Should I go for PCR test?

[Titsywoo]

Started with a sore throat and tiredness on Tuesday/Wednesday and developed into a chesty cough yesterday which got worse over the day. This morning cough is still there but more tired and have bad lower back pain. I have done 3 LFTs over 3 days and all negative. Feeling pretty crap so would rather not go out. Is it likely to be covid even with a negative LFT this morning?

Yes you should get a pcr test because of the cough.

Yes because you have a cough

Yes. LFT only detect a percentage of positives.

They're intended to be used to try to pick up at least proportion of what would otherwise be asymptomatic cases. In a kind of something is better than nothing basis.

Not to confirm you have or haven't got covid.

Lft tests are so inaccurate. Many people have tested positive on a pcr without ever testing positive on lft. Lft is for asymptomatic testing only. Plus you have a cough which is a sign of covid. It's also sign of many other viruses buy best to do a pcr to rule covid out.

Yes. LFTs are not accurate at all. Every single one I did was negative but I had Covid. You have a cough anyway so you are supposed to do a PCR.

Yes!

Yes absolutely

Yes, you’ll be positive for sure.

Yes, I have no symptoms but tested postive on PCR despite numerous negative LFTs

Thanks all - got a test and it was negative. Cough got worse over weekend but improving a bit now. Just another cold/flu type virus I get. Unfortunately I have infected DH now so he has taken to bed today. Hopefully the DC will escape unscathed!

*I guess not I get

Glad it's not Covid - my DH was the same - nasty cough but negative with multiple PCR & lateral flow tests. Nasty bugs doing the rounds!

Hope you feel better soon.

If your DH has any of the covid symptoms get him pcr tested too. Even though yours was negative.

@Talipesmum

If your DH has any of the covid symptoms get him pcr tested too. Even though yours was negative.

Please do. Yours may be negative but he may have Covid.