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?

@SpookyScarySkeletons that’s great about your DD I’ve had a few times when I’ve had to pick up DC as they were upset and DH wasn’t around. It’s a horrible feeling to be scared to cuddle your kids! I just can’t wait until I get to the less contagious stage - not long to go now.

Un mumsnetty hugs for all of you that can't hug your DC. My DC has had it too at the same time as me and hasn't been too bad considering.

I've just stripped and changed my bed and that's it I think I'm done for today because now I feel worn out.

I will rest a lot easier when I’m past the peak contagious stage.

Hi, can I join? I started to feel crappy on Tuesday and had a positive pcr on Wednesday. All LFTs negative, I haven’t done one since then though. I guess I count Tuesday as day one so I’m day 6 now. Where I live (not UK) I have been asked to fully isolate from DH and DCs in a bedroom with en-suite (lucky we have one!) so I haven’t seen or hugged anyone apart from conversations where the door is open and they are half way up the stairs calling down to me. I’m utterly miserable!
I felt properly awful and fluey on wed/thurs/fri, yesterday just headachy and congested, and today the same but lessened slightly and almost totally normal with paracetemol. Still can’t taste anything and I have a strange tightness in my chest but no cough - I struggle a lot with anxiety and I don’t know if this last symptom is anxiety or covid.

I managed to sneak out into the garden today while the family were walking the dogs but I have been told not even to go into lounge/kitchen so I’m feeling really lonely.
According to what UK trace people have told you guys, when should I start to be less contagious? I would love to be able to spend some of tomorrow in the lounge with the dog while everyone else is at school. I would have to anti bac all surfaces after I guess. I’m starting to fear a return of my quite significant anxiety problems.

Imm also really scared of Long Covid

I’ve had long covid for over a year and a half abs it has been truly miserable. I’m really hoping that having Covid again will somehow kick it out of my system. Weirdly, even though I feel awful at the moment, in some ways I feel better than I have for the past 18 months. I’m not sure if that’s maybe because I have just been lying in bed and doing absolutely nothing. I think that’s probably what I needed to have been doing to get rid of long covid but it’s been impossible because I’ve had to work part time etc, so instead I’ve been dragging myself to work, doing a little bit of exercise and lying down feeling guilty the rest of the time. I think I needed to be completely off work not exercising and doing nothing for a few months.

I've managed to achieve quite a lot today and I'm just having a hot toddy

I’m so glad I found this thread

I’m in agony with the muscle aches in my legs, I’m wiped out, shivering coughing and generally feeling dreadful. I want to cry.

Unfortunately I work in education and Ofsted are in next week so I’m having to work through it (from home) but I think I’m going to have to say that I can’t tomorrow and just be off sick. This will not go down well at all so I’m really worried but I feel so ill

Just phone in properly sick. We also have an LA/Ofsted thing going on in my school on Thursday, but never mind. I'm not going to be OK for it and that's that.

I’m going to have to. I literally can’t work in this state. It won’t go down well but it’s not like I decided to get Covid for a laugh 😩

Phone in sick. If you broke your leg tomorrow you’d have to phone in sick and they’d have to cope. This is no different - you are really poorly and need to rest.

Day 4 here and I’m feeling 99% back to normal tonight - still no taste or smell though, which is really bugging me!

@justbananas42

Day 4 here and I’m feeling 99% back to normal tonight - still no taste or smell though, which is really bugging me!

Same here would go as far as 99% but I feel less grotty. I'd like my taste back though

According to what UK trace people have told you guys, when should I start to be less contagious?

@3AndADog from what I’ve read, you’re most contagious on the two days before symptoms start and on the five days after. I’m almost at day 5 so over the worst - I’m just praying I haven’t given it to DH or the DC already.

Nuat tested positivite here on an lft. Logged it online and although I havent had my pcr results through I've been getting texts from wales ttp telling me I'm a confirmed case and asking for contact details.
It was a v clear positive and I feel worse as the day went on so I'm assuming a positive pcr result in the a.m.

My household had to get tested today too as they cant go back to college and work until they get a negative result. Dh and dd both twitching at the thought of the inconvenience of being positive.

I have a bad headache. Uncomfortable muscle aches and I'm eirher boiling or freezing and my temp is 38.6.

I've had worse things in the past though. So far.

Sorry to hear you’re all struggling so much, but the silver cloud is that you’ll all be immune to the current strains of COVID so will contribute to reduced transmission amongst the population in the future.

The boosters are unfortunately the same vaccine that was raised against the original strain of COVID circulation in August 2020.
They are therefore less effective against the current variants unfortunately, so your natural immunity to current variants will protect the CEV and elderly around you and make them less likely to contract ‘new’ COVID.

for speedy recoveries.

@CamQ

Sorry to hear you’re all struggling so much, but the silver cloud is that you’ll all be immune to the current strains of COVID so will contribute to reduced transmission amongst the population in the future.

The boosters are unfortunately the same vaccine that was raised against the original strain of COVID circulation in August 2020.
They are therefore less effective against the current variants unfortunately, so your natural immunity to current variants will protect the CEV and elderly around you and make them less likely to contract ‘new’ COVID.

for speedy recoveries.

This is just nonsense. Look at the data from Israel. The boosters are highly effective. Something like 95%.

There’s no need to knock the vaccines to paint a silver lining. I’m not eligible for a booster so this is like a natural version. I’d much rather (assuming there was enough supply for the world) have had a jab than this horrible week at home.

DD13 is 7 days in, still no symptoms. Myself and DD9 I think are on day 5. DD9 temperature and stats have vastly improved and she's feeling much better. She can taste metal in her mouth though, so is still struggling to eat. I lost my taste and smell on Friday but taste was back by yesterday evening. I just have a huge headache which I can't shift, and the fatigue is terrible. Hope everyone starts to pick up soon.

Day 5 here and I've woken up with just a normal headache, rather than the fucking fucker I've had for the last 4 days! Yay! Feels like a massive improvement. Might not need to take any painkillers this morning. Still no taste or smell, still knackered from coughing half the night, but do feel less fuzzy headed. Still not going to do any work though.

Spoke too soon, it's back. FFS.

I’m feeling very tired today. I thought I might try my usual exercise class (online, going slower than normal) but I’m going to sit on the sofa instead. It’s frustrating.

I wish my sense of smell would come back.

Day 10!! Last day of isolation, I would love to say I feel better but the head pressure is horrendous. I have sent DH to the shops the get some kind of decongestant spray, and still zero smell or taste. Meant to be back in work tomorrow which I am absolutely dreading 😣
Hope everyone else is feeling a bit better today 💐

I'm still finding the smell thing a novelty. Child has informed me that poo, farts and the bins STILL SMELL THOUGH.

It's really interesting what I can and can't taste, and what food does to you. Yesterday I made a veggie cottage pie thing with loads of veg and lentils, mashed spud on top. Could 'get' that it was comforting and savoury, but not much else. Was the comforting thing about the textures, or just prior knowledge. Dunno. It had the offending swede in it too though - the one that required a lie down after I'd chopped it up.

In terms of exercise @PurpleDaisies I did a bit of yoga stretching yesterday morning, which was about right I think.

Sorry to hear you’re all struggling so much, but the silver cloud is that you’ll all be immune to the current strains of COVID

Is this right? I thought you could still get it again even though you’ve had it. Does anyone know?

Day 6 for me and I can’t really pinpoint how I feel apart from shattered and I did pretty much nothing all weekend. I’m also worried I won’t be up to going back to work after day 10, I’m doing bits working from home and even that is a struggle at the moment. It’s hard not to worry about long Covid when you are going through it isn’t it.