On Wednesday, I had 6 symptoms and felt pretty crummy. My wife, a RN, set me up for a quick test at the earliest available slot which was 7 pm last night. Thursday and Friday symptoms started to improve.
Yesterday, when I took the test, I was prepared for them to shove the swab past my brain. She only put it partially up my nose... tickled a bit but nothing like I was expecting. I commented that it wasn't as bad as I was prepared for and she said it only had to go as far as a flu test for a second or two.
I waited 20-30 min and the test was negative. The doctor seemed a bit surprised based on the symptoms but said it must have been something else. That was fine by me, I figure they know what they are doing. However my RN wife (who hasn't been practicing for 6 years since we had our first kid) claims that they don't have any nasal tests that aren't as invasive as a brain probe yet (she still talks to her nurse friends that are on the front lines) and thinks the test was done incorrectly.
Can one of the docs on here help settle this debate with my wife? Are there quick tests that just require a swab similar to the flu test? All I know about the test I took was that it was EUA Authorized Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Swab Testing. Did this nurse administer the test incorrectly?
It won't change my course of action (e.g. I won't go get another test) unless I start feeling worse, but based on my quick google searches, I can't find anything that talks about a simple nasal swab so she might be right.
PS - I felt pretty bad on Wednesday and thought if I felt this bad this quick, it was likely going to be a rough couple of days/weeks based on friends that have had it. I started using Afrin Wednesday evening so I could breath and things have progressively improved as I've been keeping my sinuses clear.
Yesterday, when I took the test, I was prepared for them to shove the swab past my brain. She only put it partially up my nose... tickled a bit but nothing like I was expecting. I commented that it wasn't as bad as I was prepared for and she said it only had to go as far as a flu test for a second or two.
I waited 20-30 min and the test was negative. The doctor seemed a bit surprised based on the symptoms but said it must have been something else. That was fine by me, I figure they know what they are doing. However my RN wife (who hasn't been practicing for 6 years since we had our first kid) claims that they don't have any nasal tests that aren't as invasive as a brain probe yet (she still talks to her nurse friends that are on the front lines) and thinks the test was done incorrectly.
Can one of the docs on here help settle this debate with my wife? Are there quick tests that just require a swab similar to the flu test? All I know about the test I took was that it was EUA Authorized Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Swab Testing. Did this nurse administer the test incorrectly?
It won't change my course of action (e.g. I won't go get another test) unless I start feeling worse, but based on my quick google searches, I can't find anything that talks about a simple nasal swab so she might be right.
PS - I felt pretty bad on Wednesday and thought if I felt this bad this quick, it was likely going to be a rough couple of days/weeks based on friends that have had it. I started using Afrin Wednesday evening so I could breath and things have progressively improved as I've been keeping my sinuses clear.