Have you caught Covid recently - updated poll 2022-23

[rubbershoes]

Well, my appetite certainly isn't affected

 

[mx wcfc]

Well, my appetite certainly isn't affected

Likewise. Been stuffing myself all day.

 

[mentalchik]

Yay...first negative test since Saturday....still quite tired but definitely on the up

 

[rubbershoes]

Yay...first negative test since Saturday....still quite tired but definitely on the up

Really good news

 

[Cloo]

Loads of people seem to have it again right now - it finally got my mum this week but luckily doesn't seem to have been much worse than any other virus for her (she has ME); 2-3 bad days and now it's just left her feeling like most viruses do, ie tired and drained. Dad didn't catch it and my household seems to have avoided it despite seeing her a few days before she tested +, but then it was mostly outside. I'm sure it'll strike our household again in next few months.

GWS mentalchik

 

[Epona]

Day 5 and the line is now very very faint but i feel ridiculously dizzy, is this a sympton ? has anyone else had this

Yes, vertigo and dizziness were the most severe symptoms for both myself and OH when we had it - he got it so badly that he was throwing up due to the motion sickness, and although mine wasn't that severe, it persisted for about a month afterwards

My first journey anywhere after I'd started testing negative was on the DLR, trust me that is a fucking mistake if you've got vertigo/dizziness. I do not recommend.

Hope you feel better soon and that the dizziness clears up quickly.

 

[Ranbay]

when can i catch it again? i feel like a week working from home

 

[rubbershoes]

when can i catch it again? i feel like a week working from home

I'm the one in my family who has least contact with others. The kids go to school and Mrs Shoes visits loads of different businesses. I'm WFH anyway but I'm the only one to have caught it

 

[sojourner]

Felt ten times bastard worse again last night. Come 7pm and the bone aches, all aches, come on like a fucking steamroller. Got all weepy again Couldn't sleep again, got up to take yet more paracetamol and piriton (anti-inflammatory plus sleepy), managed some kip, woke up with awful headache and razors in throat again. FUCK OFF.

Really really really pissed off now. Gonna have another steam now, then a lie down. Been working since 9 and fucked.

 

[rubbershoes]

Felt ten times bastard worse again last night. Come 7pm and the bone aches, all aches, come on like a fucking steamroller. Got all weepy again Couldn't sleep again, got up to take yet more paracetamol and piriton (anti-inflammatory plus sleepy), managed some kip, woke up with awful headache and razors in throat again. FUCK OFF.

Really really really pissed off now. Gonna have another steam now, then a lie down. Been working since 9 and fucked.

That sounds grotty . Hope you're on the upward swing soon

 

[chainsawjob]

That's so rubbish it's going on so long and not giving you any let up sojourner. Sounds enough to make anyone cry, not surprised you feel so pissed off. It just keeps on bloody giving. I hope the nap helped.

I was teary yesterday after a night of no sleep at all Tuesday. Insomnia's been getting worse with each day of Covid, until last night when I (blessedly) had a decent sleep. Covid has made my restless legs (and arms/shoulders), RLS, go into overdrive. Tuesday I thrashed and twitched around the bed all night until morning, and vowed I was gonna go for a walk if it happened again last night.

Otherwise, most other symptoms are about gone now apart from the utter knackeredness. Guts are settling down, thank god.

 

[rubbershoes]

So far I'm getting off lightly. The side effects of the vaccination were worse than the symptoms I'm having. The only logical conclusion is that the earth is flat.

 

[sojourner]

Thanks everyone. Had a nice rest, do feel a lot better now. Steamed twice, sinus nowhere near as sore now. Gonna take ibuprofen at 6.30, ward off the evening aches. Apart from some work this morning, and doing some laundry, have done nowt today. If that's what it takes to get better, then that's what I'll do. I'm just really shit at doing nowt.

My poor daughter's got it now. We're whatsapping messages of sympathy, symptoms, and very funny shitting descriptions

 

[klang]

has made my restless legs (and arms/shoulders), RLS, go into overdrive

I noticed that too!!!

 

[chainsawjob]

I noticed that too!!!

Maddening innit, when you need some rest!

 

[klang]

Maddening innit, when you need some rest!

on the one hand I'm exhausted and tired, but on the other hand I can't fall asleep. Just when I feel I'm drifting off and sleep is coming I'm woken by this crazy legs- and shoulder jerks. I can't be in one position for more than 3 minutes before getting seriously uncomfortable due to rls.
(Actually - I got a couple of hours in last night, so I know now that it is possible to sleep)

Also - standing up or doing stuff for 5 minutes completely exhausts me.

