Been ill, seems like common cold. Wife is pestering me to do a CoVid test. Why? I am at our second house. Just me. Symptoms are like any other cold. I am alone and will not be going out until three days after symptoms disappear. Kind of ticks me off as I really wanted to protest in Portland in my frog suit this weekend. Ah, well. But am I missing something? Is there any reason to test? It would also entail me going out in public to buy a test. Well guess I could order a test, but seems like waste of cash.
IMHO; I wouldn't bother. Chances are that you've already got it and have antibodies to fight it. Testing would only confirm that you have a variant or something close to it. If you got your annual flu shot, you should be covered. If you test positive what are you going to do with that information? COVID was dangerous because our immune system didn't recognize it, until it was too late. You can take an antiviral within 72 hours and that would sidestep the worst of it, If it doesn't interfere with anything else your currently taking.
I'm five days into this and it seems like the everyday common cold we all used to treat by taking Contac cold caps and going right out into public, contagious or not. Have not had one for years...figure I must be immune to most of them by now. And, yes, have had my flu & CoVid vax this season.
The reason to get tested, is to see if you need to take precautions to keep from spreading it to others. I'd say that's a use of the information claps for Team Wife
Yep, so, as I said, since I am under self quarantine I just wanted to see if there is any point in testing. Apparently, no. So, probably back to the lily pad (Portland protest) in two weeks!
