Poll: How Many Times Have You Been Tested For COVID?

How many times have you been tested for COVID?

  • None

    Votes: 147 53.1%
  • 1-3 Times

    Votes: 107 38.6%
  • 4-15 Times

    Votes: 16 5.8%
  • More than 15

    Votes: 7 2.5%

  • Total voters
    277
  • Poll closed .

Entropy

Well-Known Member
Oct 27, 2008
9,614
15,948
113
Cedar Rapids, IA
Three times. All negative.
Once during the summer due to symptoms.
Other 2 times this fall were due to the number of students I had coming down with COVID.
 

CyPhi

Member
Nov 13, 2014
10
33
13
More than 15. I work as a PT in a skilled nursing facility where we're tested 3x a week (2 rapids and 1 lab test). Had an outbreak impacting 1/6 residents back in late November. It's been rough.
 

Trigger

Active Member
Dec 30, 2011
147
201
43
56
4 times - all voluntary - twice for suspected exposure and twice before hospital visits with a parent.

All negative
 

NobodyBeatsCy

Well-Known Member
Apr 17, 2008
3,750
633
113
Clive, IA
The hospital made me have one in order to be admitted overnight for 2 broken ribs and a punctured/Collapsed lung.

Ribs hurt slightly more than the brain stab
 
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qwerty

Well-Known Member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Apr 3, 2020
7,680
11,619
113
60
Muscatine, IA
Once. Little surprised they anally tested for a respiratory infection. Was still negative though so that’s good.
But at least that test was hands free. Doc had his hands on your shoulders during the test right?
 

cycloner29

Well-Known Member
Dec 17, 2008
12,839
12,396
113
Ames
Just got my 4th test results back the day before Christmas. I was surprised on how fast you get result back. Have had all results come back in less than 30 hours and all tests have been the swab type.

I’ve been negative all four times. I swear I had it back in January. Coughing, low grad fever, achy, wheezing and just felt like I would have felt better being dead. Dr prescribed z-pac for me but cough persisted for over a month.
 

madguy30

Well-Known Member
SuperFanatic
SuperFanatic T2
Nov 15, 2011
57,270
55,162
113
I must have a massive nasal cavity (humble brag) but I didn't think it was bad at all.

One was a little intense but mainly my tests have been the swab being twisted around the inside of each nostril.
 

LarryISU

Well-Known Member
Feb 10, 2013
2,310
3,196
113
Omaha
Wife and I tried to get tested in August after being around several people at a funeral who tested positive. Tests were being rationed at that time, and we were denied a test because we had no symptoms.