Currently have covid moan thread

[PurpleDaisies]

Anyone else fancy a grouch at having Covid? I’m a few days in, feeling like crap and fed up with the world in general.

Tea and sympathy to anyone in a similar position?

My heavy cold / congestion seems to have eased which is good but my ears feel a bit ‘ heavy’ today and the last two mornings I’ve woken up feeling quite sick but it seems to pass. Back pain too seems to have eased fingers crossed. But I just feel wiped out.

Exactly the same @Rainydays55. I can only compare it to jet lag.

Can you get long Covid even if your symptoms are very mild? I am worried my taste and smell will never come back.

I was reading about long Covid the other day on the Zoe app (it felt like the other day-ice just seen the date is September!). This is interesting…
covid.joinzoe.com/us-post/long-covid

I'm on day 7 and am feeling pathetic and full of pity for myself. Cried at the dishwasher. Cried at my cup of coffee that I couldn't taste. But best of all I cried at the man from Test and Trace when he called. Technically I can work from home but just not feeling up to it. My thoughts don't seem to connect up properly if that makes sense. I spoke to my manager this morning and she very kindly said not to worry about calling in sick every day and she will assume I am off sick unless I tell her otherwise. So now I am just slumped on the sofa listening to DD waffle on about Roblox.

My thoughts don't seem to connect up properly if that makes sense.

Yeah, that's the issue with working. I can do writing nonsense on here, but tried to do some planning yesterday and couldn't link up lesson objectives with activities, so gave up.

Glad I found this thread, also had this back in March 2020 and this time around it's kicking off my anxiety. As it was 2 months in bed and multiple UTIs and hospital trips in March, I was also laughed at in hospital "oh you think you have covid" and the care was so lacking and just awful like it was a big joke. The paramedics weren't wearing masks and were all laughing and joking saying I just had a UTI. I've been doubting myself this whole time and now I know 100% this is what I had, the lung burning is so familiar.

For me this time the burning chest pain is the worse symptom, and indigestion and I'm glad to read the back pain with others I was getting quite stressed about that myself it feels like I've been kicked in my back and I cant shake it. I'm day 6-7 now and just praying this eases up soon I'm exhausted and have the whole family positive as well.

Sending big hugs

Sorry forgot to say for anyone with anxiety this time round I bought an oxygen meter from Amazon and it's been a godsend my levels are 97+ and I can see my heart rate, when you are so worried about breathing and oxygen it really helps to assure you that your body is dong it's job and you are safe.

Can I join please?

Feel like I've been punched in the head. All my joints ache. Taste and smell gone. Zero appetite.

Home alone for this whole period with positive 4year old and 1 year old. DH still negative so has gone to work (self employed and we are so impossibly screwed if he gets it.)

My eldest had her birthday yesterday, had to cancel her party which was heartbreaking and she spent last night spiking temperatures.

I don't want to play, I don't want to do craft, I don't want to build a den, I want to lie in bed

All welcome @pinguwings
TV babysitter. Survival mode.

Really hope it’s not too bad a day today.

I hate this bastard virus

I'm pretty sure that my brains are made out of cotton wool today! My head hurts so much and I just cannot focus on what I'm meant to be doing.

Day 8 so pleeeeeease can I have some relief soon??

Meeee ! Got our texts this morning
I’m a single mum , and two son
I’m so pleased i tested as we have builders Hee right now

I’m just wiped and trying to not read work emails

It’s going to be a long 10 days

I don't want to play, I don't want to do craft, I don't want to build a den, I want to lie in bed

Our 7 year old (which is obviously easier than your guys) watched TV all day Saturday and all day Sunday. While cutting up paper into tiny, tiny pieces all over the living room floor. I watched some of it with her, but mostly just sat slack jawed on the sofa.

I’m so pleased i tested as we have builders Hee right now

Same here. I've been worried all summer that we'll give it to them via our child. Obviously they are self employed so it would impact them much more than us. Now we've had it, and they weren't in the house for the week before we tested positive, I can stop worrying about that one.

Test and Trace have just phoned to ask how I am. He wanted to know if I have a runny nose. He also asked if I intended to stay at home for 10 days. The day he said I can go back to work is a day earlier than the email and the app and HR at work says. I told him everything should say the same date and if I listened to him and went out on the day he says I can, I could be fined. He advised that I call 119, but I'd need it in writing wouldn't I? DH says just stay at home as the email and app say. I say that's not the point! - What if I had a job interview or other important appointment booked and needed to go and then got run over and needed hospital treatment and got fined? Is it legal for me to go out or not? Should I lie and say my symptoms started earlier so I can go out earlier? I asked what the purpose of the call was, and he said to see how I was feeling. I very grumpily told him I'd be feeling a lot better if he'd let me sleep. I'm assuming it was to find out if I actually am SI? Yes I definitely am because I'm feeling crap, thanks.

Can I join the pity party? I'm on day 5 and had been feeling quite smug about 'just a head cold' ....until this morning. I feel like I've been hit by a bus. I got up to work (WFH) but was back in bed within half an hour as I couldn't focus on the screen and struggled to string a sentence together when talking to my boss. Now feeling sorry for myself because the world is continuing to turn without me - and the sun is shining

Hi, day 9 here I think. The cold/flu symptoms went after 3-4 days and the horrific frontal headache eased into a normal manageable headache around the same time.
However, then came the exhaustion and the nausea. I am spending most of my time in bed or lying on the sofa.
I'm actually too tired to care at the moment but once I get some energy I'll probably feel really peed off.

Again, I thought I was a bit better this morning. I got up and sat downstairs, managed a tiny bit of light housework. Been back in bed for an hour and doubt I’ll move for the rest of the day as I feel awful again. I’m over a week in now and feeling better seems so far off.

I haven't moved off the sofa since half 10. Steadily feeling more and more woozy.

Day 9 for me and feel about back to normal, even managed to get a few hours study done this morning. Ds however is day 4 and keeps spiking temperature and has awful diarrhoea. School have been sending work through all day for him but no way am I getting him to do it, he needs rest. Hope everyone else starts to feel better soon.

I'm feeling a little better still today. Absolutely no taste or smell though still and it's pissing me off now. I actually fancy something nice to eat today but there's no point when I can't taste anything.
DP has had to go for a PCR as he is starting with symptoms. His LFT was negative this morning but I think he could be coming down with it.

Ok, so I’m on day 7. DH and DD both had Covid 9 weeks ago. Are they ok to go to school/work?

@tupperwaretowers

Ok, so I’m on day 7. DH and DD both had Covid 9 weeks ago. Are they ok to go to school/work?

If they’re double vaccinated/under 18 they don’t need to also isolate.

Didn't think I looked too bad this morning. Had done full makeup and hair ready for a day of zoom calls (even though talking hurts).

Every single person today has commented how ill I look. Trying not to take it personally 😂😂