10 days isolation passed, LFT negative but still feel sick

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Hi i recently caught covid, passed 10 days isolation and now testing negative on LFT. I have no fever and blood o2 is above 98. My main symptom now is a deep scratchy cough and some fatigue, loss of appetite and still feel moderately breathless. I still don't feel 100% myself: in fact I feel like i am still ill. Is this long covid? Or pyschological? My anxiety was quite bad throughout so I'm wondering if it's making me feel like this. Anyone else had similar experience?

Many thanks

I'm the same. First day out of isolation, headache, nausea, loss of appetite and fatigue. I'm also negative on LFT.

I don't think symptoms necessarily deem how contagious you are. I say this because today is my first day out of isolation (full 10 days, not the new 7) and I still have mild niggly symptoms but my lft has been negative for a few days.

Dd has had covid and totally asymptomatic. Today is her last day of isolation and she still has a line.

To answer you actual question some symptoms can linger a while.

Dp tested positive on 5/12 and still has a cough.

I had normal energy levels for the first week but now towards end of isolation and out of it, I'm fatigued too. I have no appetite either!

So I would say normal!

If you don't feel well enough to do normal activities, take it easy - if you can! 💕

I think it’s quite normal to feel unwell for a while, don’t forget the ten days isolation isn’t about you feeling unwell it’s about how long you’re potentially contagious for.

Take it as easy as you can for a while longer, it’s a hell of a virus and can really knock you sideways. Anecdotally I’ve read people trying to do too much too soon and setting themselves back, don’t be tempted to push too hard.

Don't worry, it seems fairly normal what you are experiencing. I had very minor symptoms during my 10 day isolation and then once my lateral flow test was negative I felt really nauseous for about 3-4 days. A few friends were the same and several actually vomited on about day 11/12. Sickness towards the end of covid seems fairly common.

I felt extremely tired in the evenings for a couple of weeks after the 10 day isolation, with the occasional chest pain. 5-6 weeks later I now feel fairly normal again.

Give it a few weeks for symptoms to totally clear.

Thank you all for the advice. Would you say that once your 10 days is up and you're negative you've passed the worst of it? I keep worrying it might get worse so I'm constantly checking my symptoms ( temp, ltf, o2 etc). Just want this to be over with so i can get back to normal :(

Took me 3 weeks to feel fully better. I was def not recovered at 10 days. Doesn’t mean you are still contagious particularly if your LF are negative.

Just give it some time. You’ll start to feel better soon. Highly unlikely you’ll get worse unless you happen to get a secondary infection but you’d have a fever or bad symptoms.

Symptoms are generally caused by your body attacking the virus and don't necessarily mean you are infectious. If the LFT is negative then you should be OK to go out if you need to, but if you are still feeling grim the best thing you can do is rest.

Can you get a consult with your GP or ring 111? At a push, if you can afford it, I would consider a private virtual consultation (I’ve heard good things about pushdoctor).

Not because anything you’ve posted sounds particularly worrying, just because I think you could do with some reassurance and a conversation about what warning signs you might need to look out for - things that might indicate a secondary infection or creeping into long covid territory.

Again, I don’t think anything you’ve posted is particularly unusual or unexpected, in fact the stats you have been checking sound really encouraging. I think you’ve got ten days stuck in your head as the finishing line when actually it’s perfectly normal to still be recovering for a couple of weeks afterwards.