Have you caught Covid recently - updated poll 2022-23

[Bahnhof Strasse]

How are you feeling today Reno ?

 

[existentialist]

Solidarity (at a distance) with all our currently-suffering Urbanites...

 

[Voley]

Yes, get well soon, everybody.

There's a lot around at work at the moment- my immediate manager/her family are all down with it. Fortunately I have an employer who is insisting on people testing positive/displaying any symptoms staying well away from the office.

 

[kalidarkone]

I was beginning to think I'd got away with it, two years in and not caught it even when my husband got it.

Felt very tired on Thursday evening and Friday morning my throat felt a bit sore and I didn't feel 100%. Lfts negative, went away over the weekend and my throat was horrendously bad on Saturday, had to take a trip to the chemist for throat lozenges and painkillers. I couldn't talk at all, the pain was this awful burning sensation. Sunday my throat started to ease up a bit, the snot started. Today I went to work thinking it was a cold, the worst was over. Though I have the voice of a 60 a day smoker. Negative lft again this morning.

Started to cough a bit tonight, tried to sleep and the cough got worse. Did another test just to reassure myself and I got two strong lines the moment the liquid absorbed up the test, literally within a minute of putting the drops on it. Couldn't believe what I was seeing. There was nothing this morning.

Is this day 0 in terms of testing or would that be Thursday when I first started to feel a bit under the weather?

Just in order to be very cautious I would see this as day 0.

 

[Thora]

My eldest starting getting ill on Wednesday and get a positive test on Thursday. I think this is day 6 for him right? He's still getting strong positives though. Am I right in thinking if he doesn't get two negatives he has to isolate until day 10 which is Saturday?

Middle child also came down with vomitting/fever yesterday but is refusing to test so school have asked him to stay off for 10 days anyway.

I started feeling tired/coldy on Saturday and now just have mild cold symptoms but am still negative on lfts. I guess there is a chance I do just have a cold coincidentally at the same time the kids have covid?

 

[Voley]

I started feeling tired/coldy on Saturday and now just have mild cold symptoms but am still negative on lfts. I guess there is a chance I do just have a cold coincidentally at the same time the kids have covid?

Exactly the same for my boss Thora - her youngest was vomiting initially, too - but my boss has now tested positive. She thought she had a coincidental cold at first too.

Hope you all get well soon. So much uncertainty around this still.

 

[baldrick]

My eldest starting getting ill on Wednesday and get a positive test on Thursday. I think this is day 6 for him right? He's still getting strong positives though. Am I right in thinking if he doesn't get two negatives he has to isolate until day 10 which is Saturday?

Middle child also came down with vomitting/fever yesterday but is refusing to test so school have asked him to stay off for 10 days anyway.

I started feeling tired/coldy on Saturday and now just have mild cold symptoms but am still negative on lfts. I guess there is a chance I do just have a cold coincidentally at the same time the kids have covid?

Knowing what I do now I would say it's unlikely it's a cold. There's been lots of people at my work with cold symptoms and negative lfts like me and then a few days later they turn positive.

Strikes me there's a period before it shows up on tests when people must be infectious, otherwise it wouldn't be spreading so rapidly. Lots of people I know have had it recently.

 

[Reno]

How are you feeling today Reno ?

I'm feeling fine, but I'm still testing postive. Overall it was a mild bout of COVID, only last Friday I felt a bit rough. It was no worse than a flu though, the rest of the time I had a cough and a slightly feverish feeling, but no high body temperature. Now I have no symptoms, just a light cough but I get that every time this year due to Asthma triggered by hayfever.

I'm supposed to start my new job tomorrow and I'm off for another test then, hopefully it will come back negative

 

[Thora]

Knowing what I do now I would say it's unlikely it's a cold. There's been lots of people at my work with cold symptoms and negative lfts like me and then a few days later they turn positive.

Strikes me there's a period before it shows up on tests when people must be infectious, otherwise it wouldn't be spreading so rapidly. Lots of people I know have had it recently.

Exactly the same for my boss Thora - her youngest was vomiting initially, too - but my boss has now tested positive. She thought she had a coincidental cold at first too.

Hope you all get well soon. So much uncertainty around this still.

Thanks both, I'm staying at home with the kids this week anyway so will see if it shows up later. I had a sick 8 year old sleeping in my bed and breathing all over me last night so would be a miracle not to catch it

 

[Voley]

Thanks both, I'm staying at home with the kids this week anyway so will see if it shows up later. I had a sick 8 year old sleeping in my bed and breathing all over me last night so would be a miracle not to catch it

You can't exactly socially distance if you're looking after a little un with Covid can you?!

Hope you're both better soon.

 

[Numbers]

I was quite ill last week(end) for 3 or 4 days and still have residual ailments, cough, blocked nose, snotty, chesty - all LFTs I've done are negative but just not shaking it off, some days more pronounced than others.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

If you've been triple-vaccinated, it is very likely to feel like a relatively mild cold. It's crazy that NHS advice still doesn't fully reflect that, but probably too late now anyway. Once testing is no longer free, I doubt people are going to pay to get tested every time they get a sore throat even if they know that is a major sign - sore throat was my first symptom.

