Thread for those who have tested positive but he no symptoms

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Tested positive last Tuesday completely unexpectedly. I was fine and I remain fine.

Understandably most threads on here are by people who are feeling unwell, but I was interested to see how many of us on here have had no symptoms and how you feel about it.

It goes without saying that Im incredibly grateful to be symptom free but does anyone else feel weird about it? I mean, it’s virtually all we’ve heard about for the last 2 years and…. That was it? Or, have I really had it? (4 strong positive tests say yes but even so I think it’s hard not to feel a bit uncertain about it) And the feeling of guilt at not being at work when I am perfectly fine, and irritation at being stuck inside when there isn’t anything wrong with me.

When I wake up in the morning I have to remind myself I have covid….. that just feels like a strange situation to be in considering the untold damage to lives and livelihoods this virus has done.

Just to repeat again I am of course very grateful but it does still bring with it a rather mixed bag of emotions!

Anyone else?

Obviously the title should be HAVE no symptoms

Anyone else?

We were talking about this earlier because DS has currently got it but we'd have no idea of he hadn't tested positive.
I was worried about him getting it because he never reacts well to viruses that have a cough but no symptoms at all so far.

I had no symptoms, I felt like I was wagging work, they were snowed under but couldn’t drop anything round for me to do as technically I was ‘off sick’.
I was also board stuck away from everyone and had to message for someone to make tea or bring me food.
Had to do the full 10 days and the last three I was already negative.
Felt guilty that DH had to do school runs, shopping, cooking etc and was snowed under with work, plus he had flu and was really ill with it.

I find it interesting that you can go from testing positive to negative in 5-6 days. Which means that, if you have no reason to test for a week, you could 'have' Covid and, absent symptoms or positive test, be unaware of it.

Presumably you wouldn't be spreading it all over the place because if you were going somewhere you'd be likely to pass it on, you'd test first. In theory, at least!

I was asymptomatic with Covid (triple jabbed)

Dd1 has just come out of isolation with it and was asymptomatic throughout. Dp, dd3 and I were really quite poorly (well enough to remain at home luckily, more like an awful flu) and dd1’s isolation started as mine ended unfortunately.

It was utter torture as we were all stuck in for a further 10 days despite being perfectly fine. dd2 had to wait for a negative pcr but the first came back inconclusive so we had to wait for another and my 2 perfectly healthy children both had to stay off school for 10 days after the Xmas hols. It really felt like skiving but needs must! It really does a number on your mental health whatever your age!