Choosing & Working With HIV/AIDS Specialists: Viewpoints and Personal Accounts
 Ring Around the Primary Care Doctor: A Blog Entry by Brooke Davidoff (February 15, 2013)
"Back to research I go to find an infectious disease doctor in my area. ... Wish me luck. I'm thinking about quitting this whole HIV thing. It's a total waste of time and money. Who's with me?"
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 Don't Think You Can't Learn More About HIV: A Blog Entry by Alive2 (September 21, 2012)
"After many days turned into months I began to start to know enough information to become my own best advocate through questions to people here, and the many questions I posed to my doctors."
From TheBody.com
 They May Not Be Your Best Friends ... but Doctors Need Love Too! Part Two: A Blog Entry by Dave R. (July 10, 2012)
"People have to find the happy medium between passive respect for the doctor and yelling at him or her because you don't hear what you want to hear."
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- They May Not Be Your Best Friends ... but Doctors Need Love Too! Part One: A Blog Entry by Dave R. (July 3, 2012)
"It's absurd really that in this day and age where medicinal and technological advances have given doctors more ability to heal patients than ever before, that constructive human communication in the consulting rooms has never been more difficult."
From TheBody.com
 My Horrific Seven Months: A Blog Entry by ScotCharles (June 13, 2012)
"I have been careening from one health issue to another and haven't had the strength to write. I have learned quite a lot from these illnesses. I am still struggling to reckon the past seven months."
From TheBody.com
 My Lizzy, Me and HIV: A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (January 23, 2012)
"When I was thinking about moving here about 10 years ago, to attend seminary, my first concern was: where am I going to receive medical care. I reached out to someone here, who referred me to Philadelphia Fight ... and I met Lizzy, and we have hung tough for almost 9 years!"
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 When Our Lab Results Are Not Normal: A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (October 13, 2011)
"When I received the news and read my lab work and saw that my enzymes were up, I freaked out! ... We, as HIV positive people, always have to go through this every time we get our blood work done! I have been through this for 20 years and as the years pass and more of the meds are in our system, actually it is a scarier feeling for me!"
From The Well Project
- New Regimen of Meds, and My Comments on My Speech on the Doctor/Patient Relationship: A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (May 27, 2011)
"I had one doctor that didn't want to listen to me ... maybe because he is scared for me? ... it's not just about being undetectable and my T-cell count! I want to live a long life!! And be on medication that is less toxic! It's my right!"
From The Well Project
 God ... Get Outta Here! How I Met My HIV Doctor: A Blog Entry by Ibrahim (April 18, 2011)
"HIV doctors cannot help their patients without developing a strong bond with them -- sharing their life. If you have a problem sharing your life with your doctor then maybe it's time for you to go online for a 'Doctor Hunt' ... and be ready to write in your 'into' field: LTR."
From TheBody.com
 Two Plus Two Equals Seven, Doesn't It? A Blog Entry by Ed Perlmutter (October 26, 2010)
"I did not ask for an HIV test because I had never asked for an HIV test ... And somewhere between here and there (1999? 2002? 2004? who knows the year, really?), HIV lost much of its high-profile status both in my consciousness and in the media."
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