I know a couple of people (both triple jabbed) who had Covid recently and were quite ill (both 40s and no health stuff going on).

I definitely felt considerably more unwell than a bad cold, let alone a mild one. OH was worse than me and in bed with a fever for several days.

Yep, like Epona and Sue’s associates I was certainly more unwell than a mild cold - I had to go to bed for several days and I can’t reminder the last time it happened. More worryingly, despite being triple jabbed I’ve had a few (thankfully mildish) POTS type symptoms these last two weeks, POTS being something that some long COVID sufferers have reported getting. I’m not panicking or jumping to conclusions yet but I am slowing down as much as I can in response. Several people I know who have got COVID recently have had a really bad time of it.

It’s really quite irresponsible to generalise people’s responses to omicron as mild because it’s really not necessarily the case. Quite often not the case in a lot of the parents I know. That might be something to do with the viral loads we’re exposed to if we get it from our children.

 

[mack]

Day 2... Mostly slept so far.. but having necked a couple of paracetamol I actually feel a lot better.

 

[pogofish]

Just been online with our double-vaxxed guy and he is showing symptoms now but so far pretty mild.

Our triple-vaxxed "patient zero" however is sounding rough as fuck.

And I'm off too - not COVID, more that I have strained something in my side whist playing with a comically small dog and any sort of twisting movement really hurts. So I've taken the work from home option for today anyway. It would have been less embarrassing if I'd been bowled-over by a large hound, not a yapping little gonk of a dog!

 

[Gramsci]

I finally had two negative results. Day 8 and 9.

I went back into work. I found reaction from some people troubling. I made effort not to come back until two negative tests. Government advice is its no longer required to isolote. But preferable if you do.

From some the reaction is I'm making a fuss and exaggerating. " It's no different from a cold" "I've had the jabs and still got it. So the vaccine is bollocks and I won't have any more of it."

The main one is that it's just a cold. So what was the fuss all about.

I almost felt resentment from some people for testing myself and not coming back until I felt I would not be a risk to others.

Its like some are now retrospectively saying this Covid thing wasn't a big threat. That people shouldn't go on about it anymore.

As one person at work said " it's not in the news anymore is it?"

Quite depressing to be honest.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

I finally had two negative results. Day 8 and 9....

As one person at work said " it's not in the news anymore is it?"

Quite depressing to be honest.

yep
it's not in the news
so it must be gone...
what I see on day to day basis atitude unfortunatetly

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

So my son is fully recovered, I'm signed off for another 2 weeks now due to constant tinnitus and having an outerbody experience everytime I am vertical. Work are being weird about sick pay, I think because when I emailed HR and asked them about sick pay if your child has coronavirus they just started unleashing a hurricane of piss directed at my manager/seniors rather than just answering my simple question directly. I don't get direct replies from any of them to my questions but from what the senior said on the phone today they've clearly been emailing each other. Fucking wankers man.

 

[Epona]

So my son is fully recovered, I'm signed off for another 2 weeks now due to constant tinnitus and having an outerbody experience everytime I am vertical. Work are being weird about sick pay, I think because when I emailed HR and asked them about sick pay if your child has coronavirus they just started unleashing a hurricane of piss directed at my manager/seniors rather than just answering my simple question directly. I don't get direct replies from any of them to my questions but from what the senior said on the phone today they've clearly been emailing each other. Fucking wankers man.

The positive news is that my own tinnitus and vertigo is gradually getting better (I was ill early to mid Feb, well I have had tinnitus for years but it is now subsiding back to "normal" levels) so I hope you take some cheer from the thought that it is likely to pass, a lot of people have reported having lingering issues with both tinnitus and vertigo after Omicron.

Hear you on the sick pay thing, OH was off for the full 10 days as he was still testing positive throughout and the fuckers only gave him SSP for the entire time - I think that's less than £14 a day instead of the £60ish he would have earned a day doing his shift - absolute cuntbag fuckbuckets, we're going to be even more up financial shit creek than usual for a while as a result of that. Utter fucking bastards. Words are not enough to express my anger.

 

[Looby]

Day 3 for me today. Symptoms started Thursday evening after a close contact on Tuesday which seems fast! Strong positive Friday morning.

I haven’t tested since as I don’t want to waste tests. I’ll test again on Tuesday.

I’m feeling really shit and very emotional. I’ve woken up every 30 minutes all night so now I’ve given up and am watching a film. My cough is getting more productive and it’s fucking constant. I’m so scared I’m going to get really ill. Triple jabbed but CEV and not that fit and healthy currently.

I just want a hug but understandably, Mr Looby is sleeping downstairs and trying to keep his distance.

I haven’t been in my job that long so sick pay isn’t great so I’m worried about needing time off.

