Test results - London

[kirinm]

I know this thread is done to death so apologies but I'm just wondering how long test results are taking at the moment. I'm south east London. Thanks

I heard in 3 days

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I heard in 3 days

😱 3 days is ages! Was that recently?

Yes, last week

North London,easy to get PCR test and a 3 day wait for result by text

In zone 2 London, we received our PCR test results back in less than 24 hours, had tests at 8.30am Sunday, results in email inbox Monday at 7.30am

My friend posted her test yesterday morning and received her results today. Probably about 30 hours. Central London.

Obviously it was a postal test. Not sure how much location effects turn around with them.

I am so sorry it was 2day for results, I went back and checked email

I'm desperately hoping for a 24 hour turnaround. It's for my DD who has a cough so isn't allowed into childcare. She has had a cough pretty much all winter on and off and this constant need to test is so difficult to deal with alongside work.

@kirinm have you spoken to the GP? I did this after dd’s third negative test in as many months and we agreed to try a course of antibiotics to shift any underlying stubborn infection and if they didn’t work start investigating asthma/allergies. Touch wood the antibiotics seem to have done the trick.

I felt a bit cheeky because if times were normal I wouldn’t have contacted the GP at all but she agreed with me that at the moment it was worth trying to get it under control because any covid-like symptoms are so disruptive.

[quote Cornettoninja]@kirinm have you spoken to the GP? I did this after dd’s third negative test in as many months and we agreed to try a course of antibiotics to shift any underlying stubborn infection and if they didn’t work start investigating asthma/allergies. Touch wood the antibiotics seem to have done the trick.

I felt a bit cheeky because if times were normal I wouldn’t have contacted the GP at all but she agreed with me that at the moment it was worth trying to get it under control because any covid-like symptoms are so disruptive.[/quote]
No I haven't. Tbh I've just been so relieved it's not covid so I can work! Assuming this test is negative, I might contact my GP. Thanks. Was it asthma?

Doesn’t appear to have been asthma, the antibiotics seemed to do the trick (or her immune system naturally settled down after the start of the school year - much more likely tbh).

I hope you have some luck with the GP, it’s really stressful trying to juggle everything right now never mind worrying that you all have deal with covid and isolations on top. Luckily our area seem pretty quick with test results but the wait is really tense.

We got our results back at 6am so about 13 hours! (Negative).

Excellent news @kirinm