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Are these symptoms psychological?

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FlorallyBankrupt · 24/09/2021 18:09

Yes I know nobody can really tell me, but I need to canvas for opinions.

I had covid last November, started with awful sore skin and headache, dizziness, just felt crap for 4 days before it really wiped me out for 6 days - temperature, cough, nausea, diarrhoea, back pain etc. Recovered after 10 days, had my first vaccination March. Haven't got around to 2nd one yet.

Yesterday I woke up with burning sinuses, throat and chest - felt shitty all day, anxious that it was covid, but no temperature, cough or aches and woke this morning feeling okay. Sore lower back, but I get that from time to time anyway, its in my usual spot for it.

Due to visit my 84 year old Dad tomorrow so me and DH did LFTs, both negative.

I was feeling just fine until I read a few posts on MN about others having negative LFTs but positive PCRs, and about it developing with back pain (just as it did for me last year). Now I'm convinced that this feeling is the onset of bloody covid again, but DH is really looking forward to going out for the day and has 100% faith in the LFT (anything I say is "bullshit from the internet").

What to do, am I just getting in a tizz? I have no cough or temperature and smell/taste is fine - I didn't have a temp the first few days last time, but I did have a painful dry cough early on, smell and taste had gone by day 3.

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TheCatInTheChat · 24/09/2021 18:14

I think you should get a PCR. Lateral flow will miss 30-40% of positive cases. And you’re not double vaccinated so definitely at risk.

Angrymum22 · 24/09/2021 18:32

I have just had Covid for the second time I’m also double vaccinated. It was much more cold like but sinuses were on fire. No couch, unlike the first dose and sense of smell and taste disappeared a week in but have thankfully reappeared after a couple more weeks.
Defo get a PCR and try and avoid vulnerable relatives. This version is super infectious.

Angrymum22 · 24/09/2021 18:33

Couch? Cough

FlorallyBankrupt · 24/09/2021 18:49

Oh bloody shit balls. Sad

It better not be as bad as last time.

Thank you both.

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Megistotherium · 24/09/2021 21:07

I woke up with burning sinuses, throat and chest - felt shitty all day

With that symptom, covid or not, I wouldn't visit my elderly parents. You don't want to give any virus to them, would you?

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