I know you aren’t my GP, or 111, or the government. But I’m finding the information that I can find confusing.
I had a really bad cold for about two weeks, coughing and spluttering everywhere and runny nose etc. Stayed in work the whole time but a couple in my office were off with it because it was quite bad. Been okay now since last Tuesday, still a bit kore phlegm than usual in the mornings but that’s about it.
On Sunday I all of a sudden had a sore throat and that continued onto Monday in work where I had a fuzzy head and felt really exhausted, as well as achy neck. I coughed a tiny bit in work on Monday and have stayed off today. I think it’s a new virus that I’ve managed to pick up because my immune system must still be a bit down from the last one so I thought I’d take a day off to rest considering it’s been three weeks since I initially became ill and I must be really run down.
Today I’ve started coughing, not loads and not too chesty more like clearing my throat. It isn’t really bad like a chest infection but it is there. Other than that and the sore throat I feel much better today, don’t feel fuzzy or as tired. No fever or shortness of breath.
Should I count this as a new cough and self isolate even though I just finished coughing last week and it’s only slightly there, or should I go back to work tomorrow?