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Post by ponyhairs on Oct 11, 2021 20:27:17 GMT -6
My daughter has a stuffy/running nose, temp as high as 100.4, had a sore throat yesterday but not today, no cough. I did an at home test and am on the verge of an actual panic attack. Does this look like a positive result (sorry if the pic is massive).  |
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Post by stevie on Oct 11, 2021 20:28:03 GMT -6
It does look positive to me. Did you read this within 15 minutes?
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Post by ponyhairs on Oct 11, 2021 20:32:54 GMT -6
It does look positive to me. Did you read this within 15 minutes? Yes, and it’s been over 30 now but the line hasn’t changed at all since about the 13 minute mark. |
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Post by wedding on Oct 11, 2021 20:34:15 GMT -6
If this was a pregnancy test we would be congratulating you. I’d follow up with a PCR or another rapid tomorrow. Sorry 😞 I hope she feels better soon.
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Post by joy on Oct 11, 2021 21:07:10 GMT -6
I don’t see a line at all… I even zoomed in.
I’d get a PCR test tomorrow.
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Post by stevie on Oct 11, 2021 21:12:17 GMT -6
It does look positive to me. Did you read this within 15 minutes? Yes, and it’s been over 30 now but the line hasn’t changed at all since about the 13 minute mark. I gotcha - I agree with the others to get a PCR tomorrow. Good luck! |
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Post by rvasc on Oct 12, 2021 3:34:42 GMT -6
Yes, it does. Breathe. How old is she?
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Post by leahcar on Oct 12, 2021 4:00:16 GMT -6
That's very, very similar to the line we got on a Binax for my DD2 that was a (presumed) false positive. I got my whole house in for PCRs later that day and everyone was negative.
I do see a shadow of a line, but it is possibly an evaporation line. Get a PCR and try not to panic. (easier said than done, I know)
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Post by trueblue on Oct 12, 2021 5:51:14 GMT -6
Agreed to follow up with either another at home test or pcr today, I can very faintly see a line but in my real world experience when binax’s test a true positive there was no mistaking it.
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Post by apk4 on Oct 12, 2021 7:19:05 GMT -6
Follow up with a PCR. I hope your kiddo is okay, and it's not covid.
My 3 year old just had a positive Binax, but a negative PCR. Covid is such a mind fuck.
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Post by sweptaway on Oct 12, 2021 8:01:34 GMT -6
I don't know anyone that has gotten a true positive on an at home test, but I know like 6 people that have gotten false negatives. Anecdotal? Yes. But I'm not fucking with those at home tests.
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Post by piratecat on Oct 12, 2021 8:37:11 GMT -6
I don't know anyone that has gotten a true positive on an at home test, but I know like 6 people that have gotten false negatives. Anecdotal? Yes. But I'm not fucking with those at home tests. Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. Yea, I think the rapid tests serve a different purpose. Data seems to suggest they are pretty/very good at catching people at their most contagious period. |
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Post by pbandjelly on Oct 12, 2021 8:37:17 GMT -6
I don't know anyone that has gotten a true positive on an at home test, but I know like 6 people that have gotten false negatives. Anecdotal? Yes. But I'm not fucking with those at home tests. Anecdotally, my H got a positive on a BinaxNow test and followed up with a positive PCR. He tested too early with the first at home test, but they package two tests to be used 3-5 days apart. He turned the second at home test positive 2 days later. |
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Post by piratecat on Oct 12, 2021 8:43:12 GMT -6
I don't know anyone that has gotten a true positive on an at home test, but I know like 6 people that have gotten false negatives. Anecdotal? Yes. But I'm not fucking with those at home tests. Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. But like they need to stop costing $24. |
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Post by Tlex on Oct 12, 2021 8:44:05 GMT -6
Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. Yeah I think someone linked a thread here or another covid thread about how, when people use them correctly, the at home tests are quite good at telling if you're actively contagious. I forget the exact wording. But people need to understand their purpose/limitations. Oops, thought this was the covid thread lol. The link is not here, but the big thread I think. They are great for catching asymptomatic positives in their first 1-2 days, where viral load and shedding is highest. For everything else they’re kinda meh, especially by the time someone is symptomatic. So they’re awesome for screening purposes, not good at all for diagnostic purposes. |
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Post by sweptaway on Oct 12, 2021 9:04:24 GMT -6
Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. Yea, I think the rapid tests serve a different purpose. Data seems to suggest they are pretty/very good at catching people at their most contagious period. I understand this. I'm sure my opinion is colored by the fact that testing is easy to come by where I am. I can walk in and get a rapid test 10 minutes from my house. The thing is, if I was feeling sick and took a rapid and it was negative, I'd still go for regular testing. I wouldn't assume I was negative if I had symptoms. So, IDK. And I don't think most people are using them to test asymptomatically before events, which is how people talk about using them here, for the most part. |
