Exsurge Domine said:

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I've broken my leg, broken my hand, and had my shoulder knocked out of socket at FDT practice, and the nasal swab was the worst pain of my life.

My mom has a few slight health risks, so I was tested just to reassure her that I'm not a risk to her when I go over to her house. I went this afternoon at Zube Park in Cypress, I've had a bit of a cold for a few days and my sinuses were sore anyway and it felt like an explosion went off in my nasal cavity and behind my eye when they did it.

They swirled the damn thing around 8" deep into my cavity for 15 seconds. I almost thought I was going to pass out.

Did anyone else have this bad of a reaction or was my
testing lady a little overzealous?

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Pelayo said:

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Exsurge Domine said:

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I've broken my leg, broken my hand, and had my shoulder knocked out of socket at FDT practice, and the nasal swab was the worst pain of my life.

My mom has a few slight health risks, so I was tested just to reassure her that I'm not a risk to her when I go over to her house. I went this afternoon at Zube Park in Cypress, I've had a bit of a cold for a few days and my sinuses were sore anyway and it felt like an explosion went off in my nasal cavity and behind my eye when they did it.

They swirled the damn thing around 8" deep into my cavity for 15 seconds. I almost thought I was going to pass out.

Did anyone else have this bad of a reaction or was my
testing lady a little overzealous?

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Your testing lady didn't know what she was doing. It's noxious to have a nasal swab, but not that noxious

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AgTech88 said:

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Posted the following on another thread - TLDR swab was very uncomfortable when administered by what I assume was a well trained nurse/tech...

"I do not think a very high % of people can/will administer a self swab properly.

I have had 2 tests with the first administered by a tech at Memorial Hospital. They only did one nostril, but lets just say they did a very thorough job. They stuck that swab in further than I ever though something could go into your nose/sinuses. They swirled it around for 10-15 seconds. It made me gag and cough and my eyes were watering. Very unpleasant experience.

I had the second test done at the Harris County site in Katy which was self swab as described above. They give you the swab and a vial to put it in. The nurse then tries to explain/show you how to do it from 10 feet away, wearing a mask, while you have your window up and cant hear a word they are saying. I had just had a test done so I knew what it was supposed to feel like, and I had read enough to know how it is supposed to work/how deep to go etc. Even with that knowledge I am not sure I did it good enough. Shoving something that far in is kind of like trying to thump your own eyeball - your brain really doesn't want you to do it.

I find it hard to believe that someone that has no idea what it is supposed to feel like and has never before heard/read how it works, could do do it correctly. IF it is critical to swab as intensively as the hospital tech did in order to get accurate results - I would say a huge % of the self swab tests are inaccurate.

I say this with NO agenda - just relaying my experience."

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AgTech88 said:

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Posted the following on another thread - TLDR swab was very uncomfortable when administered by what I assume was a well trained nurse/tech...

"I do not think a very high % of people can/will administer a self swab properly.

I have had 2 tests with the first administered by a tech at Memorial Hospital. They only did one nostril, but lets just say they did a very thorough job. They stuck that swab in further than I ever though something could go into your nose/sinuses. They swirled it around for 10-15 seconds. It made me gag and cough and my eyes were watering. Very unpleasant experience.

I had the second test done at the Harris County site in Katy which was self swab as described above. They give you the swab and a vial to put it in. The nurse then tries to explain/show you how to do it from 10 feet away, wearing a mask, while you have your window up and cant hear a word they are saying. I had just had a test done so I knew what it was supposed to feel like, and I had read enough to know how it is supposed to work/how deep to go etc. Even with that knowledge I am not sure I did it good enough. Shoving something that far in is kind of like trying to thump your own eyeball - your brain really doesn't want you to do it.

I find it hard to believe that someone that has no idea what it is supposed to feel like and has never before heard/read how it works, could do do it correctly. IF it is critical to swab as intensively as the hospital tech did in order to get accurate results - I would say a huge % of the self swab tests are inaccurate.

I say this with NO agenda - just relaying my experience."

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AgTech88 said:

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Thanks a bunch for the response and explanation! It was really bugging me thinking it just further mucked up our testing.....
Why are they still using it then? I understand for self swab (hopefully they will get something resembling a good sample) but why are the Dr. and Hospitals still using it?

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spanky said:

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Get the chlamydia swab and you won't complain about the nasal swab

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