Itchy lungs was the first symptom I had the last time I had influenza (Feb 2020). Take a deep breath, and for some reason, a light cough seemed to be in order. Just one, not to produce anything at all, it just sort of felt good I had the same feeling a few times a couple weeks ago around the same time I had a bit of a dry throat.
I think I was fighting off something those couple of days.
twig, remind me, how long after exposure did you first experience phase 1?
Ok, Iāve been antibody tested a couple of times at the blood center, when they were looking for convalescent plasma donors (they were doing free testing, so why not).
So far, Iāve tested negative.
I mean, if I get COVID with ambiguous symptoms, and it confers no meaningful lasting immunity to me, then it would just be a matter of trivia as to whether I got it or not. I was just wondering if there was a way to distinguish getting it from having had vaccines.
About a day & a half.
If the worldometer site is to be believed, 1/5 of Americans have acquired Covid. Iām fairly out and about and donāt really take any Covid precautions anymore.
I think itās higher than that, at least in NYC. I think itās way under reported between at home tests and people not testing at all after one person in their household tests positive.
3 out of 4 of my family tested positive at some point while none of us lived together, nor contracted it from each other, so based on the fan family itās 75%. Me being the only one not to get covid so far.
Wow, fast. Interesting that you tested negative when you had symptoms.
I was exposed Wednesday and tested Thursday early afternoon and was negative. I developed symptoms Thursday evening. My positive test was Monday morning. I was not feeling up for leaving the house to get tested from Friday - Sunday. And even Monday, Hubby drove.
That said, Hubby developed symptoms Sunday evening and tested negative Monday morning. Then he tested positive Tuesday morning.
Yes. You can obviously test on real time, when you are infected, for the virus or parts of it, with a PCR or rapid test. But after-the-fact, you can be tested for antibodies to the nucleocapsid. The vaccines only give you antibodies to the spike protein, and vaccinated people who arenāt exposed to covid donāt develop antibodies to the nucleocapsid.
Thatās how we know my husband was exposed, either when he gave blood or when he got vaccinated. Because when he got vaccinated he was giving platelets every two weeks, and the red cross was testing for antibodies to both the spike and the nucleocapsid proteins. And he tested negative, negative, negative, and then turned positive to both two weeks after his first vaccination (which was a day after his previous donation.)
Right. Iāve documented my test results here, here, and hereā¦and, now, here, too. I donāt know how often this study that Iām in will ask me to get tested. So far, itās every three months, but n=2, so, you knowā¦ I was tested every three months & that was my last one.
For just the N Protein? Iām under the assumption that youāre vaccinated, and, thus, should be full of S Protein.
The only time I had been tested for antibodies, it was before I got vaccinated.
Iām starting to open up here ,Iāll likely get covid in the next month or two because I want to do some outings with random strangers. A few times a year I take UW undergrads (often theyāre international students) out fishing or hunting.
This week Iām taking two random students out rabbit hunting. In the next couple of weeks I expect iāll take a couple more randoās ice fishing, which involves an hour or two in a car together, then a day in an ice fishing hut. And if the temperature every goes above single digits on the Kelvin scale,I may take some of them winter camping for a weekend up north.
I donāt want to get covid, but Iām getting resigned, and like so many, starting to think I need to get the hell out of the house and see other humans.
ah, you were probably positive a few hours after you tested.
iām on the fence. i think if i got it, it would be annoying, but not deadly, but i donāt want to be stuck in my apartment with no way to get out with my awful neighbors. it would be nice to get it over with though. if stuck here i will likely go crazy and start knocking on doors and breathing on people who piss me off with their noise.
so better that i not get it, or if i do, i get it away from home. i almost wish i was still staying at my parents house when my mother contracted it so iād just have gotten it from her while still there and been done with it.
Yeah, itās odd. Since I was waiting for results after a known exposure I didnāt leave the house. Butā¦ tested negative then positive.
I canāt believe I still fall into this category. I feel like itās only a matter of time.
Still a part of this group. The weakest link in our chain is having 2 kids in school.
I might have to relinquish membership. A close contact Thursday notified me of a positive test occurring this morning. I was N95 masked, but they werenāt. They might have caught it at that activity. No symptoms for me yet, but no home test available. Waiting for response from PCP to see if they want me to come in for a test or wait for symptoms.
Given the shorter incubation time of Omicron, you might have dodged the bullet. Wait a couple more days and you are probably in the clear