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Post by sweptaway on Oct 12, 2021 9:06:23 GMT -6
I don't know anyone that has gotten a true positive on an at home test, but I know like 6 people that have gotten false negatives. Anecdotal? Yes. But I'm not fucking with those at home tests. Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. So this is what I don't understand- at this point don't all symptoms warrant a PCR? There's such a wide range from a sniffle on up that could be Covid. A negative at home test, if you have symptoms, isn't very reassuring. To me, at least. I understand the point about it catching people at their most contagious. |
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Post by piratecat on Oct 12, 2021 9:12:38 GMT -6
Yea, I think the rapid tests serve a different purpose. Data seems to suggest they are pretty/very good at catching people at their most contagious period. I understand this. I'm sure my opinion is colored by the fact that testing is easy to come by where I am. I can walk in and get a rapid test 10 minutes from my house. The thing is, if I was feeling sick and took a rapid and it was negative, I'd still go for regular testing. I wouldn't assume I was negative if I had symptoms. So, IDK. And I don't think most people are using them to test asymptomatically before events, which is how people talk about using them here, for the most part. In my mind, most people that are using them wouldn't get a PCR otherwise, whether it's because it's more of a hassle for one reason or another or because they don't think the symptoms are circumstances are serious enough for a PCR. So to me, it's preventing those people that are contagious from going out and doing stuff and spreading it, which seems like an important part of trying to curb spread. It may not catch everyone but it's catching the most contagious people. |
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Post by piratecat on Oct 12, 2021 9:20:57 GMT -6
Both my pediatrician and my OB strongly encourage regular home testing for symptoms that might not warrant a trip in for a PCR. So this is what I don't understand- at this point don't all symptoms warrant a PCR? There's such a wide range from a sniffle on up that could be Covid. A negative at home test, if you have symptoms, isn't very reassuring. To me, at least. I understand the point about it catching people at their most contagious. For us, we've used them when the kids have had cold symptoms and tested negative on a PCR and then one of us starts getting sniffly. My husband and I don't go out and the kids are the only outside exposure we have on a regular basis. (I still make my husband get a PCR if he starts coughing or if it's been over a week since the kids had their colds because I'm paranoid.) |
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Post by ponyhairs on Oct 12, 2021 9:44:08 GMT -6
Yes, it does. Breathe. How old is she? She’s 10. I know she’ll be fine but the real issues are my H who’s currently doing chemo and would lose 2 weeks of treatment mid cycle. My MIL who just left our house to go home to WA for a bunch of dr appointments she’s had planned for months and also if she gets sick she’ll be 2 states away and alone. |
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Post by ponyhairs on Oct 12, 2021 9:45:38 GMT -6
So, it does look positive to me, but I really wouldn’t panic until I got PCR results back. How is she feeling? She’s stuffy and has a low grade temp but feels fine, was making iPad videos of herself dancing before bed last night. |
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Post by piratecat on Oct 12, 2021 9:53:38 GMT -6
Yes, it does. Breathe. How old is she? She’s 10. I know she’ll be fine but the real issues are my H who’s currently doing chemo and would lose 2 weeks of treatment mid cycle. My MIL who just left our house to go home to WA for a bunch of dr appointments she’s had planned for months and also if she gets sick she’ll be 2 states away and alone. Ugh, I'm sorry for the added stress of managing chemo through this. I hope she turns out to be negative. |
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Post by SweetPotato on Oct 12, 2021 9:57:56 GMT -6
I think the Binax having more false positives is better than false negatives.
I use them when I have no symptoms or known exposure but am going to be around someone like my mom or something. She’s vaccinated and not high risk but just to double check. If I got a positive I’d follow up with a PCR. If I had any symptoms I’d start with a PCR.
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Post by AmyG on Oct 12, 2021 12:09:35 GMT -6
Nobody ever seems to do the binex tests in pairs according to their directions. Even if you get a positive you should follow with the 2nd test or a pcr.
Around here I cant easily get a pcr test so weve used the binax in the 2 pk for cold symptoms except when we had a dr appt and could get pcr there.
I hate binax directions. Their examples of positives I cant see 2nd line on like 2 of the examples lol
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Post by Bookshelves on Oct 12, 2021 14:09:55 GMT -6
I hope she doesn’t have it. So sorry that you have this added stress.
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