So I got a test and it came back negative!
It actually coincided with the criteria for coming out of self-isolation within my own household, so, as of Thursday I have:
- Hugged and kissed my children
- Gotten coffee without an N95 mask and surgical gloves
- Hugged and kissed my husband (and scratched his back and told him how wonderful he is)
- Walked through the house touching objects
Here’s the thing, though. My husband does not believe the test results. To be fair, the whole testing situation in the US has been a hot mess, and to be doubly fair, I did have every symptom except for actual breathing issues. BUT, regardless, I could no longer feel like Typhoid Mary!
Interestingly, I got some super vague advice on “when it would be safe to come out of self-isolation within your household”. This ranged from:
- “When you’re feeling better” – my doctor, and that didn’t seem super specific, to
- Advice from the NHS, which is 7 days after symptoms and also when you no longer have a fever to
- Health.com gives three criteria – 7 days after symptoms started, 3 days after a fever and improvement in respiratory symptoms
I still have a cough, but no chest constriction, so either way I’m good. The second health facility I went to (huge shout out to my neighbor who gave me the hook up!) also prescribed azithromycin, which is an antibiotic and confusing me because this sucker is a virus, but apparently that’s what they’re using when folks are getting those lung symptoms. Whatever this thing was or is, that stuff helped. I definitely noticed a difference after the first day.
So I started noticing my cough about 10 days ago. I’m still not up to snuff. We had a dance party in the backyard with the kids last night, and I was WINDED after just a few of my classic moves (LOL!).
Why did we have a dance party in our backyard last night? Well, because we had finished watching Instant Family, and we’re on the Next Level (I know you heard about it – check it out).
What’s not to love about that?
-Sasha
Socially Distant Mom 
So glad to hear that you are negative, feeling better & out of isolation! Great news! If you want to know for sure if you have an immunity to COVID you might ask your doctor for an antibody test. Maddow interviewed a health professional from a county in Colorado who is using these tests to see who is immune because they are easier to get & quicker results than the COVID test. With this information they can focus their energy on people who haven’t been tested yet and follow up with them. It’s a back-door approach but would provide reassurance.
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Fantastic idea – I’m going to ask my doctor about it:)
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