Altnernative swab methods for the sick and gross

Post date: 2023-02-04 01:30:05

Are you eating? Don't read this. So I'm super sick. I went to test this morning and did the throat first but what came out of my throat was so gross I didn't want to put it in my nose, so I got another swab and did the brain swab with that, then I stuck BOTH swabs in the same vial of liquid. So my question was going to be is that ok....but...Then after the two minutes the content of the vial was so thick that I couldn't squeeze out a drop and then when I forced it, the dropper lid exploded off...

So the contents of the little tub were so thick that it wasn't going through the dropper at all (not that it was going through slowly...it was like it was blocked) so then when I forced it and folded the upper (when dropper is facing down) part of the vial to force it out, instead of drops coming out, the dropper lid exploded off and the contents went everywhere not just onto the little part where you're supposed to put 3 drops but also onto the test strip itself (the part where the liquid is supposed to sort of diffuse into).

So...we have two test irregularities. No results yet. But is this a valid test? Any suggestions for how to retry given that I'm probably not going to have less inside-the-head gunk anytime soon?

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