Positive Covid Test Result Today - How Do I Stay Positive?

[panicperson1977]

Felt a bit funny when I got out of bed today, a bit warm, and spluttering. However the cough has gone. Took lateral flow test, and it was positive - I could not believe it. Took another, as I thought ‘surely this must be a mistake’? Well it looks like it’s not a mistake. Took PCR test in afternoon.

Only symptoms tonight are slightly warm skin, and I feel a slight dizziness when I stand up (had that with an ear infection.)

From a personal perspective, I’ve had the worst year of my life to date, my Mother died of a non Covid illness during the second lockdown. I live on my own, and suffer increasing anxiety mainly due to bereavement, and living in isolation for over 1 year due to lockdown. I have started drinking a LOT of lighter beers on daily basis, over the past year. I am on a small dose of Sertaline from Doctor.

My family support network has greatly diminished due to the events of the past year, though some family are sending me positive messages.

So my question is, it really does look COVID has got me. How do I stay positive? I am 49 years old.

I am terrified at the thought of how I will feel when I get up tomorrow morning. :weep::weep::weep:

[Taucher]

Sorry to hear you’ve had such a difficult year.

Have you been vaccinated? I know many people who have caught covid after being double jabbed and they have all been fine - some had barely any symptoms and some had a fairly nasty time for a few days (like the worst cold you’ve ever had) but it cleared up quickly.

And even if you aren’t vaccinated you will almost certainly be fine. I always use my wife’s grandad as an example - 85 years old, had triple heart bypass in 2019 and is diabetic. Tested positive for coronavirus last year (before vaccinations) and had nothing more than a mild sniffle. They actually tested him twice and he was positive both times.

Just take care of yourself and drink lots of water and rest up - you’ll be fine. I haven’t had covid (that I know of!) but am fairly sure I will one day and part of me would like to just get it out of the way.

[panicperson1977]

Thanks Taucher. Thanks for the positive message. I am afraid to say that I am not vaccinated, as I was scared of the vaccine as much as I was of the virus due to my awful anxiety of the past year. I have had no direct contact with anyone, other than my Father for 6 months now.

I always wear a mask, and stay away from people.


Not feeling ‘too viral’ at moment.

[venusbluejeans]

Hi

This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your post was moved from its original place to a sub-forum that is more relevant to your problem.

This is nothing personal - it just enables us to keep posts about the same problems in the relevant forums so other members with any experience with the issues can find them more easily.

Emmz

[panicperson1977]

Day 2, and I have a slight temperature, slightly elevated heart rate, occasional aches. The initial odd dizzy sensation seems to have subsided. Lying in bed fed up, but need to get moving to try an keep my mind off this.

[Shelly06]

I can fully understand how scared you feel right now. I was much the same, always wearing my mask, staying away from other people as much as I could, being over the top - some say - with hand washing and keeping things clean. But myself and my partner were both found to be Covid positive at the end of August this year. We aren't vaccinated either as we were worried over the vaccination.

One Friday I went to the supermarket with my partner I don't know if this was the day or something before but there were two women near to us coughing, we moved away but I don't know if that was the thing. The next day we got symptoms, I started with a sore throat, my partner had it worse right away with a fever and worse cough than he usually has, my symptoms took a little longer to get there after about a week.

If you can get an oximeter I would, we got one and being able to see what your blood oxygen levels are was a relief in that way.

I did have a stay in hospital too, but we are now fine apart from a few lingering symptoms, tiredness, still not much taste or smell etc.

I'm sure that you will be just fine, rest, fluids, some take vitamins we did, and I'm sure that you will be good in no time.

[panicperson1977]

@Shelly06. I was aware of someone about 15 feet away from spluttering earlier in week. I thought with the 2 metre rule the odds were would be low of me getting COVID would be very low at that distance. I’ve spent much of the past year cut off from people, and would not even meet old friends. Only visited my father.

[Ronantian]

The good news is that if you get vaccinated after getting covid, you will have higher levels of longer lasting immunity.

Honestly, there is nothing to fear from the vaccine. Over 4 billion people have had at least one dose, with very few serious side effects. It is extensively tested and extremely safe. As you are aware it is far more dangerous and debilitating to get Covid than it is to get the vaccine.

There is no need to shut yourself away when a free and safe solution is out there.

[panicperson1977]

@Rontantian :yesyes::yesyes::yesyes:

[panicperson1977]

I got the results from the NHS PCR test tonight, and they said ‘We could no read the results of your PCR test.’ So back to square one!

