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Felt a bit rough and tested positive Sunday, felt OK yesterday morning and then shitter yesterday afternoon and this morning, slightly better this afternoon, although am dosed up to fuck on paracetamol, throat sweets, and decongestant.

Started with sore throat and headache on Sunday, then added a blocked nose Sunday night, then yesterday and today less a blocked nose/sore throat and more hacking painful cough. Also slightly achy, especially about my kidneys/lower back. Was slightly breathless today and had five minutes of the shivers as well, but not got a temp.
 
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Well I'm ok today (so that was basically Friday-Tuesday) apart from continuing low energy. Think I'd struggle if I had to do anything more than sit at the computer, like carry shopping home or something.
 
lazythursday said:
Well I'm ok today (so that was basically Friday-Tuesday) apart from continuing low energy. Think I'd struggle if I had to do anything more than sit at the computer, like carry shopping home or something.
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Virus pathology is weird stuff.
That sounds a bit like the dose of flu I had in 2019 - though there were 5 or 6 days of near-delirious fever - but it was the weeks of recuperation that was new for me - whereas I habitually would have 4 days in bed and get straight back on the bike ...
 
Tested negative (well, not positive) today for the first time in 10 days. Feeling fit and well, and have been for the past week, so that's good. Don't know why it hung around so long or what the fuck it's done to my body that I don't recognise yet, but so far, so unscathed :)
 
lazythursday said:
Well I'm ok today (so that was basically Friday-Tuesday) apart from continuing low energy. Think I'd struggle if I had to do anything more than sit at the computer, like carry shopping home or something.
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Yeah, take it easy.
I took my MIL for an appointment yesterday and then shopping. I was shattered. It was definitely too much for the first time out of the house.

I’m working at home but struggling with a full day,
 
The first time I went to the supermarket after I'd had it I felt like I was going to keel over, thankfully had a trolley to lean on. When I got home I was shattered and went to bed! It was quite a while before I stopped feeling utterly shit (and I am still getting occasional waves of vertigo).
 
D'wards said:
Tested positive today.
I have the worst headache I've ever known. It's agony
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I was the same when I started feeling ill on Sunday D'wards. I never get headaches, but started with a terrible one and really painful sore throat. Headache passed after a day, but I've got a right mix of other symptoms, and the headache comes back here and there, although paracetamol helps with it. Today is day 5 and still feel rough as fuck. Was a bit short of breath yesterday, this morning seems OK with that. Can totally feel how you can end up in hospital with this.

Griff said:
Get well soon. :)
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Thank you.
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
I was the same when I started feeling ill on Sunday D'wards. I never get headaches, but started with a terrible one and really painful sore throat. Headache passed after a day, but I've got a right mix of other symptoms, and the headache comes back here and there, although paracetamol helps with it. Today is day 5 and still feel rough as fuck. Was a bit short of breath yesterday, this morning seems OK with that. Can totally feel how you can end up in hospital with this.



Thank you.
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Thanks. Hope its on the way out for you
 
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I stupidly went out clubbing on Saturday - actually i think clubbing would have been ok as the club has a ventilation system and i had space to dance, but Schwefelgelb did a live set at the end and of course that was more like a gig with everyone crowded towards the stage.

Anyway I've got covid.

I think it started with a slight change in my taste on Tues then feeling a bit shivery. Since then i've had fever, tickly cough, sore throat, aches and pains, palpitations, dizziness, vomiting and stomach pain. No chestiness, but am feeling pretty grim. So glad i've had the 3 vaccinations, dread to think what it would be like without it.
 
I first had (quite bad) symptoms on Monday 20th, tested negative on Monday evening but took two days off work as I was fucked and dragged myself into work on Thursday. It had been my last lft test and I thought I didn't have covid as it had said negative. On Thursday I taught over 120 children in poorly ventilated rooms, went home barely able to talk. My wife had picked up some more LFTs so I did one and came up very very positive. About ten minutes after my immunosuppressed son had been climbing all over me. I've been off work (and mostly hiding in the back bedroom) since then and was still showing positive this morning (though I only have the mildest of symptoms now). Wife has been ill for a couple of days and just tested positive today. My soon to be eighty-year old mother was going to be coming on Monday. Bollocks.
 
crossthebreeze said:
I stupidly went out clubbing on Saturday - actually i think clubbing would have been ok as the club has a ventilation system and i had space to dance, but Schwefelgelb did a live set at the end and of course that was more like a gig with everyone crowded towards the stage.

