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Original poster

How long did people still test positive on LFT?

40 replies

Starlight21 · 15/02/2022 19:30

How long after initial positive did people still get positive LFT?

OP posts:
covidfinallycaughtus · 15/02/2022 19:33

I went for a PCR last Thursday which was positive. Did a lateral flow today and still positive (day 6).

2pinkginsplease · 15/02/2022 19:33

Day 12 before I got a negative test!

gonnabeok · 15/02/2022 19:34

Only 5 days for me

Porcupineintherough · 15/02/2022 19:34

9 days for me, 6 for ds1, 11 for ds2!

EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn · 15/02/2022 19:34

Still positive on day 6.

KeepingOnKeepingUp · 15/02/2022 19:35

Negative on day 6 here but I think that I may have missed the first positive as suspect it was incredibly faint and my eyes aren't good. So probably day 7.

hesbeen2021 · 15/02/2022 19:35

Negative day 5 onwards

stayingaliveisawayoflife · 15/02/2022 19:37

Negative days 8 and 9.

Theunamedcat · 15/02/2022 19:38

Day 6 for me day 9 for ds

WreckTangled · 15/02/2022 19:46

15 days for me (had to get a negative lft before returning to work as per my local trust guidelines before anyone jumps on me for testing post day 10 Grin)

pho03 · 15/02/2022 19:51

13 days

Original poster
Starlight21 · 15/02/2022 20:10

14 days me. I need to do for work.

OP posts:
littlefaith · 15/02/2022 20:13

10 days for DH
7 days for DS1
10 days for DS2
7 days for DS3
10 days (and counting) for me

broccolibush · 15/02/2022 20:17

18 days for DH
8 days for me

Original poster
Starlight21 · 15/02/2022 20:31

Has anyone logged on gov site?

OP posts:
Picklesandbeans · 15/02/2022 20:35

Day 14 for me too. It's weird testing positive and going off to work!

Madmog · 15/02/2022 20:38

Day 11.

Mwnci123 · 15/02/2022 21:49

Day 9

Theunamedcat · 15/02/2022 21:54

@Starlight21

Has anyone logged on gov site?
119 said not to log them or it resets your isolation clock
pucelleauxblanchesmains · 15/02/2022 22:23

Today is my day 6. Tested positive yesterday, didn't want to test today because I was convinced it would still be positive even though I know that's not necessarily rational Sad. I have pretty severe depression anyway and I'm at the point where I basically don't feel physically ill at all but isolating is making me mentally worse than ever so I'm absolutely gagging - and will be in the literal sense I suppose with those throat swabs! - to get two negatives otherwise this will continue till Sunday.

LuckyWithMyLot · 15/02/2022 22:31

I felt crappy but tested negative the first day of signs. I then tested pisitive on the 2nd day after signs started. Tested Positive again on day 5, negative day 6 and 7.

chipshopElvis · 15/02/2022 23:09

Day 8

Coffeeonmytoffee · 15/02/2022 23:14

Negative on day 14

brogueish · 16/02/2022 06:21

I tested pos on days 1, 5-9, 15 and 26 (very faint). Was testing bc wanted to see my elderly mum. Negative test on day 27, phew!

covidfinallycaughtus · 16/02/2022 07:25

If you test positive until day 10, can you go out on day 10 or do you need to wait until the following day?