Did the doctor say anything? I would think they would give you a note as they are practically begging people who are sick to stay home, even without a positive test.

Drive though testing exists. Can you do that?

Has the doctor responded to your email? Even if it’s not the Coronavirus, you probably should not go to work. Hope you feel better.

Chi, no response yet. Hoping they get back to me tomorrow. Rob, not available in Kentucky as far as I know. No mention of it in the governor's press conference this afternoon. He did say we are short of testing kits and to leave them for the people who are sick. I'm not severely ill so they probably wouldn't test me.

If the doctor's office isn't responding via the portal, I would call their office and ask to speak directly to him or a PA. I'm hoping that your doctor doesn't have one of those policies where they direct everyone thru the portal and don't answer their phones. If neither the portal or the phone call gets their attention, you may have to do the very thing they don't want patients to do and go in there in person.

If you have to go that route, I'd also let them know that I'm very unhappy with the level of service they provide. Yes, I get that they are probably being bombarded with inquiries from patients, but they still have an obligation to respond to their clients.

I would call the doctor's office. Right now. I've emailed thru my patient portal and it has taken days before they responded. I'm sure they are crazy busy and email is prob the last thing checked.

I hope you feel better very soon. Good luck.

Katlan, they're closed now.

Do you have a Department of Health that advocates for the sick during these times?

Well, now there is a news article about drive thru in Danville, which is about 40 to 50 minute drive from me during daylight hours. You have to call to be screened and meet the CDC guidelines, whatever that means. Probably not me.

You absolutely fit the guidelines. You need to get tested. If you have cough, headaches, sore throat and fever. You have been in direct contact with a person that has been in contact with people who have been in Hotspot countries. Tell them that and that you have asthma. You will get tested and please don't go to work.

First, if I were in your position, I definitely would not go to work. Best you can do is relax and take care of your health and the health of others. In due time, you will hear from your doctor and be able to get a note. In the end, your work will have to be accommodating and more flexible whether you have a note or not given the emergency the country is facing.

For yourself, does your health insurance offer tele-visits with PA's and NP's? That may be one avenue to explore.

Take care of yourself, and I hope you feel better very soon.

You really need to speak to your doctor. Is there an after hours service where he returns evening calls? The patient portal email works well with my own providers. With my mothers that I use for her, I can see where my message has been read - it can be one of his staff and not him - but it can be a couple of days before really have his attention. It's not for critical questions.

Call your doctor. My doctor always quickly responds, but I sent her a message on Monday and haven't heard back yet. They're swamped. My question isn't urgent so I don't need a quick answer. So just call.

Is there a 24 Urgent Care in your area?

If you are running a fever and have reason to believe possible exposure you need to self quarantine. Surely your employer understands this.

My doctor or his nurse answered me about an hour ago. I just saw it a few minutes ago as I wasn't expecting them to answer me tonight. They will give me a note and I may get tested. They asked about my daughter's length of illness too. I just wrote them back and asked for the test so I could decide what to do about work.

I don't have a fever.

Even if they can't test you for covid, if you can get a test to see if it's flu try to do that. If it's not, you can presume it's covid at which point you should be able to get a note from your doc. Also, in such extreme times, I would think your work could cut you some slack on the doc's note. Even if you get the covid swab, it could take a few days to get the results, so you'll need a note regardless.

The test is for people who are sick......You are sick!!!!!

Oh I'm so glad they contacted you. It will all work out. The most important thing is you getting better.

That's good news, I'm glad you had a response. Please feel better soon.

Yesterday someone posted a YT video about a couple who had the virus. I think from England. I watched two of his videos and on one he mentioned that he had a fever that came and went. Best to be safe rather than being a spreader.

Best wishes

Thanks everyone. Used my inhaler for the first time tonight. It is really old, so went and ordered a new one on the patient portal. The old one is still working thank goodness.

Do you have insurance? Either way it is a MAJOR crisis right now, stay home. You are compromised with your health issue.

First of all, best wishes on a quick recovery. Second, I would think that since the governing bodies, both federal and local are telling everyone to isolate themselves if they are sick I would think that all businesses would face severe consequences if they fired anyone for staying home sick. That's just my opinion.

Glad this is resolved. My thoughts were in this uncertain time rules like doctor's notes etc are being waved. I would have stayed home even if I hadn't heard from the doctor, fight it after all recovered. You followed protocol to the letter. Informed your employer, didn't go into the clinic--called first--as they ask. It should have all worked out. One less stress--getting THE NOTE--rest heal. God Bless.

