Different results off different lfts

[alwaysthepessimist]

Tested positive last night week on pcr after almost 8 days of negative lfts, day after I test positive a nasal only lft shows a very faint positive, throat and nose was negative, tested again today with nose and throat one and again the line is barely there, just for pure curiosity though I did a nasal only one at exactly the same time and that's showing a very strong positive still - now run out of nasal only so will have to rely on the throat and nose ones but why such a difference? Does it mean I am doing the throat and nose ones wrong? Can I just swab my nose with the throat and nose ones (as they advise with kids)?

Do you need to test today? What day are you on?

I'm very similar. My nasal test showed me positive a few days ago but I've ran out and using nose and throat LFT's and got a negative today!

Still feel unwell and only day 5!

@Thismummyrunstheshow

I'm very similar. My nasal test showed me positive a few days ago but I've ran out and using nose and throat LFT's and got a negative today!

Still feel unwell and only day 5!

I am day 5 tomorrow so will test tomorrow and see what it says - def don't feel well so I wouldn't go out anyway even if it was negative on days 5 & 6 - worrying though at how different 2 tests could be!

@Luckymummytoone

Do you need to test today? What day are you on?

No I didn't need to test - just did to see where I was up to..

So since my last post I've done 2 more tests which have shown very faint positives! Same box, different results.

The testing continues!

A throat and nose LFT gave me my first positive - I had a slight sore throat at the time. I did a Flowflex nasal swab next day and it was negative. Next day my sore throat disappeared and I developed a blocked nose. Tested on day 5 with Flowflex nasal and the line was very, very bright. I reckon it depends where the virus is concentrated most.

@SpongebobsPants

A throat and nose LFT gave me my first positive - I had a slight sore throat at the time. I did a Flowflex nasal swab next day and it was negative. Next day my sore throat disappeared and I developed a blocked nose. Tested on day 5 with Flowflex nasal and the line was very, very bright. I reckon it depends where the virus is concentrated most.

I agree with this. The day I tested positive I had a sore throat... Nose and throat test showed the faintest squinter of a line. I then just swabbed my throat and it came up with a really thick line.

Dd is currently on Day 7. She tested positive yesterday morning with nasal only, then negative last night with old style test. This morning a slight positive with new style nasal test. She currently has no symptoms. She had a bad cold last week and lost her voice.