Lateral flow still coming through positive. Though not much noticeable symptoms tonight, (woke up sweating in morning.) My heart rate is beginning to descent to relatively normal levels, after being very erratic yesterday.

[panicperson1977]

I am now on day 6 of Covid. Symptoms of dizziness, aching etc seem to be tapering off. I cough a lot in the mornings, but it’s not persistent, and am breathing fine this evening. Total loss of sense of smell.

[Catkins]

I was talking to a colleague on the phone the other day and she said the fatigue is terrible, but she absolutely hates the loss of taste. She is finding that more upsetting than anything.

[Lencoboy]

@Shelly06. I was aware of someone about 15 feet away from spluttering earlier in week. I thought with the 2 metre rule the odds were would be low of me getting COVID would be very low at that distance. I’ve spent much of the past year cut off from people, and would not even meet old friends. Only visited my father.

I thought the 2-metre rule was no longer applicable, at least not since July.

[panicperson1977]

@Catkins, yes loss of smell, and taste one of the worst bits. I have a giant cupboard full of spices I have collected, and cannot taste any of them. I tried some, and they may as well be powdered cardboard.
@Lenco. It might no longer be applicable in England (I don’t know.) However, I think it would still be wise to follow.

[Pamplemousse]

I thought the 2-metre rule was no longer applicable, at least not since July.

A lot of people treat it as a 'rule of thumb' that risk is minimal at two metres; however, it is a proper rule in my workplace.

Which most people ignore.

[Lencoboy]

A lot of people treat it as a 'rule of thumb' that risk is minimal at two metres; however, it is a proper rule in my workplace.

Which most people ignore.

You're right, PM. If I had my way, the 2-metre rule would still be mandatory.

[panicperson1977]

I am posting this ‘post-covid’ to try and help others suffering anxiety from COVID. I am now outwith my quarantine period (day 12 I believe.)

My sense of smell is returning, my cough is disappearing, though the cough was quite mild in the first place. I’ve still got some slight sinusitis, but to be honest I had far worse sinusitis years ago, and this symptom is now fading also.

I was very worried indeed when I got the first positive test results, which began to fade around day 7.

Why have I apparently got off lightly, I cannot say. However, on saying this, I would under no circumstance underestimate this virus.

[Flapj]

Why have I apparently got off lightly, I cannot say.


Because you got infected with a virus that only causes mild disease. Unfortunately the media hyped it into the stratosphere and as a result, people were terrified and injected themselves with experimental genetic serum.

[Lencoboy]

Because you got infected with a virus that only causes mild disease. Unfortunately the media hyped it into the stratosphere and as a result, people were terrified and injected themselves with experimental genetic serum.

Perhaps more so now with the Omicrons, but still not so much when this thread was first created, which was when Delta was still the foremost Covid variant in circulation the world over.

[hoppipolla]

Goodness I had to literally check the username above that post to make sure this wasn't something I wrote and then forgot about it :o

I lost my mum in summer 2020 and recently have been having a lot of covid scares but I really don't know if I've caught it or not ever because I don't do the tests. I just monitor any suspected symptoms and take my temperature and that's about it really. I haven't had any obvious covid/cold/flu spells since 2017.

I knew taking tests would just scare me though, tbh >.<

I live an isolated life these days too although to be honest with covid about I have no issues with it!

I'm glad to hear you seem to have pulled through it fine :)

I hope things have improved a bit. I know losing a parent can be just awful and make life feel really quite different afterwards.

I wish you all the best and at least if we're isolated our odds of catching covid on repeat (with or without vaccines) are lower!

[panicperson1977]

@Hoppipolla. A very late reply to this thread as I have not been on this forum for a while. I am sorry it hear that you lost your mum, during the Pandemic. I have still not fully got over it, 2 years later. As for covid, 2 years after I got it, I reckon have got over 95% of my sense of smell back, however certain smells are badly distorted. It was a very strange virus!

[Lencoboy]

@Hoppipolla. A very late reply to this thread as I have not been on this forum for a while. I am sorry it hear that you lost your mum, during the Pandemic. I have still not fully got over it, 2 years later. As for covid, 2 years after I got it, I reckon have got over 95% of my sense of smell back, however certain smells are badly distorted. It was a very strange virus!

