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Sep 19, 2020, 01:07 AM
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Fingers crossed, Chuck. Do remember that the vast majority of people recover without serious problems.
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Sep 19, 2020, 03:54 PM
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I’m crossing fingers for you and your wife, Chuck.
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Sep 22, 2020, 03:13 PM
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So... yesterday my wife called her doc for the test result. The doc told her the test was negative so she possibly didn't have COVID-19. Jeanette asked what she meant by possibly if the test was negative. The doc changed her answer and said the report says inconclusive. Jeanette asked what inconclusive means and the doc said it's possible the lab didn't grow the culture long enough to really know but considering the signs and symptoms she had it's still possible she did have the virus and roughly 50% of the test results aren't trustworthy.
WTF!!!! In the USA alone can you imagine the $$$ spent on test kit research/design/development/implementation/evaluation? All for something that is basically worthless. That money could have been put into vaccine research. A vaccine is the only thing that will get the world past this.
While Jeanette's condition has been mild compared to many her loss of smell and taste, which still persists, tells me she does have it.
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Sep 22, 2020, 03:23 PM
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The loss of taste and smell is an indicator. However my mother-in-law lost her sense of smell from a normal cold and it never came back. Those inconclusive tests seem rather common from what I heard. Probably the reason my son was tested twice. I wish your wife all the best and a speedy recovery!
Cheers, Sedi
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Sep 22, 2020, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by
Sedi
....However my mother-in-law lost her sense of smell from a normal cold and it never came back. ...
How odd. This is the first time I have heard of that happening.
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Sep 22, 2020, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by
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...I wish your wife all the best and a speedy recovery!
THANK YOU, Sedi, and to everyone as well.
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Sep 22, 2020, 04:48 PM
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I’m not sure that tests require a culture, and I think overall accuracy is around 80% - which is probably as much as you could expect. I wouldn’t call it useless.
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Sep 22, 2020, 06:12 PM
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Unless they're using a completely worthless test kit, accuracy should be MUCH higher than 50%. Sounds to me like the doctor is just hedging his bets. In any event, the safe course is to stay put for two weeks. Hope she's feeling better soon!
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Sep 23, 2020, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by
Sedi
However my mother-in-law lost her sense of smell from a normal cold and it never came back. Those inconclusive tests seem rather common from what I heard. Probably the reason my son was tested twice. I wish your wife all the best and a speedy recovery!
Originally Posted by
chuckmiller
How odd. This is the first time I have heard of that happening.
This happend to me. I can't smell anymore. It's been years.
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Sep 23, 2020, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnuyork
This happend to me. I can't smell anymore. It's been years.
Seriously, from a common cold?
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