Do you have Coronavirus? Were you tested?

[KSMH]

and... she's positive.
Same is to me, I can assume.

Refuah Shleimah

[yesitsme]

so the WH says they have so much testing they're laying around, and here they refuse to test ??

[AsherO]

Add very mild throat pain (like early in the onset of strep) and muscle aches that both come and go. Dry cough has come and gone for over a month. No loss of taste/smell, no fever.

Mild symptoms or placebo/stress related? Don’t really see the point in getting tested at this point, unless they have an antibody test.

Cough is back with a vengeance and I woke up with a stiff neck. Other than “stay home” any advice on what I should do (semi-)prophylactically? Vitamin C and hydration, what else?

[Joel]

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[Joel]

I had very bad symptoms for the past two weeks. Went with DE to get tested and interestingly enough she was negative, while I was positive. BH symptom free for nearly 72 hours already.

[ah giten]

I had very bad symptoms for the past two weeks. Went with DE to get tested and interestingly enough she was negative, while I was positive. BH symptom free for nearly 72 hours already.

wow, finally.
you really had it bad.

[moko]

Had contact with someone who later tested positive.
Symptoms, terrible cough, fever, no smell/ taste (though I've had that before with a bad cold). Tested negative. Am I from the 20% false negative category?

[Lurker]

Had contact with someone who later tested positive.
Symptoms, terrible cough, fever, no smell/ taste (though I've had that before with a bad cold). Tested negative. Am I from the 20% false negative category?

It's a lot higher than 20% false negatives.

[Joel]

wow, finally.
you really had it bad.

Yeh, Thanks!

[Joel]

It's a lot higher than 20% false negatives.

That explains why DW was tested negative while I am positive

[AsherO]

I had very bad symptoms for the past two weeks. Went with DE to get tested and interestingly enough she was negative, while I was positive. BH symptom free for nearly 72 hours already.

BH, glad to see this thread slowing down and now turning the tide.

May we hear only good news from all those who are not well.

[YitzyS]

That explains why DW was tested negative while I am positive

Some people are always negative 

[churnbabychurn]

Cough is back with a vengeance and I woke up with a stiff neck. Other than “stay home” any advice on what I should do (semi-)prophylactically? Vitamin C and hydration, what else?

Zinc

[CountValentine]

Some people are always negative 

You naming names? 

[ExGingi]

I gave a blood sample today to test for antibodies. I guess I'll hear in a couple of days if I have antibodies and they want me to donate plasma.

[CountValentine]

I gave a blood sample today to test for antibodies. I guess I'll hear in a couple of days if I have antibodies and they want me to donate plasma.

If you had the virus does that automatically mean you will have the antibodies?

[skyguy918]

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Strangely, they seem to have different criteria for different testing/collection locations. At least one of them says you have to have tested positive at least 21 days ago.

[AsherO]

Strangely, they seem to have different criteria for different testing/collection locations. At least one of them says you have to have tested positive at least 21 days ago.

Maybe that’s intentional, as they’re trying to compare results from different groups.

[ExGingi]

If you had the virus does that automatically mean you will have the antibodies?

I would assume so, but I am guessing that different people will have different levels of antibodies. I never looked too much into the bioscience.

[Shmobaum]

Dw went today to the NJ blood center in New Brunswick. Start to finish was a two hours process due to paperwork. The actual platelets donation took about 45 minutes...