I'm on day 5 of testing + btw

 

[sojourner]

In normal times, I'd always recommend magnesium oil spray for RLS, but bodies react differently when ill so it might not work. Worth a try though?

 

[Elpenor]

I am showing a faint T on a test I did this evening - I have felt rotten most of the day with aching, cough and headache so it seemed inevitable and been in bed since I got back from work feeling like I’ve got a heavy cold / cough.

I presume I’m not allowed out of the house now till showing negative, which is a challenge when I live on my own. With impeccable timing I am quite low on food as about to move house but I should have enough if I mainly eat beans.

Also got removals men coming early next week which I will have to rearrange, and due to go on holiday next Friday which now looks borderline and I doubt I’ll be hiking if I do go.

All in all this seems to be a bit of a cock up on the old covid front

 

[Elpenor]

Will read back and see how others are coping

 

[chainsawjob]

In normal times, I'd always recommend magnesium oil spray for RLS, but bodies react differently when ill so it might not work. Worth a try though?

Thanks, I've been meaning to try this.

 

[chainsawjob]

Just tested, day 8 since first +ve, hoping for some faint-ening of the line, but no joy. Still showing as strong, and as quick, as on day 1. Humph.

 

[chainsawjob]

That's come at a bad time for you Elpenor. Hope it doesn't screw arrangements up too much (and you like beans, a lot!).

 

[chainsawjob]

I still feel absolutely shattered after even any minor short activity, even brain work, like writing an email I have to think hard about.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I’m seeing a sudden surge in people/colleagues testing positive.

Still not so much as a sniff for me. It’s weird.

 

[mx wcfc]

Felt a bit better today. Wednesday was grim, yesterday just a bit man fluey. Tried doing a test but still positive. Not going to try doing anything today. I get very tired very quickly.

Any likelihood this recent rise is because our boosters are wearing off?

On the plus side, eating lots is helping!

 

[sojourner]

I still feel absolutely shattered after even any minor short activity, even brain work, like writing an email I have to think hard about.

I have finally understood that I need to take it easy. Rested loads yesterday, slept well last night, and feel like I've turned a corner today. Although I was quite sweaty and tired after just changing a litter tray! Am going out tonight to the Dunstan show, but will still wear a mask, and do absolutely nowt today to conserve energy.

I didn't take this very seriously at first I think, and went walking when I should have been resting. Reckon taking echinacea last few days has really helped my over-reacting body to calm right down. Sinus pain gone (but gland still up a bit), no headache, managing bone pain with ibu at 6.30pm, still brainfoggy though. Had my first weed vape for 5 days last night - coughed a bit but it was soooo lovely

 

[sojourner]

I’m seeing a sudden surge in people/colleagues testing positive.

Still not so much as a sniff for me. It’s weird.

My fella's shared a bed with me last 2 weeks and is absolutely fine. We've not kissed or hugged in that time, but given how contagious it is, you'd fully expect him to get it.

 

[sojourner]

Felt a bit better today. Wednesday was grim, yesterday just a bit man fluey. Tried doing a test but still positive. Not going to try doing anything today. I get very tired very quickly.

Any likelihood this recent rise is because our boosters are wearing off?

On the plus side, eating lots is helping!

Could be something to do with boosters wearing off I guess.

I lost my appetite completely, which is very unusual for me. Starting to come back now, and thank god I didn't lose my sense of smell or taste.

 

[rubbershoes]

Turns out that if I wasn't ill, we'd have had Ed Davey staying with us tonight..

Can't say I'd recognise him in the street, but it would have been interesting

 

[elbows]

I am showing a faint T on a test I did this evening - I have felt rotten most of the day with aching, cough and headache so it seemed inevitable and been in bed since I got back from work feeling like I’ve got a heavy cold / cough.

I presume I’m not allowed out of the house now till showing negative, which is a challenge when I live on my own. With impeccable timing I am quite low on food as about to move house but I should have enough if I mainly eat beans.

Also got removals men coming early next week which I will have to rearrange, and due to go on holiday next Friday which now looks borderline and I doubt I’ll be hiking if I do go.

All in all this seems to be a bit of a cock up on the old covid front

These days there is no formal requirement for you to stay at home so it is left to personal judgement, with current wording being alog the lines of 'you should try to stay at home and avoid contact with others' and they also highlight the need to stay away from clinically vulnerable people.

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