The 'I have some sort of lurgy but don't know if it is corona or just a cold' thread
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friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
get well soon x
Thora
Differently Ethical
I have the same (though no cough) and negative lfts but my whole family has covid...
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Hurrah! Just like over Christmas my choices aren’t just non covid lurgy and covid lurgy, but also allergies!
After numerous LFTs, it not feeling as bad as COVID, and antihistamines helping I’m plumping with allergies, which is good in one way, but more open ended in another
Non regularly snotty people don’t know how good they have it.
After numerous LFTs, it not feeling as bad as COVID, and antihistamines helping I’m plumping with allergies, which is good in one way, but more open ended in another
Non regularly snotty people don’t know how good they have it.
Cloo
Banana for scale
Can confirm there is a very catchy non-COVID at the moment - almost all my extended family caught it from Passover meal on Saturday, but done 3 tests each and all negative. Very sore throat, blocked nose and light, throaty cough - but no fever or acheyness. I'd still suggest anyone with similar symptoms test at least 3 times (if you can afford to ) - a few friends have said they've only got a + on 3rd day of symptoms when it's actually COVID.
) - a few friends have said they've only got a + on 3rd day of symptoms when it's actually COVID.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
I've been mildly ill for over a week. Continuous dry cough, hoarse voice, sore throat, mild fatigue, weird taste on one day. Lft daily- negative. Feel OK every other day. Paracetamol and ibuprofen in the evening help.
Might see if I can get a pcr through work as I'm on leave now and it would be good if I could get the time back!
Might see if I can get a pcr through work as I'm on leave now and it would be good if I could get the time back!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Hurrah! Just like over Christmas my choices aren’t just non covid lurgy and covid lurgy, but also allergies!
After numerous LFTs, it not feeling as bad as COVID, and antihistamines helping I’m plumping with allergies, which is good in one way, but more open ended in another
Non regularly snotty people don’t know how good they have it.
I've been getting hayfever issues too over the last couple of weeks. Just cos we need another factor added in there!
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
I don't know what to do. Yesterday I went out to meet up with friends in the afternoon despite having that nagging 'am I coming down with something?' feeling. Had exactly one beer, and decided that what I really wanted to do was go home to bed. So I did.
I don't have any classic Covid symptoms -- no cough, no temp, no shortness of breath. I just feel achy, dizzy, and inclined to lie in bed, although I'm feeling a bit better now, or at least very bored by mostly lying in bed since yesterday afternoon. The NHS site is telling me I can't get a test.
I wouldn't even have thought Covid was likely, but the symptoms were very similar to what I had in February 2020, later confirmed as Covid by an antibody test.
I've applied for an overtime shift tonight. But nobody has yet noticed, which means that I can withdraw my application without facing consequences (so many people were booking overtime and cancelling that they started to get threatening). However. I don't feel that bad now, and I've got the rest of the week off, so the money from the shift would be welcome.
I don't have any classic Covid symptoms -- no cough, no temp, no shortness of breath. I just feel achy, dizzy, and inclined to lie in bed, although I'm feeling a bit better now, or at least very bored by mostly lying in bed since yesterday afternoon. The NHS site is telling me I can't get a test.
I wouldn't even have thought Covid was likely, but the symptoms were very similar to what I had in February 2020, later confirmed as Covid by an antibody test.
I've applied for an overtime shift tonight. But nobody has yet noticed, which means that I can withdraw my application without facing consequences (so many people were booking overtime and cancelling that they started to get threatening). However. I don't feel that bad now, and I've got the rest of the week off, so the money from the shift would be welcome.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i have felt kinda crap since about the middle of last week - rotten headache (i get occasional migraines, so tend to assume that at first), various aches and pains, tired, occasional outbreaks of the runs, slight cough and sniffle.
got a clear LFT on thursday as plan had been to visit mum-tat this weekend (which we called off on friday due to me being crappy)
hmm
got a clear LFT on thursday as plan had been to visit mum-tat this weekend (which we called off on friday due to me being crappy)
hmm
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Sudden onset of sweats and horrible sore throat.
Blurrgh
Blurrgh
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Really heavy cold came on last Tuesday morning, sweats, savage cough, headaches. Still lurking with snot and cough, no + tests though...
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Called in sick today at work, unusual for me, the last time was 1 year ago when down with covid. Feeling weak, tired and swollen glands. Was sure it had to be covid as this is how it felt last time. 2 negative LFT's, so I guess not....
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
What’s the best OTC remedy for stopping a cough and snifflesfor a few hours?
Lemsip just works for like ten minutes so not that
Lemsip just works for like ten minutes so not that
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Not something to get over the counter then. Or necessarily advisable to take just for a cough
Thora
Differently Ethical
You can get codeine otc. I think opioids are the only thing that will actually stop a cough though.
flypanam
Sausage to fortune
Day nurse or Nightnurse syrup.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i've got a bit of a headache, bit of a sniffle and think i'm running a temperature - i don't often feel warm and i've already turned the heating down a bit.
and i went to visit mum-tat yesterday (i should have gone midweek but didn't due to major train cock-up. i did a clear covid test tuesday and didn't bother to test again yesterday morning)
bugger
might do a test tomorrow.
the bright side is i have got something, i probably won't have to go to the office (about 70 miles away) in the snow on thursday morning...
and i went to visit mum-tat yesterday (i should have gone midweek but didn't due to major train cock-up. i did a clear covid test tuesday and didn't bother to test again yesterday morning)
bugger
might do a test tomorrow.
the bright side is i have got something, i probably won't have to go to the office (about 70 miles away) in the snow on thursday morning...
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Son has been a bit ill, cough, headache and has lost all taste and sense of smell. He is testing negative atm. Despite this he is not going to work ( in an elderly care home) until his taste is back. He is super miserable.
kenny g
Sheeple Awake!
Care Gee's Linctus 200ml • Doorstep Pharmacy
They seem to have modified the recipe but still contains opium. There was something similar containing a low level of morphine which worked well if you had a rotten cold.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
They say don't test till day 4.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
thanks - i wasn't sure what the guidance was at the moment
8ball
Decolonise colons!
I tested first day of feeling wonky.
Thin line but clearly positive.
Day 5 - similar.
Day 7 - instantaneous red line thick like something out of a Steven King novel.
Day 10 (today) - almost gone.
I think it was this new variant going by the symptoms - maybe it shows up faster.
