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Cough all week.. negative pcrs.. now positive.

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Coronachristmas21 · 12/12/2021 13:00

Hi all.

Dp has covid and tested positive last weekend. He's back to work later this week. He caught it at work, Ds tested positive yesterday.

I had a cough about the same sort of time as Dp getting it which has progressively got worse over the week. Cough cough cough. Pcrs done on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday - all negatives. Done a few lft's and all negative until today's lft - positive. I have no new symptoms so it was just precaution.. I did feel shivery and achey on Wednesday/Thursday but as above tested as above on Friday and negative.

Going for a pcr later and obviously I will isolate for 10 days because I have no way of knowing if my cough in the last week was covid or something else. I assume not covid as tests were negative.

Fridays pcr test wasn't the best swab. The nasal swab had quite a lot of mucus on it. I didn't realise until last minute.

I've been isolating at home with Dp and dc anyway as I'm currently off work can do this. Will isolate again if pcr is positive which it will be given 2 positive lft's today.

I have similar with Ds. He's been coughing all
Week to. Mondays and Wednesdays tests were negative but Fridays positive!

I don't know whether I'm coming or going tbh!

I've spoken to test and trace today and they wanted to start DS's isolation from last Monday when his cough started but he had a negative test on Monday and Wednesday, so I told them I would start it from Friday when his test was negative just because I want to keep everyone safe and isolate properly!

OP posts:
unluckyinlife · 13/12/2021 19:43

Did your PCR come back?

Both my husband and I and our two children are ill.
-DC1 coughing so hard he is sick

  • DC2 suffering with conjunctivitis and coughing so hard she is sick
-DH cold and shivering with temperature -I have the worst cough of my life. Not chesty just persistent. Causing my head and neck to ache

All have had negative PCR and LFT, my DH has been told to go back to work due to lack of a positive result, my children and I are isolating however if my sons 2nd PCR comes back negative I will need to send him to school tomorrow. Confused

unluckyinlife · 13/12/2021 22:31

to add to the mystery my BIL who we saw after the last set of negative pcrs has now tested positive on a lateral flow 2 days after we saw him.

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