Did some field work Monday AM then got back to the office.
Co-worker, who was working from home, texted me and asked if we could rescheduled Tuesday's field work for later on Monday so we'd miss rain/storms.
Sure thing, man! I'll get around and come pick you up - since he lives in Plainfield and we were headed to south of Marshall, Illinois.
We accomplish all of our tasks despite me forgetting 2-3 things that we kind of needed and head back to Plainfield to drop him off.
Then I come in to work on Tuesday AM and begin work, work, working all day long.
I then get simultaneous texts from coworker and my boss: Coworker was around a guy who tested + for the Kung Flu. Boss tells me that I should go home.
Great. Just great. I'm in no fewer than TWO high-risk categories. Hooray for that.
Co-worker tests + for the 'Rona.
Now I'm quite anxious - high risk and all.
So I hem and haw for another day or so before *I* decide to get myself tested. I had my nasal swabs done at about 12:45pm on 7/31.
I check my account probably 10x a day for results.
I finally got the results last night about 10:40pm. NEGATIVE. WHEW.
HOWEVER, that neg test is/was just a snapshot in time. There is still a chance that I've been infected. BUT - my coworker showed symptoms in 3 days (he's high risk, too...). I breezed through 3 asymptomatic days easily. And, thankfully, I still am.
The day that my co-worker and I were together: I wore a mask 98.5% of the time we were near one another. And he wore a mask, too. There is no doubt in my mind that wearing my mask (And he his) has probably saved my life.
If you care about yourself and those around you, please, wear a mask.
(And now I'll sit back and wait for all the Internet Medical Degree holders to chime in)
Co-worker, who was working from home, texted me and asked if we could rescheduled Tuesday's field work for later on Monday so we'd miss rain/storms.
Sure thing, man! I'll get around and come pick you up - since he lives in Plainfield and we were headed to south of Marshall, Illinois.
We accomplish all of our tasks despite me forgetting 2-3 things that we kind of needed and head back to Plainfield to drop him off.
Then I come in to work on Tuesday AM and begin work, work, working all day long.
I then get simultaneous texts from coworker and my boss: Coworker was around a guy who tested + for the Kung Flu. Boss tells me that I should go home.
Great. Just great. I'm in no fewer than TWO high-risk categories. Hooray for that.
Co-worker tests + for the 'Rona.
Now I'm quite anxious - high risk and all.
So I hem and haw for another day or so before *I* decide to get myself tested. I had my nasal swabs done at about 12:45pm on 7/31.
I check my account probably 10x a day for results.
I finally got the results last night about 10:40pm. NEGATIVE. WHEW.
HOWEVER, that neg test is/was just a snapshot in time. There is still a chance that I've been infected. BUT - my coworker showed symptoms in 3 days (he's high risk, too...). I breezed through 3 asymptomatic days easily. And, thankfully, I still am.
The day that my co-worker and I were together: I wore a mask 98.5% of the time we were near one another. And he wore a mask, too. There is no doubt in my mind that wearing my mask (And he his) has probably saved my life.
If you care about yourself and those around you, please, wear a mask.
(And now I'll sit back and wait for all the Internet Medical Degree holders to chime in)