Hope it is not the bad one...and wishing you a speedy recovery. Do you have

a memory of who you may have been in contact with before your symptoms

appeared...might have someone give them a heads up? I know you probably

don't feel like doing that...but someone should know. Hugs...hope you

have someone near to help you when needed.

Ritaweeda, I work for the federal government and they are the ones that sent out e-mails last week when they first started telling people to stay home when they were sick. I only skimmed through it so had to ask my supervisor since I wasn't at work to read that e-mail. No change in policy for us. They sent the e-mail to remind us of that.

Uptown Gal, my daughter. She was fine Friday before last when we had a late lunch together. I tried her bubble tea after she drank out of it. We share food and try each others drinks all the time. I then went to work and she went home. She then messaged me later that night to tell me she was sick. She then got sicker with flu/strep like symptoms, tested negative for both.

Her boss at the sushi place had returned recently from a 3 week trip to S. Korea. One of her coworkers at Cheesecake Factory is a dental student who went home from work with a fever. This woman had contact the week before with some guy who just returned from China, who wouldn't tell them where in China he came from. Then my daughter remembered another coworker who she doesn't think was ever ill, came back two weeks before my daughter got sick, from Italy. So multiple possible contacts. The ER my daughter went to when she first got ill stupidly told her she would be sicker if she had covid 19. She was short of breath, had a cough, sore throat, chills, headache. Later developed body aches.

No reply to my e-mail from last night. They're probably swamped. I am going to call after 1:00 to see if I can come in and get swabbed.

Kathsgrdn, I have been wondering about your and your daughter. Has she recovered?

I'm checking in to see how you are Kathsgrdn.....keep us posted.

I also worked for the federal government for the VA.

they absolutely can’t fire you for being sick. You don’t need a drs note.speak to HR or a union rep

Rae, she is better, still got a cough, mild sore throat and shortness of air when she climbs her apartment stairs. She lives on the 3rd floor, poor kid.

I just talked to my doctor's office, have an appointment this afternoon in my car.

I hope you got some rest. Please let us know what you find out!

Morz8, I will. I took some Niquil last night and slept 12 hours.

Just got back from my parking lot dr.'s appointment. Tested negative for the flu. They are having a meeting today to see if they can use their test kits on people like me. I STILL don't meet the CDC's requirements for testing. Unbelievable. They also don't have enough test kits for everyone. So he put me off work for a week and told me to call back tomorrow.

Darn. Well, I suppose you know the routine. Self isolate, hope you have all you need or have someone who can do porch drop offs. I don't know whats up with the tests, or why its still so hard to be tested. I thought that was how this is spreading, people not ill enough to know for sure going about their normal routines. Not that you would endanger anyone, that's not what I mean.

Keep very close track of your symptoms, report anything feeling at all worse.

Morz8, I really hope I don't have it because I did go back to work last week because I didn't feel super ill and they kept saying you would have a fever. In fact CDCs website only lists three symptoms: fever, cough and shortness of air. There are a long list of symptoms you can have and not everyone is going to have a fever. I'm sure that's why is it everywhere now. But I convinced myself that I probably didn't have it and went back to work.

Yes, understood. My owner/CEO SIL told me she had two on her staff with headache and fever but since it didn't match the listed symptoms she wasn't concerned they'd been exposed to the virus. And as far as I know still, they weren't exposed and didn't pass it (it's been 10 days)- and they recovered within a day or so. But we are all learning about this together so I hope you'll share your findings if you don't feel its too personal. If you are tested.

Ditto Bee. Hope you're better soon!

BeeOhio, I tried to not take Tylenol for the headache and always checked my temp before taking any if I did. Still no fever, although, I feel like I should have one. I have the fuzzy headed, tired feeling and chills sometimes.

I just got tested, finally! 5 days for results. Hopefully it is negative and I can go back to work next week and not worry about infecting my coworkers.

Holding good thoughts for you! Rest, rest, rest some more while you await test results. Good lord...FIVE DAYS? Oh well, use them to get better.

So glad you were able to be tested. Really hoping you are negative.

5 days waiting is a ridiculous turn around time. Unless that speeds up, it will delay your return to work if you’ll need retested for clearance.

beeOhio, yeah, a long wait, and that's probably business days. I didn't ask. They were swamped and as I pulled out another nurse out front in full PPE heading toward another car with a swab.