Have you caught Covid recently - updated poll 2022-23

[flypanam]

My wife got the dreaded two red lines this morning, she feels like she has a cold and that her allergies are raging. My one year old has had a cough since wednesday and is sleeping loads but no temperature so far. I tested negative this morning so we'll see how long that lasts. My wife got an extra vaccination in August in Canada, so she's had four shots, hopefully that should keep it to the mild side.

Back to wearing an FFP3 mask for the next while.

 

[nagapie]

I had two really shitty days, but I also had a deadline and worked 2pm til 10pm the second shitty day. Had no bed rest at all as I had to provide constant care for my dad. We all took paracetamol and it really helped. Over two weeks later I have intermittent fatigue and dizziness (like 1 day out of every 3) as do both my parents.

I felt ill since Tues night but had 3 young boys to look after during half term so didn't get any rest till they went to their dad's on Thurs night. Have felt awful since then, today is worse than ever. Really hoping I wake up a bit cured by tomorrow and I cannot be doing with ongoing fatigue and dizziness so someone better have a word with Covid!

 

[nagapie]

Today is tough, i have only just about managed to feed the children but still got two meals, packed lunches and uniforms to go.

 

[flypanam]

Just done a test and I’ve finally caught it. Sneezing, runny nose and a sore throat.

 

[MrSki]

The parrotseathemall really helped for me.

 

[flypanam]

The fatigue is very surprising I’ve slept most of the day and struggle to get to the jacks.

 

[nogojones]

I've just tested positive. Started with a bastard of a sore throat on Tues. What's interesting is I've had it twice before and been symptomless.
This time I'm ill. How many days should I expect this to last? Single parent so bed rest is out.

Over the last year or so I had two positive tests a PCR and an LFT- I get regularly tested to visit my Mum, but never had any symptoms and subsequent tests both times were all negative, so I've assumed they were false positives.

Had a bit of a gruff throat yesterday morning and put it down to cadging fags on the weekend, but was extra careful with my test just in case. A clear negative.

Started feeling like shit yesterday evening, aches, headache, fever, rigors and still felt like shit when I woke. Tested and got a strong positive in seconds. This looks like my first time around. Feel a fair bit better now, no fever , just a bit of a cough and a moderate cold.

 

[nagapie]

Over the last year or so I had two positive tests a PCR and an LFT- I get regularly tested to visit my Mum, but never had any symptoms and subsequent tests both times were all negative, so I've assumed they were false positives.

Had a bit of a gruff throat yesterday morning and put it down to cadging fags on the weekend, but was extra careful with my test just in case. A clear negative.

Started feeling like shit yesterday evening, aches, headache, fever, rigors and still felt like shit when I woke. Tested and got a strong positive in seconds. This looks like my first time around. Feel a fair bit better now, no fever , just a bit of a cough and a moderate cold.

I've definitely had proper positives before, this is just the first time it's been bad for me.
Which is unsurprising on the one hand because I was very rundown and just tried to push through doing my usual high level of activity.
On the other hand it totally blows any notion of developing immunity to pieces.

 

[moochedit]

My symptoms resolved in about nine days, but nearly three weeks on I've now got a post-covid cough which isn't going anywhere.

Yeah it took me 3 or 4 weeks to get totally rid of the cough when i had it in march. The sore throat took about a week to go.

 

[nagapie]

I'm wondering for those of you who were sick for a few weeks, how long were you actually contaigious for? It's my son's birthday party on Saturday, it will be 12 days since my symptoms started but I'm nowhere near symptomless, although slightly better. I will test tomorrow but just wondering what my chances are of getting a negative with symptoms after 12 days...

 

[flypanam]

I’ve just tested myself and I still have covid but the line is very very faint. So hopefully tomorrow I’ll test negative.

Did anyone pick up an eye infection with covid? I seem to have got one in my right eye. Sore and swollen eyelid.

 

[girasol]

Been ill since last Sunday but test came back negative, so just a boring cold. Maybe the more exciting norovirus as my stomach felt a bit odd for a couple of days. Almost fully recovered apart from lingering snot.

I had flu vaccine 2 weeks ago and I"m getting my fourth! covid vaccine next week...

 

[girasol]

I’ve just tested myself and I still have covid but the line is very very faint. So hopefully tomorrow I’ll test negative.

Did anyone pick up an eye infection with covid? I seem to have got one in my right eye. Sore and swollen eyelid.

I had a weird eye thing that I never had before, a few months after I had covid. Given it was lockdown time and it came out of nowhere I'm thinking it might have been related. I needed antibiotic eye drops to get rid of it.

