Re: Panic about possible tapeworm/worm. help

I think I might actually be getting better results from my first trial of fenbendazole instead of triclabendazole in the combo. I just got my supply of fenbendazole delivered today and think I have enough on hand for 5 continuous days of treatment at 7-10mg per kg of body weight. I've got 100g of praziquantel and I hear you about getting sick of that. I am really beginning to loathe the odor and taste of praziquantel. I've still been unable to identify the species of the dragon thing I shat out, but suspecting more and more it's likely some wierd species of diphyllobothrium whose picture ain't to be found on the web. It's scolex is about an inch in diameter, mostly spherical. I've still got it soaking in alcohol to try to clean all the dooky off it so I can identify suckers, barbs, split mouth opening, etc... The whole creature seems to be a greenish gray color with lots of tiny black spots all over its back/topside. the segments are large, oval shaped footprint about 1/2 to 3/4" wide and 3/4" to 1" long and get smaller the further away from the head, and are thick (tall) with a thick curved /rounded tegument over the top giving each segment the looks of a fascioloid fluke, which I'd mistaken the segments for , for a long time. Overall, the shape of the thing from hewd onthe last segment I'd saved, about 6" worth of body, is arched and tapers down towards the tail kinda like the profile of a lobster if you view it from the side. I expelled a few more chunks tonight that I've got soaking in alcohol, one of which looks like may be a complete tail section, and a couple more possible scolexes of something even different but quite a bit smaller.

Starting to think that the Thai restaurant in Los Angeles where I contracted this shit might have deliberately poisoned me with multiple species on food ingredients they'd brought from home or had shipped here. They're familiar with all kinds of parasites in their homeland and may have a vendetta against people like me because of a reason I have strong suspicion of.... Tweet