Covid again

I am at present coping with my first episode of covid. Checked positive on my third day home from holiday and to be honest not too bad compared to many. Even so I did have a wee wobbler today feeling sorry for myself. Felt a bit better after a few tears. It just got a bit much on top of my other medical issues.
I feel for those on their second or third episode.
My friend is also suffering with her second episode which is much worse than previously. We both are fully vaccinated.

Touch wood, DH and I have been lucky enough to avoid it to date. We're both in at risk groups, and DH is immuno-compromised, so we have had every inoculation that has been available. We're already booked in for flu jabs in September, and will gladly have an Autumn booster for Covid when offered.

I think that losing an elderly cousin to the disease in the very first weeks was definitely a wake-up call for us, so we've always taken every precaution, and will continue to do so. It hasn't gone away yet.

Just getting over it for the second time after travelling abroad and am fully vaccinated.
Like a bout of ‘Flu and DH suggested testing and it was Positive for 8 days. This time I had the severe stomach upset with it and appetite disappeared.
I hope you recover well, and quickly Jaffacake 💐

My OH had to have a test as he was due an op and was feeling a bit achey and tired. It was positive and he had to cancel the op☹️ I’ve now tested positive but completely different symptoms- streaming headcold. This is the third time for both of us. Now on the mend, but there must be loads of people out and about who have it but aren’t testing as they don’t feel too bad and spreading it around.

DH has had Covid three times. The last time was the worst. He has now been found to have a raised BNP which was much higher than his previous blood test and an indicator of heart failure. I do wonder if it is as a result of strain put on the heart by Covid.

I wonder that too Katek. I stopped testing a long time ago .

I'm just curious - are you all testing in order to confirm Covid??

It’s so lacking in sensitivity to post sweeping statements trivialising covid. One person’s experience may certainly not be another’s and many are still suffering either personally, or loss of a close one, as witnessed on this thread.

I hope you make a complete recovery Jaffacake

My hairdresser is an anti-vaxer and whenever he hears of another case he says "so, were they vaccinated? Yes I thought so so why bother if you still get sick?"

My DFiL died in hospital of covid and all that entailed. He was admitted a few weeks before with something else but the covid ward was right next to his ward and it was inevitable he would succumb.
He couldn't be visited and he couldn't come home and couldn't attend his DS funeral (my DH) I do feel a huge sadness whenever I think of him. He was a lovely person who had had a hard start in life and a very sad end.

BeverleyJB

Sparkle fizz - your comment is not only entirely inaccurate but extremely irresponsible.

SARS Covid is a serious (that's what the first ‘s’ stands for) respiratory disease that can cause serious neurological and vascular damage. It can also permanently damage the immune system.
Even ignoring the deaths due to Covid recorded currently (which are similar to earlier in the pandemic, just not reported widely) the number of excess deaths is still high.

The vaccinations received by most people in the UK were so long ago that they’re no longer offering any protection and the so called herd immunity has never happened due to the constant mutation of the virus.

Worldwide over the last 2 - 3 years the figures for life expectancy have fallen, for the first time in more than 50 years. There has been an increase in the incidence of cancers, childhood diabetes, children's deaths……the list goes on. I wonder what on earth could be causing this?

BeverleyJB I think you owe me an apology for your wrongful accusation.

Sparklefizz

^It's next to nothing now - and was never worth the unbelievable fuss made over it.^

Ha CatsCatsCats - tell that to my friend who's in hospital, and to my daughter's ex boyfriend and his family. The boyfriend plus both his parents died.

Cats how remarkably insensitive and untrue. I can only think you were being deliberately provocative..

Cats cats cats , my husband and I have just had it, both of us are vaccinated but both were extremely poorly with a horrible cough which 5 weeks in my husband still has and I am constantly exhausted . We were due to go on holiday but delayed it . What concerns me is the Covid line is telling people to not worry and go about your daily life 🤬

BeverleyJB Sat 22-Jul-23 11:53:58

Sparkle fizz - your comment is not only entirely inaccurate but extremely irresponsible.

Read her post again - I think you have your wires crossed.

