Testing Megathread Part 4 - See OP for threadbans

heebusjeebus · 03-07-2021 8:56pm

thway14 wrote: »

Went to get tested yesterday (friday) at 15:20. More than 24 hours later and still haven't received my results by mail. Should I be getting worried? I have a flight tomorrow morning so can't really afford to have it done again.

I had a test Friday morning and was told I'd get my result today. Is there a glut of tests being done causing slowness in the system?

UPDATE: Just got the HSE text at 9.30pm. negative thankfully!

Spiral Notebook · 04-07-2021 2:04pm

Tested Friday at 15.40, still no result. Anybody tested Friday afternoon still waiting on result?

vienne86 · 04-07-2021 3:49pm

Spiral Notebook wrote: »

Tested Friday at 15.40, still no result. Anybody tested Friday afternoon still waiting on result?

I think they suggest that if you are still waiting after 48 hours, you should contact them.

Spiral Notebook · 04-07-2021 6:06pm

vienne86 wrote: »

I think they suggest that if you are still waiting after 48 hours, you should contact them.

Contacted HSELive and had a call back within 20 minutes with my results, negative thankfully!

jams100 · 04-07-2021 8:23pm

Woke up with a sore throat last night so got tested at 12pm today in citywest.
Presuming I should hear back at some stage tomorrow?

Good to see a few others posted here with similar symptoms, with a subsequent negative result, hopefully its just something unrelated going around.

Will follow up here when result is given

VinLieger · 05-07-2021 7:07am

Had to book whole family into testing this morning due to an asymptomatic close contact, one of the kids was showing symptoms over the weekend but they quickly went away, now both have symptoms this morning. Annoying to get this close to the end and catch it.

jams100 · 05-07-2021 3:21pm

jams100 wrote: »

Woke up with a sore throat last night so got tested at 12pm today in citywest.
Presuming I should hear back at some stage tomorrow?

Good to see a few others posted here with similar symptoms, with a subsequent negative result, hopefully its just something unrelated going around.

Will follow up here when result is given

Result back after 27 hours, no Covid thankfully :cool:

Probably some cold or something going around so

Seanachai · 05-07-2021 4:54pm

Are there any Covid tests that don't involve a probe being jammed to the back of your sinus, or are there any in the pipeline?

Beasty · 05-07-2021 4:59pm

Threads merged

Allinall · 05-07-2021 5:02pm

Seanachai wrote: »

Are there any Covid tests that don't involve a probe being jammed to the back of your sinus, or are there any in the pipeline?

Stick with the ones up the nose.

Getting one in the pipeline sounds way worse.

Ha Long Bay · 05-07-2021 5:02pm

Seanachai wrote: »

Are there any Covid tests that don't involve a probe being jammed to the back of your sinus, or are there any in the pipeline?

There is but think I would prefer the nasal swab.

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210128/china-using-anal-swabs-for-covid-testing

Seanachai · 05-07-2021 5:17pm

Allinall wrote: »

Stick with the ones up the nose.

Getting one in the pipeline sounds way worse.

Poor choice of words lol, I heard that there was supposed to be one that only requires a nostril swab.

VinLieger · 05-07-2021 6:49pm

VinLieger wrote: »

Had to book whole family into testing this morning due to an asymptomatic close contact, one of the kids was showing symptoms over the weekend but they quickly went away, now both have symptoms this morning. Annoying to get this close to the end and catch it.

Bought some antigen tests today tested wife and one of the kids, both negative, not counting on the results being correct but hoping.

josip · 05-07-2021 10:01pm

Seanachai wrote: »

Are there any Covid tests that don't involve a probe being jammed to the back of your sinus, or are there any in the pipeline?

gosafe24 do a nasal swab.
Must be trying to boost the national "not detected" percentage

vienne86 · 05-07-2021 10:12pm

I heard of three people who were close contacts of a friend who tested positive. Before the friend got their result, they did antigen tests, and one of the three was positive. When they did PCR tests, all three were positive.

VinLieger · 06-07-2021 8:39am

fits wrote: »

Not detected. It’s an absolute pig of a dose though. 6 days and counting here.

Think this might be what we have tbh, expecting to get results sometime this morning

VinLieger · 06-07-2021 8:44am

fits wrote: »

Not detected. It’s an absolute pig of a dose though. 6 days and counting here.

Think this might be what we have tbh, expecting to get results sometime this morning

VinLieger · 06-07-2021 9:25am

Woop all clear, so yeah there's a really bad dose going around the matches pretty well with what they are saying are the new Delta symptoms.

fits · 06-07-2021 9:59am

VinLieger wrote: »

Woop all clear, so yeah there's a really bad dose going around the matches pretty well with what they are saying are the new Delta symptoms.

We are still not fully right 10 days later. 4/4 negative results

VinLieger · 06-07-2021 10:02am

fits wrote: »

We are still not fully right 10 days later. 4/4 negative results

Me and wife not feeling it too much 2 kids are very hoarse with a wet cough stil. All 4 negative like yourselves.

Philbert · 22-07-2021 7:59pm

Hi folks,

Searched high and low but just couldn't get a conclusive answer.

