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I have a similar story to girasol . I tested positive from a PCR around the 15th December but have had no symptoms whatsoever (apart from the faintest sniffle), partner has been consistently negative throughout (4 lateral flow tests) and I have since only had 2 negative lateral flow tests. More, I did another PCR for the ONS survey on 22nd December...which also came back negative. Have had to conclude I had a false positive and am feeling really quite swizzed since I did all the isolation and will STILL have to continue feeling worried and freaking frazzled...and cannot even do anymore PCR tests for 90 days.
 


nagapie said:
If I had a dollar for everyone who's said this to me, and then got got by Omicron. It really is a lot more contagious and not fully down your way yet.
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I’d avoided it until now despite working throughout the pandemic in frontline social care, using the tube daily etc etc…. Been careful throughout and had not been socialising recently or doing anything to increase risk. I tested positive on the first day that cases went above 100k and while I still can’t be 100% sure it was Omicron, I firmly believe that it is and am putting my infection down to the increased transmissibility of this variant.
 
campanula said:
I have a similar story to girasol . I tested positive from a PCR around the 15th December but have had no symptoms whatsoever (apart from the faintest sniffle), partner has been consistently negative throughout (4 lateral flow tests) and I have since only had 2 negative lateral flow tests. More, I did another PCR for the ONS survey on 22nd December...which also came back negative. Have had to conclude I had a false positive and am feeling really quite swizzed since I did all the isolation and will STILL have to continue feeling worried and freaking frazzled...and cannot even do anymore PCR tests for 90 days.
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My PCR did came back positive and my LTFs were positive for 3 consecutive days and then negative. I had it without a doubt.... Husband did escape, but prior to that he had a cold and was coughing for weeks... I didn't catch that... Our immune systems must be very different 😎
 
getting long covid paranoia now. few what ifs flying through the mind. at the moment i am just tired and have a very, very mild cold like thing going on. tiredness is strong though.
 
'Viral' tiredness is horrible - it's not like normal tiredness that at least goes away if you have a nap or something and you feel vaguely wibbly and weird all day. I last had something like that at beginning of March 2020 which I think may have been COVID, but I'll never know.
 
Cloo said:
'Viral' tiredness is horrible - it's not like normal tiredness that at least goes away if you have a nap or something and you feel vaguely wibbly and weird all day. I last had something like that at beginning of March 2020 which I think may have been COVID, but I'll never know.
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Eyes and ears feel sore and have a headache
 
I’m frontline NHS & was first in line for vaccine December 2020 & have been boosted & had flu jab. I had my first positive LFT this morning (28th). I had tested on 27th as I felt like I had a cold but it was negative & it didn’t get worse. I stayed home as I had no plans then this morning I had a long awaited eye test & due to feeling the same I tested again so I could take negative test with me.

I am very sneezy, have a sore throat & feel tired & a bit headachy. I very definitely have not lost my appetite.

Will update once I get my PCR.
 
BigMoaner said:
getting long covid paranoia now. few what ifs flying through the mind. at the moment i am just tired and have a very, very mild cold like thing going on. tiredness is strong though.
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I kept waiting for something to go horribly wrong during isolation. It didn't although the fog brain I could still do without, the chronic fatigue has faded after six weeks. I don't want it again.
 
It seems to me like there's 'long covid' and 'long long covid' - a few friends have had fatigue and difficulty with walking distances for 6-8 weeks after otherwise getting over the infection, but then it goes away, but when it gets longer than that it seems to really stick around. :(
 
Cloo said:
It seems to me like there's 'long covid' and 'long long covid' - a few friends have had fatigue and difficulty with walking distances for 6-8 weeks after otherwise getting over the infection, but then it goes away, but when it gets longer than that it seems to really stick around. :(
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It's not a very useful term tbh, it covers a huge range of issues like you say. I expect some of the longer term stuff (multiple months and years rather than weeks or a few months) will end up given the label of ME/CFS in the years ahead, especially if no physical cause can be diagnosed through testing.
 
woken up this morn and my symptoms have been cut in half it seems. was very tired and "wacked out" last night, with a constant runnign nose.

this morning i have blown my nose just once and feel energy at about 60% of normal. suspect it might worsen throughout the day though (common for me with colds).

but if i get another symptom reduction similar to teh same as i have had over night, by tomorrow i should be near back to normal.

10 days though, that's the nightmare :( . 7 of which will be me inside with teh kids. needs must though.
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
It's not a very useful term tbh, it covers a huge range of issues like you say. I expect some of the longer term stuff (multiple months and years rather than weeks or a few months) will end up given the label of ME/CFS in the years ahead, especially if no physical cause can be diagnosed through testing.
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Yeah - basically there is 'post viral fatigue', which my sister had after having flu when she was in the 6th form and she felt crappy for a few months, then it went away. I wouldn't be suprised if 'long COVID' essentially ends up as ME/CFS which is essentially seems to be, as ME/CFS is often triggered by a viral illness and from my mum's experience with it, I'd say they are the same thing.

