Alyssa Milano revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies after having a negative test for covid-19.
Alyssa Milano says she has been ill since March.
(CNN) –– Alyssa Milano revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus, after having a negative test for covid-19.
The actress and activist is now targeting what she says is a faulty evidence system.
On Wednesday, Milano posted a photo of herself wearing a breathing device on her verified Instagram account, along with the message: "This was me on April 2 after being sick for 2 weeks."
I have never been so ill. Everything hurt. Loss of smell ”, he related. "It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't keep food inside me. I lost 9 pounds (2 kilos) in 2 weeks.
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This was me on April 2nd after being sick for 2 weeks. I had never been this kind of sick. Everything hurt. Loss of smell. It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't keep food in me. I lost 9 pounds in 2 weeks. I was confused. Low grade fever. And the headaches were horrible. I basically had every Covid symptom. At the very end of march I took two covid19 tests and both were negative. I also took a covid antibody test (the finger prick test) after I was feeling a bit better. NEGATIVE. After living the last 4 months with lingering symptoms like, vertigo, stomach abnormalities, irregular periods, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, zero short term memory, and general malaise, I went and got an antibody test from a blood draw (not the finger prick) from a lab. I am POSITIVE for covid antibodies. I had Covid19. I just want you to be aware that our testing system is flawed and we don't know the real numbers. I also want you to know, this illness is not a hoax. I thought I was dying. It felt like I was dying. I will be donating my plasma with hopes that I might save a life. Please take care of yourselves. Please wash your hands and wear a mask and social distance. I don't want anyone to feel the way I felt. Be well. I love you all (well, maybe not the trolls. Just the kind people.) ❤️
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Milano assured that she was confused, she had a slight fever and a terrible headache.
"Basically I had all the symptoms of covid-19," added Milano. «At the end of March, I took two tests for covid-19 and both were negative. I also took a covid antibody test (the finger prick test) after feeling a little better. NEGATIVE".
What followed, he said, were four months of persistent symptoms, including vertigo, heart palpitations, shortness of breath and short-term memory loss. Then Milano went to have her blood drawn for another antibody test.
"I am POSITIVE for covid-19 antibodies," she noted. "I had covid-19. I just want them to know that our test system is faulty and we don't know the real numbers. "
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Milano, who also shared a picture of the positive result of her antibody test, said she plans to donate her plasma in hopes of helping others.
He also had words of advice for his followers.
"Please wash your hands and wear a mask and social distancing," said Milano. "I don't want anyone to feel what I felt."
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