Tested Negative but had all symptoms did I have Covid 19?
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Has anyone been tested and it come back negative? I had all the symptoms temperature fatigue lack of taste/smell etc all went on for over a week to 10 days. I got a test arranged through work and by the time I did it (about 12 days after start and 2 days after I was feeling loads better) and sent it in I only had breathlessness and chest pain ( doctors monitoring) and the test came back negative. Is this right ? Could I still have had covid 19 ? I honestly felt on deaths door and for a few days I have no memory and was in constant sleep.
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jx41870 2020Sniper
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The error rate on these tests is very, very high.
OTOH there are other illnesses still around, including the flu. Were you also tested for that?
You could now try for the antibody test which would in theory confirm that you had it, except apparently the antibody tests also have a very, very high error rate.
And so it goes.
mariom 2020Sniper
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Remember there are 2 types of tests: one which says "do you have it right now?" and the other which says "have you had it recently?". On top of that there are huge variations in quality of testing and there may be different strains. So basically - don't rely on tests yet, take as many precautions as you can, look after your health and stay positive 😃
I'm saying this as someone working to support the scientists developing the tests. I'm not a scientist but I do get to hear about the work. If the tests coming from other countries were suitable, why would we go to the effort of developing them in other countries...
sharon55939 2020Sniper
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they say it takes 5 days to know if you got the virus is that true