Well, I have now the time to sit leisurely and review all your kind and useful comments. Many thanks. I list what I understand to be symptoms of Covid Omicron Varient ( source NHS) and alongside what I can identify with.
Lower back pain No
Runny nose/congestion Yes
Headache No
Fatigue Yes
Sneezing Yes
Night sweats No
Body aches Yes
The following are the original CoVid symptoms along side which I have listed what I can identify with. Again source NHS.
a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) ...... occasional shivering from inside
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours ......... had this type of phlegm type cough for years - tend to blame Ramipril
a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste ..... NEVER
shortness of breath ..... NEVER
feeling tired or exhausted ...... Yes but I suspect more work related ( driving buses)
an aching body ..... Yes, regularly but not constantly /permanently
a headache ..... No, never
a sore throat .... No, never
a blocked or runny nose .... Blocked = no: Runny - constantly for years especially when I eat - tend to related it to pollen allergy or some sort of nasal/sinue sensitivity to dust
loss of appetite ..... No
diarrhoea ..... rarely - tend to relate it more to food/gut issues/vagal nerve but nothing that requires the attention of my GP or pharmacy
feeling sick or being sick ..... Never
So thats it in terms of Co Vid related stuff.
I did have similar experiences right at the beginning when first put on Bisoprolol in 2010 and CD’s thoughts echo some of my experiences ........ ice cold extremeties, enormously tired, going to bed with an electric blanket on gloves on, socks on and hugging a hot water bottle, then lapsing into a sleep for England for about 4 or 5 hours. ( PRETTY DUMB .... hot water bottle and electricity). Then on waking, apart from being exhausted, its as if nothing happened. But this experience lasted for a couple of years, always decreasing until it disappeared. This new phenomona is a relatively recent thingy.
Still not on top of pain control for arthritic pain in shoulders although cortisone has helped massively with the right. So scoffing Cocodomol like its going outta fashion. I still come back to Bisoprolol. Following Physiotherapy exercises for shoulders.
To be honest I do use kpi’s (key performance indicators) which I obtain from bits of techno kit I have. BP monitor for BP and HR and which also detects AF, Blood Oxygen meter, thermometer and depending on what arises from BP monitor readings I use Kardia 6L to get a trace/fix where BP monitor flags AF. Currently, all of this is showing results in my normal range (for my body anyway).
Finally, I have just done another LFT and the result is again negative. So I think the issues are covered in a link (about Bisoprolol) in Saulgers post. Thanks y'all for your thoughtful views. always something to be learned on here.
John