is it wrong to do a lateral flow after christmas, rather than before

[MrsLargeEmbodied]

i do them twice a week
but have woken up with a sore throat

I don't understand? If you're doing them twice a week you must have done one before Christmas? I'd do one because of the sore throat anyway if you want, but unless you have a time machine there isn't much you can do about the past.

yes, just do it as normal then

There are a lot of nasty colds around at the moment, a sore throat could be anything.
Do the lat flow for peace of mind. You don't want to spread anything. Xx

Surely you do one as required?

well i didnt do one the day before christmas,
just seems worrying
but of course yes, just carry on as usual.

i did one four days before christmas,

It’s not like you would ‘usually’ do one Christmas Eve but skipped that one.

If you are following your ‘usual’ pattern then I don’t see the harm?

i missed a testing day - but yes - it would be unlucky, and even if it caught covid yesterday for example, it wont show up immediately, just go back to twice a week and stop worrying.

Well, the before Christmas ship has sailed. So you either test after Christmas or not at all! 🤷‍♀️

exactly @ThatsMySantaHisBeardIsSoFluffy

fingers crossed

There's no hard and fast rule you have to do one every 3 days or whatever. Just do one if you think you need to and book a PCR if you need to?

Just do one and don’t overthink it. We’re all being encouraged to test loads at the moment.

thanks so much.
i will just carry on every 3 days
or so.
negative lft anyway.

Just do it as you see fit , I tested Christmas Day and I’ll test Tuesday evening/ Wednesday morning before I go to work .

Do what you would do if it wasn't Christmas. I know you've done it now but just in case anyone else is wondering the same, I don't understand the question but that has to be the answer.

yes, the question relates to doing a lateral flow After the event, rather than immediately before, i gather that people were doing them immediately before but to my shame i didnt - tbh i doubt the people i was seeing would not have wanted me to cancel

i mean i doubt the people i was seeing would have wanted me to cancel

I didn't see anyone Christmas Day so it's all a moot point. Christmas morning, fine... in the afternoon, my throat began to prickle. Did a LFT that evening, clear. Did one in the morning, positive. Now waiting for the PCR result.
I could easily have gone visiting (and spreading) on Christmas Day with a clear fully vaccinated and tested concience. This is why random testing creates a false sense of security and is not worth stressing over. It does filter some cases but is far from foolproof.

It is best to do an lft just before you see people, according to things I've read as you can test -ve in the morning and +positive by the evening. so I test just before I go out, not that I'm going out very often.