Pandemic personal consequences

[danski]

Got what may be a cold, caught from one of several wankers at work who came in “cos it’s only a cold”

Had two negative lfts but gf insisted on a pcr as my symptoms match the more up to date list with runny nose and sneezing on it (jfc, have I been sneezing!)

Just have to wait and see what the pcr says.
Pissed right off though as I was just getting on top of stuff at work so I’d have nice cruise for a while. Now I’ll be catching up if it negative, totally fucked if it’s positive.

 

[Hellsbells]

Yeah here in the Isle of man our LFTs have always just said nose only. I've never done a throat swab.

 

[TopCat]

The isolation is taking a toll with me. WFH for months. Not really seeing many people. With work I get paranoid as without meeting people I can't tell for sure motivations etc.

This is not good. Roll on Spring.

I was getting paranoid about work to the point of losing sleep. Then told this week I am getting an award for fantastic work that comes with Waitrose vouchers. Quite cool and unexpected.

 

[Cloo]

Yes and on a related note there were the stories that despite the change to LFT instructions meaning people were only told to stick it up their nose, a better picture could still be obtained by doing the throat thing too.

I've seen this mentioned and it seems plausible, though haven't seen it from what looks like any medical sources. I have a terrible gag reflex so not sure I've ever got that bit right but I suppose it may be worth a try. I've had a slight cold for a few days, but negative LFT Tuesday and I pretty much have a permanent sniffle every winter.

Good mate of son's just got a positive test, which is our closest brush yet so will be testing son every day for a few days and us more often, though given gsv and I work at home we won't be going anywhere next two days anyway - have ordered another LFT kit as I have a feeling we will get through a lot before the week's out.

 

[rubbershoes]

Got what may be a cold, caught from one of several wankers at work who came in “cos it’s only a cold”

Had two negative lfts but gf insisted on a pcr as my symptoms match the more up to date list with runny nose and sneezing on it (jfc, have I been sneezing!)

Just have to wait and see what the pcr says.
Pissed right off though as I was just getting on top of stuff at work so I’d have nice cruise for a while. Now I’ll be catching up if it negative, totally fucked if it’s positive.

Me too. Sneezing like a boss

 

[danski]

Me too. Sneezing like a boss

Negative PCR back today

 

[danny la rouge]

Sneezing like a boss

You’re getting someone else to do it but taking the credit yourself?

 

[rubbershoes]

You’re getting someone else to do it but taking the credit yourself?

If they wanted to do the sneezing themselves , they should have worked harder at school. It's just the dog here at the moment so she was obviously a slacker at puppy school

 

[TopCat]

Swollen glands in me neck and feeling meh. Negative test so far. Am I allowed out?

 

[Steel Icarus]

Yes and on a related note there were the stories that despite the change to LFT instructions meaning people were only told to stick it up their nose, a better picture could still be obtained by doing the throat thing too.

As an experiment, at the height of feeling dog-rough four days in Mrs SI took an LFT both throat and nose (strong, immediate red positive line) then immediately a nose only (weaker red positive line, 15 minutes to show up).

 

[Cloo]

Son does indeed have COVID, and now have a bit of a quandary - his teen sib is due second vax on Saturday, somewhere an adult will have to drive them to. So, providing both they and at least one parent doesn't have a + on Saturday morning, should we go get it, or, given it won't prevent teen from catching it off youngest at this juncture anyway, are we better to wait and reschedule to a time when no one in household has it?

 

[elbows]

Personally I would probably reschedule it because that allows you to take some control of the situation, and removes the chance of unwittingly spreading it to vulnerable people at the vaccination centre.

 

[Cloo]

Personally I would probably reschedule it because that allows you to take some control of the situation, and removes the chance of unwittingly spreading it to vulnerable people at the vaccination centre.

Yeah, I think that's my gut feeling. Especially as it won't prevent catching it from bro at this stage.

 

[brogdale]

Just done my 8th consecutive +ive LFT

Fucking going on and on...and the bastard cough!

 

[Steel Icarus]

Another positive for Mrs SI. So she's now gone Neg/Pos/Neg/Pos.

A colleague has tested positive this morning. I finished her pizza off for her yesterday lunchtime

 

[two sheds]

pizzative ?

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've tested daily for ten days, all negative, but ifI got it off her pizza it probably won't manifest for several days. I'm blackly amused. Imagine if I end up having gone combined 30 days with Covid in the house with the kids and Mrs SI only to get it cos I'm greedy for melted cheese

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

I've tested daily for ten days, all negative, but ifI got it off her pizza it probably won't manifest for several days. I'm blackly amused. Imagine if I end up having gone combined 30 days with Covid in the house with the kids and Mrs SI only to get it cos I'm greedy for melted cheese

Melted cheese is worth it!

 

[Steel Icarus]

Melted cheese is worth it!

Yeah, when I texted Mrs SI to tell her her response was "was it nice?"

 

[Cloo]

Had a slight sore throat yesterday, a bit worse and more phlegmy today - LFT negative, but with son with COVID I'm a bit Might try throat swab with LFT tomorrow and if still negative get a PCR as I wonder if I might be + but not infectious (hence not popping up on LFT), but not sure how common with Omicron. Just it would be annoying to have had it and not know; it would be useful and make life easier if I could discount myself for any further cases in the family in next couple of months, assuming we don't all get it this time.

 

[LDC]

Going round to someone's for dinner tonight and they've just told me they had a positive contact. Yesterday they sat in a long meeting with them, no masks, few metres apart and a window open. Then that person tested positive this morning. Fuck's sake. Whether to go or not tonight....

 

[brogdale]

Going round to someone's for dinner tonight and they've just told me they had a positive contact. Yesterday they sat in a long meeting with them, no masks, few metres apart and a window open. Then that person tested positive this morning. Fuck's sake. Whether to go or not tonight....

Way I feel (after a triple vaxxed infection), I'd say no, unless you really have very pressing reasons.

 

[Badgers]

Going round to someone's for dinner tonight and they've just told me they had a positive contact. Yesterday they sat in a long meeting with them, no masks, few metres apart and a window open. Then that person tested positive this morning. Fuck's sake. Whether to go or not tonight....

No

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Had a negative PCR and LFT, just in time to be able to finally see my Dad again for the first time since Christmas Eve.

 

[LDC]

No

Went round and sat in the garden for dinner. Looking and thinking on the timeline of their contact I think it would be pretty much impossible for them to have been infectious last night. I do want to get on and do things as much as possible, it's hard to find time with this person, my risk is low, it's allowed (obviously, they don't even have to isolate), plus a few others factors. YMMV as they say.

 

[Yossarian]

Garden dinner sounds like a good call.

 

[LDC]

Garden dinner sounds like a good call.

TBH I would have gone inside after thinking on it, but checked with someone coming round here today and they felt slightly uncomfortable with that, but were OK with us having an outside thing, so did that for them.

For me it feels like a question of when, not if, I get it now, so my decisions are taken with that in mind. TBH the idea that you can avoid it forever is just not realistic now unless you are very cautious long term.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Mrs SI still testing positive on LFTs. Thus is Day 10, she's due out of isolation midnight but she's worried she might be infectious and will pass it on to others in the house. Can anyone give an opinion?

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've seen this obvs and it seems unlikely by now she's still infectious

 

[brogdale]

Mrs SI still testing positive on LFTs. Thus is Day 10, she's due out of isolation midnight but she's worried she might be infectious and will pass it on to others in the house. Can anyone give an opinion?

Only that I really do sympathise; I'm now on 9 straight +ives and still feel quite rough with a nagging cough. I wouldn't go out yet, but then again I'm lucky enough not to have to yet.