Could this have been mild covid

[en0lagay]

I don't get migraines, I've never had one. Friday night I got the mother and grandmother of all headaches which lasted until yesterday, I've never had one like it. I had a bit of a sore throat with it. I'd noticed for two days before that things didn't taste like I expected them too. Marmite tasted sweet and chilli tasted bland, plus I was cutting onions and they didn't do much as make my eyes trickle but ds came in the kitchen and his were watering when he was standing chatting.

Could be, as you have change to your taste you could have a test and see

I tested positive yesterday - these are all the symptoms I have. I had a migraine type headache for 3 days (pretty normal for me) stuffy nose and sore throat. Thought nothing much of it until I woke up yesterday and couldn’t smell or taste anything. Symptoms have gradually got worse the past 2 days x

You have one of the main symptoms so need to isolate and test

@Racoonworld

You have one of the main symptoms so need to isolate and test

I won't be seeing anybody for two weeks anyway, I'm on holiday from work.

Thats probably in the top 10 percentage t of bad covid rather than mild, in that you had symptoms.

Most "cases" at the moment are positive tests from people who are completely asymptomatic but had to test due to track and trace.

Thats probably in the top 10 percentage t of bad covid rather than mild, in that you had symptoms.

If course that's not bad Covid. It's mild.

I know the point you're trying to make - that many people don't have symptoms but test positive so Covid nothing to worry about and it's over hyped, etc.

Mild Covid will cover a whole raft of things - basically someone who is Covid positive and has no or some symptoms but don't cause them too many issues.

I have had moderate Covid. I tested positive a couple of weeks ago and had 'none big 3' symptoms. I ended up in hospital where Covid was discovered. The symptoms I had were linked to Covid but not testable ones. I was poorly enough to have had an ambulance called to take me to a and e, and to be admitted in to hospital. But they were symptoms that medication is able to stabilise, once discovered. They may be symptoms I will have now for the rest of my life and May will need medication ongoing for it.

3 weeks on from the first symptoms I'm getting there gradually. Currently have a heart monitor attached, still on medication, still tired, still get breathless, still have a tight chest. But it's all subsiding slowly or being controlled.

That's moderate.

Severe Covid would involve ICU and/or ventilation, for example.

@Tiredeyesneedsleep

Thats probably in the top 10 percentage t of bad covid rather than mild, in that you had symptoms.

Most "cases" at the moment are positive tests from people who are completely asymptomatic but had to test due to track and trace.

Of course it was mild, if it was even Covid at all. I had a migraine and today I'm fine, no symptoms, taste and smell all normal.

@Aragog

Thats probably in the top 10 percentage t of bad covid rather than mild, in that you had symptoms.

If course that's not bad Covid. It's mild.

I know the point you're trying to make - that many people don't have symptoms but test positive so Covid nothing to worry about and it's over hyped, etc.

Mild Covid will cover a whole raft of things - basically someone who is Covid positive and has no or some symptoms but don't cause them too many issues.

I have had moderate Covid. I tested positive a couple of weeks ago and had 'none big 3' symptoms. I ended up in hospital where Covid was discovered. The symptoms I had were linked to Covid but not testable ones. I was poorly enough to have had an ambulance called to take me to a and e, and to be admitted in to hospital. But they were symptoms that medication is able to stabilise, once discovered. They may be symptoms I will have now for the rest of my life and May will need medication ongoing for it.

3 weeks on from the first symptoms I'm getting there gradually. Currently have a heart monitor attached, still on medication, still tired, still get breathless, still have a tight chest. But it's all subsiding slowly or being controlled.

That's moderate.

Severe Covid would involve ICU and/or ventilation, for example.

Sorry to hear that.

You are basing your determination of mild/moderate/sever on how ill someone gets - which is fair enough.

I was making the point that out of a perception take of positive cases (since we appear to be counting a positive test as a case, and most people positive never know) that any symptoms at all puts you in the top few percent.

Most people have no clue

You've got 8 days from the day you first had symptoms (Friday) to get tested. If you had contact with anyone on Wednesday or Thursday they need to isolate.

Do you use the NHS app?

You may be happily isolating, which is great, but unless you get tested (and it's positive) your close contacts can't be traced and required to isolate /given proof they can send to their employers etc. Unless you're going to inform them all (if that's possible) and even then they may not be able to isolate without proof or probably will not take it as seriously if you haven't had a test.

@Augustbreeze

You've got 8 days from the day you first had symptoms (Friday) to get tested. If you had contact with anyone on Wednesday or Thursday they need to isolate.

Do you use the NHS app?

You may be happily isolating, which is great, but unless you get tested (and it's positive) your close contacts can't be traced and required to isolate /given proof they can send to their employers etc. Unless you're going to inform them all (if that's possible) and even then they may not be able to isolate without proof or probably will not take it as seriously if you haven't had a test.

No, I don't use the app. Wr e got no mobile signal at hmm or work so it's pointless. I've emailed my boss to get a test as we have some at work.

You are basing your determination of mild/moderate/sever on how ill someone gets - which is fair enough.

I'm basing it on how the doctors described it in hospital and at GP surgeries.

A case of Covid IS a positive result.

Just because some cases have very mild, or even no symptoms, doesn't mean it doesn't count. It's still statistically a known case of Covid. At the moment these are useful,to know about as we are still learning how the,virus,works and spreads. It's useful to know of cases of Covid without symptoms in terms of tracking spread, and of determining how it can present in different people.

In time, as I do think Covid will be here a long while, we won't known of these asymptotic cases as we won't test for them. But for now we do.

And regardless of all that, the OP wasn't describing a 'bad' case as you said. It's a mild case. Mild cases span from no symptoms to some symptoms which don't cause too many issues.

@en0lagay I hope your son is also not out and about if you have covid he could have it too. It’s worth being cautious and all staying in until you get your test result.

OP you should get tested so any close contacts or household members can be asked to isolate. Not doing so removes their chance to be contacted and increases their risk of passing it to someone (god forbid a vulnerable someone).

@Chaotic45

OP you should get tested so any close contacts or household members can be asked to isolate. Not doing so removes their chance to be contacted and increases their risk of passing it to someone (god forbid a vulnerable someone).

I'm getting the test tomorrow