Does anyone know which of the Dublin HSE test centers offer drive through? I.e. Remain in the car throughout?

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/testing/walk-in-test-centres/

Thanks a lot.

howiya · 22-07-2021 10:00pm

The one on the grounds of Beaumont Hospital looks drive through

goingnowhere · 22-07-2021 11:09pm

RDS Simmonscourt, seen them perform swabs in the car park area

treade1 · 23-07-2021 12:26pm

Does anyone know if you can get Covid T-Spot Testing done in Ireland?

https://www.tspotcovid.com/

is_that_so · 25-07-2021 9:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117655005#Comment_117655005

Isn't that tool for research only?

Vaccinated30 · 25-07-2021 7:34pm

Any idea how long tests are taking now?

Also my OH was tested today (ironically he was supposed to be vaccinated today) however I am fully vaxxed does this mean I need to restrict movement's? HSE says fully vaxxed people do not need to isolate if close contact so I assume its the same kind of thing ?

SusanC10 · 27-07-2021 10:39am

Where is the best place to buy rapid antigen tests in Ireland incl online ?

And roughly how much are they ?

TIA.

Louche Lad · 06-08-2021 8:32am

I need to go to the North for a couple of weeks and I'm required to get an LFD test done beforehand. I could go to Randox or whoever, but I prefer to do it at home.

It seems you can get these kits from pharmacies in the UK, but I can't find anyone who sells them here. Is it just not possible?

L1011 · 06-08-2021 9:12am

You can buy tests in Lidl and CircleK - but they almost certainly want you to do an NHS one which can be registered on their systems rather than a random one. Verify that bit before spending money on one.

Louche Lad · 06-08-2021 9:23am

I'm in Limerick at the moment so I can't get an NHS one. I'm guessing that if I go to a Randox (a two hour round trip) and get tested there they will email me the result an hour or two later and the NHS won't be informed at all - I would show the email to any interested authorities in the North if I get asked.

L1011 · 06-08-2021 9:29am

You'll need to ask whoever is requiring you to take the test what results they'll accept - they may not take the Randox one either.

Louche Lad · 06-08-2021 11:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117713887#Comment_117713887

Thanks, from my reading of this NI Government page I don't have to check whether they accept:

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travelling-within-common-travel-area#toc-0

They don't indicate that whoever I get the test with has to be an approved provider.

L1011 · 06-08-2021 11:53am

For travel from ROI to NI you don't even need to do a test at all, nobody can check (let alone will check). That guidance is basically for people coming by air or sea from Scotland/England/Wales/IOM; not crossing the land border.

If you want to do one anyway, buy a single test in Circle K.

I assumed you were going to work for an employer up there that was requiring one.

dubmick · 14-08-2021 5:24pm

Anyone know the latest turnaround on tests? No result from a test at 5pm yesterday. Will it be tomorrow at this rate?

is_that_so · 15-08-2021 9:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117753525#Comment_117753525

They tell you when they test - inside 48 hours.

PTH2009 · 18-08-2021 2:49pm

Had to get a test today as a precaution (HSE)

Amazed who quickly its done, throat test was fine but I felt the nasal one (you get a little panic when they count from 1-5)

newboard · 19-08-2021 7:34am

In two minds about whether to go for a test. I'm double jabbed since 2-3 weeks ago, over the past couple of days I've had a mildly irritated throat and a mild, slight cough, nose a little stuffy and coughing small amount of phlegm. No fever, headaches, shortness of breath, loss of taste or anything else. Waiting on the test results will really throw some plans out of whack. While I'd rather be safe than sorry I can be a little bit hypochondriac so I'm not sure if it's more in my head than symptoms in any way significant enough to go for a test.

revelman · 19-08-2021 8:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117774491#Comment_117774491

You should ring your GP and they will advise whether you should be tested. It is possible to have Covid symptoms without fever.

newboard · 19-08-2021 8:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117774538#Comment_117774538

Thanks, waiting on a call back from them now

foundersfamily · 26-08-2021 9:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117116418#Comment_117116418

Despite the record speed at which they have been developed, COVID-19 vaccines have still been subject to the same checks, balances, and scientific and regulatory rigour as any other vaccine, and shown to be safe. https://www.foundersfamilymedicine.com

the corpo · 15-09-2021 10:23am

Daughter has bad cold symptoms so we've booked her a test today. Some more in the house have lighter symptoms now too, but is the advice that just she has to be tested? Or do we hold off and if she's positive just assume we are too?

Goldengirl · 15-09-2021 3:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117893635#Comment_117893635

If ye are having symptoms ye all should get tested , is what the guidance is .

Sorry .

the corpo · 15-09-2021 3:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117895150#Comment_117895150

Thanks 8)

dia squish · 15-09-2021 5:15pm

Would like to get tested as a precaution - would anyone have suggestion on the best option?

I was at a wedding last weekend with several people who had travelled from abroad. I've been laying fairly low since but just been invited to a Christening this weekend. I don't really have any COVID symptoms but would prefer to get tested before I mingle with people again. Would an antigen test be enough, do people think?