 

[Riklet]

I’ve just tested myself and I still have covid but the line is very very faint. So hopefully tomorrow I’ll test negative.

Did anyone pick up an eye infection with covid? I seem to have got one in my right eye. Sore and swollen eyelid.

Yes had lots of eye and face weirdness during covid and long covid. I know othrt people who have similar including hugely swollen lips. I suspect but not sure that its an inflamatory immune response thing rather than an infection per se. Just keep soothing it with some saline solution or calming balm though im sure that'll help.

 

[flypanam]

Still testing positive, still have the weird eye thing, the runny nose and now pain in the ball of my left foot.

 

[kazza007]

Still testing positive, still have the weird eye thing, the runny nose and now pain in the ball of my left foot.

Is that two weeks straight of positive tests?!

 

[flypanam]

Is that two weeks straight of positive tests?!

Yes. I finally tested negative last night. Although mu eye is still puffy and my foot is still sore. A truly horrible illness.

 

[Voley]

Finally had two lines on an LFT this morning. I'm not too bad: cough, bit knackered, achey etc but my other half has got the full package. She can barely speak.

Came on quick. We were out tramping the moors on Dartmoor yesterday and both felt like we maybe had a bit of a cold but by the time we got home she was really congested, has a terrible sore throat and couldn't stay awake etc.

Not for the first time I feel utterly sick of this fucking pandemic. I'm not very good at seeing my loved ones ill, it has to be said.

 

[cesare]

Finally had two lines on an LFT this morning. I'm not too bad: cough, bit knackered, achey etc but my other half has got the full package. She can barely speak.

Came on quick. We were out tramping the moors on Dartmoor yesterday and both felt like we maybe had a bit of a cold but by the time we got home she was really congested, has a terrible sore throat and couldn't stay awake etc.

Not for the first time I feel utterly sick of this fucking pandemic. I'm not very good at seeing my loved ones ill, it has to be said.

Hope you both get well soon, Voley. It's not been good for you, has it

 

[Voley]

Blimey. Last night was ... interesting. Alternating between boiling hot/uncontrollable shivering and some mad fever dreams. Buying a campervan off Barney from New Order? Yep, that's what my subconscious was up to last night.

Today I'm totally knackered, still coughing but hopefully the fever's broken. Other half still struggling to speak. I really got off lightly not getting the sore throat.

 

[Voley]

Ah. Spoke too soon. Here comes the sore throat.

 

[Voley]

More positively, I've binged nearly all of the first season of The Crown and it's just what you need when your head's not on properly.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Hope you are OK Voley along with everyone else suffering this bloody virus.

 

[sojourner]

Ah. Spoke too soon. Here comes the sore throat.

Chlorosept spray, mate. And all the painkillers. Sorry you're both so ill with it. I was shocked at how ill it made me.

 

[Voley]

Chlorosept spray, mate. And all the painkillers. Sorry you're both so ill with it. I was shocked at how ill it made me.

Yeah knocks the stuffing out of you doesn't it? Only had my booster a month ago so God knows how it would've been without that.

I've got some Chloraseptic, ta. Cherry flavour, allegedly, tastes like petrol to me like but does numb your tonsils. Difflam (sp?) ain't bad either.

The current menu round ours is:
Paracetamol
Ibuprofen
Chloraseptic
Difflam
Otrivine
Benylin / some menthol/turmeric thing that doesn't do much but I'm hoping there's some placebo thing going on
Honey and lemon lozenges
Loads of water
Three bean chilli soup
Black tea with honey lemon and ginger
Ice cream
Netflix binges

 

[sojourner]

Sending hugs Voley . Great list

 

[Voley]

Sending hugs Voley . Great list

Yeah we're chucking everything at it. Have just done the weirdest ever Sainsburys order that consisted entirely of medicine and chocolate.

 

[kalidarkone]

No but my patient just got their surgery cancelled as positive on the rapid covid test and I have been round them all morning. But then we only test people staying in or going to ICU post op, so I'm probably round positive people all the time.

 

[sojourner]

Yeah we're chucking everything at it. Have just done the weirdest ever Sainsburys order that consisted entirely of medicine and chocolate

I had similar tbh. An absolute fucking arsenal of anti-covid medications I found Covonia to be excellent for the endless cough.

 

[sojourner]

No but my patient just got their surgery cancelled as positive on the rapid covid test and I have been round them all morning. But then we only test people staying in or going to ICU post op, so I'm probably round positive people all the time.

Fingers crossed!