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Have you been tested for covid 19?

Have you been tested for covid 19?

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by: 4 OP
~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:04pm

Have you been tested for covid 19?
Wife started showing symptoms Tuesday morning. I have no symptoms. Wife did the online screening today. I took her to the Baytown drive thru testing place this afternoon. Not crowded at all. I seen about four other cars. Drive up to first tent. Leave windows up. Show id. They said I should also be tested. Drive to next tent. Leave windows up. Show id. They put a swab and tube on a cart next to window and walk to front of car. Open window and get stuff. Close window. They then give you instructions from front of car. Swab both nostrils and put in tube. Open window and put tube on cart. Pick up papers and leave. We were there less than ten minutes. They will call with results in 3-5 days.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:06pm

You had to swab yourself?! Through the nostril or what?

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4 OP
~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:08pm

@eighteen : Yes. Through both nostrils.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:11pm

My friend went to the Humble one today.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:38pm

I was tested 2 weeks ago when i had fever. I did the blood test (pricked a finger) and had negative results texted to me in 15 minutes. I was pretty sick for several days, and I now think maybe I did have it. The Abbott blood tests are reportedly 30% inaccurate. Or I was just the unlucky person that managed to get the flu during a pandemic.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:44pm

@TheBoz :
I heard that it was really unpleasant, the swab goes way up into your sinus cavity...was it that test, or a different one? I'd have a bit of trouble doing that to myself... ; )

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 6:52pm

@AtascocitaDotCom : That's what I'm thinking, if you make me do it, we will be there all night.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 7:11pm

Another friend got one a few weeks ago, she said it felt like they were trying to touch her brain.

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4 OP
~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 7:16pm

@AtascocitaDotCom : The person giving the instructions (from the front of the car) watched the swab go into the nostrils and told me when to stop. She then said to swab around nostril twice and then leave it in for about 15 seconds. She was counting on one hand and I think she did her fingers 3 times. Did same swab in both nostrils. The swab was far up my nose, but not in the sinus cavity. It was not unpleasant.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 7:25pm

I've read that the initial swab process was found to be more intense than necessary and the process has been relaxed since.

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4 OP
~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 7:31pm

the process has been relaxed since.

@HumbleGirl : I hope so. I would hate to think we did it wrong and wont get a true result.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 8:12pm

HumbleGirl : I hope so. I would hate to think we did it wrong and wont get a true result.

@TheBoz : Even if you do get a true result it's good for one day if negative. We can't test everyone for days on end.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 8:19pm

@Clydepuckett : My husband stated the very same thing that you did.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 8:25pm

@HumbleGirl : the false negatives are if the samples are stored in viral media for testing later. And for the swab test. Blood test is good.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 8:56pm

HumbleGirl : the false negatives are if the samples are stored in viral media for testing later. And for the swab test. Blood test is good.

@ParksideRes : That's what ABBOTT claims. However, others state otherwise and some facilities have stopped using the test.

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~ 4 years ago Apr 22, '20 9:00pm

@HumbleGirl : what I'm getting at is you said you were blood tested. The Abbott test is nasal swab.

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