How long did your covid last?

Four had it in our family grandaughter age 4 no symptoms tested negative day 6 Daughter CV cold like symptoms tested negative day 6
My husband and I tested positive for 9 days he had mild cold like symptoms I had no symptoms a vague feeling of being unwell for first day after that nothing felt absolutely fine

We had covid in 2020. We were not well on and off for about two weeks. Some days we were fine and could get out in the garden and other days we couldn’t get off the sofa. My taste didn’t come back for about a month. You had to isolate for two weeks and provided you didn’t have a temperature you could go out after that. I went to Waitrose after being released stifling a cough behind my mask. We were lucky to get through it with no after effects despite no vaccines.

I say I've had neither, but according to the latest vast list of symptoms, I could have had it almost every day for the last forty-odd years because some of the symptoms are also common symptoms of, for example, rhinitis and arthritis.

So my point is that, according to family members who have had both flu and covid - I have had neither - there wasn't much difference. In fact, in one case, flu was worse than covid.

And another point is that if you're not hospitalised with covid, then what is it but a fluey kind of illness?

Just speaking from what I've read and heard throughout the pandemic. Most people who get covid are fine once they've recovered.

Baggs

Flu can take that long and some people (not me) are saying covid is a kind of flu.

So your point is?

Thank you for your answers - I don’t feel so alone!
I have been told that even testing positive I shouldn’t be too infectious anymore which is a relief. I have been wearing a mask when around my husband and washing hands loads when preparing his food (he has dementia plus other health needs) and so far he hasn’t caught it which is a relief.

Most people I have spoken to say that they felt worse in the second week, improving thereafter.

I felt very unwell for two or three days (one day was spent in bed!) but now two weeks after I tested negative, I still get very tired. I had a really busy weekend including volunteering in a local country house on Saturday and having two sons, partner of one of them and my granddaughter to stay over the weekend. Of course they all help with the cooking etc., but I still feel drained. It didn’t help that I woke up this morning with a migraine.

I had it for about a week, felt really bad for a couple of days. Negative now, we caught it at the same time, my husband has a had a horrible lingering cough, me too, but less so. Worst aspect, we both feel tired, went out for a walk this morning almost felt as if I could close my eyes as I was walking and fall asleep where I was Both triple jabbed too. Yes it's the coughing and tiredness that still remain!

I am similar to Kitty Lester. I am on about day 14 or 15 and tested negative last Friday.

I still have a blocked up head and feel more tired than normal.

My cough is still there slightly but it isn't keeping me awake at night like it was before.

Hope you start to feel better soon Thoro

A week. But do still have bad sinuses and am ridiculously phlegmy.

Flu can take that long and some people (not me) are saying covid is a kind of flu.

I'm on day 14 (ish) and was congratulating myself at the beginning on not feeling too bad.

I am now negative but feel awful with dreadful sinusitis, dizziness and tiredness. To say I am fed up is an understatement!