I hope you are all as well as can be. Its just a post to see how many others have tested positive and are on the road to recovery?
I'm a week in now and I've got to say I can't see the end in sight. Still got fever, terrible body aches, cough where I'm now struggling to breathe slightly and constant nausea and headache 😪
Also completely lost my smell and taste which was one of the first symptoms after runny nose which apparently isn't a symptom 🤔
Thank you for any replies and take care xx
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So sorry to hear about your diagnosis - it seems inevitable this this is going to happen to us all. I have been isolating doing the right thing but it is others that's the concern.
They say you feel worse before you get better and you will get better. Sending you the strength to get through this and hope for that speedy recovery. Here to offer any support you need. Best wishes, Hessie5 x
Thanks for your message. I can only think it has come from my daughters school as she complained of a headache a few days before and seemed a bit lethargic. Never thought Covid then though.
No I'm not on any treatment, just hope I start to improve soon because its making me feel rotten.
I do feel sorry for you . No matter how careful you are it’s out there and with children even it’s even harder. Your saying a runny nose is not a symptom your the second person I heard of that started with a runny nose. So how are you supposed to know what’s a cold and what’s the start of Covid. the diagnosis chart says runny nose is a cold ???
Here’s to a speedy recovery hope you don’t suffer too much x
Yes It has to be.....but it hasn’t been made clear that ONLY people with Covid symptoms should apply for a test...that hasn’t been made clear & people are taking perfectly healthy children to be tested.....thus denying those who do have symptoms.....but altho there are signs outside centres now...people are ignoring them.
So spread the word......don’t apply for a test just because you sneeze!
I've read some do get a runny nose. I had a cold from where I don't have any idea. Staying home except for medical appointments and always wear a mask and keep my distance from others. I'm in the US. Prior to calling my medical clinic I looked it up and runny nose was listed. Unfortunately, they didn't allow me to get tested even though I reported that someone in the waiting room at my doctor's office reported having ng been exposed and was quarantining.
So sorry to hear your news Nat. I do hope it doesn’t progress further & this is the worst you'll feel, bad enough I’m sure. I hope you have someone taking care of you. If you do feel well enough will you keep us updated on how you are? We'll fret otherwise, though of course understand you will only if you feel able. Just learned this morning through the app that my postcode area is high risk so doing all we can to avoid it but some bleep bleep friends called yesterday as it was my h's birthday, what to do?
You take good care & again, I do hope this is the worst you'll feel. x
Hi. Oh that's awful. Feel for you . I hate struggling with fevers and coughs etc , it's very tiring. I hope you turn the corner soon and the rest of the family are ok too xxx
Hi I’ve got a test tomorrow apparently I was random picked nhs I have no symptoms just seems a waste of test they pick it up from my house after I have done swab I suppose I could have it without any symptoms all strange to me let’s all keep safe use common sense and stop spreading it x
I'm really sorry to hear you've got the dreaded lurgy on top of everything else. I do hope you have others at home that can help, and that you start to feel better very soon.
You have my sympathies, having been flattened with C-19 on 18th March. I was unable to get tested and after 2 weeks I was worse if anything. I avoided hospital as decided to only call 999 if I actually couldn’t breathe at all as the nhs in my are was shambolic. Private antibody blood testing in June confirmed very high levels for me and my husband. I have missed too many doses of methotrexate whilst unwell and this definitely didn’t help. Main advice I can give you is to rest rest and rest again. I stupidly went to work too quickly because my colleagues were on their knees. This did me no favours and many Covid symptoms flared up with a vengeance, forcing me back to bed rest. Please look after yourself and go with the flow, listen to your body. Wishing you a good recovery
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