My covid antibody test was neg. and I am disappointed.

[Laffy Kat]

I work in a clinic, patient-facing, and was hoping I'd had a mild case earlier, so I'd have at least some immunity. The test was free, quite available, and only took a moment. We are still screening patients as they enter the building and over the phone, but I've got a feeling the virus is going to take off again...big time. At least I know as of now, according to the IgG, I have not been inoculated. Sigh.

[soothsayer]

1. Congratulations and sorry!

[AlexSFCA]

2. I was disappointed too but on the bright side - you didn't infect anyone

[Aristus]

3. There's still no compelling evidence to suggest that a recovered infection

will confer immunity.

It's kind of scary...

[qazplm135]

5. I mean there is

it's not DEFINITIVE, but there is evidence that a recovered infection provides at least some level of immunity for some period of time. We can't fully know for a few years obviously.

[Laffy Kat]

16. Yes, I know. Also, I never learned the false-positive/negative percentages. nt

[applegrove]

4. I felt the same way when my test came back negative. I wanted to have had a short incident of

shortness of breath and have some immunity. Back to vitamins and zinc lozenges.

[sprinkleeninow]

7. Somewhere said Vitamin D3, not a real high dosage.

[applegrove]

8. Vitamin K so leafy greens and French and Dutch cheese if you are

not on blood thinners.

[sprinkleeninow]

9. Good deal!

[applegrove]

10. Back at ya.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nationalpost.com/life/food/vitamin-k-found-in-some-cheeses-could-help-fight-covid-19-researchers-say/amp

[Laffy Kat]

12. So in addition to being VERY CAREFUL.....

I can eat spinach salads with brie on the side? Sounds yummy.

[applegrove]

13. Yes. Here is a link.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nationalpost.com/life/food/vitamin-k-found-in-some-cheeses-could-help-fight-covid-19-researchers-say/amp

[Laffy Kat]

14. Many co-workers have taken the test and all have been negative so far.

Knowing there is so much out there while assisting patients has been so stressful on everyone.

[applegrove]

15. I am not alone then in feeling i had it. Good to know. nt

[Laffy Kat]

17. There was so much going around January through April.

Seems like everyone I worked with had some sort of URI or bronchitis. OTOH, some other departments in the clinic got hit hard with COVID-19. Two nurses and one physician in dermatology got very sick. One nurse ended up on a ventilator and has still not returned to work and probably won't. She was the first one up there to get sick and management made her finish out her shift the day she became symptomatic, telling her she would receive an occurrence if she went home. There is a lawsuit right now and I'm sure the clinic will settle with her. She almost died several times.

[applegrove]

18. Oh that is so too bad. I'm glad she made it through. This is such a hard time. nt

[bamagal62]

6. Mine was negative too.

I was certain I had it back in March. What a bummer.

[Laffy Kat]

11. I had something the first week of April and the doctor made me isolate for 10 days.

I honestly thought it was a URI and then asthma from my reactive airway coupled with allergies. I had a terrible cough for three weeks. They had me take a covid nasal swab test to come back to work and it was also negative, so I was pretty sure the IgG was going to be negative; I was just hoping against hope. I am being soooo careful.

Stay safe.

[NBachers]

19. I got my second negative result today. I'd also had symptoms in March and isolated, but it wasn't

Covid. Working an essential job with people from all population strata, I get a lot of exposure. So far, I'm clear.

That means I get to visit my three year old grand daughter today; she's been missing me!

[Laffy Kat]

20. Awww. Have a great time NBachers!

[milestogo]

21. Yeah, all the people I know who think they had something have tested antibody-negative.

There must have been something else going around this winter that a bunch of us had, but it was not COVID.