Anyone scared of taking a test and it being negative?

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Hi,

Day 10 here.

Very poorly, but hopefully finally on the mend at last.

Days 1-5 cough, temp, constricted chest (couldn't even wear bra), dizziness, painful joints, shooting pains, tender skin, racing heart, shallow breathing. Chest bone/ribs/back agony.

Day 5 felt better, like it had turned into a head cold. Nose felt like I'd snorted bleach.

Day 5 evening/day 6 - struggled to get enough oxygen. Could breathe but like not enough oxygen going to head/body. Felt like I might not wake up due to stopping breathing. Asked DH to lie next to me and make sure I didn't stop breathing. Loss of sense of smell and taste.

Days 6-9 headaches, temperatures, exhaustion (not sleeping though), hearing odd (sharp but fuzzy), blurry eyes, can't think clearly/comprehend clearly and skin odd eg water feels like different temperatures on different parts of my body in the shower. Chest tight (feels like trapped wind pains in ribs). Bed bound.

Day 10 - slightly raised temp, more energy but it disappears quickly and I need to lie down. Trapped wind feeling in chest. Cough still there but very slightly looser.

I'm a key worker. I will be expected to be in work after this. I'm petrified that I'll take the test, it'll be negative and I'll still be at risk. I've never felt so poorly in my life. It might finish me off.

So far the children have coughs and random slightly raised temperatures. DH seems OK.

I'm worried sick. I honestly thought I was a gonner.

Did you not get any medical advice?

Is there any proof that having had it once makes you immune to catching it again? Or is it a one and done job?

I’m no scientist so I don’t really know how these things work...

@Flossy No, couldn't get through on 111 and what was the point of clogging up the hospital, going somewhere that's full of the virus, over worked and more likely to make me ill with the virus if I didn't have it? Bonkers situation I know. The thought of going in was making it all worse for me. Crazy I know. We're a couple of 'let's not make a fuss'. Seems ridiculous now.

Angelo general consensus is that most are likely to be immune after having it. There are a small number of cases where people have tested +/-/+ again, but that could be due to faulty test results or just extreme bad luck. I

I've had some sort of virus the last 10 days. Cough and breathlessness but no temperature. I'm worried if it turns out that I didn't have Covid-19 then if I do get it then it will be worse than I thought.

But I would like to be tested to be sure.

It does sound like you may have had corona. But it sounds like you’re coming out of it.

Do you know where you may have been exposed to it? It sounds like you had a big viral load or exposure dose, as it sounds like it’s hit you hard. You poor thing.

Stay well, keep drinking, keep taking paracetamol and if things don’t improve or get worse, get your husband on the phone to 111 and tell him he can’t hang up until he’s through.

DS1 has been really unwell for over a week(temp over 40 every day and an awful cough) now and I’ve had milder symptoms. I am also a HCW and we were both swabbed due to my job, both negative. I have to admit I was disappointed with the results, having some sort of immunity would be reassuring in the next few months!

111 never seems to have enough capacity. I'm with you on not going to a hospital at the moment, not a hope of me going if I had to.

I'm a front line worker (A&E) , weve been told that immunity lasts only 4-6 months (this is new info). Testing kits are only 60% sensitive too.. so we are getting false negatives. I think alot of hope is being placed on testing, but I am worried it will cause too much confidence and people with symptoms but testing negative are still infective but will continue with normal life.

I'm petrified that I'll take the test, it'll be negative and I'll still be at risk

Yes. Petrified. Especially as DH is classed as ‘extremely vulnerable’. His hospital consultant couldn’t even organise for him to have a test. We were just told if he deteriorates and is struggling to breath to call 999.
It’s so terrifying.

@ChaseMe is there a source for that information? I am a front line worker too and we haven't been told this?

The information has been distributed by our clinical lead, at the minute there is no link I can provide, but i will keep an eye on further updates (as i know our lead likes to provide us with the evidence but is trying to get info out asap) and will link these as soon as I can.

@chase but how do they know 4-6 months if it's so new? And if that's the case, how would a vax work?

@winterwoolies I work in a primary school. Hence being scared stiff of going back.

Just found this-

www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532754-600-can-you-catch-the-coronavirus-twice-we-dont-know-yet/

I'd imagine it's way too early to say right now, so any answers would just be speculation?

How can they say immunity only lasts four to six months? The disease hasn't even been around that long.

Yes I'm terrified. I haven't had any symptoms yet. I'm grateful for the lockdown as I'm allowed now to work from home, but what about after that.

Hmm, I've just been listening to a podcast with a leading German virologist (part of the team that developed the PCR test) and it was precisely on the subject of immunity and developing antibodies. He mentioned nothing about worries of a 4-6 month limit on immunity, indeed he was talking about the importance of getting an antibody test out in the next few weeks so immune healthcare workers would be able to take fewer protective measures and still be safe.

So I called GP surgery as still dizzy and lightheaded. They put me through to a Dr on the phone. Did an oxygen test, lots of Qs. Said my symptoms sound very much like I've had CV, but they cannot confirm until there's an antibody test. My symptoms match known and emerging symptoms. They also can't say for sure that a person cannot get it again. Have been prescribed antibiotics for potential secondary lung infection due to virus' damage. Apparently they are seeing more people with secondary bacterial infections where the bacteria has got into the damaged lungs.