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@heathert

@anniepie we also have the long duration tests, it usually is 6 to 8 weeks depending on how many you have maby.

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anniepie | @anniepie | Feb 20, 2021

Hi Heather @heathert. Yeah, imagine if people with other diseases all had to wait 8 or more weks to get the results from blood tests or biopsies ! There would be riots for sure.
Usually these days I seen to be okay waiting until about week 5 or 6 -- after that I steadily get more and more crazy with the waiting, LOL.
All could be shortened for the patient if labs used Real-time PCR (qPCR) machines to look for MAC/MAI DNA -- we'd know we were positive a lot sooner

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