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Test or no?

I have a friend staying with me who just told me he has intense nausea and is going to lie down. Should I make him take a covid test or no? He'll do it if I insist, and I have a pile of antigen tests. OTOH, it was probably a bad Reuben sandwich but...

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Kiki

May 07

Thanks, everyone! He tested negative yesterday and feels better, so bullet dodged, I guess.

Dr. Worm

May 07

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@Kiki good. Honestly, he should test again daily for a couple days since at-home tests can lag. A downside to them is the false negatives and false reassurance from that. Definitely test again before he flies back anywhere, if he's coming from out of town.

I'm sorry for my answer earlier, it was not good advice, more just based on my personal circumstances which obviously aren't relevant. Very ashamed.

Kiki

May 07

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@Dr. Worm No worries. He's in my bubble and all of us wear KN95s in public (I do take off my mask at work when in my closed-door office; we have a 99% vaxx rate). I'm not super concerned but better safe than sorry.

DeathofRats-BadgeHoorMaroon

May 07

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Missed tis two days ago. But, yeah, test prolifically. Can’t hurt. Tests expire anyway and need to be used up. Also, Omi variants present as stomach issues. So testing every 12 hours for a couple days is a good plan. Damned variants are elusive on the testing for awhile.

vaxordemonsnax

May 07

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Is he doing better? That was actually the symptoms my 6 year old showed when he had covid. He woke up that morning and threw up a couple of times. My husband was leaning towards not testing him but I went ahead and lo and behold, bright shiny positive. Then we tested positive a few days later. We were all vaxxed so besides the kiddo throwing up and wanting to watch TV for a couple of hours (unusual for him), it was almost nothing.

DeathofRats-BadgeHoorMaroon

May 07

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BA.2 commonly causes stomach issues. I dont see that mentioned nearly enough. People need to be aggressively testing. Good job!

Dr. Worm

May 06

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All depends on your personal comfort, but if he feels better within a few hours, I wouldn't (personal opinion not medical opinion, which would need more info and include more disclaimers)

Dr. Worm

May 06

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@Kiki I am. And I'm also just trying to stay up to date

Kiki

May 06

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@Dr. Worm Quite the 2+ years, isn't it? There are a handful of nurses in my family, so I started out with good habits and some (very basic) medical knowledge, at least.

Dr. Worm

May 06

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@Kiki that's a good place to start! Lack of scientific and health literacy and lack of trust in health professionals were massive problems before COVID, and it sounds like you're a positive example of why they matter