Anonymous
09/29/2020 20:49
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Ended up just getting one for a sore throat (no fever). Negative.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 16:28
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
I got tested because my first symptom was fever. If it had been any other generic cold symptom I might have waited but fever scared me. After that I also got a persistent headache and a mild cough.
For the record, I tested negative (I isolated for 10 days anyway). This was about 6 weeks ago. And I just got an antibody test and that was negative, too. So it was something, but it wasn't Covid.
For the record, I tested negative (I isolated for 10 days anyway). This was about 6 weeks ago. And I just got an antibody test and that was negative, too. So it was something, but it wasn't Covid.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 15:41
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Anonymous wrote:Anything with a fever or GI symptoms
Anything with a cough
Runny nose/sore throat stuff if it comes with fatigue or GI symptoms
GI symptoms? That's really overkill. My husband has GI symptoms nearly every day. The answer is GI symptoms if you feel off or it's unusual for you.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 14:47
Subject: Re:How do you know when to get a covid test?
I got tested last week. I was exhausted and achy for a few days after a move - because it was HARD. Then I got a headache, which is very common for me with weather changes. Then I got a sore throat for two days, which is unusual. I got a telehealth appointment on day 2 of the sore throat, and because of the combination of symptoms the doctor recommended testing. It wasn't covid, fortunately.
If i were going to see at risk people at work or in my personal life, I'd gongor the slightest tickle. If i were mainly staying isolated at home, I'd wait for something that didn't feel so normal and expected.
If i were going to see at risk people at work or in my personal life, I'd gongor the slightest tickle. If i were mainly staying isolated at home, I'd wait for something that didn't feel so normal and expected.
jsmith123
09/29/2020 13:38
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anything with a fever or GI symptoms
Anything with a cough
Runny nose/sore throat stuff if it comes with fatigue or GI symptoms
So basically any little symptom.
If you want to be careful, yes. A friend's father felt a little run down with a mild cold, thought it was allergies, ran a bunch of errands all over, got tested finally, and lo and behold it was covid.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:28
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Anonymous wrote:Anything with a fever or GI symptoms
Anything with a cough
Runny nose/sore throat stuff if it comes with fatigue or GI symptoms
So basically any little symptom.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:27
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
NP here. Have had a sore throat since last night, and generally not an anxious person at all, but I also don't get sick very often or have a sore throat for more than a few hours.
No fever, cough, fatigue, GI symptoms, smell/taste issues. Even though a sore throat is relatively unusual for me, I really don't think it's necessary to seek out a test with no other symptoms. If this were any other year, I'd shrug it off.
No fever, cough, fatigue, GI symptoms, smell/taste issues. Even though a sore throat is relatively unusual for me, I really don't think it's necessary to seek out a test with no other symptoms. If this were any other year, I'd shrug it off.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:24
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Anything with a fever or GI symptoms
Anything with a cough
Runny nose/sore throat stuff if it comes with fatigue or GI symptoms
Anything with a cough
Runny nose/sore throat stuff if it comes with fatigue or GI symptoms
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:14
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
When a sickness feels new or flu-like.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:13
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Anonymous wrote:When in doubt, ask your doctor.
I wouldn't for one non-COVID specific symptom (like a runny nose, absent anything else). Multiple non-specific symptoms or one of the specific ones (cough, fever, loss of smell), for sure.
NP. It’s the cough thing. When I have the slightest drip from my sinuses, I get a cough. I wake up with a cough every day because of overnight drainage, and I have done this for years. That’s the weird part. Wouldn’t give it a second thought any other time. I ignore it because of no other symptoms but you still get nervous.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:09
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
When in doubt, ask your doctor.
I wouldn't for one non-COVID specific symptom (like a runny nose, absent anything else). Multiple non-specific symptoms or one of the specific ones (cough, fever, loss of smell), for sure.
I wouldn't for one non-COVID specific symptom (like a runny nose, absent anything else). Multiple non-specific symptoms or one of the specific ones (cough, fever, loss of smell), for sure.
Anonymous
09/29/2020 13:07
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
I agree. I have a tickle in my throat today. Like I just want to clear it. But the allergies look low today, so don’t think that’s it. I just have no clue ....
Anonymous
09/29/2020 12:39
Subject: How do you know when to get a covid test?
Any little symptom? It is all so confusing.