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Hello,
I've caught COVID a month ago (PCR positive; CT 31,5, mild symptoms).
Fortunately, i found a doc who prescribed paxlovid because of my CFS and small fiber neuropathy so I started it the fourth day.
My PCR test was negative four and fifteen days after my infection.
I did an antibody test times as well (the first test two weeks after infection and the second after 3,5 weeks).
They were always negative.
Neither IgM nor IgG were positive.
Exactly one month after the infection I was positive again (PCR positive, CT of 29).
I'm more exhausted than usual and and I have sore muscles but beside that no signs of infection.
So is it a rebound or reinfection?
From what I've read rebound happens two to eight days after a course of paxlovid. In my case it would be three weeks. And there are no antibodies whatsoever.
The antibodies of my vaccine were around 500BAU and didn't rise further after the infection. (I'm vaccinated thrice btw...)
Should I take Paxlovid again?
Was the first test maybe false positive?
Maybe the immune response for the first infection was too weak because of Paxlovid so i was reinfected again (no antibodies). CT of 31.5 is quiet high and would be an explanation...
Thank you for you wisdom in advance...
I've caught COVID a month ago (PCR positive; CT 31,5, mild symptoms).
Fortunately, i found a doc who prescribed paxlovid because of my CFS and small fiber neuropathy so I started it the fourth day.
My PCR test was negative four and fifteen days after my infection.
I did an antibody test times as well (the first test two weeks after infection and the second after 3,5 weeks).
They were always negative.
Neither IgM nor IgG were positive.
Exactly one month after the infection I was positive again (PCR positive, CT of 29).
I'm more exhausted than usual and and I have sore muscles but beside that no signs of infection.
So is it a rebound or reinfection?
From what I've read rebound happens two to eight days after a course of paxlovid. In my case it would be three weeks. And there are no antibodies whatsoever.
The antibodies of my vaccine were around 500BAU and didn't rise further after the infection. (I'm vaccinated thrice btw...)
Should I take Paxlovid again?
Was the first test maybe false positive?
Maybe the immune response for the first infection was too weak because of Paxlovid so i was reinfected again (no antibodies). CT of 31.5 is quiet high and would be an explanation...
Thank you for you wisdom in advance...
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