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AIBU?

Surely I can't be the only person in the UK with flu?

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theFailingsofDaphneTrigg · 09/05/2021 19:59

Chills, sweating, hacking cough, banging headache for over a week now. Got through to GP on Friday as I thought I was dying and they said "flu - take Paracetamol."

Rang my mum for some sympathy and she said "but the Daily Mail says there have been no cases of flu because we're all wearing masks and sanitising our hands. You have been washing your hands, haven't you?"

Anyone else got the flu?

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Greenmarmalade · 09/05/2021 20:16

Repeat the Covid test. Get a proper one, not the lateral flow one.

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FoxyTheFox · 09/05/2021 20:12

Can it not just be presumed the OP has done a proper covid test before the 400 "have you done a covid test?" posts appear?

No flu here OP but DD has got a fucking vomiting bug. No sick bugs in over a year, I did not miss them.

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iklboo · 09/05/2021 20:11

Very nasty cold here too. Flu-ish but I don't think flu. Covid tests (multiple) have been negative and I've had my first vaccination.

OP, your mum does know the Daily Mail isn't remotely reliable doesn't she?

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freeez · 09/05/2021 20:09

Was your covid test a lateral flow one or a proper one? False negatives are common with LFTs

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Youarenothere · 09/05/2021 20:07

Just recovering from cold/flu thing, DS and grandparents also have it. (All Covid tests negative)

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theFailingsofDaphneTrigg · 09/05/2021 20:06

@MyOctopusFeature

Flu or a very nasty cold? I have only had flu once and I would not have been able to string a sentence together. Colds are doing the rounds though now.

Definitely not a cold. I've never felt so ill. I've been off work for over a week and if I don't work I don't get paid!

Yes, Covid test negative.

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BelleBlueBell · 09/05/2021 20:04

Have you had a covid test?

Colds and flu havent gone away they are very much reduced but I'm sure there will be cases around

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Windyone · 09/05/2021 20:04

@GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat can you link to the figures thanks.

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Hottubtimemachine · 09/05/2021 20:02

I assume your covid test was negative?

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GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 09/05/2021 20:02

More people are dying of flu than covid at the moment so no, not just you.

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MyOctopusFeature · 09/05/2021 20:01

Flu or a very nasty cold? I have only had flu once and I would not have been able to string a sentence together. Colds are doing the rounds though now.