Voley
🐀
Yeah. Bit disappointed in NHS 111 telling me not to bother with a test tbh. The nurse at the GP's wasn't mucking about though. And I booked a test and had it done within an hour.
God knows where I've got it from. I've hardly been anywhere.
If you have it, have had it, are pretty sure you have it, tell us about it?
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God knows where I've got it from. I've hardly been anywhere.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I’ve got a terrible earache and haven’t got out of bed today, as I feel rotten. That’s not one of the symptoms is it? It’s easy to forget that it is winter and we tend to get other infections at this time of year
It’s listed here as a symptom of ongoing covid. I’m not sure about it as initial symptom.
Do you have any sign of sinus problems?
souljacker
innit
Felt shivery, had a sore throat and really tired over the weekend. No obvious Covid symptoms but weird so phoned NHS 111. None of the main symptoms so they reckoned I didn't need a test. Felt ropey again this morning so rang my GP. Get a test, they said. Just been in and had it. Very efficient. Now isolating for 8 days / until my results come back clear.
Pretty much how it started with me if you replace the sore throat with achy limbs.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nope, no cold either. Just one blocked ear and pain and feeling of shittiness. Have had ear infections before. I visited the NHS symptom website and it just said to take painkillersIt’s listed here as a symptom of ongoing covid. I’m not sure about it as initial symptom.
Do you have any sign of sinus problems?
Right now I’ve got ear ache, sinus problems, a bit of a sore throat and tinnitus. I think it’s the long covid kicking in, but for all I know I could have picked up something else. It’s getting hard to tell.
Ear ache on its own doesn’t sound like the most obvious covid symptom but I’m not sure it’s safe to rule it out.
Voley
🐀
Test came back negative - phew! Still knackered but relieved it's not Covid.
Impressed by the Penzance testing centre. Reported my symptoms and had an appointment within the hour. Results back by the next morning. NHS 111 not so great but I've worked in call centres, I wouldn't want to be diagnosing people over the phone tbf.
Impressed by the Penzance testing centre. Reported my symptoms and had an appointment within the hour. Results back by the next morning. NHS 111 not so great but I've worked in call centres, I wouldn't want to be diagnosing people over the phone tbf.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Spoke to Dr and they think it’s just infection and prescribed ABs.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
I was reading about how immunity wanes over time and wondered if you are exposed to a virus (any) repeatedly after recovering.
According to this
I need to shop in Lidl every day.
According to this
Immunological memory - Immunobiology - NCBI Bookshelf
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I need to shop in Lidl every day.
extra dry
Happy to be here
Two friends of mine and all their family have it, around ten people in two families.
They did everything to shield, but the kids got it from attending school and brought it home, they've tested positive and are bearing up as best they can. Leeds and Scottish Borders.
They did everything to shield, but the kids got it from attending school and brought it home, they've tested positive and are bearing up as best they can. Leeds and Scottish Borders.
Oula
Voice of a Goddess Giant
I'm pretty sure we got out from the kids and school.
Oula
Voice of a Goddess Giant
How's everyone doing?
I'm a month since my positive test and all my joints ache so much I feel tearful. I also had a weird turn yesterday where I think I just overdid it and went all shaky and light-headed and then had to lie down for an hour.
I'm fed up of this, now. I'm concerned as to whether I can work like this.
I'm a month since my positive test and all my joints ache so much I feel tearful. I also had a weird turn yesterday where I think I just overdid it and went all shaky and light-headed and then had to lie down for an hour.
I'm fed up of this, now. I'm concerned as to whether I can work like this.
ska invita
back on the other side
you shouldnt work if you dont feel up to it - and i wouldnt by what you describe - can you get furlough money if not stat sick pay?
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two weeks in im feeling much recovered but have been left with wheeziness - feels like mild asthma i had as a kid. woke me up too early today, short of breath. i do hope it fucks off soon.
Oula
Voice of a Goddess Giant
I'm a freelance photographer. My work dries up with the lockdowns so I'm not working much but I get the odd job that makes it worth not furloughing myself. I've had a job come up that's something exciting and stretching for me as well as a reasonable bit of money. I just hope I can physically manage to do it.
Sorry to hear about your wheezing. My asthma got worse for a bit but that cleared pretty quickly.
