If you’ve had C19...

[ottermadness]

How are you living now? Do you feel like the restrictions apply?

Genuinely curious to know as I’m not sure how I would feel if I had had it already. Everyday the amount of people that have had it and recovered goes up so this group must be getting bigger and bigger but I never see any advice or discussion about it.

I had it at the end of April, beginning of May. I had the antibody test a couple of weeks ago and antibodies were detected.

I have no anxiety about catching it myself now but I do still follow the restrictions in place to protect my parents and those that haven’t yet had it. When I had It, the one thought that kept me going was “thank god I hadn’t had a sneaky visit to my parents house or to see friends”. I felt comforted by the fact that I probably hadn’t passed it on to anyone else.

I spent a week poorly in bed with it and my partner had next to no symptoms at the time, however my sense of taste and smell is still all over the place, I feel quite depressed a lot of the time (not something I hadn’t experienced pre covid) and my partner, who has ran several marathons and trains every day has just been for a chest X-ray because he wheezes and feels short of breath when he trains now.
It’s definitely not just a cold/flu even though that’s how it felt at the time.

Good question OP. Place marking.

I've had it but don't have antibodies because I had it in march and had it very mildly. I don't mind getting it again as it was extremely mild but yes I would follow the restrictions and do so because im a teacher so I'm very aware I could be infectious as I'm around so many children, I wouldn't want to pass it to anyone. I know if I get it again it isn't going to cause me any trouble but I'm not willing to risk someone else.

I was more lax before I went back to work but I feel more responsible now as I definitely could pose a risk to someone else

I had it very badly in march, was bed ridden for four months and still not back to normal, not sure I ever will be. I'm shit scared of catching it again. Confirmed positive, negative antibody test.

In fact o dispair of those who think they will somehow be immune and therefore don't stick to the rules...

I’ve had it (confirmed). Long version.
I’m following the restrictions because a) I don’t know how long immunity lasts, b) we don’t know if anyone else in my household had it so I’m protecting them too and c) it’s the law. I don’t want a fine.

Lots of my colleagues had it and did not have antibodies when tested. It’s not a given that having it means you are safe or that it is safe for others to be around you. The legislation is there for a reason.

I've had it, I've never felt the restrictions are proportionate I feel that even more strongly now I've had it as I have honestly had worse colds, I didn't pass it on to my family (or if I did it was asymptomatic).
That said I always have and still stick to the restrictions rigidly because at the end of the day its the law, and I don't get to pick and choose which laws apply to me.

I'm waiting for my test results now. If this is it, I will feel a sense of relief when it's over as I've felt a lot of anxiety about getting it. It's got to be the biggest build up to an illness hasn't it?
I would still follow all the rules but feel like a weight had lifted for me and my family. (Even though it's quite possible you can get it again, i don't think it can be as severe the second time around)
For those who have had positive test results then tested negative for antibodies, I would assume it's because of T cells and that's why it wasn't detected on the antibody test.

I've had it. Yes, I follow the rules. The effects weren't insignificant for me, long term immunity seems unlikely and I don't want to catch it again or pass it on.

I'll follow the rules and be even more careful now as don't want others to get it. I couldn't live with the guilt of passing it on tbh.

I'm only a week into knowing I have it and nearly two weeks since exposure and so far it seems mild. I am very, very worried about long term effects as being (very) active keeps my mental health on track. I'm also mum to a young child and want to be fit and healthy for that!

Most importantly I want my child's health to be unaffected (DC also confirmed positive). A bit concerned about DC starting nursery in November (age 2).

What I meant was - I'll continue to follow the rules as always have done.

Did anyone get specific advice about what to do in the future when getting a positive test then? -just wondering why/how I’m totally clueless.

@ottermadness

Did anyone get specific advice about what to do in the future when getting a positive test then? -just wondering why/how I’m totally clueless.

Not sure exactly what you mean but no, I wasn’t given any specific advice.

Thanks, I just mean I haven’t spotted it on any .gov stuff for example. With the amount of people who this must apply to as time goes on, I would just expect there to be more of a strong message about not getting complacent (for example) but there is nothing in the media.

I can't be sure if I had it but I think I may of. In Feb me and DS came down with what we thought was a cold but I felt it hard to breathe, tight chest felt like it was on fire. Lost sense of taste and smell, my tongue had swollen so couldn't swallow properly and I had a horrible fever. Paramedics came out for DS's breathing. Thankfully fine but had episodes where it went odd.
I'm very very very careful of everything. I took all the precautions if not more.

I 'think' I had it in march. Dead on my feet with an annoying cough for a week then fine.

My pals who have had it still aren't right months later. Fatigued, breathless... And depressed. A friend who has it atm is clearly scared at how poorly and out of breath he feels that gets a bit worse each day. He says he wouldn't wish it on anyone.

These are fit, healthy people with no underlying conditions. It's quite a scary bug really. I feel irritated when someone goes on about how it's kill rate isn't that bad. Seeing how long it wipes people out for, killing them isn't the only thing it can do.