And you got sick after returning from Vail, right?I haven't read the whole thread yet, but the OP's symptoms sounded pretty familiar to what I had. Thanks for sharing.
And you were tested specifically for Covid 19, right?I got sick on the last day. BF started having symptoms a couple days later.
We later found out that our condo-mates both got sick too, him after the trip, and maybe she started having symptoms during the trip, not sure. Also found out that their friend was hospitalized for CV-19. Hence my suspicious attitude about whether my testing was accurate.
It's even more complicated to have an idea about the possible level of false positives even for a PCR test now that there have been so many emergency approvals by the FDA. Here are a couple articles related to false negatives. Under normal circumstances the goal is to be able to show the a given test process produces the correct result 95% of the time. No test process is every 100% accurate.I got sick on the last day. BF started having symptoms a couple days later.
We later found out that our condo-mates both got sick too, him after the trip, and maybe she started having symptoms during the trip, not sure. Also found out that their friend was hospitalized for CV-19. Hence my suspicious attitude about whether my testing was accurate.
It's even more complicated to have an idea about the possible level of false positives even for a PCR test now that there have been so many emergency approvals by the FDA. Here are a couple articles related to false negatives. Under normal circumstances the goal is to be able to show the a given test process produces the correct result 95% of the time. No test process is every 100% accurate.
April 13, Healthline
‘False Negatives’ in COVID-19 Testing: If You Have Symptoms, Assume You Have the Disease
https://www.healthline.com/health-n...ovid19-tests-symptoms-assume-you-have-illness
April 21, The Scientist
False Negatives in Quick COVID-19 Test Near 15 Percent: Study
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-...ick-covid-19-test-near-15-percent-study-67451
That was my next question. Did you get the antibody blood draw.... Well that will be interesting to find out the results.That's my understanding--I specifically asked that and they said yes, @santacruz skier . It was 2 swabs, throat and nasal, administered at the ER department. I got a negative result in 3 days. Several days later, I got a call from the hospital saying that one of the swabs was inconclusive or invalid (I think the nasal), something went wrong with analysis or handling, but that the other one was negative.
I found out about the condo-mates and their friend afterward.
I got an antibody (IgG) blood draw yesterday, I'll get the results next week Wednesday.
On one hand, I think I have good reason to suspect I'm positive for COVID-19....or maybe it was a bad cold/flu with the same symptoms.