How many have tested positive from self administered test?

[Astressedmumoftwo]

After reading how difficult it is to do "properly" yourself , and how much less accurate they are as a result , I'm curious how many of you have had positive results from home tests or those done entirely yourself?
Just sent one off and not convinced I did it well enough. Feel so grim. Achey ear, achey head, snotty nose, sore throat cough and warm to touch.

I tested positive with one of the "proper" ones i.e. not the LFT. I would have thought if you messed up the throat (which I find is the trickiest) then the nose part would have been fine.

I'm not 100 percent I got the tonsils but I got below the uvulva (dangly bit) and nearly threw up. Could only manage a few seconds a time so repeated it 4 times. Yuck

But have heard people say the nose swabs go so much higher when done by professional than the home kits advise.

I’ve had 6 PCR tests (coughing asthmatic with kids in nursery/constant colds), all self administered in the car or walk in centre.. I tested positive in December.

I didnt think any test centre did anything different - they are all self administered aren’t they? No-one does it for you. And there’s been millions of cases so yes, clearly people get positives doing it themselves..

@HolmeH

I’ve had 6 PCR tests (coughing asthmatic with kids in nursery/constant colds), all self administered in the car or walk in centre.. I tested positive in December.

I didnt think any test centre did anything different - they are all self administered aren’t they? No-one does it for you. And there’s been millions of cases so yes, clearly people get positives doing it themselves..

Oh, I assumed they were done for you in test centres, not sure why. What were your symptoms?

Yeh I did my own and tested positive. I think I did mine pretty well. Went as far in as I could manage and had quite a few bursts at it as could only manage a couple of seconds at a time as it made me retch.
I also swabbed the kids (3 and 5) who also tested positive from the very pathetic attempts i did on them. I didn’t make them retch or make their nose hurt obviously. Their eyes watered a bit. I asked them to cough before I did it. Don’t know if that helped cough a bit of covid up higher into their throat or not!!

dd1 did. She's 17.

Wasn't her first time. She had done some pcrs and some lf's previously.

Yes did my own LFT which was positive, followed up by PCR which I also did myself, again positive.

My 10 year old has done many herself (ONS survey), its not difficult.

Op, yes theres the option at test centres to get someone to do it to you. I chose that option when i got tested and was positive last october.

I agree with you that the self tests cant be as accurate. Theres no way i could have physically swabbed either the nose or throat to the extent that was done to me.

I got below the uvulva (dangly bit)

Don't the instructions still say to swab the tonsils/ where your tonsils would have been if they've been removed? Why did you put it down your throat?! 🤢

My DD and I both got positives from fairly shoddily performed tests. I only managed a quick swipe of the tonsils, followed by a decent nose swab though.

My 12 year old DD swabbed herself and got a positive both on her LFT and on her PCR (did that one herself too).

I got positive from a self administered PCR, but I'd had a previous one done by staff and if I hadn't had that I know I wouldn't have gone far enough up my nose - I just wouldn't have realised how far it needed to go.

Whole boxful of lateral flows all -ve, including the ones from the day before and the day after my +ve PCR test. Identical technique from me.

@Astressedmumoftwo

I'm not 100 percent I got the tonsils but I got below the uvulva (dangly bit) and nearly threw up. Could only manage a few seconds a time so repeated it 4 times. Yuck

Why were you swabbing there?!

I did the tonsils where they were on the diagram (I also googled for a clearer one)

images.app.goo.gl/RwYJXFYiGFStGyV8A

This is the diagram I used 🤷‍♀️ to the side of the uvulva slightly below?

My kids have done loads for school. They only have to do the nose. All tests negative.

Where do you think you swab, @FloraFauna27 ?

@ThePricklySheep

Where do you think you swab, *@FloraFauna27* ?

The tonsils. Below the uvula sounds like the back of the throat. The tonsils are to the side of it.

The "self administered tests are less reliable" is actually referring to the fact that you have to process the sample - the tube, liquid, drops, reading result - not the swabbing.

The tonsils. Below the uvula sounds like the back of the throat. The tonsils are to the side of it

Indeed. If you still have your tonsils, most people can see where they are.