So who has covid? Nov 2021

Wasn't two years ago but it is now because everyone is vaccinated and a mild variant is dominating. Omicron is a living vaccine. Open things up now while boosters are most effective. It's not like restrictions are doing much anyway. It's clearly everywhere.

Just to give my own story. Double jabbed with Moderna and on the 12th December, I started to feel poorly so booked myself in for a test on the Monday afternoon of the 13th. Felt bad on Monday, worse on Tuesday. Badly congested and taste and smell gone. Headache, sore throat, dry cough and just feeling incredibly fatigued. The positive test came back on Wed morning. My missus then had to isolate as well. Thought I was beginning to feel better on the Friday but then Saturday came and it was the worst I had felt. Felt like utter c**p. I read that the 2nd week can be the worst and that can be when many go to the hospital.

The Wife began to feel poorly on the Sunday the 19th and tested on Monday and she came back positive on Tuesday. She then had what she described as "three days of hell". She felt truly woeful. No loss of taste or smell though. She was wiped out, sleeping during the day, pounding headache, no appetite and no energy and persistent dry cough and sore throat.

So two of us were holed up here for Christmas. Only now, some 16 days after my symptoms started is my taste and smell coming back and I'm starting to feel like my old self. Still tired though.

Bear in mind, I have not taken a single sick day off work in 7 years and have no underlying conditions bar some light asthma. I'm on no medication, and I'm not overweight. I'm 50 and the wife is 48 and she too has no underlying medical condition. I suspect both of us had Delta as Omicron seems a lot milder.

Thank god for the Vaccine. I am convinced it stopped me from feeling worse and stopped the disease from embedding in my lungs.

I've had the Flu twice in my life. I know it was just twice because I'll never forget both episodes and this is definitely not the flu but it's a slower moving virus. The flu hits you like an artic truck and you fall really ill so quickly but then it lasts just a few days and you recover dramatically quickly as well. Covid-19 comes on slow and you feel bad for longer.

Make no mistake, this is a nasty virus. I hope Omicron is taking Delta's place as a milder disease should be away more manageable.

Wtf do I do?

I was double jabbed with Pfizer back in August. I caught it Mid-Novemeber so I feel like I must be immune, right?

It seems like my town is riddled with it ( isn't everywhere?). Should I bother telling my boss? Am I obligated to? I mean won't I still test positive even if I've been recovered for a month? Would I ve some sort of freak of nature if I managed to get it again?

To clarify, I have zero symptoms.

How can you be sure he won't be positive if you say he isn't immune at present?

How do you mean? Are they mixing with people or going for a walk in the countryside?

Wait, you had Covid in October and tested positive again this month??

I've heard of people testing positive after 3 months of having it (again) but not 2 months.

Ah God

I'm doing an antigen so.

I think a PCR test is of no use 6 weeks after a positive test. You could still show up positive from previous infection. You should do antigen tests three of them two days apart.

Not a doctor but I’ve had similar post-viral issues and a very good friend has long Covid. Worth your while doing a bit of reading about it. One thing I’d really recommend is trying to pace yourself, to manage your energy levels. Pay attention to exactly how much you can do before becoming exhausted, don’t be tempted to over-exert yourself, you may end up paying for it as it may prolong the fatigue or ‘crash’ each time. Best of luck.

Tested positive last night based on an antigen test. Had developed a slight cough yesterday and was due to go to work today so I took the test out of caution. Isolating now and have booked in for a paid for test. On waking this morning I've noticed my cough has become more chesty and phlegmy. Is this normal? I'm double vaccinated and boosted since last week

Felt bunged up last week (just sniffles and sneezing) but because I was going to my parents for Xmas Day I did Antigen tests from Tues till Xmas morning and all were negative. Felt fine by Xmas Eve anyway.

Because I'm meant to be visiting friends today I decided to take another test yesterday and it came back positive. Did another one this morning and positive again. Luckily I'm working from home so don't have to take leave. I feel absolutely fine though.

I don't think 'being sick' means hospitalisation. Just with some symptoms.