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After going to bed early feeling utterly pants and generally having a miserable night, I dug out a covid test from the bathroom cupboard and went through the old rigmarole again.
Boom! positive!
Never had it before, even when Madame got it in 2020. So I am a bit disappointed but not surprised as I was on the train earlier in the week
Currently feeling sore and headachey - how long til I feel alright again?
Couple of days if its the same strain that was around when I got it (last year?)
You may feel heavily fatigued for a week or two after the main symptoms have gone.
Got any big rides planned soon?
New strain doing the rounds. Hospital admissions due to covid jumped up by 40% a couple of weeks ago and I know a few people who've had it recently
Symptoms vary by person. I was fine for a week after testing positive, then was very wheezy. Didn't feel right for a fair few weeks, and was off the bike for most of November and December as I wasn't 'right'
Yup still around, always will be, I caught it for a third time couple of month ago. Only stopped producing phlegm last week.
lots going down in my work at the moment!
I was on an international Scout camp last week. Around 10 of the leaders and several kids (prob more) have returned with it. My wife caught it for the first time despite working in a hospital the whole way through the pandemic!
Nobody seems dreadfully unwell so far, just heavy cold/flu like symptoms.
Both my parents and brother's family have just had it and it wiped most of them out for nearly a fortnight 😢
25 minutes into a covid thread and [no one in particular] has appeared yet to tell you it's a 5g enabled Microsoft black ops bio weapon?
I wonder if [no one in particular] is on holiday?
I caught it once long after it was "mission accomplished", felt lousy for a few days but not terrible, took a week or two to get back to being able to do exercise for more than about 20 minutes at a pitch. Otoh I've had a brain like a sieve ever since, well maybe I was like that before and I just forget.
I've just about recovered from it, wife works in the NHS and they had a small outbreak on the ward, she was poorly with it 2 weeks ago followed by me coming down with it for third time since 2021.
This one was different though, less dry chesty and more tight wheezy chesty and more sore eyes, bunged up nose, dizziness, big hot and cold flushes, mega lethargy and I actually lost my sense of smell and taste this time round, just about returned now.
If you want a timeline I started feeling ropey monday last week, wednesday and thursday were a write off, was feeling a bit better friday, by the time saturday rolled around I was mostly fine but sinuses were bunged up and taste/smell gone, couldn't do too much excercise I died trying to take the dog on a hill walk, by the time Monday/tuesday rolled around I was pretty much fine again.
I got it recently for the 4th time and shook it off in a few days. The wife who has never knowingly had it before was wiped out for almost two weeks and two weeks later, still isn't back to full strength. Not expecting any long term deficits though.
At the moment I feel like i'm being squashed, kind of stiff and cramped at the same time. No real congestion but the back and top of my head feels tender and i'm a bit dizzy and chilly. Yesterday morning I thought I had a hangover after a small glass of wine but I think covid symptoms are more likely now
Paracetamol are helping a bit but only taking the edge off
Had it two months ago. Turned into chest infection only just stopped hacking up yack.
It's meant two months off the bike. Hopefully a come back ride this weekend
Looks like I had for the 2nd time a few weeks back. Unfortunately it’s left me knackered with fatigue symptoms. A long slow recovery, about 6wks in so far ☹️
Yep I'm floored with it right now, heavy cold and blocked nose, almost can't walk to the top of the stairs, high body temp.
three days if its what I had. positive test on return from holiday in majorca after losing three days to it a week earlier. have to say, if you're gonna be ill with flu-like symptoms, do it in the middle of a heat wave.
chesty cough continued a week after we got home.
get well soon.
had it a 4 or 5 weeks ago. vomiting on the friday evening and weak, saturday and sunday, moderate fever requiring bed rest. monday fever intermittent, sinuses blocked and headache. slight cough. tuesday much the same as monday, but easing. wednesday to friday developed a bit of a cough, upper respiritory goop, sinuses still blocked up, seemed to fade over the weekend. following week, tired, feeling like there was a residual cold. following week, still slightly more tired. seemed OK ish after that.
Think we picked it up at son's graduation. Cold and mild flu symptoms for a week but no cough or loss of taste or smell. The first time I've had any COVID related time off work (have a direct work colleague who's had a transplant so no way I wanted to risk passing it on). First time on bike last night and seemed generally OK.
About a week in at the moment and only thing I'm left with is a bit of a cough and low level fatigue. Completely knackered last Saturday and Sunday but after that not too bad.
Had it a couple of weeks ago, still coughing and wheezy and generally feel like crap.
Two weeks ago. Mostly recovered but digestive system still fragile.
Picked it up in Japan so may be Godzilla variant.
Best of luck recovering from the mild sniffles.
I had a cough two weeks ago. It was a NIGHTMARE!
Mrs had it early doors at the start of it all I'm 2020. I dodged it for 2 years, then got it 3 times in the space of about 10 months (twice in 3 months).
