If you live in the US, you can order new free COVID tests here:

https://special.usps.com/testkits

#USNews #COVID19 #COVID19Testing

I just placed my test for my COVID-19 tests from USPS. I did not do it earlier because I did not want them to arrive while I'm not home.

#COVID #COVID19 #COVID19Testing

The tests I got from www.test2treat.org appear to be in the most wasteful packaging I've seen for any COVID-19 test ever.

In the picture below, what you'll find is:

* At the bottom, one kit from test2treat. This kit contains **one test**. It is a rebranded Abbott test.

* The next row contains four Flowflex kits. Each kit contains one test. These kits are just a tiny bit bigger than the box on the bottom.

* On top there's an Abbott kit that contains two tests.

I fail to understand why they had to be so wasteful with their packaging. I'm rather space limited and this is a bit of a kick to the gut, especially considering the packaging of the Flowflex kits.

#COVID19Testing #COVID19 #Test2Treat

I have cut my hair again.

"Wait? Didn't you cut it like Saturday?"

Yes, I did. I also trimmed my beard that day, but today I decided to shorten my beard dramatically.

"Did you shave it off?"

Nah... I used a #1 attachment on the clipper. I admit that it is a little shorter than I'd like, but it'll grow back.

"But why?  "

I want the N95 mask to fit better. I know the recommendation is to shave it completely off. I disagree with this. No, I don't have data to back it up.

I don't know where that recommendation originates. Yes, if you are going into biochemical warfare, and you want to survive you need a perfect seal with your cheeks, but that's not what we're talking about here.

I'll remind you that most of my cancer happened during the very height of the pandemic. I started having symptoms a little before the pandemic. I was diagnosed in Nov 2020. I had chemo immediately. I had my stem cell transplant in June/July 2021.

For most of that time, I was not fully shaved, except for a short period during the stem cell transplant.

I never got COVID.

"Pfft! How do you know you never got COVID?"

I was tested every time I was admitted to the hospital, well over 20 times. Now, I test myself with home tests if I feel off, but I've never had a test come back positive.

"Why did you shave yourself completely during the stem cell transplant?"

The doctors said that my hair would fall off, and I wanted to avoid picking up hairs all over the place. They were half-right. I did have some hair fall off, but it mostly stopped growing for a bit.

"What did you look like?"

My head looked like an egg with a little chicken fuzz over it. It was weird.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Thanks.

#COVID19 #COVID19Testing #hospital #masking #hair #beard

I just took an at-home COVID test, and it came back...

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... negative! Nah, I did not think this was COVID, but I have a ton of tests that are going to expire soon so... 🤷

It does not hurt to make sure that it really isn't.

I've done that a few times during the pandemic. Never caught COVID, and never ran out of tests.

I'll note here that the vast majority of testing I've experienced was administered during my treatment for #cancer, at various hospitals.

"Spit on me!"

"What?"

"We're testing you for COVID. Spit on me!"

"[spits]"

"AAAAAH, it burns. You have COVID!"

#COVID19 #COVID #COVID19Testing

Medical Laboratory Professionals get the job done indeed... "Against All Odds"!
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