Faint positive LFT

[pageylea]

Faint positive LFT? Definitely a line, but very faint ! have had about 5 of these yesterday and today. Has anyone tested positive with PCR after a faint line LFT?

Of course lots of people have. A faint line still means positive. You must go and take a PCR.

Why are you doing 5 tests? No wonder there's a shortage

Try to book a pcr !

@Iamanicepersonreally

Why are you doing 5 tests? No wonder there's a shortage

This!

All my ds and I had very faint LFTs and positive PCRs. We ordered a PCR after the first positive LFT. Mine was so faint it could only be seen in a particular light

I had one today booked a pcr and did a local walk in within an hour.

Just like on the TTC boards, a line is a line is a line. No need for wasting tests in the hope it will be different.

I had daily positive lfts over four days but two negative pcrs in the same timeframe.

My husband has had a negative PCR after several tests both clear & with faint lines but we think it might be because he still has long Covid? It happened again back in the summer. No evidence for this though. Bit of a pain!!

@Iamanicepersonreally

Why are you doing 5 tests? No wonder there's a shortage

There isn't a shortage ...

5 tests on this thread and 6 taken on another thread.... just why?!

As others say. Even a very faint line is a positive

@Firevixen

5 tests on this thread and 6 taken on another thread.... just why?!

Because they were very faint.. and there has been so much speculation about them giving false results 🙄

There’s no need to repeat a test with a faint line. You need to book a pcr.

Yes dd did.

Two of our family had very faint positive LFT followed by a positive PCR.

@Lokdok

How bloody stupid. Do one lateral flow test and then one PCR test if there's even a hint of a line. It's not hard. FFS. And yes, there is a national shortage, because of idiots like this!

thank you for your kind words.

@PurpleDaisies

There’s no need to repeat a test with a faint line. You need to book a pcr.

I've done a pcr this morning 👍

@LadyFuschia

My husband has had a negative PCR after several tests both clear & with faint lines but we think it might be because he still has long Covid? It happened again back in the summer. No evidence for this though. Bit of a pain!!

Oh no - sorry to hear this ! Hope he feels better soon

That's 4 tests you didn't need

Sorry OP mine was so faint no one else could see it but positive PCR 😩

There is a shortage. We can't get them online or from any local pharmacies (West London).
A faint line is a positive. I understand the need to repeat once if you have no symptoms and weren't expecting a positive , but why more than once?!

@pageylea

There isn't a shortage ...

It's well reported that there very much IS a shortage.

And doing an extra 4 of them unnecessarily is ridiculous.

There is no shortage of lateral flow tests, there are billions of them in warehouses. There's just been a bottleneck in delivering them. Not enough posties!

Here's why taking 5 can be a good idea:

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