COVID test - what colour was the liquid in your test tube?

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I was tested yesterday, had at least a cm or orange coloured liquid in my tube (that you put the swab into).

Due to positive result, DH and DD's were tested today.

They all had a small amount of clear liquid.

Friend I spoke to also had clear liquid.

Has anyone else had non-clear liquid?

Clear

How far does it go up your nose ? I’m seriously concerned about having this test as have really bad issues with my nose I’m meant to have it before surgery but think I’ll have to decline

Clear, looked like water

Clear

@Itsnotahotel

How far does it go up your nose ? I’m seriously concerned about having this test as have really bad issues with my nose I’m meant to have it before surgery but think I’ll have to decline

The video said about 2.5 cm, you just push it until you feel resistance and then twirl it round about. Feels odd and a bit tickley, but it isn't painful.

My liquid was clear, like water.

Mine have all been clear liquid. The tests we have go right up about an inch from your ear.

I dont remember any liquid!!

@Itsnotahotel 2.5cm up, mine wasn't overly uncomfortable, so I was worried i hadn't gone up far enough, but I guess I had!

The tests we have go right up about an inch from your ear

Nowhere on the instructions does it say anything about going up to an inch from your ear 🥴

I've had two swabs. One I didn't notice any liquid; the other was clear - and smelt of feet when I spilt it in the car!

@Tuemay it should have had liquid in (as per instructions).

Neither DD had liquid in theirs, so we alerted them and they brought us fresh test tubes with some liquid in the bottom.

I had a test last week and the solution in the tube was orange, like yours.

That is so weird because I don't remember ANY liquid. Was tested in April in our car. We had to do the test ourselves.

The ones I use at work have a pinkish clear liquid in. The same ones we use for all viral swabs.

I ordered a home test but it took 48 hours to be delivered and after speaking to 111, opted to go to a drive through same day for a quicker result. The home test liquid was orange. Drive through clear? Maybe just different labs?!

Ps. The nasal swab makes your eyes water & the closest sensation you can think of is stinging but it wasn’t painful to me. They stuck it pretty far up! I found the throat one worse, that was gagging. Bit unpleasant. But not awful either.

Our viral medium is slightly yellow, they don't change colour when you stick the swab in.

Also, when a PP said an inch from your ear.... well see the image for reference on where and how deep the swab goes.

There’s no way I got mine that deep!

I had a swab yesterday and the liquid was orange.

SuperlativeScrubs where is that image from? Just that surely the swab isn't going in at the right angle?!

Found it - no worries! Will need to try better next time (I'm on weekly swabs at the moment)

Glad to hear it's not just me that had the orange liquid!

@SuperlativeScrubs surely that image can’t be right? Our instructions said 2cm up nostril!

Just had the test - the instructions say insert 1 inch into nose. The liquid was clear.

The instructions do say 2.5 cm up the nostril, I guess to prevent you from damaging yourself but ideally you want to be testing the back of the nasal sinus which is a good 4 cm+ in in adults. When doctors in hospital do it they call it "brain scraping" and done correctly is much more likely to find the virus (if you do indeed have it).

No way is that image correct. The stick the swab is on isn't even anything like that long.

It goes about 2.5cm up your nose. It's odd but fine.

That image would frighten the life out of people completely unnecessarily!