Would I be an asshole if I started walking the dog or jogging - with a surgical mask - in my neighborhood? I typically encounter maybe 4 others - all over 6' away and only for a few seconds.
Tested positive PCR 1/6
Tested negative PCR 1/9
awaiting results PCR 1/11 - eta "4-6 days"
Never had symptoms, but the CDC says don't break isolation until 10 days after 1st positive or until after getting 2 negatives more than 24 hours apart...
Originally Posted by 0ddl0t
Personally I think if you're wearing a mask, outdoors and staying very far away from the couple people you see as you pass by, those are generally reasonable precautions on your part. I assume jogging will result in higher likelihood of spread so if you're really worried you could take an extra wide pass when running.
Things are looking up for Mom today, though she is nowhere near out of the woods, yet. I've not heard yet how her pneumonia is doing, but the supplemental oxygen requirements are dropping toward home-equipment sustainable levels. Please oh please don't let there be another blood clot......
Here's hoping the other folks dealing with this themselves or with loved ones are seeing similar hope.
And thanks to everyone for the kind words and wishes.
Last edited by Lex Luthier; 01-13-2021 at 05:51 PM.
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I would defer to one of the MD/DO/PhDs on the forum with training/experience and education in this area.
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Moot point - the 3rd test came in ahead of schedule and it was also negative so I'm free.
I'm thinking the first was a false positive since the person with the fever that caused me to seek asymptomatic testing ultimately tested negative, as did everyone she came into contact with along with everyone I contacted. According to the CDC PCR false positives don't happen when everything is done correctly, but too high of a cycle threshold may detect inactive virus or even background contamination. MIT estimated their PCR false positive at less than 1 in 1500. Cambridge puts theirs at 0.3%. A study of health care workers in Long Island found that 1.6% of those who had tested positive had no antibodies. On the other hand, one case of contamination at a NJ lab resulted in 77 false positives for the NFL.
I'll get an antibody test tomorrow and donate blood on the 1st (which also tests for antibodies) so I should eventually find out for sure-ish whether I actually had it...
Last edited by 0ddl0t; 01-14-2021 at 04:25 AM.
Thanks for that. I just ordered one.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I ordered one as well just after I came down with the head cold I'm recovering from (think I mentioned it up thread). If nothing else, it has given me peace of mind.
Chris
Praying for all of you.
Got my first dose of the vaccine this AM (Pfizer). happy to get that taken care of. Next dose scheduled for Feb 4.
You and the other medical types posting in this thread have helped keep me sane these past 10 months. A big THANKS to you all...
Hopefully the beginning of the end of the worry for you. Looking forward to getting mine when my number comes up.
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