Help! Lateral Flow Test

[squiddybear]

I'm an idiot! Did a LFT this morning, sent DH up to read the result at 30 mins. He comes down and says it's negative. Another 40 mins passes and I happen to glance at it on my way past and see an unbelievably faint line, call DH up he says it wasn't there at 30 mins but he could see it too!

Cue a panic and taking a subsequent 2 LFT both of which are negative after the 30 mins.

On all the leaflets and gov websites etc it says not to read your results after 30 mins as it can lead to a false result and if you do you should retake the test.

I'm due to go on my honeymoon tomorrow and am now torn. I looked at it after 1hr 15 mins and then I've gone to look at it again now and the line can no longer be seen. Ahhhhh help!

You take the result after 30 mins. You have done 3 tests which were all negative 30 minutes. I wouldn't worry. Enjoy your honeymoon x

Yep it’s fine OP. Enjoy your honeymoon.

Thanks both just done another to be sure and was negative at the 30 min mark as well

I've done the same today - looked at a test I did an hour or so before, lots of pink staining and a fairly clear second line. It was a clear negative to start with, as was the second one I did.

I've booked a PCR test anyway as I have a really sore throat and runny nose (before I'm shouted at, locally we're told that we can get a test as a precaution for symptoms wider than the main three).

I have no symptoms luckily enough was just a routine test. However ever since I saw the second line I keep feeling like I need to cough even though I don't haha