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Home test turn around time?

110 replies

Preg19 · 17/11/2021 12:28

Anyone done one recently, how long until you got the results? Did one Monday posted for the 530pm pick up that evening. Still waiting. We are in southeast !

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Buddrinker84 · 17/11/2021 13:49

Yes!! My son and daughters came through at midnight but mine I'm still waiting for!! They were all posted 5.30 on Monday

Preg19 · 17/11/2021 14:01

Thankyou for your reply, hopefully we hear soon!

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Buddrinker84 · 17/11/2021 14:19

I hope so. I'm ill anyways, and won't make any difference here.

Preg19 · 17/11/2021 14:28

Oh bless you! My ds has had a confirmed positive on Saturday and we were advised to take one in case but have no symptoms so far! Hope you feel better soon x

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iamtheoneandonlyyy · 17/11/2021 14:31

Exactly the same boat. Posted Monday and still waiting
My son is fine but he isn't at school because I simply can't get him there. Fingers crossed we all hear soon

iamtheoneandonlyyy · 17/11/2021 14:33

I've just been told negative results are received more slowly but that sounds like just a random theory to me lol

Buddrinker84 · 17/11/2021 14:42

I'm not sure about the negative theory, as my daughter was positive and son, negative. So can't work out how they are organising it.

iamtheoneandonlyyy · 17/11/2021 18:48

I phoned the 119 number. They said postal can be 72 hours

SomebodysMum · 17/11/2021 18:59

Can I join the waiting for postal results from Monday club? Also in the South East, Royal Mail tracking shows it got delivered late Monday evening. Nothing yet despite checking my phone every 3 minutes and trying to will the results email into existence.

I would also like to say I think it’s cruel when they email you a reminder to return the test as I always see the sender ‘coronavirus home testing’ and get my hopes up that’s it’s the result email. Every time.

Anyone else has any luck yet?

Preg19 · 17/11/2021 19:03

@SomebodysMum

Can I join the waiting for postal results from Monday club? Also in the South East, Royal Mail tracking shows it got delivered late Monday evening. Nothing yet despite checking my phone every 3 minutes and trying to will the results email into existence.

I would also like to say I think it’s cruel when they email you a reminder to return the test as I always see the sender ‘coronavirus home testing’ and get my hopes up that’s it’s the result email. Every time.

Anyone else has any luck yet?

I had the exact same with that email! 😂 yes the tracking says delivered to Gatwick at Monday midnight! I don’t know why I feel so anxious!!
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Buddrinker84 · 17/11/2021 19:05

No luck yet. They must have been delivered as my son and daughters came back. I don't know why mine hasn't been. This is our first ever set of pcrs, so wasn't aware of how long it would take. 😫

iamtheoneandonlyyy · 17/11/2021 19:10

My mum did a postal last week and it was back the next day. It's not ideal

TableSetting · 17/11/2021 21:55

Posted Monday afternoon and still waiting (south west).

iamtheoneandonlyyy · 17/11/2021 22:57

Mine have just come back negative 👍🏻
Hopefully yours are all in soon

Preg19 · 18/11/2021 07:13

@iamtheoneandonlyyy

Mine have just come back negative 👍🏻 Hopefully yours are all in soon
Ahh thats good! Still waiting here!
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LunaNova · 18/11/2021 07:55

Still waiting on results from posting Monday here too, we're in the midlands.

Ours were precautionary as my DD had been a close contact last week, at this point it seems a bit of a wasted effort as contact was now over a week ago and my DD has no symptoms.

Cloudyzebra · 18/11/2021 07:58

Three of us sent postal tests off the Sunday before last. We never got a result. It'd be irrelevant if we did now as it's over 10 days.

Preg19 · 18/11/2021 08:44

My husband got his results in the early hours! Still no sign of mine!

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TableSetting · 18/11/2021 08:55

Posted Monday afternoon (South West) and email result rec’d early hours this morning (Thur) followed by text a few hours later. Positive.

Preg19 · 18/11/2021 09:00

Ok I’m now worrying I registered it wrongly! Hope you’re feeling ok?

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iamtheoneandonlyyy · 18/11/2021 11:56

Sorry @TableSetting , hope you're ok

SomebodysMum · 18/11/2021 12:44

I’ve just phoned to chase mine, they couldn’t help me as I was an idiot and threw the leaflet with the barcode away. The guy said that realistically if the results haven’t come within 72 hours they’re probably not going to come at all and to book a new test 😭😭

ScottishTinydancer321 · 18/11/2021 14:04

We sent my sons Tuesday morning will be positive as has a positive lft and only 3 in his class do not have it but nothing yet!!

LunaNova · 18/11/2021 14:08

I've just phoned to chase mine and they've raised an investigation but that could take 72 hours Hmm

ScottishTinydancer321 · 18/11/2021 14:22

I didn’t keep the barcode 😭

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