People who tested positive, how are you feeling?

Wanderer78 wrote: »

the official definition

https://www.healthline.com/health/night-terrors-in-adults#:~:text=Night%20terrors%20are%20recurring%20nighttime,signs%20of%20fear%20and%20agitation.

I’ve suffered with them on and off for years. My wife has often caught me running out of the bedroom yelling in terror.

I have learned to wake myself up out of them now, although it’s not ideal for my wife. I realise when I’m asleep and having them that it is indeed a bad dream and yell at the top of my voice in the dream to wake myself up.

It works but I wake up yelling at full volume and obviously wake my wife up too.

Anyone been vaccinated yet?

I was due mine a few weeks ago. Registered and was ready to go but my doctor rang and said she had vaccines for both myself and my wife. She advised against going ahead with our HSE appointments. She wanted us to wait at least three months after COVID before getting it as we both had long term symptoms.

Anyway we both finally got it yesterday. Pfizer. One and only jab for both of us as we had previously had COVID.

Wanderer78 wrote: »

the official definition

https://www.healthline.com/health/night-terrors-in-adults#:~:text=Night%20terrors%20are%20recurring%20nighttime,signs%20of%20fear%20and%20agitation.

Thanks, I didn't know that.

Wanderer78

Irish Stones wrote: »

What do they mean by "night terrors"? Very bad nightmares?

the official definition

https://www.healthline.com/health/night-terrors-in-adults#:~:text=Night%20terrors%20are%20recurring%20nighttime,signs%20of%20fear%20and%20agitation.

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Was talking to a relative that was positive, still struggling with breathing issues and is suffering from night terrors, not a nice one

What do they mean by "night terrors"? Very bad nightmares?

Phil.x wrote: »

Had covid early in January and recovered, but woke up this morning sweating and my first thought was covid, also lower back stiff and I have a pain in my head when standing up, like a blood vessel is going to burst.

So you think you are having a relapse of covid? Couldn't they just be post-symptoms of what you had in January?
I had covid across early April-mid May last year, without symptoms, but I had symptoms later on in the year, say from July 2020 onwards, and some of them are still present.

Wanderer78

Was talking to a relative that was positive, still struggling with breathing issues and is suffering from night terrors, not a nice one

Phil.x

Had covid early in January and recovered, but woke up this morning sweating and my first thought was covid, also lower back stiff and I have a pain in my head when standing up, like a blood vessel is going to burst.

JacksonHeightsOwn

I was just about to post to see how long some people had to wait to get their taste and smell back.

****, 6 months. That won't be fun.

I'm good to leave the house from Monday morning and besides the taste and smell, I feel 100%.

Tested negative, still feel like **** though. Lol.

growleaves

Irish Stones wrote: »

A person that I know recovered from covid mid March and still can't taste or smell anything. That's worrying!

My friend recovered his sense of smell after five months.

Irish Stones wrote: »

A person that I know recovered from covid mid March and still can't taste or smell anything. That's worrying!

Myself and my wife both had it at the end of February and have ongoing symptoms.

Luckily I didnt lose my taste or smell but my wife lost both. She still hasnt got them back. Doctor advised it could take 6 months or more.

A person that I know recovered from covid mid March and still can't taste or smell anything. That's worrying!

adox wrote: »

I would ring them. I know plenty of people tested later in the day than that and had the results back the next evening.

I'll call them tomorrow afternoon, might be a delay with the ransom ware. I'm self employed so it's no odds to me to isolate a bit longer.

Danzy wrote: »

Tested 3pm on Monday, no result yet, guess that it was too late, early morning seems to deliver the following day.

Coming up on 7 days since possible infection and symptoms fading quickly, not to tempt fate.

I would ring them. I know plenty of people tested later in the day than that and had the results back the next evening.

Tested 3pm on Monday, no result yet, guess that it was too late, early morning seems to deliver the following day.

Coming up on 7 days since possible infection and symptoms fading quickly, not to tempt fate.

Minier81

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Anyone know if the cyber attack has affected test results waiting times?

We had a test for a child on Friday at 13.50 and got result on Saturday around 13.00. Just less than hours. Not bad turnaround for an under pressure hse.

BABYDOLL

My daughter tested this morning in Croke Park, hopefully results come in tomorrow

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Anyone know if the cyber attack has affected test results waiting times?

