hi sorry i just saw this. mine has been in there for as long as i can remember, at least 20 years. it hides when i open my moutb to bright light (i can feel it with my finger and it hides or squirms). it reacts to hot drinks etc.. i tried so many things, i once pulled it out as far as my tongue after days or trying with a clothes peg but it creates a lot of slime like a slug would when you pour salt on it and i couldnt get a grip on it. i did that a few times, tried cotton gloves to grip it but in the end had to give up. ive tried so many things over the years. this past 2 weeks ive felt more progress than ever with mms (tho i have ordered CDS chlorine dioxide solution as i couldnt stand the smell of the mms at hgher dose. i thought for the first time ever it had died as ive not had any trouble and throat felt clearer but i felt today and its just living futher down, much further down. im hoping thats a good sign as ive seen lines on my body with the treatment and take it as a sign of them dying. i do have appetite but my belly is starting to be rounder no matter what. ive used many things so thats hard to understand (like diatomaceous earth, wormwood drops, ultimate parasite cleanse, grapefruit seed extract, papaya etc). when mine hides i get pains in my chest around my heart but sometimes up near my ear too. mms has softened lumps and removed pain, i lost appetite with that but i felt little sort of electric sizzles in areas that ive got worms and im feeling them die off. im going to continue with that and see how well it goes. itching has gone down too and i felt the sizzle sort of snap in parts of my head and face where they have been too. ignore stupid docs, theyd rather "not scare you" by even addressing such a taboo and "impossible" idea. i mean, we are not "animals" :P