To be utterly fed up of covid

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I've just tested positive for the seventh fucking time. Last time was mid September. I've had it five times this year.

I've had to cancel a hospital appointment that had been rescheduled from the last time I had it and a dentist's appointment that I'm desperate for. Also a long planned day out yesterday. Plus I feel like utter shite. Again.

Just want a moan and some sympathy really. Bastard covid.

I worked through most of the pandemic, always working in busy places & as soon as LD eased was on that ferry and or plane, never really gone out of my way to avoid CV and as far as i'm aware, never had a CV infection, all vaxxed up.

That was until last week, hadn't really been out over the previous 5 days, just one trip to Tesco, got a sore throat, fever and a very productive cough, took a test before taking my elderly neighbour to a hospital appoint - positive.

Don't be complacent!!!

Regarding dying "with" covid, as a pp said, it robbed people of extra months, and years, in some cases. A family friend of ours went into hospital with serious breathing problems, among other symptoms, and it turned out they had lung cancer, as well as covid. Unfortunately it was already too advanced for them to have any hope of beating it, but they died quite suddenly - within days of being admitted. The doctors didn't expect it so quickly and reckoned they would have had at least a few months left if not for covid. Their adult children were left not only grieving and in shock, but with a funeral, estate and whatever else to sort out at short notice - something the person could most likely have prepared themselves and their children for otherwise.

I think the figure is the death certificate one, not the "within 28 days of positive test"

But happy to be corrected if you know a different death certificate based one

Either way, it's a reminder of how much more dangerous the disease is than the vaccine

That’s irrelevant to the OP who has symptoms and has been advised to ensure she tests before her weekly immune suppressing medication. I imagine OP is on a similar medication to me so, the advice to people like us is the same.

That’s so awful for you! Seven times you must be at the end of your tether!!!

Oh god the sheeple people have arrived!

OP I'm sorry you are ill again - it sucks. We still test when ill with 'colds' DD2 works PT in a care home and would hate to infect the people she cares for, (her aunt died with Covid, alone and confused in hospital during the first wave - having be exenposed in her care home).

I have had it twice - once in the beginning - off work for 6 weeks and still dealing with some long Covid issues - second time - post 2 vaccinations - it was like a mild head cold and I worked from home all the way through it.

Hope you feel better soon

What do you mean ‘suffering badly’?. Do mean they need medical attention or they just feel like shit? The vaccines never promised to stop Covid making us feel shit.

Also marmunia, I’ll see you your anecdata and raise you mine. Elderly parents, one pushing 90 and the other having had a bad stroke at the beginning of the pandemic, just had Covid having avoided it throughout. Quadruple vaccinated and thank God. It was mild. You take your chances, we’ll stick with the vaccines thanks.