Here’s How You Can Get Tested For COVID Antibodies Today

You can ask your doctor to order the test and maybe insurance would cover that.

41 posted on 04/28/2020 8:54:17 PM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')

To: CheshireTheCat

42 posted on 04/28/2020 8:55:13 PM PDT by paltz

I am under the care of a lung doctor who is one the front line of this thing. Last meeting he said when the test becomes available, he will have his whole practice take it. I believe he means the antibody test. So I should get a notice soon.

43 posted on 04/28/2020 9:30:55 PM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)

44 posted on 04/29/2020 6:03:16 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))

To: KC_for_Freedom

Sounds like a good Doctor.

45 posted on 04/29/2020 9:00:17 AM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')

FYI had antibody test yesterday afternoon. Had result (negative) waiting for me on my phone this morning. That was FAST. You should know right away. I installed the MyQuest app. Last night I logged in and authorized them to send results to my app. This morning the results were there.

Thought you’d like to know how it went. FReepmail or ping if you have any questions.

46 posted on 04/30/2020 5:35:29 AM PDT by mmichaels1970

To: mmichaels1970

Thanks for the info. Why did you choose to get tested? Did you have symptoms at some point in time?

47 posted on 04/30/2020 6:00:40 AM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')

Why did you choose to get tested? Did you have symptoms at some point in time?

I was the sickest (respiratory-wise) I'd ever been back BEFORE COVID hit. This was back in January. I (and my wife) was pretty sure it was the flu or some sort of severe bronchitis, but I wasn't tested or officially diagnosed when I went to the doc. Lungs felt full of water that I couldn't expel. Lack of sleep was awful. Never felt that way before, pretty scary.

Not knowing what I had was nagging at me though. The admittedly irrational "what if I had it?" question wouldn't go away. So I figured it was worth the bucks to me (my HSA is pretty stocked) to just put that question to bed once and for all.

Now, when I see people posting about how sick they were at Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, etc. I know that MY illness at the time is irrelevant to any discussion of whether COVID was here earlier.

Also, I thought it was a good opportunity to learn about how the process worked in case others close to me felt the need to do it.

48 posted on 04/30/2020 6:58:54 AM PDT by mmichaels1970

I’m waiting for the spit test.

49 posted on 04/30/2020 7:05:47 AM PDT by a real Sheila (Love my golden retrievers!)

To: mmichaels1970

Thanks for all the info. I’ll know next week if I was right about my bout of illness in the beginning of March.

50 posted on 04/30/2020 8:09:00 AM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')

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