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> They then went on to discuss it with (someone related to the medical / testing field in some way) who explained that it's very hard to order a test for; something about there being a limited number of labs that can test for it or some such. And doctors needed to justify the test and would likely be on the phone for an hour just to get it ordered. As such, a lot of doctors just... won't, because it's such a commitment of time/effort to do so.

The doctors need to explain this to the patients then, but that's probably also too much effort for them.



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