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Day 5/6 Release

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Drywhitefruitycidergin · 01/02/2022 23:20

This has probably been asked tons of times before, but i scanned through and couldn't see a recent thread.
Has anyone actually tested negative on day 5 & 6?
Does the line gradually get feinter or is it here today gone tomorrow?

DD1 symptoms (in hindsight) last thurs, tested positive fri - very strong, line came up in less than 2 mins.
Felt fine since saturday, but day 5 test today was still strong positive, almost immediate.
She's desperate to play basketball tournament on Thurs but it seems so unlikely....
tbh i'm more focussed on DD2 and I staying negative but she had it just pre christmas so missed all her parties etc and is year 6 so last ones and is so bored with me working from home.

Any positive stories to give me hope?

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GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 06/02/2022 08:22

Negative number 2! I'm freeeeeeeeee!

For anybody who wants to compare symptoms/test results, I was thus:

Day 0 - Headache, sore throat, coldy, generally feeling rubbish, negative
Day 3 - Sore throat, cough, faint positive
Day 5 - Remains of a sore throat - still have that now, strong positive
Day 6 - Strong positive
Day 7 - Weak positive
Day 8 - Negative
Day 9 - Negative

usernotfound0000 · 06/02/2022 10:00

Day 6 for DD and she had a negative today!

Worriesandwobbles · 06/02/2022 10:17

Wondering if mine will go the same way. I think my cold symptoms started wed but was still testing negative up to fri night (and still going in to work as expected with a negative result). Faint positive sat morning so will be off this week but not sure what to a actually count as day one. Headaches on Saturday and the cough started last night but if there were no rules to isolate I would feel well enough to carry on life almost as normal (maybe after a lemsip). Not going to bother testing again for a few days.

usernotfound0000 · 06/02/2022 10:33

Can I just check, day 6 was negative, assuming day 7 is negative, is DD allowed out straight after the negative test on day 7 or is it day 8? I had assumed straight after the test but MiL has made me doubt now.

Worriesandwobbles · 06/02/2022 11:21

My understanding was straight away (so if negative morning of day 6 you could return to work or school) most adults I know have been showing positive past day 10 but not so much with kids.

Squeekybummum · 06/02/2022 12:41

Freedom day for my 3. Oldest tested negative on day 4,5 then 6, so back to school he went. Other 2 tested negative on day 9 then day 6.
Only having sumpoms though for 24hrs.

Drywhitefruitycidergin · 06/02/2022 14:20

Dd is day 10 - still positive but officially isolation is up at midnight & the rest of us have avoided it.
Fingers & toes crossed she doesn't catch it again. It's still rife in the school.

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