Sparklefizz

^It's next to nothing now - and was never worth the unbelievable fuss made over it.^

Ha CatsCatsCats - tell that to my friend who's in hospital, and to my daughter's ex boyfriend and his family. The boyfriend plus both his parents died.

Goodness, that's awful Sparklefizz - the whole family dead from the virus. It must have been very upsetting for your daughter.

As for that comment - I usually completely ignore those type of dismissive, sweeping generalisations about Covid (or anything else for that matter).

Hope your friend is soon able to leave hospital - she must've been poorly to be admitted as they prefer you to recuperate at home.

I find it shocking SueD that your dd was advised to work with covid. There may be several vulnerable people visiting A&E. If they are so short staffed that they require staff with Covid to work then it disgraceful and can’t be ethical.

I don’t think it’s just a nuisance for those who are being admitted daily to hospital who are very ill with covid dogsmother. My belief is that we should try and be mindful of others, not just ourselves.

Suedonim, that is because so many have it and sparkle fizz is almost right, it is a becoming just a nuisance now ……. Unless you are suffering a lot it seems it’s a matter of put a mask on ( maybe) and carry on. What my belief is, is that we all have to beware everyone else and continue to practice good hygiene because it’s contagious and continuing to mutate hopefully diluting.

Both my dds have had it twice and some friend have had it three times. It seems to me that there’s been a bit of an upsurge in the past month or so. I hadn’t heard of anyone with Covid since earlier in the spring but it’s suddenly reappeared amongst friends and family in the past month.

My dd is a medic working in A&E and her hospital trust said she could come into work even though she had Covid so long as she wasn’t running a temperature. As it was, she didn’t feel well enough to go in but I was quite shocked at that.

Sparklefizz

^It's next to nothing now - and was never worth the unbelievable fuss made over it.^

Ha CatsCatsCats - tell that to my friend who's in hospital, and to my daughter's ex boyfriend and his family. The boyfriend plus both his parents died.

Yes, and I've lost a son-in-law and two friends and am probably going to lose my Mum to cancer - all cases were not picked up during, and because of, the Covid hysteria.

Sparkle fizz - your comment is not only entirely inaccurate but extremely irresponsible.

SARS Covid is a serious (that's what the first ‘s’ stands for) respiratory disease that can cause serious neurological and vascular damage. It can also permanently damage the immune system.
Even ignoring the deaths due to Covid recorded currently (which are similar to earlier in the pandemic, just not reported widely) the number of excess deaths is still high.

The vaccinations received by most people in the UK were so long ago that they’re no longer offering any protection and the so called herd immunity has never happened due to the constant mutation of the virus.

Worldwide over the last 2 - 3 years the figures for life expectancy have fallen, for the first time in more than 50 years. There has been an increase in the incidence of cancers, childhood diabetes, children's deaths……the list goes on. I wonder what on earth could be causing this?

Sorry for every who has Covid and had it and suffering long Covid.

I have been exposed to Covid a number of times but so far haven't had it. Because of my health I have to do a Lateral flow test every week plus if I feel unwell not related to health problems. I am full vaccinated and will have the booster when it's offered. No idea why I haven't had it as my daughter says I am a prime candidate for it. 😂. She and my grandson's had it once and my son in law twice.

But no doubt my luck will run out one day. But that's life.

It’s easy to be complacent if you haven’t been seriously affected by Covid but many giving evidence to the Covid enquiry have, and many including children are still suffering from long covid. I saw that Covid hospital admissions, which is a good barometer of circulating covid, has gone up this last week.
It will be interesting when winter sets in to see if there will be a major increase. At least we’re better protected now.

It's next to nothing now - and was never worth the unbelievable fuss made over it.

Ha CatsCatsCats - tell that to my friend who's in hospital, and to my daughter's ex boyfriend and his family. The boyfriend plus both his parents died.

My daughter has had it 3 times despite being fully vaccinated, but she is a teacher facing a class of 30 students, many of them coughing. Twice she has been very ill, the 3rd time not quite so bad.

Unfortunately I am not fully vaccinated. I had an anaphylactic shock after the second vaccination of Astra zeneca so just wondering how bad this bout is going to go.

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