I've got covid

Wishing all of you well....has helped me to see others on here with similar symptoms....actually didnt think I would ever get it after being careful (not neurotic or ocd about it..just sensible/careful)...for two years and having been triple jabbed ..its a sneaky one this virus ☹

Franbern, I agree with you about my son, but he’s an adult living with a partner and his 2 children. Even if I’d said anything it wouldn’t have stopped him going to work.

It’s also true what rosie1959 says as well.

I had Covid 4 weeks ago and don’t work so not a problem, but until I tested negative I wouldn’t go out to be around anyone. We’re fortunate to live in a small village where we don’t see many people so was able to go for a walk around without bumping into anyone. My daughter who lives in supported living and has moderate learning difficulties, was due to visit that weekend, I wouldn’t allow her to come. Luckily my husband and our 11 year old adopted son didn’t get it either, but I kept my distance from them at all times.

I don’t agree personally with the government’s lifting of restrictions. Personally I think mask wearing and not been allowed to go back to work until you’ve 2 negative tests over 2 days. Our adopted son is at high school and they’ve even stopped the testing now twice a week, but I still test him.

MrOops tested negative this morning, that’s 13 days after his first positive test, he was positive yesterday, so another test tomorrow, but he is so full of cold and is sneezing everywhere, I doubt anyone would want him next to them so he has cancelled his lunch appointment tomorrow.
I’m 9 days in and still positive, still have a runny nose and still tired but apart from that I’m certainly better than Mr Oops has been.

So many going down with covid after being free of it for two years.
I'm wondering now if the awful cold I had a few weeks ago was covid. It was the first time for ages I have had to use my inhaler and colds don't usually cause me to use it.
I tested on the first day I felt ill and was negative. I stayed in for the next week so didn't test again.

I have tested positive this afternoon after feeling unwell since yesterday. I'm coughing, my chest is tight, I'm cold. I've been taking cold and flu tablets which seem to be helping.

I learn yesterday that my 4 year old granddaughter has tested positive and has been quite poorly for a couple of days. I haven't seen her since Christmas so have not caught it from her.

I've been staying with my older daughter and came home today because of feeling unwell, a mask was worn all the time during the journey. I needed to get home. Unfortunately my husband is away until next weekend, I hope I have enough provisions to see me through.

I hope everyone who has caught Covid recently is feeling better. I cannot believe that I have caught it now after two years and three jabs.

Get well soon

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to everyone on here who has covid.
From reading the posts it’s quite clear that a lot of you have been really unwell with it.
This particular strain is so infectious that it’s thought that we will all succumb sooner or later.

There seems to be no way of predicting from those who get it, who will become quite poorly.
Maybe it’s to do with what’s called the viral load, so being in a closed environment with an infected person could mean we pick up an overwhelming amount of the virus compared with if we were outside.

It’s obvious now that the virus isn’t going anywhere in a hurry so, along with having all the vaccinations offered, it’s just a case of getting on with our lives.

It’s very easy to sit and judge other peoples behaviour perhaps Frostys son couldn’t afford to sit at home whilst feeling perfectly fine. I can afford to isolate not everyone can they have bills to pay
Legal obligation didn’t stop anyone who wanted to work they just didn’t report the test
Also all our hospital admissions are not because someone is so sick with Covid but they expect half the admissions are for something else they just happen to be positive as well

Part of the reason that this is spreading now so fast, is due to people like your son who has gone back to work even while testing positive. That is really irresponsible of him.

I agree with Franbern.
This is totally unacceptable Frosty. I think Franbern’s description of this behaviour is very polite and mild. I cannot write down my opinion of people like this man who has gone back to work whilst still testing positive.
It is the fault of the government. By removing all restrictions, including the legal obligation to stay at home until testing negative twice, they have helped this latest wave to take off. It’s absolutely and categorically immoral to enable this virus which is still killing 100-200 people per day, and causing 1,900 people to be admitted to hospital every day, to circulate freely in our society.

Feeling grateful for my 3 vaccines & my booster. I had covid earlier this month, fortunately for my DH& I it was like a bad head cold. It has left ne with Covid Croak..a deep & husky voice and an occasional cough but now back to full health..& I was someone who had to shield ! Thank you scientists.

