My COVID-19 experience. The week of March 8 I was super sick and assumed it was COVID based on symptoms. I could not get a test anywhere. 2 close friends I was with prior to symptoms tested positive due to hospitalization (they have both recovered, thankfully) /1

I still couldn’t get a test even with this info and continued to be sick/isolate. Cut to a couple of weeks later when my friend @scottsimonsWVLA sent me the @MountSinaiNYC survey to potentially donate plasma. I filled it out, received a call, and went in for an antibody test /2

My test was last week and I received my results this morning. Positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Next step is hopefully plasma donation but first I have to test negative for COVID-19. /3

I was told at the hospital that people are still testing positive 5-6 weeks AFTER they stopped showing symptoms. They still don’t know if people who’ve had it can get it again, remember this virus is novel and much is still unknown. /4

I was incredibly lucky but for those wondering about symptoms: it started with severe body aches for me - so intense that I would have guessed my fever to be much higher than the 100.9 it was. Fever lasted 5 days, also experienced loss of taste and extreme fatigue. /5

Chest tightness and dry cough didn’t start until week 2 for me. If this sounds like your experience and you are in the NYC area and can safely get to @MountSinaiNYC fill out the survey here for antibody testing: https://redcap.mountsinai.org/redcap/surveys/?s=RCC7FNHK3Y& /6

Thanks for reading. Again I feel INCREDIBLY lucky that I have now recovered and can potentially help others. /End

Just received this update from Mount Sinai for those wondering what changes for me. Short answer: nothing. So much unknown.