries, it is illegal to secretly record someone. If the device is sitting in the open, it should not violate any laws. If you’re not sure, turn it on and say clearly that you are recording your conversation “because what they will say is important and you don’t want to misunderstand anything they’ve said.” If they refuse, leave the recorder on and re-state that they want the recording device off. Then leave the clinic, go home and write another letter.
If the doctor happens to respond in writing and identifies the test used, you’ll probably find the test in this list. If he doesn’t identify it, pick one test, and ask if he used that test. Mail your certified letter.
Your follow-up letters should ask exactly how he conducted his diagnosis. He should explain exactly how he ruled out each of the 100+ conditions that are known to “cross-react” to HIV tests – conditions that include flu, tetanus and hepatitis shots, pregnancy, colds, the flu, physical injuries, and so forth. Your doctor should be able to list ALL OF THE KNOWN CROSS-REACTIONS and explain exactly how he ruled out each one. If he fails to answer this simple test, it suggests that he did not conduct a competent diagnosis.
Just as a policeman must rule out gunshot wounds, stoke, diabetic shock or other ailments before arresting someone for drunk driving, your doctor must identify and all of the known conditions that cause false positive test results and explain exactly how he ruled them out.
Your objective is to pin down the doctor. Don’t let him play “hide the penny” with you.
Once you’re satisfied that your first letter and follow-up questions have been answered, move to second letter.
This is important because the CDC has used a CD4 count of under 200 to identify AIDS cases. Unless the doctor can describe exactly how the test was conducted, you must assume that the test used was improperly calibrated, was recalled, or was conducted by a lab tech who didn’t know what he was doing. The fact that both Lab Corp and Quest Diagnostics paid multi-million dollar fines to settle felony complaints should be enough to ask many follow-up questions.
BY CERTIFIED MAIL
(RECIPIENT) David Jones MD 123 Main Street Anywhere, MASS 00001
Re: HIV diagnosis of patient Michael Smith, (DOB: 5/28/72) Dear Dr. Jones: As you will recall, I visited you on (DATE/DATES).
At that time, you told me that I was “HIV Positive” which, as you might expect, was devastating. Although I had no reason to question your diagnosis at the time, I am no longer confident that your diagnosis was accurate. In fact, I don’t recall that you or anyone else ever conducted a diagnosis.
Did you use flow cytometry to diagnose me? If so, are you aware of any FDA-approved flow cytometry devices that can be used to diagnose HIV? If someone used flow cytometry to count my T-cells, please confirm that the device used was not one of the 66+ FDA and manufacturer recalls.
I respectfully request that you respond to this letter within 2 weeks, so that we can set up a meeting to discuss the test and your diagnosis.
Sincerely, Signed/Name/Address
3. Your third letter can ask for a complete list of all of the pharmaceutical reps who visited his clinic in the past decade and how much money, free trips, speaking fees and other payment he received from the drug industry.
BY CERTIFIED MAIL
(RECIPIENT) David Jones MD 123 Main Street Anywhere, MASS 00001
Re; HIV diagnosis of patient (YOUR NAME), DOB 8 August 1988 Dear (Clinician):
As you will recall, I visited you on (DATE/DATES). I sent you several certified letters, which you failed to respond to as requested. Your failure to respond supports my suspicion that you improperly used HIV tests to improperly diagnose me as HIV-positive/reactive.
ProPublica and other watchdog groups have reported that drug companies have paid at least $750 million in kickbacks to clinicians who unnecessarily prescribe deadly toxins to their healthy patients.1 I know that HIV drug companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)2 and Gilead Sciences3 pay kickbacks and bribes to clinicians who use unreliable HIV, PCR, viral load, flow cytometry and phylogenetic tests to unnecessarily prescribe HIV drugs to healthy patients.
Please provide a list of all funding you have received – directly or indirectly – from drug and test manufacturers from the time you received your medical degree. Please include the names of the companies, the form in which you received compensation or honorariums, and the conferences you attended that were paid for in part by those companies.
Until you provide me with this critical information, I cannot rule out the possibility that my diagnosis was not influenced by the healthcare and drug industries.
I urge you to send the requested information to me in writing as soon as possible. I will not accept information by telephone. Your response must be in written form and signed by you personally. If you prefer a visit, I will agree if 1) my healthcare advocate can accompany me and 2) our meeting can be digitally recorded for my records.
Respectfully, Signed/Name/Address
4. Use this letter if you are asked to return to the clinic for additional testing.
Because all HIV tests are inaccurate, unreliable and presumptive, taking one or a thousand tests is as unreliable as using one or a thousand broken clocks to verify the time. Pin down the clinician on the tests that you’ve already taken before wasting your time with new tests.
(RECIPIENT) David Jones MD 123 Main Street Anywhere, MASS 00001
Re: HIV diagnosis of patient Michael Smith, (DOB: 5/28/72) Dear Dr. Jones: As you will recall, I visited you on (DATE/DATES).
At that time, you told me that I was “HIV Positive” which, as you might expect, was devastating. Although I had no reason to question your diagnosis at the time, I am no longer confident that your diagnosis was accurate. In fact, I don’t recall that you or anyone else ever conducted a diagnosis.
After sending several certified letters to your office, someone from your office staff has said that I should return for additional tests.
What concerns me is that you intend to use more tests that, according to the product labels, are too unreliable to be used to diagnose HIV. Because of this fact, I’m not sure how another visit can help me. I know that selling your drugs and tests generates revenues and profits for your clinic and staff, but if the tests used are as reliable as tarot cards, I don’t know how ten new tarot hands, or 100, will corroborate the earlier tarot readings.
I respectfully request that you respond to this letter within 2 weeks, explaining exactly which test you plan to use to re-test me, along with a copy of the test package insert.
Sincerely, Signed/Name/Address
BY CERTIFIED MAIL
(RECIPIENT) David Jones MD 123 Main Street Anywhere, MASS 00001
Re: HIV diagnosis of patient Michael Smith, (DOB: 5/28/72) Dear Dr. Jones: As you will recall, I visited you on (DATE/DATES).
At that time, you told me that I was “HIV Positive” which, as you might expect, was devastating. Although I had no reason to question your diagnosis at the time, I am no longer confident that your diagnosis was accurate.
I recently discovered that (insert ONE from the list below) is known to cause false positive test results.
I respectfully request that you respond to this letter within 2 weeks and explain exactly how you ruled this known cause of false positive test results.
Sincerely, Signed/Name/Address
For example, ask him how he ruled out Herpes simplex, and if he knew that the virus is known to cross-react with HIV tests.
Except for the first letter, the rest can be modified and sent in any order. At some point, ask for copies of all of your medical records. If a criminal complaint is ever filed against you, these letters and medical records will likely come in handy. More likely than not, securing the records early will prevent someone from making changes when you start asking them embarrassing questions.
Use the comments section of this report for questions as a FAQ.
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