Sick of my family panicking.

[Strawbz8988]

Covid It's all My family talk about. Think about. I have a cold and I'm happy to stay away from everyone. My sisters saying I should get a test so I can go see my parents. My parents are fully jabbed and getting some flow tests today just because. I have no fever. No dry cough. I have a runny nose and a tickly throat. I have 3 family members texting me today. Sister thinks I should get a test as she presumes I wanna see my parents over Christmas. Adult niece has been testing all week and says maybe I should test but would I like to go walk with her and her dog aswel. Mum's saying I need to stay home and keep away and get a test yet asking me what I was doing and she heard I was in bed early. Now my niece is asking me if I have any tests here.

I am so sick of people panicking when I'm not even going near them. I have a mild runny nose and a tickle in my throat when I lie down..why can't I just keep away from them if they don't want to take risks?

You can keep away from them if you like but it doesn’t sound like you’re definitely saying that you will. You’ve implied you’re going to see family members and that you don’t want to take a test beforehand.

Omicron is different and often presents as a mild cold. Half my family members currently have it and all are triple jabbed and have mild cold symptoms, nothing else.

Yanbu if you are planning to stay away from people but for what it's worth, everyone i know with covid recently started with a tickly cough.

You need to go and get a PCR test. Or stay at home.

You should get a test. They're right. I'm not a Covid panicker and am living my life but I wouldn't dream of potentially passing Covid onto anybody else e.g. in a shop. You never know who is going to end up with long Covid or with long term implications from Covid. It's been over a year since I had covid and I still can't smell or taste anything. It's awful. People don't think about those sorts of things in their 'it's just s thickly throat' arguments.

Feels like Covid is hitting peak insanity this Christmas!!

Personally I blame the media for continual panic over Covid, and only highlighting real edge cases where relatively healthy people die.

Also I don't get why people encourage you to get jabbed, while the same people presume the jab doesn't work!

I will stay away from people I'm not going into any shops etc. I was under the impression the test was for fevers. Coughs. Loss of taste and smell. I am not sure where you draw the line with it really without becoming ruled by it. Ofcourse it's important to not go near others and protect the vulnerable.. but if its mainly a mild cold then what is all the panic about if I keep away and feel OK? It's not going anywhere and I'm finding that people have forgotten how to live now and their lived revolve around this
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What have you got against taking a test? It's not exactly difficult. DSis has Covid which started with cold symptoms.

Can't you just do a lateral flow test and be done with it?

In general I agree and the panicky media are ridiculous but the two main Omicron symptoms are a tickley throat and runny nose so yes in your case I would get a PCR .

Just get a bloody test. Any cold-like symptoms should be tested just so you can rule out the highly infectious latest strain of Covid. Christ almighty.

Have you been living underage bridge for the past 3 weeks- you've just described the symptoms of the common cold, which in a vaccinated person are often exactly the same as the omicron virus. Of course you should test before you go see you parents.

You sound batshit. Just get a test FFS.

Jsut do a lft. If I had a tickly throast/cold Id have done one by now. No drama. Just 5 mins.

Have you not been doing lfts at all?

It sounds like you turning it into a drama.

They were reporting most colds in london were covid so just test before seeing family. I can see why family are exasperated as its not a huge demand!

Have you not seen that its mostly presenting as a cold now? On one hand no big deal/worry if you've got it in terms of fear of having it bit simple to test so you don't spread to family.

@Strawbz8988

I will stay away from people I'm not going into any shops etc. I was under the impression the test was for fevers. Coughs. Loss of taste and smell. I am not sure where you draw the line with it really without becoming ruled by it. Ofcourse it's important to not go near others and protect the vulnerable.. but if its mainly a mild cold then what is all the panic about if I keep away and feel OK? It's not going anywhere and I'm finding that people have forgotten how to live now and their lived revolve around this .

My initial symptom was pure exhaustion. Nothing else. I felt l could lie on the floor and never get up. I was meeting other people so did the antigen test just in case. This was in September when things were relaxed enough. I never dreamt l had Covid but just wanted to be sure. Positive test and day by day all the horrible symptoms crept along. Its now December and l am barely back to normal. My energy levels are shot. Just take a test!!

@Strawbz8988

I will stay away from people I'm not going into any shops etc. I was under the impression the test was for fevers. Coughs. Loss of taste and smell. I am not sure where you draw the line with it really without becoming ruled by it. Ofcourse it's important to not go near others and protect the vulnerable.. but if its mainly a mild cold then what is all the panic about if I keep away and feel OK? It's not going anywhere and I'm finding that people have forgotten how to live now and their lived revolve around this .

That's very outdated information OP, I think omicron presents more like a could ( with all of the symptoms you said you have)

I don’t think they are panicking I think they are just trying to suggest to you that you should be getting tested, which of course you should. Possibly even just a lateral flow at this point which is super easy.

We’ve all been doing lateral flows before we see each other over the Xmas period. A couple of family members came back positive even though they had no symptoms.

It takes 15 mins and you do it at home. Otherwise you will be self isolating for 7 days when you really might not need to. Seems a bit mad!

Like a COLD not a could

Unless you’re planning on seeing people then I don’t see why you need a test either OP.

If you’re staying home and won’t be around people then a positive / negative test makes no difference.

However - if you do decide you want to do something in the next few days or you Find yourself needing to run an urgent chore then you’re in a bit of a predicament.

Assuming you’d do a test in this scenario then fair enough.

I personally wouldn’t do a PCR if I felt fine and wasn’t leaving the house.

I had a cold but still did LFT everyday just in case. Mt neohew has a cold but tested positive, as have a number of friends he was out with. Omicron is like a cold

Unless you test you should stay away from everyone to be. On the safe side, so isolate

Omicron presents with cold symptoms so if you have a runny nose, at least do a lateral flow, but I’d prob get a pcr too at this point.
The advice about temp/cough/smell is outdated and they are not major omicron symptoms.

Why would you not get a test? Tbh it just sounds like you’re being awkward for the sake of it.

It is outdated information Mangofandangoo but they are still the only symptoms listed on the Gov site as reasons to get a PCR. Strictly speaking following that guidance, you're not actually entitled to go get a free PCR test with a tickly cough or a runny nose.

I see from your update that you are conflating about 4 different issues here. Sounds like there’s no point in explaining because you won’t even attempt to bother to follow anyone’s logic. So just stay at home.

Runny nose and tickly cough were my first symptoms.
Get a PCR and then they won’t keep moaning at you? Why are you so against getting a test?

It seems mad and dramatic to me to choose to isolate for 7 days (really - no shops/no seeing people/no walks) when you could just do a quick 5min lft.