We were tsted Monday at 10.30am, we both got results back Tuesday around 1pm.

lee_baby_simms

Anyone know if the cyber attack has affected test results waiting times?

DvB wrote: »

After all that my test came back negative. So it appears it is just a sinus infection or suchlike. Just to try & lose this irritating cough now.

Best of luck to everyone in this thread who tested positive, fingers crossed theres no lasting effects & you all bounce back to normal.

Take care.

Your story sounds exactly like mine. Symptoms, progress etc. Got tested this afternoon.

Just reading Wibbs and Martin, sounds like something up my Street.

Hope that the conclusion is the same.

martin101

Definitely another dose doing the rounds. I and my family had covid in March I fully recovered. Then my daughter two weeks ago came home from school with a bit of a cough and sore throat. Few days later I felt the same. She bounced back within a few days but mine is dragging on well over a week now. I've a cough, and coughing up green phlegm in the morning and then a little throughout the day. Had a few days of a blocked nose too. The thing is I had no cough at all when I actually did have covid.

Wibbs

DvB wrote: »

After all that my test came back negative. So it appears it is just a sinus infection or suchlike. Just to try & lose this irritating cough now.

There's definitely another virus doing the rounds that isn't covid. I had it two weeks ago. I take the relevant precautions and the only way I am likely to have caught it is contact with a friend of mine(he'd be in my "bubble") whose kids brought it home from school. I've had a covid text in the interim. Negative. So has he and his missus. Both negative.

Basically a head cold, rapid onset, like two/three days after exposure(covid takes longer from what I've read on it). Sinuses completely bunged up, streaming eyes and snots, no fever, no aches or pains or weakness. I didn't get a headache(My friend did), but I don't get headaches as a rule anyway. My mate's kids were all symptomatic and again in a short timeframe and the exact same symptoms. Basic headcold. For me the main symptoms came and went within 24 hours. Went to bed bunged up with snotters after a day feeling headcold horrible and sorry for myself,

woke up the next morning thinking "what dose?". Head clear, 90% passed. It was pretty much all from the neck up, though got some mild post dose cough but it was productive and has eased right off. I've subsequently heard of four others with a similar experience. Two of whom also tested negative to covid 19. So unless five different symptomatic people had false negatives there's a non covid headcold type bug doing the rounds.

After all that my test came back negative. So it appears it is just a sinus infection or suchlike. Just to try & lose this irritating cough now.

Best of luck to everyone in this thread who tested positive, fingers crossed theres no lasting effects & you all bounce back to normal.

Take care.

Ave Sodalis

DvB wrote:

Going by the 10 day from first symptom guideline I'll be 10 days tomorrow. Other than the sinuses and the annoying cough (best described as similar to your own) if I do test positive I'll appear to have gotten off quite lightly, fingers crossed anyway. I'm 49 & reasonably fit, run 5k or cycle 20k 3 or 4 times a week, probably about half a stone overweight & never smoked... TBH other than the cough feel like I could go out & have a run or cycle as normal.

Just on this, I had the exact same symptoms as you when I had it in January. Recovered fine, was walking 10+ km a day, every day. In February, I went for a hike up a small mountain behind the house. About a third of the way up, I had to stop. I was dizzy and about to pass out. I could taste blood and couldn't get a breath. It eventually passed and I slowly finished the hike but my lungs haven't been 100% since.

Now, in saying that, I also went on a steroid nasal spray about 2 weeks after the hike and I've been having rotten side effects with that so it could be down to that, but it might be worth keeping in mind. I definitely couldn't lie down properly for the 2 weeks before I started the nasal spray.

JacksonHeightsOwn

mariaalice wrote: »

Does anyone know if the ransom attract on the HSE will have an effect on getting the results of a test?

I know it has no effect on getting a test but getting a test result is a different issue.

I tried looking it up but can't see a concrete answer.

All my family have had test results back in 24 hours or less

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Does anyone know if the ransom attract on the HSE will have an effect on getting the results of a test?

I know it has no effect on getting a test but getting a test result is a different issue.

I tried looking it up but can't see a concrete answer.

JacksonHeightsOwn wrote: »

Yeah, it's 10 days from the first symptom.