Glad you're feeling better BigMoaner - quite a lot of people are reporting it suddenly clearing up within a few days this time round, which is a major improvement as I gather one of the worst things about COVID so far has been the interminable-feeling nature of it, with people feeling totally dreadful for 7-14 days, but Omicron appears to be much quicker, especially if jabbed.
 
BigMoaner said:
woken up this morn and my symptoms have been cut in half it seems. was very tired and "wacked out" last night, with a constant runnign nose.

this morning i have blown my nose just once and feel energy at about 60% of normal. suspect it might worsen throughout the day though (common for me with colds).

but if i get another symptom reduction similar to teh same as i have had over night, by tomorrow i should be near back to normal.

10 days though, that's the nightmare :( . 7 of which will be me inside with teh kids. needs must though.
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Aren't you isolating from the kids?
 
nagapie said:
Impossible if they're with you, didn't realise they'd already arrived.
I did not isolate at all from my kids and vise versa, wouldn't have worked at all.
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i just try and keep the 2 meters thign and clean surfaces, but i am not going to shut off in a room, obv impossible
 
BigMoaner said:
i just try and keep the 2 meters thign and clean surfaces, but i am not going to shut off in a room, obv impossible
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Tbh we all just isolated on a sofa together, in for a penny in for a pound. They're too young to be without proper parental supervision and would never have remembered not to come hug me or sit on my lap.
I had hoped you'd tested positive before they'd come over.
My brother is wearing a mask at home and keeping his distance but he has a wife. Also I bet everyone still gets it as Omicron. And my kids have had it before so I don't worry much.
 
ElizabethofYork said:
Same here. I'm really surprised that my tests showed negative as I'm feeling really rough. Sore throat, cough, blocked ears, knackered. I never usually get colds.
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yeh i had a lot of weird ear shit going on. they felt SORE - inside, and the outer ear. really hot and sort of humming. never had that symptom before with anythign, colds, blocked ears etc.
 
I had a runny snotty nose last night that made going to sleep difficult so I put on a podcast & did my best to relax which worked as I did sleep & woke up this morning no worse.

I have hoovered the house & tidied up so not feeling need to be under a blanket. Feels very head cold at the mo. I have been unable to get a near to me PCR test yesterday or today. Yesterday was a 100 mile round trip & today I can get a walk up nearby but for tomorrow which I have booked but my postal came too but my plans are do both as have colleagues still waiting on postal results from 23rd December.

Struggling to get LFTs & was down to my last 3 but a friend dropped a box of 7 & my sister has posted a box from Glasgow as her work provides whereas my NHS trust doesn’t now.

My partner is so far negative. He is double jabbed.

ETA: have some Night Nurse for tonight.
 
BigMoaner said:
woken up this morn and my symptoms have been cut in half it seems. was very tired and "wacked out" last night, with a constant runnign nose.

this morning i have blown my nose just once and feel energy at about 60% of normal. suspect it might worsen throughout the day though (common for me with colds).

but if i get another symptom reduction similar to teh same as i have had over night, by tomorrow i should be near back to normal.

10 days though, that's the nightmare :( . 7 of which will be me inside with teh kids. needs must though.
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almost back to "normal". slight ache all over, like i had slept badly the night before. but that's it. strange. tested positive yesterday, had about four hours of a heavy cold and now nearly all gone. hopefully the trend will continue tomorrow.

i am now goign to extrapolate loads from this and spread it around the internet.
 
Just come back from a day out in the mountains with a mate. We both got LTFs done (at different pharmacies) afterwards. Mine came back negative, but they called her to say there was the faintest of lines on her and are making her do a PCR tomorrow. Wonder if she already had it and will have passed it on to me today.
 
Waiting for a PCR result for me and the kids because their stepmum has tested positive. My boss's wife has tested positive today. Another colleague's nephew and brother in law tested positive on Monday. Another colleague had a scare because the friend who he spent Christmas evening with's family (who he had been with all day) have tested positive, but friend's PCR came back negative. So that's four out of seven staff with a close contact presently, and another one of the seven is in Spain. Not looking good for opening next week 😳
 
Once again I have mild headache, felt a bit warm last night - worse when I lie down - moderately snotty - sneezed a few times - throat bordering on "sore", neck glands up, feel it in my jaw - was that actually very mild tinnitus I had last night ?
But I've been down this road before and the PCR came back negative - I live like a monk and wear an FFP2 in the shops ...
I wouldn't be up for a bike ride, but no worse than a "cold" ...

If I have a mild case of Omicron, maybe it's for the best in terms of immunity on top of 3 jabs ...

It's making me return to my naieve "theory" that I miss my annual dose of flu-lite to clear out my sinuses ...
 
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