What are the chances I have had it...?

[lucymaudmonty]

Can anyone tell me if I am being dense here......

At the beginning of Feb I had a Raging temp, cough, chest was sore, really awful pain in my breast bone, exacerbated by coughing, and the worst sore throat I’ve ever had. It was the most ill I've ever felt and I was wiped out for ages afterwards. I had 6 days off work in total but and a couple of weekends that were written off. Nurse practitioner thought I had a bacterial throat infection and It did go away with antibiotics but then the gp I saw afterwards said she thinks it might have been viral in hindsight....clearing up once I had antibiotics was just a coincidence as I got them at the peak....

I asked a friend who is a dr if I could have had it.....he said only if I'd been in contact with some from China. But in the last weekend in Jan I had been to Edinburgh for Chinese New Year celebrations....

What do you think the chances are that I had it??

Nobody could possibly tell you.
Act as if you have not.

I'm sorry- just realised my reply sounded a little rude. I would not assume you had it. Hopefully they can test us soon and we'll know. Until then, I would think it's safer to assume it wasn't.

Minimal

We know the rate it spreads. We would be seeing bigger numbers now if you had had it that far back

Oh I'm definitely going to act as if I haven't had it

I'm also wondering if I've got it now

3 weeks ago DC2 had a cough then a fever, vomited and had diarrhoea. He was wiped out more than I have ever seen him and only got back to school after a week. Tho the cough is still there.

3 days later DC1 came down with the same symptoms & again had a week off school but hasn't had the cough.

5 days after DC2 was first sick I had one case of sickness but diarrhoea for 3 days. In those days when I wasn't on the loo I was asleep. I haven't felt that tired for years and I am still, 10 days later feeling shattered. After I was sick I had a tightness in my chest develop which I put down to retching but is still there now. And I am still achey in limbs now.

DP also had a fever and aches at the end of the first week.

Today, I have had a sore throat for 3 days and runny nose and this evening I have started coughing. DP is also stuffy headed.

I had thought we had had a case of Noro and then a cold but reading advice from USA, Aus and India it seems lots of people are getting gastro symptoms first.

Yes I read the same re gastro symptoms