Have you ever had a COVID-19 test?

[GusBob]

22. I have had 5 so far. The 4th was the scariest

Our clinic has strict COVID rules

For my 4th test I was part of a pool of 5 subjects .....pool testing they take 5 and run them all thru the reagent. If that pool test comes back positive they retest each one separate. It is an effort to screen clinic employees at less cost ( fewer tests over all)

Our pool test was positive so they called and said: isolate until we retest each one. It was the longest 45 mins of my life! Turns out my sample was negative BUT , but I say, the positive test from my pool was a co worker with whom I had close contact with the day before

So yummy, 2 weeks of self quarantine for me. Again. My 4th quarantine! 3 times from clinic exposure and once from travel

My 5th test was like all the others, nasal swab results in an hour and all have been negative