Anyway I've got covid.

I think it started with a slight change in my taste on Tues then feeling a bit shivery. Since then i've had fever, tickly cough, sore throat, aches and pains, palpitations, dizziness, vomiting and stomach pain. No chestiness, but am feeling pretty grim. So glad i've had the 3 vaccinations, dread to think what it would be like without it.
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Bit the same for me re: exposure to onset, mine was almost certainly Thursday night on the train then the symptoms started Sunday afternoon, so three days between them. Same with symptoms as well, I've had the gamut of all those as well apart from palpitations and vomiting (although did feel like I might puke once). Felt slightly better this morning, but rough again this afternoon, especially sore throat which is so painful it's hard to swallow.
 
So ventured out of the house for the first time today - no LFTs so might be still positive but the dog needed a walk and I kept away from people. Thought I was fine today but once away from the comforts of the sofa realised I am still very spaced out and weak. Officially working from home but my brain is like mush still, have done about two hours of actual useful activity today and now I'm going to have to go to bed for a bit. Really hoping I will be back to clear-headedness next week, the thought of continued brain fog and fatigue from long covid utterly terrifies me as I have bouts of that anyway and sometimes really struggle to manage life as a consequence.
 
andysays said:
I'm now in my tenth week off work, and the waves of fatigue seem to have finally come to an end. Had a meeting with my Line Manager today to discuss a phased return to work with reduced hours and light duties. If I can get an appointment with my GP to get their approval, I think I'm finally ready to return to work next week.
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Just to update, I went back to work on Monday, and have agreed a phased return with my manager which has me working only half days this week and doing only admin stuff with no physical work (I work as a gardener, so all my colleagues are busy cutting grass at the moment)

I will gradually increase my hours and amount of physical activity over the next few weeks until I get back to full hours and normal work load.

So far it seems to be OK; I haven't experienced any of the fatigue I was getting regularly even two or three weeks ago.
 
maomao said:
Still got a stupid faint line this morning. Hopefully no line tomorrow. Day 12 since start of symptoms :mad:
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You could have a faint line for ages, but I think you're not very likely at all to be infectious after 10 days.

I'm on day 6 since starting symptoms, and 5 since testing first positive on an LFT. Haven't bothered doing LFTs after initial positive one and PCR the next day, might try tomorrow morning and see what the result is. Feel slightly better this morning, still have sore throat and cough, very slight aches, but most of the other things have gone.
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
You could have a faint line for ages, but I think you're not very likely at all to be infectious after 10 days.
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I agree but have to deal with school rules and proximity of an immune-suppressed relative. Though mrs maomao is now ill (faint line yesterday, symptoms worse today) so possibly contagious daddy will be a better option than definitely contagious mummy.
 
Just tested negative on a LFT. Did throat and nose swab as well.

So, likely exposure Thursday evening/night, symptoms started Sunday afternoon, LFT positive Sunday afternoon, PCR positive Monday, LFT negative Friday. Will see what tomorrow brings...
 
Just realised this morning I've lost my sense of smell. My taste has seemed OK, but now thinking about it I have been loading up on garlic, chilli, and craving salt, I think probably as lack of smell has numbed my taste. Weird now I can notice it, went through all the sprays, soaps, etc in the bathroom trying them, absolutely nothing. Hope it comes back!
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
Just realised this morning I've lost my sense of smell. My taste has seemed OK, but now thinking about it I have been loading up on garlic, chilli, and craving salt, I think probably as lack of smell has numbed my taste. Weird now I can notice it, went through all the sprays, soaps, etc in the bathroom trying them, absolutely nothing. Hope it comes back!
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I am looking for several positives about having covid this morning. I'm grasping a bit but here goes.

The lack of taste and smell means I perceive my mouth to be a sweet smelling place and my front room does not smell like an ashtray (to me).

It's a cold morning, a bit of frost but I would never know due to radiating heat like some plutonium store.

Being dizzy is a bit like being high.
 
TopCat said:
I felt sick on Wed and tested pos Thurs. It's grim.
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A single datapoint isn’t really that useful, but it’s interesting you’ve been infected after 5 (?) vaccinations. Suggests that current variants have really strong escape from wild-type derived vaccine immune response. You could add that to your positives list :)
 
Still a faint line on the test this morning but wife's in bed with a box of tissues so I've got the windows open a bit and trying not to hug the kids too much.
 
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