Going by your OP the start of your Covid infection (early November 2021) we were still (knowingly) in the very late Delta period as (original) Omicron BA.1 wasn't officially confirmed until later that same month, so it's very likely to have been Delta (and inadvertently 'long Covid') that you had.

Good to hear that you've got 95% of your sense of smell back though.

[peg54321]

So sorry you are having a bad time and so sorry for your loss. It's been a horrendous time. It's all coming out of late the the vaccines were pretty useless and even dangerous so your instincts were correct, so it was likely a wise decision not to get one. As another person said, you will be fine even if you get "it".. unless you are very elderly or have severe illness of other types. In Australia they are now saying good old garlic cures covid!! What were all these vaccines pushed on people if all they needed was garlic. I'd add vitamin d and C as well. Best of luck.

[Lencoboy]

So sorry you are having a bad time and so sorry for your loss. It's been a horrendous time. It's all coming out of late the the vaccines were pretty useless and even dangerous so your instincts were correct, so it was likely a wise decision not to get one. As another person said, you will be fine even if you get "it".. unless you are very elderly or have severe illness of other types. In Australia they are now saying good old garlic cures covid!! What were all these vaccines pushed on people if all they needed was garlic. I'd add vitamin d and C as well. Best of luck.

Well so far I certainly haven't heard of any extensive international news coverage of such a thing.

Sounds like what you may have heard/read are the usual antivaxxers, serial conspiracy theorists and general fake news-merchants sticking the knife in once again.

I've had about 4 Covid jabs in total now (the last one being in October 2022) and I'm still alive and well. Plus of course the formulations of the Covid vaccines have been tweaked more recently to cater for the later Omicron subvariants, plus there's reportedly a pan-coronavirus vaccine also in the pipeline.

Nevertheless, it's still of course your prerogative as to whether or not you get jabbed, but I personally would in the meantime advise against discouraging others on here from getting jabbed until there's any empirical evidence officially confirmed on a global scale, and inadvertently approved by the likes of the WHO, etc.

[peg54321]

Everyone has a right to do what they want. That's what my government told me despite what can I call it - "encouragement" to take it.

You say there is no news about dangerous effects. There is. The CDC put out a warning to GP's about myocarditis in young males.

I'm so happy that you are fine thus far.

Regarding usefulness. There was alot of media coverage that the vaccine doesn't stop you from getting covid or passing it on. All it can do, they say, is reduce the severity of "the disease".

I would be careful of encouraging people to take it - given these new facts emerging of covid vaccine dangers, Specifically myocarditis and pericarditis.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/myocarditis.html

[.Poppy.]

At the risk of being drawn into a vaccine debate (and I hope this isn't against forum rules), it's worth pointing out that the risk for heart problems is also present with covid infection - in fact is much higher, especially if unvaccinated:

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/08/22/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines

I personally would rather take my chances with the vaccine than to have covid, which thankfully I've not yet had though I am still taking precautions and probably will for quite some time. I already have health anxiety, the last thing I need is to worry about long covid or covid complications. The vaccine is also more likely to provide immune protection from future infections, more so than having covid itself (there is also some suspicion that covid harms your immune system, which would obviously be the opposite effect you'd want if trying to be protected).

But I'm not here to convince anyone - to each their own. It's just important to have the facts.

[BlueIris]

I'm with you on this one, Poppy.

[Lencoboy]

At the risk of being drawn into a vaccine debate (and I hope this isn't against forum rules), it's worth pointing out that the risk for heart problems is also present with covid infection - in fact is much higher, especially if unvaccinated:

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/08/22/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines

I personally would rather take my chances with the vaccine than to have covid, which thankfully I've not yet had though I am still taking precautions and probably will for quite some time. I already have health anxiety, the last thing I need is to worry about long covid or covid complications. The vaccine is also more likely to provide immune protection from future infections, more so than having covid itself (there is also some suspicion that covid harms your immune system, which would obviously be the opposite effect you'd want if trying to be protected).

But I'm not here to convince anyone - to each their own. It's just important to have the facts.

Very wise words Poppy.

But at the same time I did also explain to Peg upthread that I still fully acknowledge everyone's rights not to get jabbed if they so insist.

Unfortunately, all the conflicting information that has abounded about the Covid jabs right from the off is very much a symptom of the so-called 'post-truth' society.

Also the chances of ending up in a car crash (sorry Darlene for potentially triggering you) are indeed far greater than developing vaccine-related complications by a country mile, but most of us still travel around in motor vehicles almost everyday without giving it as much as a second thought most of the time.