Our defenses have been penetrated

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:32:56 GMT

So what happened is one of my daughter's coworkers came to work sick, tested positive later in the day. Now my daughter is sick & trying to isolate from her husband & child & the rest of us are doing the Schroedinger's virus shuffle. Trying to figure out what's the correct testing schedule & when I can assume that a negative test can really be trusted. How long do I have to isolate if I keep getting negative tests?

By my calculations, my first test should be tomorrow because my first possible exposure from that source would have been Monday. But I have felt ill all day so I tested today, got a negative. I honestly felt awful a few days ago and tested negative then. I didn't have any special reason to suspect exposure then but I had sixteen free tests and I figured I should test if I feel that bad. I also tested my blood pressure and blood sugar, both normal enough. No fever either. I even did an informal heart attack screen on myself, that's how bad I was feeling.

Of course, I could be somaticizing anxiety. I could. But it seems more responsible to look for physical causes that can be treated first. If I'm negative, I'll make an appointment after the testing period is over to discuss these bouts of feeling awful.

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Peeking into the rock

Our defenses have been penetrated