Was given lateral flow kit on Thursday (work in NHS) but wasn’t going to start using it until after Xmas as I am on leave until January. When all plans got cancelled this afternoon thought I may as well do one as if by some chance it’s positive then we are isolating now anyway (tier 4 area). I’ve had nothing more than what in any other year I would say is a cold since Monday (14th) with blocked nose and sinusitis. Also had terrible backache with aching legs on the Monday which I thought was caused by carrying too much heavy shopping.
Lo and behold my lateral flow test was a beaming positive. I’ve had no fever, no cough and no loss of taste or smell. I would not have otherwise been eligible for the general NHS test as don’t have any of those symptoms so if I hadn’t taken the lateral flow I would never have known.
When will my contacts be traced from and the 10 day isolation started? Today or when I first got the cold symptoms?
I am very stressed and also 15 weeks pregnant. If I’m 6 days into symptoms and no one I have had contact with is showing any symptoms how likely is it that I have passed it on? We only came out of a 2 week isolation as my DS had a positive contact at nursery 9 days ago. He’s not been back since. Could it be delayed from that?
I can’t sleep as I found out late this evening and it’s sending me mad with worry. We have a confirmatory PCR NHS test booked at 7.30am but have to drive an hour to get it as that’s all the availability they had.