How could it be Covid??

[Tehmina23]

I work as an HCA in a hospital ward with elective surgical patients who have isolated prior to their operations, at work I have to wear a surgical mask all shift.
Out of work I live alone and just have 2 people in my support bubble.
I wear a mask in all shops and maintain good hand hygiene.

I've had the 2 Pfizer vaccines with no ill effects.
I had an Antibody blood test that showed I hadn't had Covid over the past year.
I do lateral flow tests as required by work twice a week.

Yesterday I woke up with a very sore throat & developed a temperature, so I phoned in sick for today's shift.
I've felt poorly & wiped out all day & had developed a cough so phoned the Clinical Leader at 230pm to say I won't be in tomorrow either.

The CL made me go for a Covid swab!! Even though the lateral flow test I did today was negative. She says they are not reliable so why are we doing them??
And as I've been vaccinated twice how could I be ill with Covid?

Anyway I will get my result by 1pm tomorrow... fingers crossed it's just a heavy cold & not Covid...

[Tehmina23]

I do realise now I should've phoned work for a test as soon as I got the sore throat the day before my shift.
I just was worried about being off sick because my sickness score is high (I have problems with Schizoaffective disorder) although actually I forgot we don't score for Covid related reasons!
Also I thought a sore throat wasn't a symptom... I didn't have a temperature until I phoned work anyway.

[HedgePutty]

Great news, but please don’t assume if you get ill again it can’t be covid. You should have got yourself a test not waited until told to.
Surgical masks don’t protect you. Walking through a corridor after someone with covid has walked through will allow you to catch it, like a supermarket or any shop you walk through.
Some of those patients will test negative and then develop covid whilst in hospital but not be tested every day.

The same way you have caught whatever flu virus you have, despite the mask. Unless you’re wearing a FP3 from inside the house door to return, you can catch anything.

[Girlmama3]

That's great news. I hope you feel better 💐

[Tehmina23]

I've had the test result late because our ward clerk accidentally got my mobile number wrong when she gave it to the swab team; so I was really worrying! But it's all sorted out & it's negative luckily!

I do feel really poorly but at least it's not Covid!
It's a fluey cold type of thing, I could have caught it anywhere I guess.

[Girlmama3]

What was the result op? There's another thread like this where someone is ill after the vaccine.

[insancerre]

You might not have caught Covid but you’ve definitely caught something
Just goes to show how exposed we all are

[Ilikewinter]

This happened to a work colleague, had covid late last year, negative on lateral flow test, had both doses of vaccine but is suffering with a high temp, no other symptoms, 111 advice was to get pcr test, test was negative.
I assume that the defualt is to pcr for everything just incase!

[hellcatspangle]

You say you bubble with two people...what have they been up to? It's not just about where you go and who you have contact with, their activity is also important.

[RedcurrantPuff]

I had similar last week, just a cold. Fingers crossed for you too.

[bookworm1632]

LF's pick up about 40% of +ve cases.

They're not designed to be used as confirmation that someone is not infected - they're designed for use on people who have NO REASON to suspect they may have covid and ONLY on these people.

And vaccines don't stop ANYONE getting infected - Pfizer reports 95% efficacy against symptom onset and ONS suggests the efficacy is higher still against developing severe illness.

[RolloverRollover]

Good luck with the result.

[Isadora2007]

All the best and get well soon

[Tehmina23]

Well I feel really rough today with a cough, & sore throat still but also have developed a blocked nose so could just be a bad cold..
will see when I get my test result.

[FunnyWonder]

@TheDuchessOfBeddington
OP has taken a test. The result will be back by 1pm. Given her circumstances, she is just wondering how on earth it could be Covid, that's all.

[TheDuchessOfBeddington]

Just take the test to set their mind at ease. I can’t believe you are even questioning it tbh.

[BridgetJonesDaiquiri]

It could just be the flu or some other virus. Those haven't gone away!

[lightand]

I dont think there is anything to do with covid that is 100% reliable.
Having said that, not convinced you have covid.
But of course you need a test.

[Stepawayfromdrgoogle]

You are assuming that all patients have done the right thing pre surgery and have in fact isolated, not everyone does the right thing. Sorry you are feeling poorly

[Torvean]

You can get unlucky and get Covid when you're vaccinated. The good news is you should not get it as severely as you could have.

[Bellabelloo]

It sounds like it's unlikely it is. But I guess they want to be 100% sure so you can go back to work confident that you're not contagious once you're feeling better. Hope you feel better soon! X

[RoseWineTime]

I expect it’s not covid but if it is then you are unlikely to seriously ill. Hope you feel better soon.

[neveradullmoment99]

@Tehmina23

I work as an HCA in a hospital ward with elective surgical patients who have isolated prior to their operations, at work I have to wear a surgical mask all shift.
Out of work I live alone and just have 2 people in my support bubble.
I wear a mask in all shops and maintain good hand hygiene.

I've had the 2 Pfizer vaccines with no ill effects.
I had an Antibody blood test that showed I hadn't had Covid over the past year.
I do lateral flow tests as required by work twice a week.

Yesterday I woke up with a very sore throat & developed a temperature, so I phoned in sick for today's shift.
I've felt poorly & wiped out all day & had developed a cough so phoned the Clinical Leader at 230pm to say I won't be in tomorrow either.

The CL made me go for a Covid swab!! Even though the lateral flow test I did today was negative. She says they are not reliable so why are we doing them??
And as I've been vaccinated twice how could I be ill with Covid?

Anyway I will get my result by 1pm tomorrow... fingers crossed it's just a heavy cold & not Covid...

You could have a mutant virus. I read that some people are catching covid because of different strains. Not sure if that was in America though.

[neveradullmoment99]

Oh no. I hope its not covid! Fingers crossed for you.

[CarrieBlue]

@Covidwedding123

Is the vaccine not just protecting against severe disease and hospitalisation ? If you get COVID having the vaccine just means that your body can recognise it and fight off the infection as I understand.

That’s how every vaccine works!

[SheilaTheThief]

Hope your ok, just rest up and wait for results.