If you’re sick with a viral illness you don’t need a test to know you’re at risk of passing it on to other people.
I'll stay away from people if I feel ill.
In which case that is a great attitude and I'd not test either, especially as rapid tests are rubbish.
Why are they rubbish?
They're pretty good as a contagiousness test though right?Huge false negative rate especially when the viral load is low. So you often test negative until you are very symptomatic.
They're pretty good as a contagiousness test though right?
Get better soonI’m just getting over it for the second time this year. I’m fully vaccinated and boostered as I was on the shielding list and was due to get the Autumn booster this weekend.
First time the symptoms lasted all of a few hours.
This time it started with a dry feeling in my chest the day after the Arsenal game and I put it down to shouting. Next day I had a dry cough and tested negative. Felt a bit achy as well the day after that. Thursday was the Sociedad game and I felt exhausted all day but didn’t want my son driving home alone after an early start and a day at work before driving to Manchester and back so I tested again and it was negative so I went.
The following morning I had a blocked nose and sore throat, and it was then that I tested positive (only bothered testing again because I had to visit my parents and they’re in their late 80s and quite frail). I didn’t test negative until yesterday (Thursday) and I’m still feeling tired and coughing quite a bit.
First time we all had it in the house, this time it’s just been me despite my son sharing a bottle of water with me at the Sociedad game.
Might be the wrong thread, not sureImagine Beckham's disappointment when he finally got to the front of that queue and discovered that Brian May and the gang were nowhere to be seen.
Might be the wrong thread, not sure
Hmm might beMight be the wrong thread, not sure
Actually don’t have the energy for a witty replyNo. You’re in the wrong thread. That covid brain fog kicking in early, I see. Makes for a grim prognosis. RIP.
Fixed your postImagine Beckham's disappointment when he finally got to the front of that queue and discovered that he had covid.
For people that have had it recently, how long did it last? I’m seriously bored of it already.
Ffs. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. Headache for the last 72 hours, non-persistent but painful cough due to throat being like razors, aching skin, night sweats but fortunately no loss of appetite or smell and my nose isn’t blocked. I fecking hate having a blocked nose.Longer than you’d think. I only had a very mild dose but the sniffles lasted miles longer than a ‘normal’ head cold. Probably over a week?
Thanks for bailing me out thereFixed your post
Get well soon. Also congratsFfs. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. Headache for the last 72 hours, non-persistent but painful cough due to throat being like razors, aching skin, night sweats but fortunately no loss of appetite or smell and my nose isn’t blocked. I fecking hate having a blocked nose.
My partner is in her third trimester so I’m more worried about her getting it, plus we’ve got a 6 month old collie that she’s currently having to look after by herself
Thinly veiled attempt at letting us know you’ve been shagging.Ffs. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. Headache for the last 72 hours, non-persistent but painful cough due to throat being like razors, aching skin, night sweats but fortunately no loss of appetite or smell and my nose isn’t blocked. I fecking hate having a blocked nose.
My partner is in her third trimester so I’m more worried about her getting it, plus we’ve got a 6 month old collie that she’s currently having to look after by herself
Didn’t say it was mineThinly veiled attempt at letting us know you’ve been shagging.
Obviously. But she can't get pregnant twice. Free swing.Didn’t say it was mine
9 daysFor people that have had it recently, how long did it last? I’m seriously bored of it already.
Holy shit I had no idea Covid could last trimesters. That’s fecking scary.Ffs. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. Headache for the last 72 hours, non-persistent but painful cough due to throat being like razors, aching skin, night sweats but fortunately no loss of appetite or smell and my nose isn’t blocked. I fecking hate having a blocked nose.
My partner is in her third trimester so I’m more worried about her getting it, plus we’ve got a 6 month old collie that she’s currently having to look after by herself
Ramping up massively again atm it seems based on the number of people I know that have gotten it within the last week.
We still have a few boxes of free tests in our household. I rarely test now so the four boxes I hoarded before they stopped giving them out will probably last me quite some time.How do people know in UK that you have covid? No free tests around.
How do people know in UK that you have covid? No free tests around.
One child got it and my other got a weird cold, but never tested positive last week.
You can still buy them,
In the UK we have hospital and similar stats plus the ONS random sample that tests people from all over the country. A lot less tests done (and even fewer results recorded) than before but still enough to get a statistically valid picture of what's happening.Sorry that was slightly rhetorical. As in I imagine no one is testing as tests aren’t free. So it surprises me that they know covid rates are rising. I guess this news is directly from hospitals?
