The Government have FINALLY updated the Covid symptoms! 🥳

[Moomin8]

Hallelujah! They've finally updated the symptoms at long last!!

About 2 years too late!!!

news.sky.com/story/amp/covi...

[Lolabridge]

At last. Hooray! Professor Tim Spector will be pleased.

[Moomin8 in reply to Lolabridge]

Definitely!

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to Lolabridge]

Not too keen on Tim Spector at the moment following his recent views on vitamin D. I was quite shocked when I read what he has to say.

I know (because I test regularly) that I need to take vitamin D to keep my levels up - his ‘15 minutes sunshine a day’ certainly doesn’t do it for me - especially as I have osteoporosis and the importance of vitamin D is really stressed for osteoporosis patients.

dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

[Moomin8 in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Yes, I agree - I'm on Vit D twice a day.

[Lolabridge in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

I'm happy to take my prescribed Calceos every day (calcium and Vitamin D as I gather the former is better absorbed with the latter) as part of the alendronate treatment because I have osteoporosis. Especially as I'm on Imraldi (adalimumab biosimilar) and we are advised to keep out of strong sunlight (how most people get/make their Vitamin D) or wear sunscreen due to potential risk of skin cancer.

Perhaps Professor Spector is talking about normal, healthy people and, sadly, I'm no longer one of those! ☹️ Or maybe he's trying to discourage people from thinking that Vitamin D supplementation could prevent them from getting Covid as there's no hard scientific evidence that it can.

[Wobbies]

Am just getting back to myself after a week of serious diarrhoea, absolute fatigue, headache, unable to eat etc. Although LFT's were negative, am sure it was covid as I have never felt so ill. Even had to have someone care for my dog as could only just manage going to the loo and filling water glass. No food for 5 days and don't think it was food poisoning as no vomiting. Am glad the symptoms have been updated.

[Marionfromhappydays in reply to Wobbies]

Gawd, poor you, sounds terrible.

Sending virtual quilted toilet paper xxx

[Wobbies in reply to Marionfromhappydays]

Thank you, never used so much toilet roll, dettol wipes and bleach. Just placed a shipping order to replenish. 🤣🤣Hope at least I have lost some weight. x

[Moomin8 in reply to Wobbies]

😒Sounds like Covid to me. Hope you pick up soon 🤞

[Wobbies in reply to Moomin8]

Thank you. First day I have felt vaguely normal or as near as I ever get.x

[Moomin8 in reply to Wobbies]

🤪What's normal? 😅

[Hannah-NRAS in reply to Wobbies]

Hi Wobbies,

So sorry to hear you've been so unwell! Hopefully on the mend now 🤞

Best wishes,

Hannah and the NRAS team.

[Wobbies in reply to Hannah-NRAS]

Thank you. Am happy to report that I am improving at last.

[Hannah-NRAS in reply to Wobbies]

🥳 Woohoo!🙌

Glad to hear it Wobbies 😀

[Frances_UK]

Just when free symptomatic testing ends. What an odd coincidence.

[Deminem in reply to Frances_UK]

YES, Frances!!

Glad they have updated it but is anyone even listening anymore. Tim says they are also in the wrong order lol!

[Moomin8 in reply to Deminem]

They are in the wrong order, but at least they're there! I have posted it on my school WhatsApp - maybe now they can now officially question whether a child is positive!

[Moomin8 in reply to Frances_UK]

🤔Yes, exactly!!

[madme1]

I'm too scared to look at them, but know at some stage I'll have to.

[Moomin8 in reply to madme1]

It's not too bad, don't worry 🙂

[madme1]

I've been really bad with sinusitis and hay-fever ever since I've been on the new infusion drug remsima. It also doesn't appear to do anything joint wise.

[Moomin8 in reply to madme1]

Please let your rheumatology team know x

[madme1 in reply to Moomin8]

I have done by phone, that was more than a week ago and no response. He told me they each receive up to 400 calls a day, and they get back logged.

[Moomin8 in reply to madme1]

Do you have an email address for them? I have found sending an email gets a quicker response.

[madme1 in reply to Moomin8]

I'll have to ask when I phone for a second time tomorrow, but thanks for that.

[Hannah-NRAS]

Hi Madme1,

Sorry to hear that! Hopefully these side effects will improve with time but it is worth letting your rheumatology team know as they may be able to help. It is common for the medicines to take a while to "kick in" but if you feel they're not working for you and causing these side effects it's definitely worth raising as you may be able to try something else as an alternative.

You can also read about how to report your side effects via the MHRA's "Yellow card scheme" here: nras.org.uk/resource/report...

Alas, as a fellow hay fever sufferer, I feel that with the end of winter and the warmth and beauty of spring we will all have to begin our regime of antihistamines soon! 😭

Wishing you all the best,

Hannah (& the NRAS team)

🙂

[Tourk]

So basically any normal flu symptoms or tummy bug?No wonder they think over 5 million people have it... again lol

Joking aside being ill is always worse when you have other conditions, and not to be taken lightly. We need to take extra care to look after our body and mind in these times.

Sorry to go but one of the simplest things we can do is take vitamin D. It doesn't " replace"" other medications but it certainly helps them.

Along with this when ever possible get outside exercise and see your friends. Let help each other to be better.