No longer a COVID test virgin

[respoftw]

I felt a bit run down on Sunday and then just fell full out awful yesterday. Aches, shivers, a temp of 39.7 (103.6F). I panicked, of course I did, and booked a COVID test. Managed to get one within an hour of booking on Monday evening and results arrived within 24 hours which I was incredibly surprised by.

Thankfully, the test came back negative. My temp is still slightly elevated but nowhere near what it was. I’m working from home for the next couple of days just to be extra cautious.

Phew!

Comments

[otherearthsoutthere]

Whoa. I am so glad that you are ok. I was sure you were going to say that you had the virus.
Hope you are feeling better soon

Sending you some virtual chicken soup 🍲

[respoftw]

Thank you! My temp is back to normal today and the aches are gone so I seem to have shrugged off whatever was making me ill. Not gonna lie though, I was so panicked that I would have it. I was terrified of passing it to George more than anything as he has bad asthma anyway.

It’s so strange how a feeling of being ill that would normally not phase me at all became so scary!

[brumeier]

I'm glad you're feeling better! And wow, that test result was so fast!

[respoftw]

So fast!

I keep seeing in the media here how the testing is a huge failure and people are either not able to book tests at all or are sent to testing centres hundreds of miles away and then have to wait weeks when they do get tested but my experience was excellent. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[brumeier]

The school where I work stopped accepting rapid test results. So anyone that needs to get tested has to be out for 3-5 days until the results come back in.

I'm glad you had a much better experience than what the media was showing. Whew!

[marzipan77]

Very glad you don't have Covid - I hope you recovery quickly!!

[respoftw]

Thank you! Day 3 and I’m feeling much better :)

[runpunkrun]

It's so scary to feel/get sick these days! I'm glad you were able to get a test quickly and set your mind at ease. <3

[respoftw]

Thanks. It is. I normally wouldn’t even have taken my temperature at all, we only got a thermometer when this all stated kicking off earlier this year. Something that I barely would have blinked at a year ago became a very scary experience!