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After visiting my brother in Las Vegas the first week of February I came down with a fever, sweats, and extremely bad cough with wheezing in my chest for over a
by bradly 6y ago
After visiting my brother in Las Vegas the first week of February I came down with a fever, sweats, and extremely bad cough with wheezing in my chest for over a week. I saw a doctor two weeks in and she thought I had bronchitis and prescribed me an inhaler. The Rx failed to treat the cough or wheezing. I emailed the doctor after over a week and she was surprised the medication wasn't working. It ran it's course for about a month exactly. Now I don't actually think I had COVID-19, but the chance is non-zero for sure. I wish it was cheap/easy to get an antibody test in the U.S. so I won't need to worry as much in the small chance I did actually have it.
- bonestamp2 6y agoIt is free and easy (drive thru) in some parts of the US. Check with your local health resources.
- bradly 6y agoUnfortunately the free and easy ones in my county are diagnostic only.
- Melting_Harps 6y ago> Unfortunately the free and easy ones in my county are diagnostic only. Exactly, I just got tested for antibodies, and since my insurance has lapsed as my Industry was the worst hit in this pandemic I had to pay out of pocket. It was $99 for the visit, and $50 for the lab results. They said there was a program where the State would pick up the tab but they'd need my credit card on file in case it doesn't get processed etc... I just opted to pay for it instead and keep the State out of this and pay those people who are currently risking their lives working at hospitals and clinics. They were super busy, too. They said it would be a 30 min affair and turned into nearly 2 hours. I'm glad I opted for antibody test and not the swab (I'm no longer showing symptoms) because I can see why Human error is one of the biggest reasons its yielding less than ideal validity.
- adrr 6y agohttps://patient.labcorp.com/covid-19-antibody-test https://patient.labcorp.com/covid-19-antibody-test It’s $10 with insurance with one caveat that your state may not allow self testing without seeing a doctor.
- kube-system 6y agoI believe it's $10 without insurance and without a doctor too, they say they bill the government if you're uninsured, and that the $10 fee is for them to have a physician rubber stamp it for you.
- bradly 6y agoThank you. I did not know about this. I've signed up and have an appointment.