Re: Can someone recommend a GOOD parasitologist?

The problem with issues such as Strongyloides is that it is quite hard to accurately detect. It is often the immediate reaction of the doctor that the patient has a need for psychological help which just shows the ignorance of the doctor.

Whenever a doctor jumps to such a conclusion he/she is literally abandoning their commitment to do no harm and in the process is actually harming the patient by abandonment. They should be sued and have their license revoked.

When a patient first reports a suspicion, the doctor should immediately order 4 tests to determine if the parasite is present. One at the new moon, one at the full moon, one 4 days before the full moon, and also one 4 days after the full moon. This provides a sample at the times when parasite eggs are most likely present but still does not cover everything. Sampling this way will actually only catch about 75 percent to 80 percent of the parasite infections. The reason for this is that in many cases, lab technicians do not do a good job. Their performance is often rated on how many samples they process in a day rather than how many cases of parasite infestation they discover.

Samples that have been deemed clear by one lab tech should then be re-screened by another with a bonus for each positive identification found. This will help in 2 ways. First, it will provide incentive to both technicians to find the parasites. The first technician will look a bit harder so as not to be shown wrong later and the second will certainly look hard to get the bonus. Second, the increased effectiveness will reduce the number of samples required as well as reducing the amount of time that doctors spend with each patient.

I know about this because I not only have been through the parasite issue but also have received some training in examining for parasites.
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