lft vv faint line

[cantstayaway21]

My dd8 tested positive on a lft the line was faint but defo there. She is a very anxious girl so wanted to do another. The second lft had a vvvfaint line so faint you had to go up to a window to see but within 30 mins.
We are awaiting pcr results but like i said she is very anxious and couldn't sleep last night due to worrying she may die. could it have been a false positive? as so faint.
clinching at straws as she will be devastated if positive

We are working on her anxiety and have asked her camhs worker for support during this period

Yes it is possible it’s a false positive. DS has had 2 very faint LFTs confirmed negative by PCR 2 weeks apart.

However, it could well be a true positive, especially as she had 2 close together.

Even if it is positive she is young so very unlikely to be extremely ill.

I hope you get your results quickly x

I’m a paeds nurse
Please reassure your dd the likelihood of her being unwell enough to even need a trip to
Hospital is very very very unlikely.

We've had a few faint positive lateral flows in our house, and the follow up PCRs have been negative every time.

Thanks thats good to know. still awaiting results. hopefully get them in time for School