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mx wcfc said:
Had a really lousy cold last week, but three negative LFTs, so I'm comfortable it wasn't covid.

I am taking things really carefully now though. Feeling a bit guilty about not going to the pub, but I will be in big trouble if I catch it and we can't do the xmas family stuff that's planned.

On the other hand, mrs mx is off to her work xmas do this evening.
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I tested negative LFT and positive PCR.

Griff said:
Are all the positive testing people actually getting ill?
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Yes. I was felt pretty shit by my standards as I usually don't get that Ill. Wouldn't have fancied it if I had a chest problem, or other health problems. Only felt normal today after a week. Fortunately seems my partner hasn't contracted it as we wanted to avoid that. My vaccine was a fair amount before hers and others that I know that have had it recently so perhaps why it affected me more. I was due my third jab on Monday.
 
Triple jabbed mate of mine in his 30s got it on Wednesday, has completely lost his sense of smell for 3 days now. Very worried it will turn into a long-term thing
 
Flavour said:
Triple jabbed mate of mine in his 30s got it on Wednesday, has completely lost his sense of smell for 3 days now. Very worried it will turn into a long-term thing
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Might be worth worrying in 3 months time perhaps but honestly if that's the worst he gets then he's had it lucky!
 
Had it a few weeks ago, first few days were a bit rough ( like a bad cold) but fine after that.
 
Just tested positive. Triple-jabbed, had my booster back in mid-Oct. Work in frontline social care so felt this was inevitable sooner or later with this variant, but I have been super careful throughout the pandemic, been double masking for the last week or two etc. (I don’t yet know whether it is Omicron, will this come back on my PCR? Safe to say I have my suspicions…)

Woke up middle of the night last night feeling a bit achey, did a lateral flow later this morning and came back positive. PCR in the post.

ETA live and work in London

Would’ve been nice to have caught it after Christmas, so cheers for that Santa you red-nosed cunt
 
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Have avoided it this far ... I think. Had something with a lot of the symptoms back in January but had a negative PCR.

Triple-jabbed, work from home and masked up a lot when I'm out. Still think I'll probably get it at some point.
 
Flavour said:
Triple jabbed mate of mine in his 30s got it on Wednesday, has completely lost his sense of smell for 3 days now. Very worried it will turn into a long-term thing
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It took around two weeks for my sense of taste/smell to come back. Not being able to get any enjoyment out of food really piled on the misery of self isolation.
 
I currently have it, and I'm triple jabbed. The symptoms are very minor: started with sneezing on Saturday. Went for a run on Sunday, felt tired after and ran slower than usual, then more sneezing, runny nose. Monday was the worse day, but even then it was pretty manageable, very faint headache, a bit of fatigue, runny nose and more sneezing. I think I coughed a couple of times. Yesterday, less bad than Monday, but similar symptoms. Today I feel pretty good. Normal energy levels, clear head, clear nose, no sneezing. So, hurray for vaccine! No loss of anything, quite the opposite, I felt famished, especially yesterday!?

I did two lateral flow tests and 1 PCR - waiting on PCR, both lateral flow were positive.

Thanks to the new 7 day isolation period I can be back in the world sooner too. Not that I'm going anywhere :(

edit: I also know LOTS of people testing positive right now, in and around London.
 
Double jabbed at the time Mid November, triple jabbed as of this Monday. Certainly Omicron as it was relatively mild and spread like wildfire amongst my friends but not to the triple jabbed which is good news.
 
chilango said:
Day 1, nothing.
Day 2, (very) mild cold symptoms.

We'll see how it develops.
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Up to day 7 now. Still testing positive on LFT so no early release yet. Symptoms have been very mild* ("bit of a sniffle" basically) to the worrying point that I probably wouldn't have picked up on them if I wasn't testing regularly.

*Except for a major wave of wierd fatigue on day 5.
 
My PCR came back positive and then I got spammed by NHS who are somewhat still trying to do contact tracing... I mean, it has gone beyond that at this stage!!!

Not only that, the form I had to fill in didn't go far back enough to the date I actually caught it (missed it by 2 days) and there was nowhere for me to put that information in! It asked me if I thought I knew where I caught it - I said YES - but then there was no way of me telling them where it happened!!!! Thankfully we all know each other so we did our own notifications within the group (the reason I stopped going out and then did a test in the first place was someone on the group reporting +ve). So in the date range given in the form I hadn't actually been in contact with anyone for them to do any contact tracing. Very worrying. The system just doesn't work.

I've tested negative on LFT since Friday so we'll hopefully see family later in the week. So, far husband has escaped covid free, fingers crossed it stays that way.

It really was very very mild! So grateful for that and the tripple jabbing I am fortunate enough to have.
 
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Double jabbed, and booster not due for a month and rapid flow came out positive.