For this n=1, it caused me to miss a close family wedding (too many ancient people there to risk) and another race. Felt grotty for 2 or 3 days, then an annoying cough for about another 10. I recall after the 1st, I went Open water swimming and then biking about 2.5weeks after testing positive (10 days after tests were clear). I was OK on gentle stuff but as soon as I was sprinting or the ride went properly uphill, I was weak and blowing out of my asre. Took another week or so before back 'on it' - so about 3 to 3.5 weeks after 1st testing positive
What I would add is that I got real flu at the start of this year - and that was 10x worse - properly death-warmed-up for a few days amd out of action for weeks.
Arturus or Eris, having read this far why haven't I seen the word Arcturus/ Eris, the name of the new variante which I keep hearing on the news?
Edit to eleaborate: our existing Covid antibodies don't protect much against Eris so were all stuffed. 🙁
Hubby had it in late April. I've never seen him so poorly, completely wiped out for 4 days, then about a fortnight to feel normal again.
Very disappointed when my mother wiggled the tips of her fingers under the tap in some public loos the other day. I tried to stress that covid is still around and she needs to wash her hands properly, she is also eligible for a booster jab but just can't be bothered having it. I'm waiting patiently for the time my age group can have one.
Too much apathy around covid now.
I’ve just had it for the third time. This latest bout has absolutely been the worst yet. Was in my bed 24/7 for 4 weeks when it first landed. Finally tested positive with a lateral flow after 2 weeks of negatives. I’ve had all my vaccines.
I’ve now been off work for 18 weeks with post / long covid symptoms and feel absolutely awful even still . Extreme fatigue, brain fog, swollen glands, reflux and a tight chest are the symptoms. The best I’ve had is 2-3 days where i feel decent but then back to a week of misery after any sort of minor exertion. A horrendous, life changing experience.
My throat felt pretty irritated and croaky yesterday, and I felt tired in the evening. Woke up this morning with mild cold type symptoms.
Our annual boozy street party is today, so i decided to test so that
A - I don't spread anything around and
B- I don't make myself worse by staying up late drinking and eating bad snacks.
Big fat line on the test immediately....
No party for me then...
Hydration, sauna, paracetamol and a nap - not a bad swap really 🙂
Best of luck recovering from the mild sniffles.Best of luck recovering from the mild sniffles.
Thought the whole point of Covid was to kill off the people who subscribe to conspiracy theories?
Thought the whole point of Covid was to kill off the people who subscribe to conspiracy theories?
Erm, no. Its to kill off the unbelievers by combining the vaccine with various others you'll all have had against your will and for no reason - I mean, polio vaccine, have you ever met anyone who caught polio? No. There's a made-up vaccine with a hole in the justification - and once you reach critical mass you'll just run head long into the ice wall.
The rest of us, we'll be safe from vaccine induced psychosis, thinking about laughing at you from behind our oxygen masks if only we could summon the physical strength to breathe unaided.
[Edit] Sorry, should have been more caps in there.
Darn it!
It's got me! 😭
Second time I've had it now. The first time was quite a while ago and it floored me for nearly 3 weeks.
I thought I just had a bad cold but then I couldn't particularly taste my caramelized onion houmous with dinner tonight so thought I'd better do a test, although the use by was the 20th and so I thought maybe it had just gone manky.
Quite weird as I haven't particularly mixed with many people for a while now, working alone. My gf works in a college so anything I get I accuse her of passing on to me, but she's fine. 😔
What a crock.
So much going round at tne moment, colleges in particular!
Rest up and hope it passes quickly
Your GF can carry it without symptoms then pass it on.
There's a bit of a surge going on according to the scientific types I follow on social media. Zoe is about the only remaining system that's recording infection levels as the incompetents in the executive have stopped recording things in a joined up fashion.
Your GF can carry it without symptoms then pass it on.
I knew I shouldn't trust her! 😡
Can't be sure if I actually had it (no tests left) but had 6 weeks of no energy, bad cough, really bad brain fog (forgetting names!) etc. The worst was the wheezing and crackling on my throat, upper chest. Thankfully cleared up completely now. Not a fun experience at all
winter cough/cold bugs seem to be very prevalent in the last few weeks, and I guess this is just the beginning. Been laid up since the weekend, sneezing, cough, headache, sore bones, not much taste. Did find some COVID tests in the cupboard, but no, its a good old cold...
First time for me, symptoms started 12 days ago, I just thought I had a cold & cough, and (after blagging some tests) I’ve been positive for a week. Everything tastes odd, I feel like I’ve got a full-time hangover and lungs are producing massive amounts of gunge. I’m fed up with it now. Boo.
Both covid and autumn bugs about - 3 in my family been coughing and sniffling for a few days, son prior to that. I've had quite a few colleagues laid up with Covid for a couple of weeks.
Trying to avoid it as I lost November and December on the bike to it last year (caught early November) - didn't feel well enough until January to get back on, and I was commuting by bike. Ruined most plans as I felt so rough.
