Several times on the news I have seen interviews with people who say that their Corona test results have taken ages to come back, I think I now know why.
I have had about four bouts of either my M.E or something else since lockdown, perhaps it is caused by panic. I was especially worried that what people said was hayfever might be something worse, so last week I booked a virus test. It came very promptly and I thought I had sat and read the instructions properly but tonight it seems like I missed step 2, which is to register the test. So I tried doing that myself just now online, but cannot find where one is supposed to register, so I just rang for help. Yes they are open at 8pm at night. And a very helpful person has registered my test.
To my amazement I have now had the results - and the tests are negative. There are good things about this as I realise now that I just carried on with my usual self isolation when that happened, i.e. having a walk and if necessary going to a shop with my mask on, but perhaps I should not have been doing that.perhaps I should have just really been in my room for two weeks. ... I really have not mastered the art of managing this situation, but the bad news also is that I have not had it. That means one I have been ill a lot of the time anyway, and two I still have no protection against the damn thing.
A small safe dose might have been a good thing.
Anyway all credit to the phone line and the testers and a complete idiot to me for getting it wrong.
Taking the test - one is told not to touch any part of the mouth other than the tonsils, but the gag reflects kicks in, and shoving something up the nose that tickles unpleasantly is very off putting, so again the worry is that one contaminate the test. Anyway, I am negative!
I have had about four bouts of either my M.E or something else since lockdown, perhaps it is caused by panic. I was especially worried that what people said was hayfever might be something worse, so last week I booked a virus test. It came very promptly and I thought I had sat and read the instructions properly but tonight it seems like I missed step 2, which is to register the test. So I tried doing that myself just now online, but cannot find where one is supposed to register, so I just rang for help. Yes they are open at 8pm at night. And a very helpful person has registered my test.
To my amazement I have now had the results - and the tests are negative. There are good things about this as I realise now that I just carried on with my usual self isolation when that happened, i.e. having a walk and if necessary going to a shop with my mask on, but perhaps I should not have been doing that.perhaps I should have just really been in my room for two weeks. ... I really have not mastered the art of managing this situation, but the bad news also is that I have not had it. That means one I have been ill a lot of the time anyway, and two I still have no protection against the damn thing.
A small safe dose might have been a good thing.
Anyway all credit to the phone line and the testers and a complete idiot to me for getting it wrong.
Taking the test - one is told not to touch any part of the mouth other than the tonsils, but the gag reflects kicks in, and shoving something up the nose that tickles unpleasantly is very off putting, so again the worry is that one contaminate the test. Anyway, I am negative!
Difficult times for those with preexisting conditions. It doesnt take much to get a consistently raised temperature, with sore throat for good measure. Two options - Drive through testing on the day or home test now available.
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