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What day were you LFT negative?

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:14

For those who kept testing- how long was it before your LFTs turned negative? I’m somewhere between day 5-7. I don’t particularly have any symptoms anymore (apart from fatigue, but tbf I am isolating with a 6 week old baby and a 2.5 year old) but I’m still getting blazing positives 😞. Feeling pretty low and anxious about it, as would have thought it would be at least fading by now..?

Keen to here others’ experiences…

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:15

*hear

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Reallybadidea · 26/12/2021 13:16

Mine were positive right through until day 10. Really strong for the first week then started fading quite quickly.

LucyLocketLostThePlot · 26/12/2021 13:17

In the same boat here. On day 6 and still a very strong positive.

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:17

Ah ok, that’s helpful to know. I guess I just need to be patient. Le sigh.

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:18

@LucyLocketLostThePlot

In the same boat here. On day 6 and still a very strong positive.
Poor you. It’s so frustrating!!
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Redjumper1 · 26/12/2021 13:18

Place marking. I'm day 5 and still blazing but do feel better today. I think if you have 2 negative tests and you are 7 days post positive pcr, you don't need to continue to isolate. I'm hopefully they will start to become negative by day seven.

itscoldinhere · 26/12/2021 13:19

Day 4 but I'm also recently boosted - idk if that makes a difference but I'm on day 8 now and have been negative for 4 days since positive LFT and PCR

itscoldinhere · 26/12/2021 13:20

Also not sure if it makes a difference either but I was totally asymptomatic. I wonder if they recover quicker? Totally anecdotal info.

AndAllOurYesterdays · 26/12/2021 13:21

Day 7 and very much still positive

NotSonicTheHedgehog · 26/12/2021 13:22

Question. As isolation ends on day 10 (if you don’t get the -ve LFT on day 6 and 7) what would happen if you took a LFT on day 10, had no symptoms but were still showing positive?

Titsywoo · 26/12/2021 13:23

I got a negative on day 6 and just did one for day 7 and got negative

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:23

@itscoldinhere

Also not sure if it makes a difference either but I was totally asymptomatic. I wonder if they recover quicker? Totally anecdotal info.
It probably does make a difference. I had some fairly hefty symptoms, so I guess it makes sense it would take a bit longer. Most of my friends have had more your experience though, so I’m feeling a bit impatient and deflated at this point 😔.
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Titsywoo · 26/12/2021 13:23

@NotSonicTheHedgehog

Question. As isolation ends on day 10 (if you don’t get the -ve LFT on day 6 and 7) what would happen if you took a LFT on day 10, had no symptoms but were still showing positive?
You can still leave isolation
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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:23

@Titsywoo

I got a negative on day 6 and just did one for day 7 and got negative
Congratulations 🥳
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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:24

@NotSonicTheHedgehog

Question. As isolation ends on day 10 (if you don’t get the -ve LFT on day 6 and 7) what would happen if you took a LFT on day 10, had no symptoms but were still showing positive?
I read an article about this, this morning. As long as you don’t have any significant ongoing symptoms (eg fever) , you are free to come out of isolation. If you still have significant symptoms, you should remain isolated and seek medical advice..
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Tilly28 · 26/12/2021 13:25

Just waiting on DD2 to finish her isolation... she's day 7 and still a blazing positive.

crispsinasandwich · 26/12/2021 13:26

B@Bizawit

Where did you read that article please? I am day 10 but still showing positive- albeit slightly fainter than yesterday.

crispsinasandwich · 26/12/2021 13:26

@Bizawit

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:28

[quote crispsinasandwich]B@Bizawit

Where did you read that article please? I am day 10 but still showing positive- albeit slightly fainter than yesterday. [/quote]
metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/what-if-you-test-covid-positive-on-lateral-flow-test-after-isolating-15814077/amp/

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crispsinasandwich · 26/12/2021 13:29

Thank you

NotSonicTheHedgehog · 26/12/2021 13:29

@Titsywoo @Bizawit But surely that doesn’t make sense now. You can leave isolation early if you have a -ve on days 6 and 7 but if it’s +ve you stay in isolation. However come day 10 it ends regardless. How is that logically? Xmas Confused

EmBeEmBe · 26/12/2021 13:34

Day 7 here. Still very positive. Very glum about it. Not sleeping well. I wonder if that's the reason I'm not better yet.

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:35

[quote NotSonicTheHedgehog]**@Titsywoo* @Bizawit* But surely that doesn’t make sense now. You can leave isolation early if you have a -ve on days 6 and 7 but if it’s +ve you stay in isolation. However come day 10 it ends regardless. How is that logically? Xmas Confused[/quote]
The theory is that after 10 days you are very unlikely to still be infectious (unless you have significant symptoms- eg fever- cough doesn’t count). However, lots if people stop being infectious even earlier than this. Having a negative test is an indication that you are no longer infectious, even if the full 10 days haven’t passed.

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mrmonkeyjocks · 26/12/2021 13:35

I tested positive on the 22nd with a PCR but still getting negative LFT tests. My OH tested positive 18th and is still getting positive LFT now, so day 8.

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Bizawit · 26/12/2021 13:36

@EmBeEmBe

Day 7 here. Still very positive. Very glum about it. Not sleeping well. I wonder if that's the reason I'm not better yet.
☹️☹️. I feel you. Same here. I’m not sleeping well either- 6 week old baby mostly to blame for that 🙈
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