Have you caught Covid recently - updated poll 2022-23
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I’ve had an annoying cold all week but didn’t test myself as it was pretty mild.
flypanam
Sausage to fortune
I've just moved back to Ireland with my family, here two weeks and my wife and kid got covid on Friday. They got it from my mum who was at a funeral and a wedding a fortnight ago, she doesn't ever wear a mask even though she's 81.
We've been hunting for covid tests, stores in the two nearest towns have sold out. There is a lot of people walking round with it.
I've probably got it but due to lack of tests I can't be sure.
We've been hunting for covid tests, stores in the two nearest towns have sold out. There is a lot of people walking round with it.
I've probably got it but due to lack of tests I can't be sure.
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I’ve had an annoying cold for the last week. I didn’t bother testing as it just felt like an annoying cold. Although I don’t tend to catch colds in the summer.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
probs covid. Loads of it around atm. I was at a superspreader event a couple of weeks ago. Everyone who caught it had mild symptoms, though.
If this is all it is now then
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
True, although as we know, it's not necessarily mild for everyone. But it does appear to be very mild for most people now. Combination of a mutated virus adapting better to being in us and our improved immunities.If this is all it is now then
There doesn’t appear to be the alarming swamping of hospitals like at the start of the pandemic or at least it isn’t in the media as such.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Expected due to the vast number of vaccinations and prior infections.
In the vaccine era things were still messy for ages, but with each wave past a certain point there was a decrease. Then earlier this year things finally calmed down and fell lower than they had for years. The latest wave has caused a resurgence but not at the sorts of levels seen previously, not so far anyway.
The following graph is number of people detected with Covid in hospital in England, not including the first few nasty waves of the pre-vaccine era. The main caveat is they reduced the number of people being tested in hosptail this year, and I cannot say exactly how much difference that has made to the figures. And there is a gap where they changed the publishing schedule for NHS data.
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newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Nah its basically treated as irrelevant here now even with all the tourists as per season. No masks. No testing. All vaxxed and mostly wfh so.... I expect September will be a disaster with back to school as usual but with covid mixed. How we got it last time since someone went in regardless.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Have decided to mask up on my trip to France next week, will be on coaches and planes and trains.
Don’t want to run the risk of being ill during what has been an eagerly anticipated - and expensive - holiday
That said I’m sitting in the cinema right now unmasked so perhaps I ought to have worn one tonight
Don’t want to run the risk of being ill during what has been an eagerly anticipated - and expensive - holiday
That said I’m sitting in the cinema right now unmasked so perhaps I ought to have worn one tonight
polly
Well-Known Member
We've had it. My husband suffered really badly - could barely move or talk, blood oxygen in the low 80s (we have an oximeter bc son has asthma), was preparing his will. I have had flu-like symptoms for over a week but I think getting better now. My poor son didn't seem to suffer too badly and has been fine, testing negative for two days, but suddenly got vomiting and runs (I'm too ill to try to spell the d word). Must be covid as none of us has been anywhere or eaten anything suspect. I'm worrying about him now - hopefully just the last sting in its tail but is it possible to get twice in quick succession?? I was in France when my husband got ill so I have been assuming I got it from him and it was a slow incubation, but I might have caught it on the plane etc and brought a different variant home. Freaking out a bit. But I'm being mad aren't I?
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Unlikely you'd get it twice in quick succession, but it can have its ups and downs. Vomiting isn't super common with covid but I believe it can happen.
polly
Well-Known Member
Thank you! I was being a bit hysterical when I wrote that, feeling calmer now.
I read that vomiting is much more common with the latest variant, esp in kids. He's also had really red eyes, apparently a key new variant symptom. It's been foul - our third time and by far the worst.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Sorry to hear that. I'm here as I just got it for the fourth time. It certainly never gets more fun. Did the French medical system help you? Oxygen that low should warrant the attention of doctors I would think.
polly
Well-Known Member
Ugh sorry too. I hope it's not too bad this time.
