Worried I have Coronavirus

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I know this might sound silly or far fetched but hear me out..

I'm very rarely ill. Probably once a year if that. But now I have the most horrendous cough, I can't catch my breath sometimes when the coughing starts. It's come out of nowhere and I'm absolutely floored.

Im seriously worried that it's something sinister. Like I said I'm rarely ill so this is out of sorts for me. I feel like I can't function because of the sore throat, coughing and general feeling of being unwell.

AIBU here? It's just so scary with everything that is going on at the moment, I'm thinking all sorts in my head.

My friend is a GP and had a patient come in who claimed they thought they had corona virus. The GP surgery had to take it seriously and follow procedures and qurentine him, while they sent his blood off for tests and they had to have the entire waiting area and paitent room, plus anywhere he had been professionally cleaned that exact moment. Well, results came back the same day, negative. This is what is going to keep happening when the hysterical lot, like those on Mumsnet keep worrying about it. The NHS is already stretched so don't make it worse!

FrankiesKnuckle oh I don't doubt it. I'm waiting for my neighbour to suddenly be struck down with it. She is a serial ambulance abuser. I believe last weeks episode ended up being a just a heavy cold and she was promptly sent home from A&E🙄

Being worried over corona virus is probably making your symptoms feel worse than they are. I could list over a dozen commonplace illnesses that cause the same symptoms as yours. However, if you have had a cough for over a week you should probably get checked by your GP as you may have a chest infection.

Please don't go to A&E with this unless a GP thinks that you should.

Very little P2P spread outside China, and its usually pretty much a cold anyway.

Good old media, scaring the fuck out of people.

There is a horrendous cough/cold/chesty thing doing the rounds, it has lingered on for 3 weeks, my mum has had too and was ill for a month recovered for a week and has now gone down with another bout of something similar, lots of warm drinks, I recommend Twinnings Lemon and Ginger Tea with a good dollop of honey and before bed a slug of whiskey, rest and lots of tissues as I have never produced so much snot in my life.

I hope you feel better soon but it will not be Corona Virus.

Yep definitely coronavirus.

I had similar symptoms at beginning of January. Just about getting over the cough. Lots going round.

Hey OP, you're OK, there is absolutely no reason to think you have the coronavirus. There are lots of nasty bugs going round at this time of year. It's just health anxiety making you worry.

Are you under a lot of stress at the moment? Imo health anxiety is usually related to some more general anxiety. I think it would be worth seeing if your GP can refer you for some help about these worrisome thoughts and in the meantime try and keep yourself occupied as much as possible and dont give yourself opportunity to ruminate (hard while you have a cold but what I mean is try not to sit there googling and worrying etc. Instead if you have a hobby then do that, start a new TV series or book etc)

I currently have the same symptoms and I am rarely ill too, once a year usually but sometimes not even that. It’s just that season, it happens but if you genuinely think there’s a chance call 111, rather than go in.

Whatever you have, don't go to the GP. Call the health line first. They'll tell you what to do.
Either to reassure you or your send the doomsday teams.

You have a cold. An ordinary, standard cold. Take a lemsip. You also have racism, but I’m afraid there’s no over the counter remedy for that.

We had some Government guidance at work today. A cough is not one of the symptoms apparently.

This English doctor goes through a known Coronavirus day by day symptoms here

m.youtube.com/watch?v=h1naDPFio04

If you watch it you will see your symptoms don’t match up.

It's a cold. You don't need to see a doctor for a cold.

i had that cough lasting over 4 and half weeks -antibiotics last wed cough now just about gone
unless you have been to china its just a bloody annoying virus/infection

Yes I think you have coronavirus. And yes I think you caught it off your DP who caught it off the “young Chinese girl”.

All I have thought about since all this began is how fortunate I feel not to be Chinese or Chinese looking at this time as I cannot imagine the shite they are having to put up with in public spaces out and about, and how scared they are feeling in their own skin - walking down roads late or whatever. Anxiety and fear and panic is the perfect formula for any negative “ism” - racism included - always to be denied by saying its fear, not a phobia. But irrational fear and phobias go hand in hand.

OP I have a similar thing that several posters have described. @WhyNotMe40 pretty much described my symptoms the last few days.
I too am rarely ill I work In the NHS with children so I've good immunity. But every couple of years something gets a bloody good hold.

Feels a bit like flu but not as bad ( I've had flu!) so probably just a bad virus. I'm on day 4/5 and starting to feel a bit better finally. My chest is a bit tight so expecting a cough tho not breathless.

Not worried about coronavirus though. Waiting to see if anyone that's been in York or close proximity to those that tested positive develop anything within 2 weeks.

Most of my town has had the cold and cough bug that is going round since Xmas. It's the time of year for it.

There has been a virus doing the rounds before Christmas with the symptoms you are describing but if you are worried see your GP or have a telephone appointment. Hope you feel better soon.

I'm prepping, I'm thinking about buying tamiflu... so i take the pandemic seriously.

For Coronavirus?

You do realise you have to take tamiflu within 24 hours of onset of symptoms and even then the evidence for its effectiveness isn’t all that. But carry on....

37.2 isn’t a temperature.

@ChasingRainbows19 hope you feel better soon! Yes I agree it's almost like a flu except the onset was too slow - hard that imminent cold feeling at the back of the throat for at least a day! Also I am on day 5 and am up and about, just coughing and slow
The worst bit was as a pp said and not being able to breathe well enough to eat my favourite chocolate stash

37.2 isn’t a temperature

Well, it is. It just isn't a high temperature.

Although it could be if it is an underarm or forehead reading.

You don’t even have the symptoms of Coronavirus, let alone the thing itself.

I’ve been coughing like a Victorian dogooder for about two months. There are a few things going around.