Covid now.

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So I felt awful yesterday - shivery and heavy chest (am asthmatic) but assumed it was weather/asthma.

I can't sleep tonight and have done a covid test out of curiosity. Now that I know I have covid I will tell work but I won't get paid.

How long does covid tend to last these days? I've not had it for ages. This time I've got the "elephant on my chest" feeling that I had the very first time and I feel awful.

I presume I should tell friends but I almost wish I hadn't tested.

I'm kind of wanting to give heads up to my dr (I'm cv and last time was monitored with an oxymeter) but is that overkill now. I have an oxymeter and its 95 so although I feel awful I know I am not dead 😁.

Just not really hearing about covid anymore and only tested cos I feel so awful/ I work with lots of groups.

Hi OP, I'm so sorry you're feeling so crap. I've been lucky enough to avoid covid so far so I don't have much useful advice, but as you're CV I'd definitely let your Doctor know that you have it so you can be monitored as needed, and if you feel any worse (or carry on feeling like you can't breathe), please do seek medical help. Hope you're feeling much better really soon

I am so panicky and tearful. I'm not sure if its because I feel rough/not sleeping or anxiety.

It all feels so overwhelming right now with so much to sort. And my head feels like cottage cheese.

Are people telling work it's covid or just saying they're ill?

I dont know how other parents feel about being around kids whose parents have covid. I mean most people don't know/dont test now. But I have. I am
So tired.

Why would your work not pay if it's covid, would they pay if you said ot was something else?

We have it for the first time from attending a party this weekend

I'm shocked at how quickly it's ripped through our family so we are definitely staying off work. On full sick pay!

I'm shocked at how it's taken hold and at how severe it is

Had it last week for seven days and isolated at home as I didn’t want to risk passing anything on. Felt exhausted but wasn’t sleeping well and really nauseous. Lost smell and taste too (it’s still not back properly). The first few days were more flu-like symptoms. Such an odd illness, I only tested as was feeling a bit off and was meant to be visiting my gran. Hadn’t tested in months before that as hadn’t felt the need but you’re right, people probably aren’t bothering as much anymore.

I have it too felt awful this weekend ( working) but didn't test positive until yesterday unfortunately half of my team have it too ... and my mum who left on Sat morning ☹️

@MacaroniBaloney I had covid last week. I was too ill to go to work and I'm still not great now. I was still testing positive on Monday but was pressured into going back as they're understaffed. My work don't pay sick pay if it's covid or anything else. I passed it on to my husband and his employer is the same. We will struggle to pay the bills next month. I'm CEV and have lived a small life since all this started. Even now I don't go out to the theatre or socialise. I get my food shopping delivered. All because I can't afford to be off sick. I caught it off a colleague who knew he had it but came to work because he felt okay.

Macaroni- I'm on a zero hours teaching contract. Yet again another reason I need to find a different job! It's rubbish pay for the work (adult ed).

That girl - I feel so shit I am surprised even though I felt awful last time I had it I think its how quickly I went from feeling "a bit off" to lying in bed cold/sweating and only checking mumsnet between dozes!

Oh inclined sorry to hear you're in a similar boat. I've no idea if I'll feel better in a week and back working or not. I can remember how many days they used to say you were contagious for?

Covids so out of my mental space now. I don't know whether I tell people I'm ill/covid. It's all so weird. I think most people who have it mildly wouldn't bother testing. I wouldn't have done if I didn't feel this rough!

End of week 2 and although feeling a lot better (was awful week 1) i'm still so tired. Throaty/ear ache/glands up feeling wont bugger off and i still bark like a sea-lion (cough) when i talk too much.

Trying to do all the things i need to do but just so easily exhausted. Out of breath at top of stairs ect.

Veeery slightly better each day.
Hope you feel better soon op x

I too have found people's reaction mixed.

Some friends are ... meh, i'm still coming in for coffee.

Others are holding up their crucifixes 😂

Not fussed either way. We must all do as we chose.

If you're CV can you ask your GP for anti virals?

You can have tablets sent out, or go to hospital for IV

My husband is CV - he wasn't sure about taking the anti virals as he wasn't actually that ill, but the doctor encouraged him to as there was a chance he could go down hill. He got better pretty quickly after that.

You are only eligible for antivirals if you have one of a list of medical conditions (not all the CEV) so it's very unlikely that they will be made available to the CV

I think you should tell people it's covid.

Because they might want to take precautions to reduce the risk of passing it on to others who cannot afford time off work, to keep away from vulnerable people etc

Oh I feel so rough. Been put of bed today (just downstairs to the tv) and the blasted chest cough is doing my head in. Like I need my inhaler but that doesn't help.

Anyone have anything that helps? I can't remember what I did last time. I think I blocked it from my memory.

Ah the people I meant about telling was adult I teach, and why I will have missed a class. They won't have been in contact tact with me (or at least not the classes I was thinking of. Wednesday maybe 🙄)

Of course I've told close contacts. Noone else has it though.