No temperature. Symptomatic since Tuesday but thought it was just a cold/allergies (snotty sneezes, and cough- smog is bad here and I've had a cough for 6 weeks now) until the 24th when suddenly I realised my senses were dampened and and couldn't smell much.

Has 8 people round the table that night (most triple jabbed).


Thought it was just sinus until 25th where I literally couldn't smell a fucking thing.

I got anosmia for Christmas and it sucks.

Husband's rapid flow came back negative so he's likely over it already though he was also coughing and sneezing until yesterday with tickly throat. I get sick worse than he does and anosmia hit my mum and my brother so likely a genetic component (central Europe).

I've been sniffing everything. Eucalyptus doesn't touch the sides. It's so weird. I expect this is how vampires feel. I can occasionally get a hint of citrus if I stick my nose right in the lemon. Though the 6 basic tastes remain in tact.

Tho hoisin sauce tastes disgusting.

I hope I haven't passed this sucker on to anyone. The smell thing is really horrendous. Likely delta as in Poland.
 
After my positive lateral flow on the 22nd, my PCR result from 23rd finally came back positive today. Also did another lateral flow this morning which turned positive instantly: not looking like any early end to self-isolation for me…

Triple jabbed as stated in my post above… it’s been oscillating somewhere between a heavy cold and mild flu, pretty bearable but just dragging on a bit now…
 
Gonna do another lateral flow tomorrow evening cuz I reckon I'm actually already over it.

Today: slight snot on ocassion and throat tickle but not much more. Smell is vastly improved (coffee stinks again whereas yesterday I ate all the coffee chocolates so as not to waste them 😁 - I hate coffee).

The only other annoying thing is that it got in my ear on Christmas eve and exacerbated my tinnitus again on the 25th. I guess that's when this sucker went for the nerves.

Ear still feels full - but that's a weak point and I expect it'll linger on for a month or so.

Other than that I feel peachy. Technically this is my day 6 so I expect to be negative on the rapid flow by tomorrow.
 
Did a pcr last wed as my eldest had tested positive. Had been doing regular lft's for a week all negative but on Thurs I tested positive on one. Got my pcr results back yesterday- negative. Easy to see how you can think you're being safe and cautious but may still be spreading it about unwittingly.

I've not had bad symptoms though. Nasty migraine for two days was the worst bit as painkillers didn't touch it. Loss of certain smells and tastes only for two days- it was odd as I couldn't smell or taste savoury foods at all one day but could taste sweets and slightly smell citrus and ginger. Also have sore throat, raised temp and achey muscles. It put paid to overeating anyway as I was off my food for 3 days. Had ridiculous anxiety too but that could just be not getting exercise and the crushing pressure to make Xmas greeaaat.

My youngest tested negative again on a lft today but they've developed weird spots on their hands like lil pimply blisters so maybe they just didn't swab effectively I dunno.
 
Clair De Lune said:
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My youngest tested negative again on a lft today but they've developed weird spots on their hands like lil pimply blisters so maybe they just didn't swab effectively I dunno.
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Well I would say the eldest is probably over it. Last time I had blisters after a bug it was my immune system eating itself after it cleared a virus. I came out in hives for two days after I was better. Immune systems are weird.
 
Tested positive with the LFT on the 27th Nov after a few days of feeling ropey but getting negative results. So went straight for PCR and got the positive result back the next day. So it was most probably delta then for me, but right now I’m seeing quite a few in my circle now with covid. Deffo far more than any other time during all this
 
Had it at the very end of September, does that count? Delta I’m assuming, knocked me out for a few days but barely had a cough and taste was OK for a while before everything went salty. Double jabbed then but had a third dose since. Still knackered a lot of the time and getting occasional weird blurred vision thing which I’m told is a known after effect.
 
Clair De Lune said:
Did a pcr last wed as my eldest had tested positive. Had been doing regular lft's for a week all negative but on Thurs I tested positive on one. Got my pcr results back yesterday- negative. Easy to see how you can think you're being safe and cautious but may still be spreading it about unwittingly.

I've not had bad symptoms though. Nasty migraine for two days was the worst bit as painkillers didn't touch it. Loss of certain smells and tastes only for two days- it was odd as I couldn't smell or taste savoury foods at all one day but could taste sweets and slightly smell citrus and ginger. Also have sore throat, raised temp and achey muscles. It put paid to overeating anyway as I was off my food for 3 days. Had ridiculous anxiety too but that could just be not getting exercise and the crushing pressure to make Xmas greeaaat.

My youngest tested negative again on a lft today but they've developed weird spots on their hands like lil pimply blisters so maybe they just didn't swab effectively I dunno.
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It made cheese taste really strong for me. Thought it had been swapped for something else. Pretty weird.
 
Tested negative on Xmas Eve, positive this morning - triple jabbed, had the booster about 10 days ago thankfully. Sore throat and a slight cough, but aside from that not feeling too bad. Binged the whole of Hawkeye today.
 
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