Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?
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Feel like crap for the past 48 hours… Actually am a little worse today than yesterday. Fever went from 100.3 to 101.5, causing chills on top of the rest…
So the symptoms match everything from a cold to influenza to COVID. No matter which it is, the general treatment is the same… Rest, hydration, etc… Don’t go back to work until symptoms are gone for 24-48 hours. Is there any reason why I should bother getting swabbed?
Do you have DIY rapid test handy? If not, I wouldn’t bother and keep doing what you’re doing. If the fever persists or starts going up after 72 hours, might be worth calling the doc.
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My FIL is high risk (older, kidney transplant, currently has low white bloodcell count) so if we have symptoms we'll test before we visit. I think it's prudent to test based on the risks of those you'll be around. That being said, I have taken maybe 2 tests in the last 3 years.
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Mrs. Phibes has me test after I've traveled with work. If I feel ill, I test. I've never tested positive. I'm pretty sure I've had it at least once, but maybe I'm just a super-human.
I hardly ever get sick, but when I do I make one hell of a fuss about it. Or so I'm told.
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I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
I’m isolating. I don’t want my wife to catch a flu, either.
The Brad
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@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
Not you dying is one of them.
Probably top of the list.
Probably.
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When I had covid in April, the first and only time (so far), my symptoms were mostly gone after a couple of days but I tested positive for almost three weeks. I took certain precautions during that time. Without testing I wouldn’t have had.
It helps that I have loads of tests that are always about to expire. The GF is a teacher in NYC and they send her home with many.
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@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
I’m isolating. I don’t want my wife to catch a flu, either.
@LuFins-Dad said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
I’m isolating. I don’t want my wife to catch a flu, either.
That’s how I see it. I stay home if I’m sick regardless.
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@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
Not you dying is one of them.
Probably top of the list.
Probably.
@Jolly said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
@jon-nyc said in Are you guys even bothering to test anymore?:
I test. If I’m positive there are things I do to protect people I care about.
Not you dying is one of them.
Probably top of the list.
Probably.
You may have cracked the code.
