8A | MAY 7, 2020 COVID from A1 I didn’t want to end up in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit),” Dana said. “Which, with my health problems, I probably wouldn’t come out of the ICU. But luckily, I did not get a severe case. I’m hoping it stays that way.” In addition to the oth- er symptoms, Dana has experienced fever, head- aches and chest pain during the course of the infection. “You basically lose all your energy,” said Dana. Getting tested for the | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL virus was no picnic, ei- ther. At the urgent care cen- ter, Dana sat in the car as nurses came out to ad- minister a swab for the test. “They use a swab and they stick it way up your nose — clear up to ba- sically your eye socket,” Dana said. “And they do this on each side of your nose.” Dana recalled the re- sulting pain lasting a half hour. “I recommend anyone who gets the test take Kleenex with them be- cause they’re going to “The lady who brought me groceries when I was first put in quarantine now has COVID-19...” — Cottage Grove resident “Dana,” who was confirmed to have COVID-19 need it,” Dana said. In quarantine since April 8, Dana has been isolated at home in downtown Cottage Grove and has taken care not to expose anyone to the virus, even adopting the habit of taking out garbage in the middle of the night when no one is around, careful not to touch any public- ly-shared surfaces. PET FOOD DRIVE Donate animal food of any type and help feed the hungry animals in our community. 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At first, they received some help to adjust to their new lifestyle, but “the lady who brought me groceries when I was first put in quarantine now has COVID-19,” Dana said. “She thinks she got it in Douglas County.” Just before quitting their job, Dana was lucky enough to pur- chase a healthy supply of toiletries, but the food has been somewhat of a worry. “I just froze a lot of stuff,” Dana said. “My freezer isn’t very big, but you do what you’ve got to do.” The length of Dana’s quarantine, though, has been a growing concern as resources are finite and Dana is not clear on what would constitute an end to the quarantine. Initially, Dana’s physi- cian said two tests with- in 24 hours which come back negative would clear Dana to return to normal life. 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I’ve still got a lit- tle bit of a cough and an occasional headache, but other than that it seems to be getting better,” said Dana. Closing in on a month since the diagnosis, Dana is eager to get tested again and have a definitive diagnosis of their current health con- dition. Therein lies another snag. Dana’s health insur- ance was tied to their job at the healthcare fa- cility and rumors about test prices approaching $400 have caused Dana to hesitate in seeking testing. “I don’t have that kind of money. I’ve heard tell that if you don’t have in- surance, the government will pay for it,” Dana said with skepticism. “But if I go get these two tests 24 hours apart and I get a bill, how am I going to pay it?” As no bill or invoice from the first test has come in the mail yet, Dana is left in a predica- ment of uncertainty. Even so, the desire to be released from quaran- tine finally outweighed the fear of financial woes this Monday as Dana made an attempt to get tested at McKen- zie-Willamette Medical Center’s drive-through COVID-19 test unit — where they hit another snag. At the drive-through, Dana said their lack of health insurance was met with resistance and Dana was left with the impression they could not get a test. In a call by The Senti- nel to the medical cen- ter, a worker confirmed that a lack of insurance should not be a barrier to getting a test, though such patients would pay an out-of-pocket fee. Additionally, a physi- cian’s order is required to administer the test. In an unfortunate turn of events, Dana’s initial physician who recom- mended testing has since left the practice. On top of all this un- certainty, Dana’s eco- nomic situation has gradually deteriorated as they have had no luck getting unemployment insurance from the state. 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