Anyone had it twice?

[MissSmiley]

We all had Covid in October, my DS13 tested positive on 26 October, he recovered after having mild symptoms

Tonight he's realised he can't smell anything.
He's been at home for the last two weeks after fainting a few times but on Saturday he played football, they won, lots of hugs of celebration and they high fived each other 🙄, is there any chance he could have got a new infection??

It is possible, but also possible the previous test was wrong. Not sure of the likelihood of that but either way he has one of the main symptoms and is eligible for a test so get one for sure

Sorry, posted on the other thread too, but I don't think you're supposed to test within 90 days of a previous positive test as you could still be shedding the viru, which could then give a false positive reading.

@middleager that's interesting, do you know where you read that? It's 52 days since he tested positive, I tested negative after two weeks of my positive test. I guess if the test comes back positive could he still be infectious anyway? Ten days doesn't really seem long to isolate when you have it

One of the confirmed cases of reinfection was only 48 days after the first positive test (this is one of the ones that has the genome sequence of both viruses and they're different enough that they must be different infections). So it's not outside the US realms if proven science for your son to have it again. The new variant circulating might also increase the likelihood of reinfection.

(no idea where that "US" came from!)

@Queenstromba thank you for that
I've read something about retesting nhs staff and they are exempt from being tested within 90 days but if the have new symptoms they should be retested and potentially isolate on the basis of symptoms if the test is positive rather than just the result

Following

No way to be sure but I'm convinced I hate it end of feb/ start of March,
Had all the symptoms temp no smell or taste
Slight cough was unwell about 3+ weeks!
Tested positive on Saturday but been mild up to now 🤞🏻

@chunkyfunk are you less I’ll this time than before? I believe I had it the first week of March for a few reasons but am waiting for test results as I have a major cough

[quote Lifeispassingby]@chunkyfunk are you less I’ll this time than before? I believe I had it the first week of March for a few reasons but am waiting for test results as I have a major cough[/quote]
Yes definitely! Iv put myself to bed a few times this time but I was floored in feb/ March sleeping at any chance I got! All my symptoms where alot worse first time round. Hope your test is negative and you're feeling better soon x

I know someone who's tested positive twice, once in July and once in October, both times he had very mild symptoms mainly a headache temperature and felt achy, he is 22 years old and work in the healthcare sector.

[quote MissSmiley]@Queenstromba thank you for that
I've read something about retesting nhs staff and they are exempt from being tested within 90 days but if the have new symptoms they should be retested and potentially isolate on the basis of symptoms if the test is positive rather than just the result[/quote]
Yes I think you are correct here. New symptoms should be retested even in the 90 days following a previously positive test.

You are not suppose to be tested again within 90 days of first positive test.

I tested positive in September and only mild symptoms however weeks later I suffer from dizziness and lightheaded. When I spoke to
GP last week she said it was post fatigue from covid.

Thanks for all your replies, I've spoken to 119 for advice and the official advice is that if it's negative it's negative, and we don't need to isolate, if it's positive there's no way of knowing of it's a new infection but potentially he could be contagious even if still positive after 51 days so we will need to isolate anyway. Would have been interesting to know if it was the same strain as in October but we'll never know. So potentially everyone (5 kids, 2 adults) could get it again

Update: his test came back positive, 51 days after the first positive.

Wow that's worrying. Hope your DS is okay

Only just caught up. I read about the 90 days on here.

I'm sorry to hear the test is positive again. Hope he's OK.

The fainting could have been the covid. Was he at school before that?

But also

• Hopefully the vax lasts longer than this!

Its going t o be truly shit for anyone not getting the vax. Potentially infected frequently. Each time with the risk of getting really ill. And it's cumulative, so more damage, more chance of long covid/ you bein g the unlucky one. Once the restrictions relax how bloody quickly will we get reinfected then!

With sars.1 there were immune compromised people who didnt clear the infection.

I’m convinced I had it end of March, primary teacher and the week before they shut schools they let us go on a residential with over 200+ pupils from 6 different school all mixing (no SD going on at this point) as soon as we arrived at the residential they banned any subsequent trips yet we were to stay for the duration. Several phone calls to parents to collect pupil during the week for having symptoms. I got home then that weekend I was hit with what felt like flu other than no temp, I had a cough, breathlessness and wheezing it was scary at times, massive fatigue for weeks afterwards. I isolated in bedroom away from my family and DH slept on sofa. No testing was happening at this point. Convinced it was Covid.

Fast forward to this week and my DS has tested positive after a single temp spike, I’ve felt a little like I’m getting a cold, scratchy throat, headache, sneezing but no worse and no symptoms to signify a test. We are only halfway through our isolation so it could get worse still (let’s hope not) but I’m convinced I’ve got a mild version again this time. I hope your son is okay OP x

Thank you for all your responses, DS was at school before the fainting, and afterwards for a day, the GP didn't suggest retesting at that point, the feeling faint didn't go away do he was at home for three weeks before his recent positive test. He seems more poorly this time unfortunately, he doesn't normally have a compromised immune system but he does have coeliac disease so maybe having an autoimmune disease makes a difference, the other 4 children in the house either had no symptoms or very mild symptoms when we all tested positive in October

He's got an appointment with a paediatrician about his weird blood pressure in January which hopefully won't be necessary once he recovers if it's just Covid related

The interesting thing will be to see if we all catch it again this time or if everyone in the house is immune because of our previous positives.

@Cyclingwidow15 I would do a test in your circumstances, we know from lots of people's experience that it doesn't always present with the big three and it's safer to know especially because you're living with a positive case

@Keepdistance

But also

• Hopefully the vax lasts longer than this!

Its going t o be truly shit for anyone not getting the vax. Potentially infected frequently. Each time with the risk of getting really ill. And it's cumulative, so more damage, more chance of long covid/ you bein g the unlucky one. Once the restrictions relax how bloody quickly will we get reinfected then!

With sars.1 there were immune compromised people who didnt clear the infection.

That's really interesting about sars maybe he's been positive all the way through

MissSmiley
I’m avoiding a test unless I get one of the main 3 symptoms, mainly just because if it comes back positive then I have to isolate for a further 10 days from the date of the test. 😩

I feel fine today.