|
|
Post by leannec on Oct 21, 2020 15:11:47 GMT
I've been off work (I'm a teacher) for the past week because I've felt terrible ... I just thought I was run down but it's not getting better so I have a COVID-19 test scheduled for today ... I'm nervous  Have you been tested? Was it no big deal? Sorry to whine but I just feel yucky  Thanks peas! Update: Had the test this afternoon! Nasal swab in one nostril ... felt like she was digging in my brain  Glad it's over ... now I wait "two to six days" for results  Thanks for all your support Peas! Update!:My test came back negative! No idea why I'm feeling so crappy ... must be a combination of some other virus and stress (I teach junior high face to face) I'm relieved that It's not COVID-19  |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 21, 2020 15:13:08 GMT
I am really hoping your COVID test is negative. Prayers sent for you!
|
|
|
|
Post by happiest.raincloud on Oct 21, 2020 15:17:42 GMT
I've had to get tested twice. Both times it was the rapid test where they swab deep in the nose for 10 seconds (both nostrils). It wasn't awful or painful, just uncomfortable.
Others I know who were tested only got swabbed in one nostril. It's super quick - the worst part is waiting for the results. Do you know how long your results will take?
|
|
|
|
Post by epeanymous on Oct 21, 2020 15:18:46 GMT
I haven’t been tested, but my kid who has a learning pod, my college student, and my husband have all been tested multiple times, and they have said it was annoying but not terrible (and, god bless them, all three are pretty sensitive to physical discomfort).
|
|
|
|
Post by kandie on Oct 21, 2020 15:18:57 GMT
I am being tested at 130 today. Not looking forward to the nasopharyngeal swab. I hope yours is negative! I am a nurse but I don’t provide patient care (educator). Woke up with low grade fever, sore throat and headache
|
|
|
|
Post by houstonsandy on Oct 21, 2020 15:19:24 GMT
I did the test through the drive thru at CVS so I got to jam the stick up my own nose. Not comfortable, but bearable.
Now, if someone else had been jabbing it up there it might have been a different story. I've heard they can be kinda rough.
At least you will have an answer one way or the other for why you are feeling lousy.
Hope you feel better soon either way.
|
|
|
|
Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Oct 21, 2020 15:21:19 GMT
I am part of a study and get tested all the time. It's not too bad, and takes seconds.
My nose occasionally bleeds a touch, but my nose bleeds easily and it's super dry at the moment.
The peace of mind is worth it!
|
|
psiluvu
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,217 
Location: Canada's Capital
|
Post by psiluvu on Oct 21, 2020 15:24:58 GMT
I get tested every two weeks so I can visit my mom in a LTC home. It really is no big deal, just when you think the swab is going to pierce your brain it is over.
Hope you are negative and you feel better soon
|
|
ashley
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,571
|
Post by ashley on Oct 21, 2020 15:32:42 GMT
Hoping for negative results for you, Leanne!
|
|
|
|
Post by elaine on Oct 21, 2020 15:33:13 GMT
I hope that you feel better soon!
|
|
|
|
Post by leannec on Oct 21, 2020 15:33:27 GMT
I've had to get tested twice. Both times it was the rapid test where they swab deep in the nose for 10 seconds (both nostrils). It wasn't awful or painful, just uncomfortable. Others I know who were tested only got swabbed in one nostril. It's super quick - the worst part is waiting for the results. Do you know how long your results will take? I don't know how long I'll have to wait for my results ... not long I hope! |
|
|
|
Post by lucyg on Oct 21, 2020 15:37:11 GMT
Good luck today, Leanne. Hope you’re feeling better soon, whatever the diagnosis is.
|
|
|
|
Post by workingclassdog on Oct 21, 2020 15:46:08 GMT
It wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be but it is a little uncomfortable. I just found out I have to be tested weekly now for work. Fun times. NOT.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Aug 18, 2025 19:45:26 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 15:53:15 GMT
Dd had it done last week for hospital admission (to see if she needed covid or non covid floor) and she said it didn't hurt. It was a little brush and maybe went an inch in. No tears, no pain. Smiled after.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Aug 18, 2025 19:45:26 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 15:54:20 GMT
Oh and we had results in 3 hours.
