We'lltakethetestherethanithastogoto a privatelabprocessed.
Think I got a lotofquarantinetimeahead.
I facehim.
Mydoctorand I toldhimaboutmysymptoms.
Theyaskedmeif I hadbeentoanyofthecountriesthatwerehighriskinChinaandKorea.
And I saidno.
Theyaskedmeif I hadbeenincontactwithanyonewhowas a confirmedcaseforcreditorson.
I alsosaid, No.
Itfeelsverymuchtomelike I have a mildflu.
Uh, and I knowthatthatisgoingtoyoursymptomsweregonnadifferfrompersontoperson.
Theseverityisgoingtodifferfrompersontopersonwhen I startedgettingshortofbreathandthen I had, youknow, like a little, um, I feltlikejustkindofhotrighthereinmywindpipearea.
AndonMarch 8th, I askedmyhusbandtotakemetotheemergencyroombecause I feltfor a boy.
Butotherthanthat, really, justnursingathomewithwaterandrestthemainthing I feltthemomentis a prettybadheadacheonfatigue, and I'm hoping I turnthecornerandthatitgetsbetteranditkeepsgettingbetter.
Andsofaritsoundslikeit.
Sofingerscrossedforthat.
Andyeah, I justrememberwegottajustlookoutforeachother.
It's beenanissueforsomany, andyou'vedescribed a feelingofguiltforbeingabletogetaccessto a test, eventhoughdoctorstoldyouinitiallythatyoudidn't needoneatfirst.
Yeah, Lindsay, weallknowatthispointthatthere's a shortageoftestskitsthatallofthepeoplewhowanttogettestedcan't gettested.
Well, inmycase, I followedtheprotocolthatwewerealltoldtofollow, whichiswhenyoustartexperiencingsymptomstocallyourhealthcareprovider.
Andwhen I didthat, theysaid, itjustisyoujust a CZYousaidthatthat I couldn't get a test.
Mysymptomsweretoomild, but I hadtoldthemwhere I'd been.
I toldthemthat I'd beeninKirkland, Washingtonreallytheepicenterofthisoutbreakinthe U.
S.
And 10 minuteslater, while I wasfeelingdefeatedandreallyconfusedwhattodonext, myhealthcareprovidercalledbackandsaid, Actually, uponfurtherreviewofyourcasebecauseofwhereyou'vebeen, wedowanttotestyou.
So I sortoffeellike I'm oneofthelucky, unluckyoneswhoactuallywasabletoget a testtideterminethatwhat I'm feelingisinfactgrown a virus.
Andthat's whyit's soimportantformeThiotosharemystoryandtosharewhat I'veexperiencedsothatanyonewho's feelinglikemewhocan't get a testcanhave a bitof a realitychecktosaythesemildsymptomsthingsthatyouwouldpassoffanyothertime.