 

[Epona]

Have an awkward virtual hug (((Looby))) - I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Oh Looby, I’m so sad to hear you’re so worried Which is totally understandable if you’re CEV and there’s been this narrative for the last two years that “it’s only a bad cold - unless you are CEV”.

BUT the vast people who are CEV are also fine, it’s about increased risk of complications rather than definitely happening. The treatments are better. And whilst I’m not CEV, if it’s any reassurance I also had a deep red line and was still feeling like absolute death-warmed-up crap on day 3. It wasn’t until day 5 I started feeling better - but I did and quite suddenly. And when that happens with you, try not to do what I did of jumping back into things too quickly. Despite that I’m still pretty much ok now, despite a few false starts.

It does sadly appear to not be a good idea for me to drink anything more than a couple of units right now though

 

[Looby]

Oh Looby, I’m so sad to hear you’re so worried Which is totally understandable if you’re CEV and there’s been this narrative for the last two years that “it’s only a bad cold - unless you are CEV”.

BUT the vast people who are CEV are also fine, it’s about increased risk of complications rather than definitely happening. The treatments are better. And whilst I’m not CEV, if it’s any reassurance I also had a deep red line and was still feeling like absolute death-warmed-up crap on day 3. It wasn’t until day 5 I started feeling better - but I did and quite suddenly. And when that happens with you, try not to do what I did of jumping back into things too quickly. Despite that I’m still pretty much ok now, despite a few false starts.

It does sadly appear to not be a good idea for me to drink anything more than a couple of units right now though

Thanks and to you Epona. I think it’s probably lack of sleep and I’m due on which always sends me a bit screwy.

Mr Looby is up now so I can go and annoy him downstairs and maybe nap on the sofa. Downstairs has snacks and animal crossing.

I’d be gutted about the booze thing. Occasional but messy binge drinking sessions are my favourite thing!

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Things always tend to feel better in the morning Looby

I’d be gutted about the booze thing. Occasional but messy binge drinking sessions are my favourite thing!

Oh I will test it out periodically! But not for a while - 3 slowly drunk drinks on Friday made me feel way crapper than they should have done.

 

[_Russ_]

Anyone else got contacts who are testing positive for ages at the moment, not 5 days regularly bandied about.

My housemate is still testing positive after 8 days.
Other housemate also has covid now too.. possibly from work rather than home though.
Friend in Bristol (NHS worker so cant work) still got a faint line at 11 days.
My mums carer in her 50s was only ill for 5-6 days though.... hrmm.

All double or triple vaccinated. Maybe this is normal?

I wonder if this factor is what makes BA.2 more transmissible than BA.1?, not that its actually any more infectious but that someone infected remains so for longer?

ETA transmissible is not the right word, I should have said increased R number perhaps

 

[elbows]

Just a quick reminder that if the condition that make you clinically extremely vulnerable is on the list, you should be eligible for treatment with drugs.

Treatments for COVID-19

Find out about treatments for COVID-19, including what types of treatment are available, who is eligible for them and how to get them.

www.nhs.uk

 

[Gramsci]

I've got over the Covid. Which wasn't as bad as some have got it here.

I've been feeling very tired. Friend told me this does happen after Covid. Also slightly dizzy sometimes.

Really hope the tiredness goes. Usually go swimming on weekends. But haven't been up to it this weekend.

 

[Gramsci]

Friend of mine got his fourth jab few weeks ago.

I'm wondering if a reason I got it was because I had my third jab over three months ago. So it's wearing off.

 

[elbows]

Friend of mine got his fourth jab few weeks ago.

I'm wondering if a reason I got it was because I had my third jab over three months ago. So it's wearing off.

The protection that current vaccines offer against catching Omicron at all is lower than with previous variants. Protection against severe disease and death from Omicron is still high enough to make a very large difference to the severe side of the pandemic picture.

Waning is a factor to consider too, but plenty of people still caught Omicron within a few months of their first booster last year, and data for what that waning will look like this time is not very informative yet. And it will be protection against severe disease and death waning that will worry authorities and has led to the next booster campaign existing.

 

[baldrick]

Just a quick reminder that if the condition that make you clinically extremely vulnerable is on the list, you should be eligible for treatment with drugs.

Treatments for COVID-19

Find out about treatments for COVID-19, including what types of treatment are available, who is eligible for them and how to get them.

www.nhs.uk

I'm not but I know people who are, so I will forward them the info. Thanks

 

[Gramsci]

The protection that current vaccines offer against catching Omicron at all is lower than with previous variants. Protection against severe disease and death from Omicron is still high enough to make a very large difference to the severe side of the pandemic picture.

Waning is a factor to consider too, but plenty of people still caught Omicron within a few months of their first booster last year, and data for what that waning will look like this time is not very informative yet. And it will be protection against severe disease and death waning that will worry authorities and has led to the next booster campaign existing.

You reminded me person I know got Omicron last Christmas.