Sigh

[soc_puppet]

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Took a Covid test this morning, as planned. There was an extremely thin and faint line by the positive test check area, to the point where I could go either way on whether it was positive or negative and my parents were also split. Called the doctor to ask for advice, we'll be doing a telehealth check thing this afternoon. In the mean time, I will not be going to work today.

Update: Doc said to go ahead and assume the test results were positive. Apparently, most people catch it within five days of cohabitating with a contagious person, and even if Dad just barely falls outside the range, Mom doesn't.

I did all I could to improve my odds, but if you roll the the dice enough times, eventually it'll still come up a natural one. On the plus side, everything I did to improve my odds should make the actual experience of Covid less terrible and dangerous than otherwise.

I'll be staying home from WisCon. We'll see what happens after that. If I develop symptoms before May 30th, I stay home until June 4th; otherwise, May 30th is my "release date".

Comments

[bluedreaming]

That sucks. I hope it turns out to be negative!

[soc_puppet]

Doctor said to go ahead and assume it's positive 😩 Which is a major bummer, but at least I'll be able to go to the online WisCon events.

[bluedreaming]

That’s too bad 😭 but yeah, at least you have the online parts. If you do have it, I hope you feel okay and get well soon.

[floweryhedgehog]

That's rough, buddy. Wishing you a continued lack of symptoms!

[soc_puppet]

Also, last week my girlfriend turned into the moon! /snark

Thanks ☺

[redsixwing]

Oh no :( wishing you a nice rest and no symptoms!

[soc_puppet]

Thank you! Rest will definitely be happening, whether I like it or not.

[mistressofmuses]

I'm so sorry! :(

You can do as much as possible to protect yourself, but you're right - sometimes it still happens. I hope you have as mild (or asymptomatic!) a case as possible.

I'm sorry you have to stay home from the con. (Even as I'm very glad you're doing so, as the responsible thing to do.)

[soc_puppet]

It totally bites 😩 But I gotta do the right thing.

So far it's staying mild and/or asymptomatic, and the hard part is going to be figuring out which of those two it really is.

[mistressofmuses]

It sucks having to be responsible. :(

I'm glad it's staying mild, at the very least! One of the rough things about Covid is how many of the symptoms can *also* be symptoms of other things, including allergies and the like. It's difficult to narrow it down.

[lightbird]

I'm sorry you've tested positive and I hope it's not too bad. I was positive at the beginning of the month - I'm so careful, but I've been surrounded by people with it who don't mask, so it was inevitable. :(

Yeah, according to the instructions on the home tests, even a faint line means positive. :(

[soc_puppet]

Yeah. I've done my best, but I can't make other people keep masking when there's no mandate, so.

I kept on going back and forth because not only was it a faint line, it was a thin line. Almost like a watermark or something? And all of the "example" faint lines were at least as thick as the control line, which this wasn't. But I suppose that even if it really was negative (and if mine stays mild and/or asymptomatic, I may never know), it's still better not to chance it.

[chanter1944]

Oh, dammit. :( I'm so sorry. May the horrible virus vanish in record time, leaving you and yours unscathed.

[soc_puppet]

I'll drink to that!