I'm currently isolating with my brother, we both have covid. Our father was the original "super spreader"

He had symptoms 10 days ago today, he was vaccinated 4 weeks ago today, so when he got the symptoms, much like we've you're describing, he put it down to after effects of the vaccination.

It's only when I got ill last week did the penny drop with him.

As for my own experience. I'm 38, in good health to begin with, don't smoke. Moderate fitness, just go for a walk, so I'm not some gym rat.

But I got a high fever last week, it lasted nearly 2 days, it was high, but very manageable with painkillers.

On Saturday I got the chesty cough, it was only slight, and the best way I can describe it, was that it felt like it was the end of a cough I just couldn't shift, like I was trying times shift a bit of phlegm that wouldn't get up.

Much like the fever, it left as quickly as it came on.

So yesterday and today, I think 5 days into it, I have to be honest, I feel great. I really can't complain. In fact, in hindsight, even though I never noticed my breathing being "off", the past two days I've felt like my lungs where able to take huge gulps of air in, so maybe my lung capacity was reduced such a small amount that I never copped it.

And oddly enough, my brother who is a keen runner, and even though he hasn't knowingly shown symptoms, his fitness watch has been telling him for the past week that his fitness levels had dropped 2%.

My mother also tested positive yesterday, she's 64, smokes like a trooper and "knock on wood" hasn't shown anything yet. And I pray it stays that way.

Going by the 10 day from first symptom guideline I'll be 10 days tomorrow. Other than the sinuses and the annoying cough (best described as similar to your own) if I do test positive I'll appear to have gotten off quite lightly, fingers crossed anyway. I'm 49 & reasonably fit, run 5k or cycle 20k 3 or 4 times a week, probably about half a stone overweight & never smoked... TBH other than the cough feel like I could go out & have a run or cycle as normal.

For me the big problem will be work, I'm on clients sites a lot and need to fill in covid declarations at them all, most question the previous 14 days and are worded in a way which I know from experience will require me to answer in a way that I wont be permitted to enter despite meeting the HSE guidelines around the isolation periods, which will be a real pain. They pretty much all refer to positive tests in the last 14 days... which means I'm probably looking at 2 weeks from the day the test result comes back... just have to wait & see I suppose.

Best of luck with the recovery & fingers crossed your mum is okay too!

JacksonHeightsOwn

DvB wrote: »

My sinuses started really bugging me the weekend before last, but put it down to hay fever or a cold as other than that felt fine. Started getting headaches early last week but they passed also. Slept poorly all week though but generally felt fine. Noticed a cough developing this weekend which i put down to a post nasal drip but my mrs started to feel poorly over the weekend so she rang the GP this morning who told us both to get tested. Went down to the walk in centre this morning & am now convinced after reading this threa that it'll come back positive.

The thing is how long do I need to isolate for if so? Reading the HSE website I've been sympotamic, havent had a fever & first had symptoms last Sunday wek back, so should be okay 10 days from then? Is that correct? Even though I'll have only gotten the reult in the next day or 2?

Yeah, it's 10 days from the first symptom.

I'm currently isolating with my brother, we both have covid. Our father was the original "super spreader"

He had symptoms 10 days ago today, he was vaccinated 4 weeks ago today, so when he got the symptoms, much like we've you're describing, he put it down to after effects of the vaccination.

It's only when I got ill last week did the penny drop with him.

As for my own experience. I'm 38, in good health to begin with, don't smoke. Moderate fitness, just go for a walk, so I'm not some gym rat.

But I got a high fever last week, it lasted nearly 2 days, it was high, but very manageable with painkillers.

On Saturday I got the chesty cough, it was only slight, and the best way I can describe it, was that it felt like it was the end of a cough I just couldn't shift, like I was trying times shift a bit of phlegm that wouldn't get up.

Much like the fever, it left as quickly as it came on.

So yesterday and today, I think 5 days into it, I have to be honest, I feel great. I really can't complain. In fact, in hindsight, even though I never noticed my breathing being "off", the past two days I've felt like my lungs where able to take huge gulps of air in, so maybe my lung capacity was reduced such a small amount that I never copped it.

And oddly enough, my brother who is a keen runner, and even though he hasn't knowingly shown symptoms, his fitness watch has been telling him for the past week that his fitness levels had dropped 2%.

My mother also tested positive yesterday, she's 64, smokes like a trooper and "knock on wood" hasn't shown anything yet. And I pray it stays that way.