My antibody results

30 October 2020, 02:36 PM

jodi

My antibody results

Were positive. (Did a wellness check last week, and this was one of the tests)

1.3 IV (not sure what that unit is)

Negative is .7 and lower
Indeterminate is .8 to 1.0
Positive is 1.1 and over.

Steve is at 1.7

My vitamin D was just below normal. Steve is low.

30 October 2020, 03:27 PM

wtg

So when you had symptoms, you tested negative with a swab test. But you have serum antibodies, so it would seem you were exposed. Interesting.

Just curious...were you and/or Steve supplementing vitamin D before y'all had the blood work done last week?

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

30 October 2020, 03:31 PM

wtg

quote:
Originally posted by jodi:

1.3 IV (not sure what that unit is)

Negative is .7 and lower
Indeterminate is .8 to 1.0
Positive is 1.1 and over.

I thought they were measuring actual values of IgG and IgM, but from the FDA website I see....

quote:
A list of all tests authorized for emergency use under EUA is maintained on an FDA website. All currently authorized tests are qualitative (providing a result that is positive, negative, or indeterminate) rather than quantitative (providing a quantitative assessment of antibody levels).

https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru...ests-guidelines.html

So I, too, wonder what the "IV" unit or descriptor means...

https://www.fda.gov/medical-de...il&utm_source=Eloqua

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

30 October 2020, 06:03 PM

jodi

I tested negative early in my symptoms - before I felt the sickest - so it’s possible the virus hadn’t replicated enough to be picked up by the test.

30 October 2020, 06:21 PM

jodi

I started supplementing vitamin D a few weeks ago - but sometimes forget. Steve started not long before the blood test. I’m only taking 1000 IU in a gel capsule of D3. We can do this health screening every 6 months, so it will be interesting to see what happens to the levels.

30 October 2020, 07:27 PM

piqué

Everyone in Montana is vit D deficient. My doc prescribed 5,000 I.U. 2x/day in winter. I take it once a day in summer.

30 October 2020, 07:38 PM

Nina

Pardon my ignorance, but a positive antibody test means you have the COVID-19 antibodies? You should sell your plasma!

I've been taking calcium supplements with vitamin D for years. No D-deficiency for me. I'm surprised to find out that so many women aren't taking Ca supplements. I always heard that after a "certain age" it's just a good idea.

30 October 2020, 07:52 PM

jodi

Steve donated his plasma - I don’t think they will take mine without an actual positive Covid19 test. (That was the rule here when Steve donated) but maybe they will change that at some point.

30 October 2020, 08:23 PM

wtg

I think the thinking about calcium supplements has been evolving. Taking calcium can increase the risk of kidney stones and heart attacks.

https://www.health.harvard.edu...m-do-you-really-need

A long time ago, I tried at least half a dozen calcium supplements from various manufacturers and all of them gave me a grouchy stomach. My doctor told me it was fine to stop taking them, especially since I consume dairy products and other high calcium foods regularly.

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

30 October 2020, 09:34 PM

Axtremus

Two SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests since August, courtesy of the Redcross, both negative. The Redcross started doing antibody tests for all blood donations since mid-June (IIRC).