Holy hell. Covid test. Wow.

[candcallen]

I told the lady "I dont even know you" as she stuck that swab deep inside me. Violated I felt. When done I said "I dont think you sampled my brain stem yet ". Lol


They did antibody test too.



Be prepared if you get one. I think a prostate check is less invasive.

 

[SidewaysTA]

Yes. I've had 4 covid tests now. The first was mildly uncomfortable. The rest were downright painful. Very unpleasant.

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[BRD@66]

I 've had one test. Never got the results but it was prerequisite for admission to the OR - & I got operated on, so it must'a been negative - or maybe a false negative.

 

[candcallen]

This lady had double gloves, booties, surgical gown, mask, face shield, hair cover and hollered for me to put my mask on from 25 feet away. I started to make a joke about weather this was the ebola testing site or covid testing site till I heard her talk. She was from one of those outbreak countries in Africa so I said never mind.

Ya I'm a snarky bastard but felt oddly unfunny at that moment. That's saying something causei make jokes at funerals and death watch at hospitals.









Then again I am Baptist. Lol

 

[candcallen]

I 've had one test. Never got the results but it was prerequisite for admission to the OR - & I got operated on, so it must'a been negative - or maybe a false negative.

They said the results will be in monday. No news is negative.

 

[Sam Colt]

Never had one; never will.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Sam,

I'm with you, but if you need surgery...do without and hope for the best?

 

[lonestardiver]

Had to have one before my Surgery yesterday. The facility required a negative test before they would allow the surgery to happen there. After the test was administered I was supposed to self quarantine until surgery for a week. Wednesday I got the negative results as expected. Surgery completed yesterday with no issues. Yes the swab experience is not pleasant.

 

[Sam Colt]

Sam,

I'm with you, but if you need surgery...do without and hope for the best?

In my case, yes, but that is a personal choice and written into my health care directive in case I am incapacitated. A choice everyone should be able to make on their own.

 

[candcallen]

Mine was pre op as well.

 

[oldag]

Ditto

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I have done it and would do it again.

 

[kbaxter60]

Yes. I've had 4 covid tests now.

Why so many?
And all negative, I hope...

 

[majormadmax]

I had one yesterday for a medical procedure next Wednesday. I was quite pleasantly surprised when I was handed a lab cup and told to spit in it. At first I didn't think I heard right as normally I "contribute" a different bodily fluid in such vessels, but the young lady clarified they need a certain amount of saliva. Apparently this process was just approved by the FDA, so hopefully it means the end of the nasal passage penetration test. My wife had one of those and wasn't happy about it nor that I got out of having to endure the same...

FDA clears saliva test for Covid-19, opening door to wider testing

The new test is a much less invasive process than the nasal swabs currently used to test for the virus that causes Covid-19, but one that has so far yielded highly sensitive and similar results.

www.statnews.com

 

[SidewaysTA]

Why so many?
And all negative, I hope...

Mostly for work. The first test my doctor ordered as a condition for a checkup because i had a symptom

The second was a prescreen before leaving for Norway. The third and fourth were given after arriving in Norway, once immediately after arriving and then again 2 days later, as a condition for boarding my ship.

Yes, all were negative. So far I've been able to avoid 'rona.

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[mm54943]

I've had one, it's not pleasant by any means but it's not THAT friggin bad.

 

[RaySendero]

Never had one; never will.

That's my thinking. Why get a test if your not sick?

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I guess the news that the test is no longer unpleasant is premature.....

 

[candcallen]

Surgery at 0930. I hate the night before. No sleep and now fraking sudden link is down. AGAIN.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Hoping for the best....