Giles Corey wrote:
[quote]slowrecovery wrote:
Received one test that resulted negative, however a series of symptoms and doctors visits have led me to believe I did contract it.
If you have symptoms and test postive -- you have it.
If you have symptoms and test negative -- you have it.
If you don't have symptoms and test positive -- you have it.
If you don't have symptoms and test negative -- you might have it and can get it.
If you were sick and got better -- you had it and can get it again.
It's like being called an alcoholic. Or a witch. If you admit it, you are one. If you deny it, you are in denial and are one.
LOL! I hear what you are saying, and believe me I've gone back & forth with myself on this many a time.
Ultimately, I'm just trying to make sense of a very strange experience that I had which sounds extremely similar to what others here have experienced. Whether or not it's COVID, I cannot say, but something seems to be going around, and the symptoms are unique and distinguishable from any "illness" I've experienced in the past.
When I was having these problems, I thought something was going on with my heart, maybe due to stress, and that's when I went to the doctor. They gave me an EKG (clear), and a chest x-ray which one doctor thought had something suspect on it, but came back clear when sent to a specialist. They took 2 O2 readings at two separate times because the first reading was lower than expected (94% on first read gave the doctor pause since I'm presumably a healthy runner). The second reading must've been better. It was probably a half hour later and I don't know the exact number. They gave me a shot of Rocephin (some kind of antibacterial thing) and a prescription of Azithromycin. I swear I started feeling a bit better that night, and the next day I knew for sure that I was on my way to recovery.
When I went for the antibody test a month and a half later, fully recovered as far as I can tell, I measured 99% for the O2.
I tested negative for the COVID19 antibody. I took the Quest test. I'm leaning away from some sort of reaction to stress since I'm hearing from others with similar experiences, but I'm wondering what other types of illness might cause these symptoms.
I'm curious if anyone on this thread besides the OP has been tested and what test you used. Also, whether or not you received any medication which seems to have helped you. The Rocephin/Azithromycin combo seems to have knocked it out for me.
I'm 47 years old, and my case was in any way related to COVID19, it was definitely mild. I'd be open to other diagnoses from anyone else who has experienced these "hypoxia-like" symptoms.