What day are you on and how are you feeling?

[RickyZooom]

Day 3/4 here (positive LFT and cough on Boxing Day evening). So far my symptoms have been: day 1 and 2 very dry cough and tickly throat. Day 3: blocked sinuses, headache. Day 4 (today): runny nose, sneezing.
Thankfully I haven’t had any body aches, vomiting or extreme fatigue - I’m tired but DC are not sleeping at the moment so don’t think that’s a Covid symptom!
So far fairly mild for me thankfully. I had my booster 4 days before testing positive so may have had some extra immunity I guess.

Pretty sure I have Omicron as Dd brought it up from London. Basically for me it really has been a mild cold with a bit of sinusitis. Now day 10. Hallelujah! Still positive LFT though - I reckon it’s camping out in my snotty nose. Triple jabbed.

I was really surprised to have it so mildly though, I’m in the obese range, over 60 and whenever I get a cold, the cough goes on forever. DH had no symptoms at all. Hope those of you feeling rough, get better soon.

Oh and I second the recommendation for liquid Night Nurse. Took it the first couple of nights and it knocked me out completely. I find it’s the only thing that gives me a good night’s sleep if I have a cold/cough.

Started with a sore throat, then a really irritating cough, then positive pcr, crazy positive lateral flow. Tight chest, cough.

My asthma has kicked off and now I'm on steroids for my chest and increased steroid inhaler, Sats consistently at 93, feel like the flu.

I'm on day 6 today and I've just woken up, had a bowl of coco pops and immediately regretted it. I now feel sick and I'm going back to bed. I'm 3 x vaccinated and CEV so I've got Molnupiravir too 4 tablets 2 x a day. On top of my steroids I feel like I'm rattling

DAY 7 - slept the sleep of the dead last night. Woke up at 11am 😱 feeling a bit better. Still got fuzzy head, sinus pressure and general feeling of unease. Just done LFT and still STRONG positive 😭 Appetite not great still

Day 6.

Nausea, light-headedness and sinus pressure with mostly dry congestion. Still tired. Did my day 6 LFT, returned a very feint positive.

*faint

Which V did you have please

Day 8 too. Still positive. Feeling tired and dizzy still.

Day 7. Negative LFT

However, still have that vertigo-ish lightheadedness and mild nausea.

Day 9, tired, achy, dizzy. Tickly cough but not as often. Both kids and me had it over Christmas and thought that might take a bit of worry away from going back to school but I keep reading on here of reinfections!

Day 5 and feeling not too bad. Still got congestion, loss of appetite but not bad given that I have also been looking after DS who has Covid too, so I haven't been getting a lot of sleep.

I felt much worse on Day 1 and 2 with bad headaches, shivers, and lower back pain (like I get with my period) - but despite this, the lateral flow tests didn't come back positive until day 3. (So I now think the LFTs are a bit limited in usefulness)

Day 1- symptoms and positive LFT last night. Whole body is hurting, my head feels like it’s going to explode, non stop shivering and when I breathe my ribs are killing. There’s 7 of us in our house, I seem to be the only one, everyone else is negative and I don’t really leave the house!

No idea which day I’m on - I have a rare innate immune system disorder.

Started with a low-grade fever on Xmas Eve in the afternoon. DH tested strong positive on Xmas Day on a LFT and got an immediate PCR (+ve). He had fatigue and cold symptoms.

From there, I had seven/eight days of low-grade fever, muscle pain, joint pain, mouth ulcers, roiling nausea, itching, dry eyes, sweating, anxiety and a burning feeling in my throat, windpipe and sinuses like I’d inhaled a noxious gas. It got worse when I was in a room with DH and, a few days later, my toddler DS. I started opening windows. Eventually, on 30th December, the noxious gas feeling reached my chest and I developed a dry cough.

All this time, I was testing negative on a LFT. Then, on 1st January, I tested weakly +ve on a LFT and got a PCR (+ve). That evening, I felt hot for about three hours and all the burning pains disappeared. The next morning, I felt better until about 11am when I was abruptly tired for an hour or so. I rested in bed.

Today, I tested a strong +ve on a LFT and am slightly tired, slight cough, slight itchy throat, slight back pain, occasional faint shivers - WAYY better than last week. However, I keep expecting to get really ill - given I now have a symptomatic infection and I didn’t before…

So, I’ve no idea which day I’m on… I’m going to LFT until I test -ve twice and leave self-isolation at that point.

It does go to show just how differently omicron can affect people though.,

Day 10, I think on the whole I am improving, certainly nothing concerning. I do have a headache which feels like sinuses and my upper body is 'sore' from coughing so much. I have no energy still and can only do something for half an hour and then I need to rest.

Day 8 - really tired and sinus headache that won't go. Fed up as I felt pretty much normal yesterday. Feint LFT line today, so think it is going. It was such a strong positive on Day 6, I didn't bother doing one for day 7.

Day 8 and just had my 2nd negative LFT, so am no longer infectious.

I’m still lightheaded and a bit snotty though, same as yesterday.

Day 7. Faint positive still.
Feel like I have vertigo, no smell or taste still. Finally slept last night for the first time in a week but don't feel like I've slept at all.
Really bad headache still and no appetite. Should have been back at work today but won't be back till Thurs or Fri at the earliest (working from home). Can barely concentrate on anythjng

@Kara198

Day 7. Faint positive still. Feel like I have vertigo, no smell or taste still. Finally slept last night for the first time in a week but don't feel like I've slept at all. Really bad headache still and no appetite. Should have been back at work today but won't be back till Thurs or Fri at the earliest (working from home). Can barely concentrate on anythjng

I feel like I have vertigo too, plus the bad headache. I'm due back today but won't be in this week. I slept for hours this morning and feel better for it.

The vertigo feeling is awful. I need to get on with things but it’s stopping me

I've started with a internal shakiness, feel weak. Assuming that's a post vital thing? My oxygen and heart rate are fine. Its like a wave that comes over me, really hard to explain

DAY 8 - despite feeling better overall, today i slept in until 3pm . No appetite, sinus blockage, dizziness and weakness still apparent to a degree. Feel shaky inside and sensitive allover, like someone said, maybe that'll be the case post viral? Fed up and feel my brain isn't working properly 😩

Forgot to add, I now have a cold sore too ☹

LFT positive morning 2/1
PCR positive 3/1

Booster 14/12

Only had slight congestion (ie no sneezing). Feeling 99% fine - based on transmission from extended family I expect the LFT will test positive for the next week. Feel like I'm not contagious now as symptoms so mild, keeping myself away from the fam who haven't caught it yet.

Day 9. Back out in the world following two consecutive negative LFT.

Still vertigo-y.
Nauseous
Unpleasant taste in my mouth
Suppressed appetite

I'm now on day 10. Still snotty nose, ears a bit sore, occasionally chilly and shivery, very tired but couldn't sleep last night past 3am. Have also got sciatica which I've read has been a side effect for some people. Tested negative yesterday and today but no where near back to normal.