I have gone nuts and paid someone to come to my house and do an antibody test on us

[LaurieFairyCake]

Can't take anymore not knowing so I've paid £260 to bike out a test from a lab and wait while we stab ourselves and return our blood to the lab

Dh thinks I've gone a bit batshit but I couldn't take anymore

Disclaimer : it won't affect my behaviour in line with current government guidelines

I was kind of hoping it was Covid so it would be done and dusted,

I think it’s very optimistic to hope for long-term immunity unfortunately.

It is tested.com not treated and is still there

Anyone managed to get a test for an under 18? My son is 16 and want to get him tested but some sites say 18 and over while some don't say. Don't want to put his DOB down and send it off for them to not process it

I would be very interested in this too starlilly

Also I have just seen my test should be turned around in 24 hours after receipt so it shouldn't be too long for me.

www.bbc.com/news/uk-52747112 interesting read.

@Egghead68 Ahh, I know. But it would make the virus seem perhaps less scary if we had already had it once, if that makes sense. I think it's the unknown that freaks me out. It seems no-one really knows about immunity at this stage, but hopefully we'll learn more soon.

@Pokemontrainer

Do you mean it's treated.com?

Thank you

Did the blood sample this evening with the aid of a large brandy. Will be posted first thing tomorrow. Bit of a nightmare. Blood went everywhere but in the sample tube. Two lancets was not enough to had to try stabbing myself with a kitchen knife (failed) and sewing needles (worked eventually). Took about 45 mins as a PP said and didn’t quite fill the tube. I found my ring finger was best and you need to work fast before the blood clots.

I think the Roche test isn't yet available.

@Noeuf

www.treated.com/testing-centre/covid-19-antibody-test

I know what you mean @Pondertweak. My experience of the virus I had (Covid or not) has been pretty scary though and I’d be terrified of catching it again.

Blood went everywhere but in the sample tube. Two lancets was not enough to had to try stabbing myself with a kitchen knife (failed) and sewing needles (worked eventually). Took about 45 mins as a PP said and didn’t quite fill the tube. I found my ring finger was best and you need to work fast before the blood clots.

FFS. I honestly hope you’re joking! This is precisely the reason why these kinds of tests shouldn’t be done at home by people with no clinical experience. Contaminated kitchen knives and needles? Jesus.

@noeuf exactly as @onelinelinda said

cococorona yes it isn't ideal and I think an extra lancet would be good but .. people are desperate to know.

I was fortunate that the pin pricks work and I see no reason why people should not do it at home if they are able to.

The testing in the UK has been a joke.

Does anyone know if the antibody test is able to be used for children if not, then why not?

It's not that bad getting the blood sample! The kit comes with three lancets. You don't see a needle and it's fine. A few drops of blood and the tube is full.

@Pokemontrainer
@onlinelinda

Thank you I'm so tempted

The Guardian is saying that Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ newly PHE-approved test has higher specificity than Roche’s and Abbott’s.Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has two lab-based tests. PHE has validated the first of these, which detects a single antibody called IGG, and is expected to validate the other, which detects all antibodies produced, this week.

My Abbot test came back negative. Although it's over 40 days since I had symptoms.

I was in bed with exhaustion, cough, sore throat and fever around the middle of March for 9 days.

I had the flu vaccination so didn't think it was that but isn't 100% effective either. Would be tempted to get Dh the Roche test as a double check but I think I have wasted enough money.

I wonder if the OP will get her result before the end of the thread?

In case anyone hasn’t seen this - antibody tests for NHS front line workers:

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/healthcare-staff-to-get-coronavirus-antibody-tests-from-next-week

Did we ever hear about the OP?

I'm tempted. I was really ill with a chest infection (antibiotics given on about day 8 of feeling generally ill sore throat, breathing worse, etc) and then had two days of not being able to get out of bed with headache and exhaustion and turning yellow according to dm and then the stupid cough that kept going for a couple of weeks. Started mid Feb and was really ill end Feb. One Older dc got a similar version but lasted less time and was less ill.

Well something floored me for weeks but apparently not CV. My abbott test came back negative this morning!

I don’t trust these tests @AvocadoPrime. What’s making us all ill with the weird symptoms of highly infectious Covid-19 at the time of a Covid-19 outbreak apart from Covid-19? I work in a Covid-19 hotspot hospital and also live in a hotspot and several of my colleagues came down with the same symptoms shortly before me. If it’s not Covid, what could it be?

Just seen this today which is frustrating as our nanny was convinced she had it but test cane back negative. I was about to do one myself but now not sure it’s worth it if the result could easily be wrong ...