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lighter:
It's been raining here for days..... WNC has flash flood warnings.  In my county and neighboring ones.  We had a tornado warking this afternoon. 

I need fresh greens. I'm craving them.  I saw a sign at a groery store for at home Covid tests I can just pick up.  I guess I can SEE the test results at home?

My sister said the tests in Canada over the counter are 40.00, which seems reasonable.

And here I am....... thinking of driving through a storm, into a public area, to buy food and Covid tests even though I'm not sure when a test would show I have Covid or not... if I do have it.  I WILL get tested. 

My head is stinging today... not sure if it's the the atmospheric pressure, something in my sinuses or a flu coming on, but suggestions around timing of testing would be good.  I think DD19 was exposed Tues/Wed..... last week. 

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lighter:
After reading through many sites.... I've figured out the main confusion for me is DD19 was the only one exposed to the friend with Covid.

DD21 and I have been around DD19 who might not BE spreading Covid yet, even if she has the virus.  I read testing 5-7 days after exposure will show if she has the virus.  Common info says Covid can be spread 2 or 3 days before symptoms pop up which typially happen 5 to 7 days after exposure with some cases lasting as long as 14 days. 

If DD19 has no symptoms, but has the virus.... I guess she can take the test now.  If she's clear.... then DD21 and I should be clear.

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Hopalong:
Lighter, I strongly recommend getting a Covid test through a public health resource.

If you can buy a new sink, you can go to the health department testing facility, or whatever's the best place locally. Please do. Even drive-in is fine. This isn't shopping for a bargain, it's getting an important medical test.

It'll be a big relief if it's negative and a big clarification of next steps if it's positive.

Avoid commercially sold or unproven tests, best to go public-health-recommended, not special-different-source, on this one.

AND--the Delta variant behaves somewhat differently. In terms of timing. Here's a helpful summary from a reliable source, MIT:
https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2021/07/are-things-different-delta

I simply Googled: how soon after delta exposure do you test positive. Bingo.

Google is excellent for answering straightforward questions. Here are the key takeaways from the article for where you are right now:

If you have been exposed… Delta is now the dominant form of the virus circulating in this country. If you have a known exposure to someone who has become ill and/or had a positive COVID-19 test, it is likely you have been exposed to this variant.

You can be tested earlier. If you have been infected, you will likely test positive by the fourth day after your exposure. Of course, a negative test on Day Four does not mean you are not infected, and it would be a good idea to re-test in the next few days, but you no longer need to wait until Day Five or Six for an initial test.

You can infect people sooner. If you develop symptoms and/or test positive, be aware that you could have infected others within a day and a half of becoming infected yourself. Make sure your contacts are identified and notified of their possible exposure. And bear in mind that because the Delta variant is more transmissible, even brief encounters may have exposed someone else to the virus.


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Hops

Hopalong:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/upshot/coronavirus-test-bill-cost.html?smid=url-share

Lighter, this should help, I hope.

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Hops

lighter:
GRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr.......
testing WILL happen today, BUT it's not clear where or how. 

No one answers phones. 

The ONE place showing up as current testing site DID answer, but they have a 2 week wait for getting tested, which is not ideal FOR US.  Their practitioner is on vacation.  I can imagine they're burned out and needed that vacation.

I'm back to asking for a favor OR doing a drive in test of unknowable origins OR picking one up from the pharmacist which my friend used and claims was as accurate as the one she paid 195.00 for.

Factoring in dates, possible other factors, wait times and expense..... is impossible to do apples to apples is what I'm finding.

It almost seems like there's no coordination on purpose. I see a public health facility in Tennessee.....which is one State over.

Ahhhhh.

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