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What is going on?!

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 18:35

My husband tested positive on Friday evening and is really unwell with a sore chest and coughing. He had done negative lateral flows for two days before this as he felt a bit odd, so he didn't stay away from us until Friday. I had a really sore throat yesterday and a heavy, aching feeling in my body. I was so sure I'd test positive today but the throat is better and I just feel odd like my body has no strength but not ill. All of my LFTs are negative and I've even swabbed my tonsils with nose only ones. I'll obviously keep testing but wondering if I should go for a PCR tomorrow if I can get one? My daughter is also testing negative and due to be at school tomorrow. I know it's the new rules but I feel really reluctant to take her in, we haven't heard of a single case in her class in the whole two years in fact only two adult cases in the whole school which is really odd and makes me feel uncomfortable. She has a vulnerable child in her class. I thought going for a PCR would buy us some time to see if she became positive and I could even get her tested? This is so bloody stressful what a way we are living! Any advice welcome x

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Mindymomo · 30/01/2022 18:54

If you think you have symptoms and LFT is negative, then you should get a PCR test. The school may also advise getting your daughter tested as well, particularly if she has someone vulnerable in her class and stay off school in the meantime.

stepmad · 30/01/2022 19:01

Do your throat it can take days to show up when only done in the nose

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 19:03

Thank you, it's just really odd I felt so rough then better today but I guess it could be a milder case than my husbands/ lower viral load. A friend is really ill with Covid (well likely as her whole family have it) and can't get a positive lateral flow at all! I also don't technically have any of the "main three" symptoms but I know there are ways around it.

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 19:04

Yeah have swabbed each tonsil 10 times then each nostril but do t know if Orient Gene are not as sensitive anyway.

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Laurap82 · 30/01/2022 19:16

You need to daily lft anyway as a close contact but it wouldn’t do any harm for both you and your daughter to do a pcr tomorrow just to put your mind at ease. We’ve just had covid in my house this last week (freedom day tomorrow whoop) 4/6 of us had positive tests on Tuesday only hubby has symptoms, the other 2 have remained negative despite one getting a cough/sore throat this weekend. It’s that time of year to feel off and yucky randomly so maybe you just happen to have a normal but other winter virus that has you feeling off?

AuntArctic3000 · 30/01/2022 19:20

I'd book a PCR. You have symptoms so are eligible. It doesn't actually ask you to identify what symptoms you have when you book, just to say that you have them. DD has been negative on nasal lfts with a sore throat for a couple of days but had a positive throat one on Saturday after a friend tested positive. I booked a PCR due to contradicting lfts and it has come back positive. Hope you feel better

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 19:21

Thank you yes I think a PCR for us both is the best plan and of course keep doing the LFT's. I'll call school first thing too and explain everything, you would hope they would be glad instead of just sending her in which seems a bit reckless. Enjoy your freedom!

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Benjispruce5 · 30/01/2022 19:23

Symptoms = PCR
Asymptomatic = LFT

Benjispruce5 · 30/01/2022 19:25

@Unicornshorn when we, in school jobs, hear of parents taking your course of action, we are very appreciative

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 19:26

@AuntArctic3000

I'd book a PCR. You have symptoms so are eligible. It doesn't actually ask you to identify what symptoms you have when you book, just to say that you have them. DD has been negative on nasal lfts with a sore throat for a couple of days but had a positive throat one on Saturday after a friend tested positive. I booked a PCR due to contradicting lfts and it has come back positive. Hope you feel better
Thanks that's really helpful to hear your experience it seems so random re. lateral flow accuracy. I was so sure the LFT's would be positive today I felt exactly as I did in my body after my vaccine all aches and pains!
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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 19:29

I really feel for schools I know they don't make up the guidelines and it must be really stressful dealing with this on top of everything else.

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Tonkerbea · 30/01/2022 20:26

It took 5 days after the onset of my symptoms to show up on LTF, 6 days after my daughter had her positive. I'd get the pCR for both of you.

My symptoms started with a scratchy throat and lethargy, the core 3 are ridiculously irrelevant in a largely vaccinated population, infected with Omicron.

Hope you all recover speedily.

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Unicornshorn · 30/01/2022 20:41

Thank you so much, I'm away to book now.

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Unicornshorn · 01/02/2022 07:17

I'm now totally confused as both PCR's came back negative late last night and LFT's still negative this morning however my daughter who had no symptoms yesterday morning when doing the PCR developed a sore head, sore throat, shivering and a temp of 39 by bedtime last night! School will think I'm nuts when I tell them this they were quite insistent she goes in if tests clear but obviously she now has symptoms.. I guess I'll have to keep testing. She won't let me swab her throat or at the PCR so maybe that explains it. Maybe my sore throat is stress?!

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icelollycraving · 01/02/2022 07:28

She’s still too unwell to go in though.

Zonder · 01/02/2022 07:31

@icelollycraving

She’s still too unwell to go in though.
This. There are still plenty of other illnesses than covid so whatever she has, she's poorly and should stay home.
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Unicornshorn · 01/02/2022 07:41

Yes of course she's not going in it's just that she has exactly same symptoms as her Dad and is testing negative on everything. Maybe just a coincidence?!

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ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 01/02/2022 07:42

Just tell the school that she has now developed symptoms.Covid or not, she’s too ill to be in school.

Zonder · 01/02/2022 07:42

Could be a coincidence. It's all a bit random. We have had random negative and positive testing here, different people having very different symptoms. Goodness knows what goes on with this virus.

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Unicornshorn · 01/02/2022 07:46

Thanks, it is all very weird and stressful. All I can do is update school and keep testing.

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superstar84 · 01/02/2022 07:46

I would order postal pcr for you both to have in the house and re do it in 2 days

If you order today you'll get them tomorrow and the tests don't seem to take any longer than going to the pcr test site, just make sure you use a priory post box

Keep her at home

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Unicornshorn · 01/02/2022 07:47

Great idea thank you, she's too ill to go back to the testing centre just now anyway. Sorry I didn't for a minute mean I was sending her to school just looking to see if others had this experience with testing.

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Luckyme2 · 01/02/2022 07:47

Same here OP. DD has exactly the same symptoms as the 4 off in her class with covid at the moment - sore throat, lethargy, stuffy nose and sneezing - but negative LFTs and negative PCR. So I guess just a bad cold and a coincidence. All so random! Hope your DD is better soon.

Laurap82 · 01/02/2022 07:48

Let school know her pcr was negative but keep her home a day or so (sounds like she might need it) carry on doing lfts until her 7 days post positive contact are up. If she’s well enough send her to school as normal. Pretty much those are the guidelines for covid. My daughter started with a cough and sore throat on Saturday, 5 days after most of the rest of the house got +Ive covid results, her lfts have been negative and her pcr has come back negative too so she’s back to school today with just a normal seasonal virus. As the previous poster said there’s plenty of other normal bugs going around xx

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Unicornshorn · 01/02/2022 07:55

Thanks very much it's so difficult isn't it but I'll keep testing and see what happens. Thanks for sharing your experiences xx

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