|
|
desertgirl
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,646
|
Post by desertgirl on Oct 21, 2020 16:02:01 GMT
Arrows of all kinds to you, girlfriend. I know you are worried, but it will also ease your mind. Praying for you now, leannec . |
|
|
|
Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 21, 2020 16:11:08 GMT
It wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be but it is a little uncomfortable. I just found out I have to be tested weekly now for work. Fun times. NOT. My daughter has been tested 2-3 times every week since mid-August. |
|
|
|
Post by sasha on Oct 21, 2020 16:19:57 GMT
Have not had a test but wishing you the best!
|
|
|
|
Post by scrapmaven on Oct 21, 2020 16:21:41 GMT
It was not at all painful. It was inserted, they moved it back and forth(doesn't hurt) and counted to 11 in each nostril. It was over before it started and was very tolerable. At 11 it was just starting to irritate me and then it was over. I was terrified to do it and it was really easy. Fun? no. Easy? yes. I hope that your results are negative, but if they are positive may you not feel worse than you are now and may you feel better quickly. Sorry that you're so sick, leannec . ((((HUGS)))) to my partner-in-crime. |
|
peppermintpatty
Pearl Clutcher
Refupea #1345
Posts: 4,209
|
Post by peppermintpatty on Oct 21, 2020 16:30:05 GMT
It's too bad more places aren't doing the spit test. My dd gets tested at least once a week (grad school) and she just spits into something and 11 hours later...bam, results.
|
|
bklyngal62
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,227
|
Post by bklyngal62 on Oct 21, 2020 17:22:36 GMT
Hope you feel better soon and praying that your test is negative.
|
|
scrappert
Prolific Pea
RefuPea #2956
Posts: 7,994
Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Jul 11, 2014 21:20:09 GMT
|
Post by scrappert on Oct 21, 2020 17:25:53 GMT
Hoping for negative results!
|
|
dixielee50
Junior Member
Posts: 92
Aug 3, 2018 19:58:28 GMT
|
Post by dixielee50 on Oct 21, 2020 17:28:10 GMT
The swab isn't any fun as they go way in but it doesn't really hurt. I found that my nasal passages were really clear afterward.  Mine came back negative but I'm pretty sure it was a false negative. I was sick for about 6 weeks before I felt back to close to normal. Even now, almost 3 months after the test, I get really tired very suddenly. |
|
smcast
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,509
Location: MN
|
Post by smcast on Oct 21, 2020 17:32:39 GMT
Mine was an oropharyngeal swab, just like testing for strep. My parents said their nasalpharyngeal swab wasn't too bad. I hope you start to feel better soon.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Aug 18, 2025 19:45:27 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 17:34:59 GMT
I've been tested twice. We haven't found rapid testing in our area so the first time it took 3 days to get results and the 2nd time it took 5 days. Annoying only because I could trace my symptoms to sinus infections and asthma and had to wait to start on meds.
|
|
peabay
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,975
Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
|
Post by peabay on Oct 21, 2020 17:40:56 GMT
I thought it was no big deal. No worse than a pap smear.
|
|
|
|
Post by workingclassdog on Oct 21, 2020 17:55:42 GMT
It wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be but it is a little uncomfortable. I just found out I have to be tested weekly now for work. Fun times. NOT. My daughter has been tested 2-3 times every week since mid-August. Dang!! That is A LOT... poor thing. |
|
River
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,627
Jun 26, 2014 15:26:04 GMT
|
Post by River on Oct 21, 2020 18:16:27 GMT
Hope it's negative and you feel better soon.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Aug 18, 2025 19:45:27 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 18:28:02 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 21, 2020 18:28:28 GMT
My daughter has been tested 2-3 times every week since mid-August. Dang!! That is A LOT... poor thing. It's all relative - most of her friends started college in their bedrooms, she considers it a small price to pay for being on campus. |
|
Glad it's over ... now I wait "two to six days" for results 
Mine came back negative but I'm pretty sure it was a false negative. I was sick for about 6 weeks before I felt back to close to normal. Even now, almost 3 months after the test, I get really tired very suddenly.