No, I was in France while he was at home. He didn't tell me about his oxygen until after I'd got back, so as not to ruin my holiday
And he was isolating from our kids, who are a bit too young to be left alone while he went to A&E, so he just kept an eye on it. I have told him off - could have come back quite easily and would have been happy to, but it seems he got away with it.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
I had really bad vomiting this time, most of the night, no appetite either so lost a bit of weight over a few days
Was grim
I’m mostly recovered after around 12 days. The LFT test I took yesterday was negative, but I still have a slight roughness in my chest as if it’s irritated and a slight cough. And certain things don’t taste right: including coffee, which tastes completely burnt and bitter.
polly
Well-Known Member
Sorry, I didn't see this earlier! Yeah I think you're probably right, it's the peaks and troughs of it. I'm both sorry and reassured to hear you've been vomming with it too. Hope you're fully better now.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Sounds very dangerous! A lot of people went into hospital too late during the first couple of waves, or decided they could cope and home and didn't... Whether or not you could get back from France he should have put someone else - a neighbour, friend, relative - to big inconvenience with childcare rather than getting into that state at home without support. Sorry, I know you probably know this, but people do die of this thing and sometimes all it needs is an oxygen tube and some drugs to get them through it.Ugh sorry too. I hope it's not too bad this time.
No, I was in France while he was at home. He didn't tell me about his oxygen until after I'd got back, so as not to ruin my holiday
polly
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I know. I don't think he was thinking straight. We've had all the conversations. It's done now though and, thank god, he got away with it.
baldrick
hmmmmm
I have Covid again. Felt tired last Saturday/Sunday, so 8 days ago now, sore throat Monday & chest felt tight. Gradual worsening of symptoms until I took a test on Thursday because I was feeling really rubbish. The line came up instantly really strong 
I feel ok now, just a cough left really but it's been keeping me awake most of the night last night and the night before - trying to sleep virtually upright is not very restful
I feel ok now, just a cough left really but it's been keeping me awake most of the night last night and the night before - trying to sleep virtually upright is not very restful
polly
Well-Known Member
I have Covid again. Felt tired last Saturday/Sunday, so 8 days ago now, sore throat Monday & chest felt tight. Gradual worsening of symptoms until I took a test on Thursday because I was feeling really rubbish. The line came up instantly really strong
I'm sorry. Glad you're feeling OK apart from the cough.
Mine took ages to come on, too. If that's another new feature it's going to contribute massively to the spread
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Tests [LFT & PCR] have all been negative, but all four of use have had covid-like symptoms in the past three weeks, or thereabouts.
Been put down as a severe cold or similar, rather than covid.
I've had whatever this is, but very mildly compared to the rest of the household. They've had bad sore throats, headaches and coughing hard enough to feel as though you are turning inside out. Me, I had a bit of a sore throat and a mild headache, but almost no coughing.
They are all on another covid vax trial {I'm not, for some reason} and had the PCR tests as part of that process.
Been put down as a severe cold or similar, rather than covid.
I've had whatever this is, but very mildly compared to the rest of the household. They've had bad sore throats, headaches and coughing hard enough to feel as though you are turning inside out. Me, I had a bit of a sore throat and a mild headache, but almost no coughing.
They are all on another covid vax trial {I'm not, for some reason} and had the PCR tests as part of that process.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I think I've got it. I've tested negative, but once on about day 1 and again today which is day 6 so I'm not sure how definitively I'd take that. The gap was because it didn't occur to me that you can buy tests online now but my mum Amazon Primed some to me.
It started with just some sneezing so as others have said I thought it was just a cold and wasn't super careful. That's a sneaky winning tactic for the virus there.
It then progressed very fast through sore throat and cough which departed just as fast. The thing that makes me think it's covid is the fever, which is still coming and going. For most of the last week I've been in bed around half the day sleeping. Wild fever dreams at night.
It started with just some sneezing so as others have said I thought it was just a cold and wasn't super careful. That's a sneaky winning tactic for the virus there.
It then progressed very fast through sore throat and cough which departed just as fast. The thing that makes me think it's covid is the fever, which is still coming and going. For most of the last week I've been in bed around half the day sleeping. Wild fever dreams at night.
polly
Well-Known Member
Does it affect your balance thing? I've been really dizzy. Hope it doesn't make it worse for you.
Wild dreams here too, all the way through and still going.
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