Blech, got Covid again

[NoraB]

Oh, Nora, I'm so sorry! That sounds wretched!

Stunned that it's not COVID tbh. Similar symptoms as Mr Batty but the test kept saying no.

[BlueIris]

I think some of the tests are elderly and dodgy, tbh. I have the exact same symptoms as a bunch of people I know but only I tested positive.

[Lencoboy]

Wishing you a speedy recovery BI.

[BlueIris]

Thank you, Lenco.

[Carnation]

(Hugs) for pulisa and nora too. I thought the forum was quiet.

I'm still not 100% after a flu / virus whatever it is from 4 weeks ago but my worst part was the first two weeks.
I think it takes weeks for the body to recover fully.

BlueIris, just rest up, plenty of fluids and napping. x

[Lencoboy]

A friend of my dad's was speaking to him on the phone in the car today when we drove over to visit my brother and they said that they tested positive for Covid last week but they also reckon that the LFT devices don't always tell the truth, in the sense of false Covid positives if they may actually have just an ordinary cold or flu, which they reckon they actually had, but sometimes the opposite (false negatives).

So there's probably a fair bit of confusion right now in that sense, where the lines between Covid and all the other old chestnuts that have seen a bit of a mass resurgence this season, have become increasingly blurred.

The current epidemic of infections with the other 'old chestnuts' is largely believed to be a consequence of the so-called 'immunity debt'.

[BlueIris]

I think that's pretty plausible, Lenco.

I assumed I just had a normal virus for a bit; only did the LFT on impulse because the overwhelming dizziness and brain zaps aren't my norm with colds or flu.

[Catkins]

I'm sorry, Blue. I'm on day 8 now and haven't found it at all "mild".

It's so difficult to predict how it's going to effect each individual person, my boss had it last week, she thought she had flu, then a few days later tested positive. She completely lost 2 days, she can't remember a thing.

[pulisa]

I had a very thick black line still on day 6..It's faded a bit now. I've used the throat swab elderly tests throughout..only just done a nasal swab each time. From my experience it would be hard to get a false positive.

[fishman65]

The main difference I felt between Covid and Flu was Covid starts slowly. It was hot eyes and a mild headache, then gradually tiredness, loss of taste etc. Whereas Flu hits fast, I go from fine to shivering/sweating in bed within a short space of time. I wish everyone a speedy recovery.