Oula
Voice of a Goddess Giant
I read the NHS website and it said that the joint pain can be caused by not moving about enough while you're ill. I thought that was bollocks but went for a medium walk on Saturday and walked more than I have for a month and a half on Sunday and haven't cried due to joint pain since Saturday morning, so maybe that's right. I was ill with a leg infection before covid so haven't been moving about much since early December. Joints still ache but it's manageable.
Also, just started my period. Are any other women with longer term covid symptoms finding they are much worse in the lead up to their periods? It would seem to make sense.
Also, just started my period. Are any other women with longer term covid symptoms finding they are much worse in the lead up to their periods? It would seem to make sense.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Day 21 update.
No longer feel ill, been a steady day on day improvement and I'm relatively back to normal again. Not a hint of fever for well over a week, no cough.
Sicknote officially ran out yesterday, supposed to be back to work today (wfh as is now normal). Problem is, I'm still getting chronic fatigue - as in, not just 'a bit tired', but the occasional wave of overwhelming, can't see my hand in front of my face exhaustion. 2 months ago I thought nothing of running 5 miles, now a less than a mile walk is (albeit temporarily) crippling.
No longer feel ill, been a steady day on day improvement and I'm relatively back to normal again. Not a hint of fever for well over a week, no cough.
Sicknote officially ran out yesterday, supposed to be back to work today (wfh as is now normal). Problem is, I'm still getting chronic fatigue - as in, not just 'a bit tired', but the occasional wave of overwhelming, can't see my hand in front of my face exhaustion. 2 months ago I thought nothing of running 5 miles, now a less than a mile walk is (albeit temporarily) crippling.
Oula
Voice of a Goddess Giant
Zapp Brannigan I'm about a week or two ahead of you (I think - symptoms started and tested positive on 22nd December) and my fatigue had really lifted a lot in the last week. I'm still tired and don't feel refreshed at all after a 9 hour sleep but I can make it through the day fine. I can also walk for an hour now comfortably. I hope you're about to turn a corner on that too.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Thank Oula. Good to hear you're on the mend, and somewhat reassuring too from a personal point of view. Waiting to get a call back from my gp, I'm asking for my note to be extended to the end of the week; I'm not that far off "normal", but I really don't think I'd do myself justice at work.
ska invita
back on the other side
Absolutely don't go to work, you clearly need to keep recovering.
Best wishes to everyone
ska invita
back on the other side
Has anyone found anything that you can take that helps ease breathing difficulties? As opposed to breathing exercises that is.
Cant tell if asthma inhaler (salbutamol) is doing anything much.
Saw a doctor yesterday who prescribed antibiotics, but that sounds like a terrible idea to me, so not going to take them - will just make me feel worse.
Cant tell if asthma inhaler (salbutamol) is doing anything much.
Saw a doctor yesterday who prescribed antibiotics, but that sounds like a terrible idea to me, so not going to take them - will just make me feel worse.
souljacker
innit
A mate of mine that was REALLY ill from Covid over xmas was prescribed antibiotics and he said they helped hugely. He felt a lot better as soon as they kicked in.
ska invita
back on the other side
thanks for that
ive had bad experiences with antibiotics, but will give it some thought
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
I would take them; could have picked up a secondary bacterial infection. Antibiotics make me feel pretty rough too so I do empathise. I find I always get the shits on antibiotics, live yoghurt / those probiotic drinks really help. Take them well apart from each other though.
ska invita
back on the other side
This is what im worried about as it seems to be getting a bit worse at the three week mark. I wish there was some way of knowing if this is just part of the covid course or not
prunus
Tick tock.
Ditto (well a work colleague not a friend per se) - turned out to be a bacterial co-infection taking advantage of the virus-ravaged lungs.
In terms of previous adverse reactions - not all antibiotics are the same (by any means) - an adverse reaction to one does not mean an adverse reaction to another. Don’t suppose you remember what the problematical one was? (And what are these ones?)
prunus
Tick tock.
It’s certainly not outside the range of normal courses of the disease. If as your doctor suspects you’ve picked up a co-infection it might be that that’s making you feel worse at this point.
ska invita
back on the other side
well he was far from certain, and also said its common to get lungy at this stage, particularly with this cuntish kentryside strain.
id rather not take ab's unless there was absolute need, dont want to take just to cover all bases. Im going to sit on it a couple more days i think. ive got the script if i need it
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Appreciate I don’t know how bad you react to them, but think I would want to avoid ending up in hospital having got more poorly at all costs at the moment.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
How are you doing now Oula? Hope you've been taking it easy.
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