It took 10 days to test negative, but I was never ill or even a it poorly with it. I did have a cough, but no worse than I've had with colds during my 81 years.
I hope I'm going to get a booster soon as I hope I don't get it again. It could be worse next time.

A week on still testing positive although feeling more or less normal, except very tired. DH is three days behind me so still coughing a lot. He has switched on the laptop today so must be feeling better. We are going to have a walk as the weather is gorgeous, hoping our legs will feel less like jelly than when we had a short walk yesterday.

Frosty - part of the reason that this is spreading now so fast, is due to people like your son who has gone back to work even whilst testing positive. That is really irresponsible of him.

In past years people still recovering from influenza would consider themselves so 'brave' when they went back into their offices, when in fact, they were highly irresponsible and positively dangerous to other people. 'Flu also killed many each year, and could have long-term serious after effects for other.

Surely, until someone tests negative for 48 hours they should self-isolate.

It's worrying how long after effects are lasting

I still have a very tight chest which is making life difficult and I'm back to work tomorrow

I had Covid after keeping free of it for 2 years, but it got me when I tested positive on 23rd February this year. I was flushed in the face, sore throat, felt sickly and off my food, felt dizzy and achy and also had sore throat, sore, dry mouth and also ulcers in my mouth. I tested negative a week later but still my mouth isn’t right although I have lupus and I think it triggered a flare up, which fingers crossed ? it will settle down soon.
My son who doesn’t live with us tested positive last Tuesday and had to have time off work, but because he feels much better has gone back today even though he’s still testing positive. He has 2 children and I refused to look after the youngest last Wednesday so their mum could go to work and have refused to have both of them today so they’ve been at other grandmas who is 75.
The reason being I don’t want to feel like I did a month ago.
Take care farview and rest as much as you can and also drink plenty too.

I meant to add that she hasn’t tried antihistamine’s. I

Ramblingrose22. Yes, my daughter in law has a hives like itchy rash all over her body and face poor thing. So many different symptoms with it!

I too have Covid and have developed itching (particularly the scalp) in addition having headaches and a streamign cold.

Has anyone else had itching? If so, did anti-histamines help?

Both my husband and I have it. It’s horrible. Pain in my ribs, horrendous headache, cough, legs are aching. ?
Loads of people in my area have it. I don’t think it’s going away any time soon!

Well, my neighbour just rang. She had tested positive for covid and suggested I did too as I was at her house with three or four others last Monday. So I tested and I’ve got the damned thing together with two others who were there. That’s four out of six.

DS has now tested positive, 4 days after dgs.
He had cold-like symptoms for a couple of days before actually testing positive.

I'm 2 weeks from first positive test and testing negative but am still experiencing tiredness and symptoms I'm not used to. It really is not just a cold as it's completely different to anything I've had before and has really knocked the stuffing out of me.
A lot of people are not bothering to test or isolate and I don't think anybody will voluntarily pay for tests.
There were very few masks to be seen in our crowded town shops yesterday. I wear mine as I'm still coughing and feel that it's courteous to others.
I think that a lot of people are going to get it.

I think the tiredness aspect that many posters have highlighted here has definitely been a major symptom and that lingers as does the cough, mine is not too bad now, but my husband is still barking away like a dog. Far worse than the average cold I'd say.

I had to use the emergency system via 111 yesterday. The wait for my first call to be answered was 1 hour 15minutes. The process started at 12.30 and it was 4.45 before a nurse based locally gave me a 6.30 appointment. I was seen at 7.45 pm. On a positive note, the doctor was thorough announced I’m poorly and prescribed various additions to the antibiotics I’ve been taking for 10 days.
I’m not positive for covid, which I’d known via lft. Our nhs is really struggling isn’t it

I heard them say on TV yesterday that in some areas there are more people in hospital with Covid now than there have been at any other time since it began.
They didn't say which areas, but it really does highlight how much of it there is around now, and how serious it can be for many people. They certainly don't hospitalise people for no good reason nowadays.