Whenever he uses the Ipad, he’d push up the volume to maximum and most of the time place the ipad near his ear. So I asked if Ms. Elyse from Center of Autism can send him to test his hearing; the last time he took the test when he was 3 years old.
Category: Lab Test
Starting Covid-19 Weekly Testing At School
Monday 9/27/2021, starting today students going to Santa Ana district schools will have to take Covid-19 test at school weekly; they asked us, the parents, to sign the consent form last week. William is not an exception.
We got a text from school this morning about the test; and just now I got another text from school giving instruction how to check the test result. Nowadays all communication from school are mostly text messages which I find it very convenient.
Yesterday I primed William about the Covid-19 test, that this will be an Oran Swab test, not the Nasal Swab test like we did at Walgreens for our Hawaii trip. He seemed to be ok with it.
Third Covid-19 Test
TasKids requires that all of us have to take the Covid-19 test so this would be the 3rd time that William took the test.
He knows all the procedures; and he enjoyed sitting in the car while waiting in the Drive-Thru lane.
He loves to pop his head out of the window!
Second Covid-19 Test
State of Hawaii demands that everyone is traveling to Hawaii that did not get the Covid-19 vaccine will need to take a Covid-19 test within 72 hours of the departure time; and they only allow travelers to enter the state with negative test result.
Thus we made a 2nd Covid-19 test for William on Monday 8/9/2021 at 9:45 AM (our flight was 8/12 at 8:30 AM so we could take any appointment on 8/9 after 8:30 AM to meet the 72 hours requirement). Out of 12 family members were going to Hawaii, only William and Victoria are under 12 years old and don’t have the Covid-19 vaccine yet. So today I drove both of them to Walgreens for the test.
I reminded William the procedure again, he was not scared at all.
This time the result came back quickly, the next day. I guess because it was not weekend.
It was negative for both kids. I was so relieved because I was afraid that the result would not come before the departure date: we have to log in to the Hawaii state website to upload the report before departure.
Allergy Skin Test
With Dr. Mark H. Ellis, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Address:
725 West La Veta Ave, Suite 100
Orange, CA
A skin prick test was done (They drew numbers on William’s back and and used little pricks to punch the skin on those numbers).
Did not know how it was done, William was so ready but the first prick hurt him so he refused to continue. The nurse came in to help, she held him tightly so the he could not run. Right way after 5 minutes we could see the marks turned red, and he started to scratch his eyes a lot. After 20 minutes, the nurse came in to check and wrote down the results. Then Dr. came to look at the results and gave him Benadryl to help with the allergy.
https://www.choc.org/providers/allergy-immunology/mark-ellis-md/
First Covid-19 Test
After William’s first ride on the school bus, he went him coughing and then had a fever for 2 days, we decided to take him for Covid-19 test.
We made appointment on Walgreens.com, they asked a few health question and insurance (we don’t have to pay even if we don’t have insurance). To my surprise, William did not refuse to go at all, I guess because I explained it to him that it’d not be blood test; and that they just collect sample from his nostrils.
The test was done thru the Pharmacy Drive Thru window, the window was not open, they communicated with us thru the telecom and they put the stuffs in the metal box below the window and open that box for us to pick it up. They gave us 2 zip lock bags: 1 with information about the test which we keep, the other one has the small tube with some liquid on it and a cotton swab which we use to swirl around each nostril 5 times, then put the swab in the tube, break the stick to fit the tub, put in the zip lock bag, drop it back in the metal box.
That was it, painless and fast. William sneezed right away when we put the swab into his nostrils.
The result came back negative on 7/7/2021 which is 2 days later.
Test type: Diagnostic Lab Test (PCR)
Location
16201 HARBOR BLVD
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Northwest corner OF HARBOR & EDINGER
Result:
Order Number 79012741
Results Summary
COVID-19: Negative
Your results do not detect SARS-CoV-2. A negative test means that the virus was not present in the sample you
provided.
Your results suggest you were negative at the time of testing.*
*Although the possibility is low, a false negative result should be considered if you have had recent exposure to
the virus along with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. COVID-19
This test checks for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (also called COVID-19), a respiratory
illness.
The Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit used to perform this test has been authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization for use by authorized laboratories. The test has not been otherwise FDA cleared or approved. This test is authorized only for the detection
of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. This test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked. NEXT STEPS
Although your test results did not detect the virus, you should continue to monitor for symptoms for up to
14 days after your last possible exposure. Seek medical attention immediately if you develop severe
symptoms, especially if you experience severe trouble breathing, continuous pain or pressure in your chest, feeling confused or having difficulty waking up, blue-colored lips or face, or any other emergency signs or
symptoms.
It’s important to follow isolation or quarantine precautions as recommended.
If you believe you have symptoms of COVID-19 or that you have been exposed to the virus, you should
consult your place of work for specific guidance about whether to stay home or continue working. You
should adhere to recommendations set forth by your employer or the department of health, as they may
differ from the CDC’s guidelines.
If you have questions about this test or your results, you can contact the PWNHealth Care Coordination
Team at 315-401-7865, Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time, or email covid19@pwnhealth.com. You can also leave a message after hours and a PWNHealth team member will call you back as soon as
possible. For additional information on how you can prevent, treat, or help fight COVID-19, visit
https://combatcovid.hhs.gov.
Blood Test
We got the lab order from the mail from Center for Autism, Ms. Elyse ordered those for us for the tests of Genetics Chromosome and Fragile X (FMRT) w/ Reflex to Methylation Lavender; so I made the appointment with LabCorp from their web site, the appointment was Monday morning. Fasting is required so I chose the earliest time available which was 9:15 AM. I sent out emails to my work that I’d be late for about an hour.
LabCorp location is near the Fountain Valley hospital which about 10 minutes from our house. All 3 of use were going, we left the house around 8:30 AM. William kept saying “I don’t like blood test” but he did not cry. Email confirmation from LabCorp said to check in thru the phone so we did. When we got to the office, there was about 9 people ahead of us. 9:30 AM and we were still not called so I walked up to the front desk and asked. It happened that our paper was right there, she picked it up and said she was working on it. She asked what’s the doctor name because she could not find Ms. Elyse name in the record. Then she said the address on the lab order paper does not match with what listed in her computer. Half more hour passed by, I walked up to her and asked if she got what she needed. She said this is not some regular test, she had to call the San Diego office to find the code, and that this lab does not offer the other test. And for the Genetics chromosome test, we had to fill out the form. I took the form and looked at it, all questions are about symtoms, I had no idea how to answer so I walked back to her again. She said she never deals with this form before but to take this test I have to fill it out. So I told her that I’d take the form the Ms. Elyse.
It was 10:30 AM. We wasted 2 hours for nothing.
“Why we did not have the blood test?” – William asked. “Because we need to fill out more forms” – I answered. We hurriedly drove back home because I needed to get back to work; feeling worried that I have to take more time off for the next appointment and the worse part is that we don’t know which lab that offers the other test.