# I beat teh coronavirus! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164 "2020-07-23T22:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/1 "2020-07-23T22:33:09Z")
I got my first negative result today (from Tuesday’s test) since July 3. I got tested today and should know the results of that one on Saturday. Then I’ll have two consecutive negative tests and can consider myself virus-free for the first time in nearly three weeks. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/2 "2020-07-23T22:37:30Z")
Congrats! How was it? I saw Tom Hanks on Colbert and he said his symptoms vs. his wife’s… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-GZmDWsUSBg/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Hanks And Rita Wilson Suffered Completely Different Covid-19 Symptoms") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZmDWsUSBg) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/3 "2020-07-23T22:48:39Z")
Oh, that’s good news @cochrane. I’m happy for you. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/4 "2020-07-23T23:04:21Z")
Good news! How long is one contagious after they catch the virus? I know with the flu it’s only for three to five days. I was wondering if it’s the same for Corona? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/5 "2020-07-23T23:05:24Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/6 "2020-07-24T01:00:54Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Congrats! How was it? I saw Tom Hanks on Colbert and he said his symptoms vs. his wife’s… > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZmDWsUSBg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZmDWsUSBg) I was lucky. I had very mild symptoms. A feeling of tiredness. Loss of appetite. Temperature over 100. It was never life-threatening. > [@Grrr](#): > > Good news! > > How long is one contagious after they catch the virus? I know with the flu it’s only for three to five days. I was wondering if it’s the same for Corona? You can be contagious for 10 - 14 days. That’s how long they tell you to self-isolate. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/7 "2020-07-24T03:50:35Z")
I’m glad! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/8 "2020-07-28T17:19:29Z")
Well done. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/9 "2020-07-28T21:55:07Z")
Don’t congratulate me just yet. After testing negative last Tuesday, I tested positive on Thursday. So I have to start all over, because I need two consecutive negative tests. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/10 "2020-07-28T22:55:53Z")
Sorry! Keep us posted… ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/11 "2020-07-28T23:16:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Don’t congratulate me just yet. After testing negative last Tuesday, I tested positive on Thursday. So I have to start all over, because I need two consecutive negative tests. Good luck, and may the Force be with you. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/12 "2020-07-28T23:24:49Z")
Wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/13 "2020-07-29T00:31:58Z")
Another positive test is wonderful? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/14 "2020-07-29T01:00:30Z")
I’m so sorry, I missed that post and had only read the OP. Best wishes! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/15 "2020-07-29T04:19:09Z")
Wow, hoping the new one’s a false positive. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/16 "2020-07-29T07:55:07Z")
Aw. Bummer. Keep positive. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/17 "2020-08-03T02:30:48Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Keep positive. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/18 "2020-08-03T02:33:29Z")
Sorry. Dumb of me! ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/19 "2020-08-03T12:34:13Z")
Fingers crossed for another negative test for you, **Cochrane**. When I went to my pharmacy to pick up a prescription yesterday, I saw that the drive-through had been completely converted to drive-through testing. I wondered how they could test people through the window. When I went inside to get my scrip, I watched as a tech handed the drive-through people a kit and then gave them instructions on how to stick the swab up their own nose, get a sample, and then cork up the swab and hand it back. Is this how you are doing your testing? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164/20 "2020-08-03T14:50:33Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Fingers crossed for another negative test for you, **Cochrane**. > > When I went to my pharmacy to pick up a prescription yesterday, I saw that the drive-through had been completely converted to drive-through testing. I wondered how they could test people through the window. > > When I went inside to get my scrip, I watched as a tech handed the drive-through people a kit and then gave them instructions on how to stick the swab up their own nose, get a sample, and then cork up the swab and hand it back. > > Is this how you are doing your testing? No, I couldn’t do that. For a proper result, you have to give yourself a lobotomy with the swab. At least it feels like they’re driving the swab straight into your brain. Oh, and I am finally negative. No false alarms this time. I can now say I beat this. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beat-teh-coronavirus/916164.md?page=2)