Yes a surge in our area.
I think I'll pay for a flu jab. Hoping that covid jabs will be available soon to the under 65 age group.
I keep getting it every 6 months, almost like clockwork. General sense of malaise and weird taste in my mouth followed by two weeks of feeling knackered. No other symptoms. Testing positive every time.
Had it since Saturday/Sunday. Went for a ride Sat afternoon and felt more fatigued than normal afterwards, also a bit sniffly but put that down to dust from cleaning the house. Had a crap night's sleep and took a test on Sunday morning. Sunday-Tuesday were pretty much a write off, better today but really fatigued and crazy brain fog.
Looks like my wife has it now so that's going to be fun
still a covid virgin here, never had it.
still a covid virgin here, never had it.
Weird. My best mate has never knowingly had it either. In a typical week he'll DJ in 2 sweaty basement clubs and spend about 6 hours on planes. You'd think he'd be guaranteed to get it all the time, but apparently not!
Me too - I've been commuting almost daily (30 minutes each way on a train) since February 2021. My wife has had it twice, one daughter has had it three times, the other daughter is like me and hasn't had it.
Ah, but how do you know? Covid, all strains, seems to have the potential to affect different people differently, people have died of it, and others have been totally asymptomatic. Unless you've been routinely testing regularly right from Mar 2020 through to now, you can't say with any certainty that you aren't just one of the (many) asymptomatic carriers.
It’s pretty rife here in our small, island village - I work part-time in a shop and a couple of colleagues have had it recently - extreme fatigue, sore throat and coughing. Having escaped it, I’ve had it twice in the last year - first following a Xmas party and second after a flight from Glasgow to Australia in April. Due to get my flu jag next week, but not old enough for the COVID one.
It's going to be a part of life for the longer term future. We need to take the necessary precautions and then get on with life Ignoring it wont make it go away
I have had two colds since Feb 2020, one last summer and one a few weeks ago, both tested Neg-.
My GF tested Pos+ for covid several months back and I didn't get it.
I can go to the the pub sometimes several times a week, sometimes live music nights on a Fri/Sat when it's packed out.
Been socialising regularly whenever I could from the moment we were let out of lockdowns, I was single back then.
still a covid virgin here, never had it.
You may well have had it and been like the majority of people and had no symptoms. This os how it spreads.
And I’ve just have an employee try to sign himself off sick for two weeks because he’s tested positive 😳
how big is your team and how long are you prepared to sign someone off long term sick if you insist on the currently sick individual coming back? if you take all precautions what's the worst you've lost? one employee away for two weeks, maybe that same employee on long term sick. if you insist they come back what happens if they take more out?
people 'soldiering on' has long been a shit thing in UK firms. with the highly variable way covid affects people it's orders of magnitude worse.
Just off the back of my fourth case of Covid. Always affects me the same way - no 'classic' symptoms but a few days of complete mental and physical fatigue - even walking 20 steps to the kitchen to get a drink was physically exhausting. This last bout has been the worst - a full week off work which is the longest single absence I've had in 25 years of teaching - tried to go back after 3 days but after an hour of people talking to me and me not really taking anything in, and everyone I spoke to saying 'you shouldn't be here' I took the hint.
And I’ve just have an employee try to sign himself off sick for two weeks because he’s tested positive
Sounds fair enough; plenty of people out at the moment with nasty symptoms after testing positive. The fatigue seems to be the thing for a fair few folks at the moment, and if people are run down they'll make themselves more ill, and that leads to more time off.
There's a lot of it about, and not a lot of promotion towards boosters compared to previous seasons, from what I'm seeing. Same with flu.
Yep, I’m at about two weeks and only starting to feel better.
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I think advice now is to be guided by symptoms - 5 days from start of symptoms and you are no longer infectious usually, but that's not the same as saying you should go back to work after 5 days - if you're still clearly unwell, I wouldn't want you back for the sake of you or others; if you are up to it but can WFH in preference I'd suggest that. If you're fit as a fiddle and back to normal life otherwise, I think 2 weeks of being signed off is OTT.
We have to treat as an endemic illness now. Get jabs where needed / offered still, protect the vulnerable by not exposing them to your illnesses, etc. I'd be tempted to say treat it 'normally' like other cold type viruses but historically (and already i think we're drifting backwards even after the last 3 years of experience) we got that wrong, and struggled in to work coughing and spluttering because it was the done thing. We shouldn't do that for any viruses, not just specific ones.
First timer last month, couple of days feeling pretty rough but thankully recovered quickly minus a few aches.
Couple of weeks easy on the bike and didn't lose much, being asthmatic I was honestly expecting a longer lay off.
We're very much of the mindset, if you aren't well, but feel OK you can work from home, if you are really unwell don't work - we leave it to the individual.
That said, my colleague had covid, was a little unwell, was in work facing me, but didn't realise until some time after when her friends had all had it (but had tested). I was OK - she's had it twice without realising and was in work.