Minor illness far more worrisome now :(

[dagibbs]

I woke up this morning with a sore throat, not too bad, but sore. Also, the common swollen & tender neck lymph nodes. Always the worry... could it be Covid? Sore throat is a less common symptom. Did a RAT, which came back negative. But you still don't know. :(

Comments

[sabotabby]

Same. And I think some of my RATs leaked because the first one I did didn't have enough liquid in it.

[dagibbs]

RAT leakage. :(

[sabotabby]

Not the worst kind of leakage but still undesirable.

[switterbeet]

Blah. Hope it's nothing much and passes quickly.

[dagibbs]

Me too, thanks!

[welcomingsong]

Rats! I hope you’ll be okay soon. 🤞

[dagibbs]

Thank you! Me too.

[curgoth]

And, well, all a RAT tells you is "am I shedding enough virus to be contagious right at this moment". If your body did a good job with the vaccines, you can have COVID and never test positive on a RAT. The only way to be sure is PCR, which no one can get.

[dagibbs]

Yep. And, if I am shedding enough, then I'm probably sick. If I'm not... still Schroedinger's Covid.

[ironphoenix]

Sympathies, I hope you feel better soon, whether it's COVID or some other ailment!