Have you had covid?

Like MerylS, my husband was very ill in Dec 2019 although I'd have thought he would have surely passed it on to me as it was very much more infectious than omicrom. He hadn't been on holiday or travelled out of the local area, but we're now pretty convinced that it must have been covid that knocked him for six. I think its affected his lungs because he has lost his stamina and soon gasps for air when walking uphill and such.
Odd or what?
I've never known him so ill.

My son was only 5 days from positive to first negative

MayBee70

How long does it usually take to test negative?

For me, it was seven days from positive to the first negative.

10 days was the maximum isolation regardless of tests results

Thanks. My sons family are coming here in 8 days time: they tested positive several days ago. Fingers crossed.

Mine took 10 days from Positive to negative.

How long does it usually take to test negative?

Oopsadaisy1

2nd negative test today

I can go out, out. Yaaay

Me too. Second negative today, it will be nice to walk to town again as I do when the weather is fine.

Ashcombe isn’t it!

I must think of somewhere to go………..

Me, too, Oopsadaisy1! Isn’t it a great feeling?! ???

2nd negative test today

I can go out, out. Yaaay

MerylStreep

I had something very nasty in Dec 19 from which I still have no sense of taste and smell and developed some odd flavours in food.
But it couldn’t have been covid, could it because the WHO hadn’t been given the nod by China to release that information.

I too had that mysterious cough/loss of smell and taste/ knocked for six thing in December 2019. DH caught it too and then after Christmas family dinner, it spread to DD2 and SiL. We'd caught it from our DS and DiL and they got it from her BiL who worked with Chinese students. DH then went on to have all the symptoms of long Covid. It took him well over a year before he felt reasonably ok again and for me to recover a sense of smell.

Since then none of us have caught it again.

Maggiemaybe

MayBee70

I told my son to rest as much as possible but he said that’s impossible with the children (who thankfully seem to be symptom less ) to keep amused and having to work. It made me realise that one of the down sides of more people working from home is that now people are expected to carry on working even if they’re ill.

They often are, MayBee, though our DS chose to carry on working at home instead of taking sick leave in the same circumstances because he “wasn’t ill”. He was a bit tired but thought that would be because he was short of sleep as he’d broken his arm a few days before the family tested positive…..

I was concerned that he’d end up with long Covid if he didn’t take it easy, but he seems to have got away with it.

I’ve just remembered that he’s quite proud of the fact that he’s never had a day off work with sickness. When he was still living at home I wanted him to take a few days off and he insisted on going to work (it wasn’t anything contagious). Just goes to show how covid has changed our lives.

Managed to avoid so far but been pretty much shielding I know 5 folk who have died from it lots of folk who have had it and 12 folk who have it or have had it in last 2 weeks

MayBee70

I told my son to rest as much as possible but he said that’s impossible with the children (who thankfully seem to be symptom less ) to keep amused and having to work. It made me realise that one of the down sides of more people working from home is that now people are expected to carry on working even if they’re ill.

They often are, MayBee, though our DS chose to carry on working at home instead of taking sick leave in the same circumstances because he “wasn’t ill”. He was a bit tired but thought that would be because he was short of sleep as he’d broken his arm a few days before the family tested positive…..

I was concerned that he’d end up with long Covid if he didn’t take it easy, but he seems to have got away with it.

My DS has just tested positive for the fourth time. He's not got any symptoms and only did an LFT as a friend phoned to say he had it so my son had better do a test. The two red lines duly showed up - again!
We're desperate not to catch it before our holiday in less than a couple of weeks. Fingers firmly crossed

I told my son to rest as much as possible but he said that’s impossible with the children (who thankfully seem to be symptom less ) to keep amused and having to work. It made me realise that one of the down sides of more people working from home is that now people are expected to carry on working even if they’re ill.

Yes, all 12 of us had it right after Christmas.
Very mild for all except one, though - I just felt very cold, followed by feeling more tired than usual, with mild cold symptoms. Same for most, though one or two had no symptoms to speak of.

Just one felt as if she had a really rotten cold and took to her bed for a few days, but she gets really bad colds (same family of viruses) anyway.

Just sending get well wishes to all who are suffering at the moment. After my horrible experience with Covid (hospitalised) I’m relieved to hear most of you are not seriously ill and are suffering mainly cold like or flu like symptoms. Get well soon.

I tested positive last Friday. I have had nothing more serious than a dry cough and sore throat which developed into a head cold. My test yesterday still had two lines but the second line was very faint so I am hoping today’s test will be negative. DH hasn’t had it but I have kept away from him because he has had chest problems in the past. DH managed to get more tests from Boots two days ago.

Not yet but they (who are they?) say that we'll all get it in the end. I'm careful with mask-wearing and washing hands and so are quite a few people if my local area is anything to go by.

I’ve just tested negative after 11 days, I was still positive yesterday.
I’ve just entered my results on the NHS website and it asked me if I needed another test kit, I said yes and I’ve placed an order which went through.
I tried to place an order yesterday and was unsuccessful, so it might be worth a try today.

snowberryZ Thank you for the first link (the second one definitely doesn't apply to me!). I've contacted the trial people to see whether they're interested in experimenting on me!

I tested positive on Saturday after developing a slightly sore throat. I had been on alert since Thursday when I was at the dentist waiting in a packed waiting room with no space between the chairs. Picked one at the end of a row but chap came in and sat to the other side of me - coughing, sniffing and not wearing a mask (in Scotland), I did mention it to the dentist but he was not concerned. It is rife up here in the north of Scotland but I have had my three jabs (just waiting to hear about the next booster as I am over 75) and have been covid-free up until now despite being in hospital for a week last November (foot/leg operation) and meeting up with friends and family as and when allowed. My only other symptom is feeling very nauseas most of the time. Testing every day as family rely on me for school runs and various other granny duties.

The whole of my sons family have just tested positive. His wife works for the NHS so the children have been going to school and nursery throughout the pandemic. Unlike the rest of the family they’ve continued to go shopping, go to the cinema etc etc. They’re coming to stay with us in 12 days time so I’m hoping they’ll be feeling better by then. I was really worried about sharing a house with them given that they aren’t as covid conscious as the rest of us so at least, fingers crossed, I can enjoy having them here.