Have you had covid?

Husband and I had it in early November. AC who lives with us didn’t catch it. He’s had a weeks leave this week and has only been out to view three flats. He tested positive tonight. He is the 13th person that I know who have tested positive in the last three days. None of the thirteen know each other. I suspect that I may have it again but will wait until Tuesday, when I’m supposed to be going out, to test. Quite a few people that I know tested negative initially, as husband and I did first time around so I wonder if people just go by the first test they do and if it’s negative don’t do second tests?

I had it in October, so probably the Delta variant - I was very tired and generally unwell for a few days and before Covid would have said I had “a bit of a bug”. I did lose my sense of smell, which still isn’t back to what it was. I think I may also have had it way back in March 2020, when I isolated as I had a weird cough for 24 hours. No other symptoms apart from the purple chilblain-like spots that were later identified as Covid toe.

My asthmatic DH had it when I did in October and again a month ago - apart from a sniffle he was asymptomatic both times.

Of our extended family of 14 people only DD1 and DGS6 have dodged it, but luckily everyone has been asymptomatic or just had minor symptoms. All the adults are fully vaccinated.

My daughter and her family all had it. One of the boys brought it home from school. My son, his ex and his son all live with me and none of us have had it. My son delivers for Tesco so meets lots of people (some with Covid) his ex is a supermarket worker and also mixes with a great many people (her manager died of Covid) and the boy is at the same school as his cousin and has had colds but not Covid. Possibly we've just had the asymptomatic version?

Apart from brother's girlfriend no one in my family has had it (that we know about). BiL's stepmother died of it at start of first lock down and his father survived it, but no one else in Mr A's family has had it either. Mr A's niece is a teacher of special needs children and worked with them all through lock down and she still didn't get it, with no masks and no special facilities. Fingers crossed it will continue.

Of course this must be the reason I havent caught it yet.
www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/health/still-havent-caught-covid-the-answer-may-be-linked-to-your-looks-according-to-scientists-440a904e-2dfc-4e97-90ef-0034cc06e12b

Before the perpetually offended turn up.
I AM Joking.

This is very interesting

www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/scientists-seek-to-solve-mystery-of-why-some-people-do-not-catch-covid

I've not had it yet, but my son and girlfriend had it late February, and my daughter in NI had it about a fortnight ago. I'm going over to see her early April and am being really careful.

Unfortunately. Caught it at Christmas time. First time as well, despite having outbreaks at work and being around covid positive people during the whole pandemic.

I have not and have looked after 2 people with it and been in the company of 3 different people who had it. This was before vaccination. Would be interesting to know why.

I have not had Covid and am quite concerned with the new variants which are so infectious. Three of my friends have died of Covid, only one had underlying medical conditions, so I am rather anxious.

Initially I was happy to socialise again as restrictions were lifted, the people I met all tested themselves beforehand but now I think few people still do that. I have restricted my social life slightly by avoiding large indoor groups but living on my own, I found the lockdowns quite difficult and don’t want to feel lonely again, especially if others are going mingling quite happily.

I probably need to stop feeling so negative and cheer up!

Yes. DH brought it home and I tested positive 2 weeks ago. Negative now but still not feeling quite right. The symptoms were different to any virus
I've had previously but no worse. I wear a mask in busy places more to protect others from me.

We both had it over the last 10days. Started with bad cold symptoms, sore throat, aching sinuses, tickly cough. We both isolated as didn't want to pass it to others. After 2 or 3 days symptoms eased a lot but we felt tired. Tested positive still on day 10. We almost certainly caught it from our young grandson who we picked up from school because he was feeling unwell. He tested positive that day and us 2 days later.

Yes I’ve had it. It was before I was able to be vaccinated. I was very ill and hospitalised. That’s why I’m concerned at rising cases and no restrictions.

We both have it, MrOops is on day 10 and I’m on day 8 both still testing positive, but MrOops has been pretty poorly, he still has a job to breathe as he has a shocking cold with it and can’t taste anything.
We have been very careful, but he went to a meeting with one other person who hadn’t bothered to test himself before he went out and caught it from him. Grrrrrrrr.

I suspect that I did, way back in the first lockdown. Before we had easy access to testing. I reported the symptoms on the covid website and was then told to phone my GP. She told me that I possibly might have it and told me to isolate for two weeks, so I did.
I was amazed that it wasn't taken more seriously and some sort of test offered.
I will never really know whether or not I had it. But I obviously did not have it very severely.

No, neither of us have had it. We’ve been careful, but no more than anyone else.

Froglady

Out of 14 members of my extended family there are only 6 of us who haven't had covid; and the others have had it once, twice and even 3 times in the case of my great niece. I'm been very lucky so far and hope it stays that way.

it is weird isn't t? like some people seem more susceptible to catching it and others not

I've got it at the moment. Tested positive on Wednesday. As I'm in Wales I have to legally isolate until Tuesday morning.
I would isolate anyway. Not feeling up to much still have a sore throat and headache and tired. My team leader also has it so probably caught it from her.
DH is away at the moment and he's fine

No and I have worked too over the last year and transported my dd to college daily (so her mixing) and one at school still.

All my sons have had it and my husband but not me or my daughter.

I did have a mild flu though in Feb 2020 but no testing then so who knows

No, I've not had it and I'm not worried about catching it because we're all going to get it eventually. My extremely vulnerable aunt and uncle have both had it and felt rough for a few days but they're both now "OK".

Out of 14 members of my extended family there are only 6 of us who haven't had covid; and the others have had it once, twice and even 3 times in the case of my great niece. I'm been very lucky so far and hope it stays that way.

I haven’t had it and don’t want it right now as I’m having tests at the hospital. I’m doing my best to steer clear of most people as I don’t want anything to interfere with diagnosis or treatment.

I got it straight after Christmas, I was off my feet because I had had an operation on my foot so I hadn't been out. The only person I could have caught it off was my son who was going out to work. Luckily my asthmatic Husband didn't catch it, he swears it's the vitamin C he has taken since the beginning of the pandemic. It knocked me for six I was quite ill.

No. I'm careful but aware I'm also lucky. I only know one person, personally as opposed to hearsay, who has had it.

I've not had it and only know one person who has. We've been very lucky.