Who else is ill at the moment?

[Lottapianos]

Started on Saturday evening with sore throat and feeling exhausted. Today I'm full of snot, got itchy ears and throat, aches and pains all over and feel fit for nothing. Been in bed most of the day. Eating normally

Wondering if it's COVID. Anybody else got similar going on?

Me. Did a Covid test. Negative. But may have done it too late.

Hi
I feel exactly the same
I didn't think of covid ive not had it before so I don't know have you?

Same. Flu that started with sore throat. Did a covid test that was negative. Thought I had recovered 4 days in, but now seem to be having a less severe relapse...

I am ill. Main symptom being very tired.

I always feel this helps when feel like we do x

I have what started with a sore throat, croaky voice - now a bit congested and slightly tickly cough. Not something I usually have, I usually get full on colds, so I'm wondering if this is Covid (when I've tested positive for Covid in the past it has always been milder than my common colds).

Yes! Sore throat, ringing ears, headache, bad taste in mouth, occasional dizziness, mild nausea and feeling shattered. Just generally feeling yuck!

Smells of cooking made me feel sick too x

Just got over it. Lasted three weeks. Nausea, sore throat, dizziness, voice loss, appetite loss, exhaustion. Terrible cough.Tested negative for Covid.

Me, but I seem to be on my second cycle of it with no respite. About 4 weeks ago I started with a sore throat, it moved to my sinuses and I was really congested and had no sense of taste or smell, then it shifted onto my chest and caused a horrible cough that wouldn’t shift, along with a still-sniffly nose. I wasn’t even fully over the cough and on Friday my throat started going, and by Saturday I couldn’t breath through my nose again.

I also have nausea and extreme fatigue but I’m 16 weeks pregnant so it’s hard to so say what is down to the bug and what is the pregnancy!

'I didn't think of covid ive not had it before so I don't know have you?'

I have, back at the start of the pandemic. Just noticed that smell and taste have almost vanished so maybe it is Covid. It's definitely more than a cold, I feel seriously rough

Me, same symptoms but I'd say I'm on the way out after less than 24 hours. I did have a massive nap today though. And I had one cold or the other back to back from about October to March so maybe built up some tolerance.

I have had Covid before and this feels like Covid, but I have tested negative so who knows.

Same here!! We are all going through sore throat then cough then blocked nose. All with the usual flu aches and fatigue… no impact on smell/taste yet, fingers crossed!
Not had Covid before.

Yes, for the best part of a month! Had an extremely sore throat on one side for over a week, along with aches and a headache. Had weird mouth sores, and was like I’d burnt my tongue but hadn’t. Bit of a cold and cough with it. Took antibiotics to clear it. I felt better in hours.

Now I’ve got another cold and cough from my baby. Nose streaming, sinuses hurt, headache, neck pain and a terrible cough. When I cough I can’t stop and my ribs hurt now.
Genuinely had enough of it, and planning on going to bed at 8pm to try and rest. Problem is my baby wakes up multiple times in the night because he’s also full of a cold 😭 so I can’t even get a good nights sleep to get over it.

How are we all doing? I slept well last night and all morning as well. Much less snotty and feeling a bit brighter, though still very low energy

I managed to go for a longish walk. Felt like death but kept going.

I’ve also got similar - started with a very sore throat on Sunday morning, felt ok Monday, yesterday was a bit rough but not too bad, today feel awful, feel like I have a temp but no actual temp (just feel clammy and then shivery), stuffy nose and headache, and so exhausted! Had to call in sick, awful timing with it being half term but I do a job where I speak all day and need to concentrate properly so couldn’t be avoided.

It’s a virus. Often with stomach cramps and digestive problems. Other viruses do exist. Not only covid.

@StMarie4me , can you take your snippy comments somewhere else please

Hope everyone else is doing ok. Hang in there. It's rubbish but it happens and we'll get through it

I was feeling decent and less virusy this morning so I did some decluttering… then paid a price from lunchtime as had to nap and been feeling exhausted since. Sore throat has gone, but a painful chesty cough has started up which I’m not enjoying!!! Hope everyone starts to feel better!

Mine started with a tickly throat and dry cough which progressed to my throat feeling like I'd swallowed razor blades and then a heavy cold and hoarseness.
It was worse during the night. It lasted for about 5 days.
That was two weeks ago and I still can't get rid of the dry cough.

Ds has it now.
Edited to add, I did a Covid test which was negative.

Any improvements all? Hope you are starting to feel better. Day 6 here and I’m checking back in for a whinge. On the positive side, the cough has subsided, and throat feeling ok!

However sinuses are now mega blocked and giving me a headache. Sudafed is on the go and still not really helping. Feeling absolutely shattered and have major brain fog, this is definitely more than a cold!

I am back to normal. Took about a week.

Day 7, and feeling a lot better though not normal. Still v snotty, but managed 25 mins of yoga and a 20 minute very slow walk. Felt spaced out but that's to be expected. Will do a bit more tomorrow

Hang in there, people!