I've got bloody covid

[singlepringlenotbychoice]

And feel bloody sorry for myself. To make matters worse I'm on my own after DH left me and now I'm stressing about getting really unwell. As it is my throat and chest feel tight, I've got a cough, achey bones and got the chills.

I stripped the bed this morning because I felt fine (only tested this afternoon when cough started and felt unusually tired) now I've got the joy of making it back up when I feel rotten. I just generally feel sorry for myself.

Tv is shite, I'm bored already, this is going to be a long 7-10 days

What are your symptoms? I’ve had a neg lft but my tongue feels like I’ve burnt it (I haven’t) and I’m wondering if that’s a covid thing…

I’d use your last energy to make the bed and get a pint of water and then get in it and hide from the world

I think I have it as well - ☹️ Been in bed all afternoon with aches & chills - I know I’m poorly when I want Lucozade & sent DH to get some.

Sorry you are on you own, hope it’s not too bad.

Do you have anyone to shop for you? Send out for paracetamol, zinc, vitamin C, soup, easy meal stuff whatever your favourite juice/cordial is and hunker down. Sleep, read. Make a plan for the future minus DH. Time to think might be a blessing in disguise. Hope you're better soon.

You can test on day 5 and 6 and can go out if both negative OP.

Actually (assuming you are in Britain) you can go out anyway, though whether that's the right thing to do morally is another matter.

Both DH and I are positive, I'm a few days behind him. I'm tired and have a heavy cold but nothing more and don't seem to be getting noticeably worse Hopefully it will be the same for you.

and you can console yourself that, even though you're ill, you won't be as ill as DH because he is VERY ill

Sending hugs OP. I have 2 of my older DC with Covid just now. DH, me and the DC who hasn't got are testing daily and waiting to see who'll get it next.

Hope you have some RL support to help with stuff like shopping.

Well for me it lasted two days as Cold symptoms, I’d not be assuming it’s world ending to be honest.

@5thnonblonde & @Eve I felt absolutely fine, maybe a bit tired when I first got up but went a run and got the house gutted when I can back . It was only around lunchtime I started to cough and my throat/chest felt tight. LFT came up pretty much straight away. I test daily for work and this is the first positive, not even a hint of a second line on any previous ones.

@Whatwouldnanado I've just done my first online shop for Monday, I'll survive til then. I've got offers for shopping but don't want to put anyone out.

I'd actually forgotten I can LFT early and leave if they're negative that is for the reminder @Champagneforeveryone

I'm definitely not thinking the world is ending but I ran 5miles this morning because I was fine and had no symptoms and now I need a wee but the thought of having to walk to the toilet is enough to keep me on the sofa. I'm never ill and can't stand being cooped up in the house especially now I'm here by myself.

Sorry you feel rotten, OP. It's horrid when you don't have anyone to fetch stuff and generally cheer you up. Do you have friends who could drop round a few things you might need? Or treat yourself to an online shop and put a few bits in that will brighten your day when it arrives? Hope you feel lots better very soon.

[quote singlepringlenotbychoice]**@5thnonblonde* & @Eve* I felt absolutely fine, maybe a bit tired when I first got up but went a run and got the house gutted when I can back . It was only around lunchtime I started to cough and my throat/chest felt tight. LFT came up pretty much straight away. I test daily for work and this is the first positive, not even a hint of a second line on any previous ones.

@Whatwouldnanado I've just done my first online shop for Monday, I'll survive til then. I've got offers for shopping but don't want to put anyone out.

I'd actually forgotten I can LFT early and leave if they're negative that is for the reminder @Champagneforeveryone

I'm definitely not thinking the world is ending but I ran 5miles this morning because I was fine and had no symptoms and now I need a wee but the thought of having to walk to the toilet is enough to keep me on the sofa. I'm never ill and can't stand being cooped up in the house especially now I'm here by myself. [/quote]
How very odd, seems a mental health issue?

Sorry didn't read your last middle bit of post about online shop. Amazon prime treats are a good stopgap in that case. x

Laptopsandmouses - behave!

@Laptopsandmouses a mental health issue? I have covid and feel wiped out, lethargic and ache all over. Not sure how that relates to a mental health issue.

@RhubarbTea I'm actually kicking myself, I was so busy trying to think of things to last the week I forgot to add treats, maybe for the best since I won't be going far for a few days

[quote singlepringlenotbychoice]@Laptopsandmouses a mental health issue? I have covid and feel wiped out, lethargic and ache all over. Not sure how that relates to a mental health issue. [/quote]
Gosh how unusual and sad for you. I hope you get better soon,

[quote singlepringlenotbychoice]@Laptopsandmouses a mental health issue? I have covid and feel wiped out, lethargic and ache all over. Not sure how that relates to a mental health issue. [/quote]

Well at least you don't have young children to look after whilst illl - every cloud and all that

Hopefully it won't be too bad 👍

When i had it. Id beem for a family day to an attraction. Felt fine. Driving home felt a bit off. 45 min later, home unpacked sat down and felt bit worse. An hr after that i was rough. Tested positive did 2 more as couldnt believe it.
By that night I went upstairs on my hands and knees i had no energy and i never get ill!
Woke up next morning shattered but OK felt like id had a late night on the town.
By lunchtime I was ready for a kip, 2 hr kip. Woke up much better.
The 3rd day i had do mich energy dh went out with the dcs. I top to bottom deep cleaned. Stripped all the beds.washed floors window's the lot..
Tested that eve out of curiosity was neg?
Then on day 4 still neg and day 5 went out day 5 not 6 as had so many neg tests

@FaceLikeASlappedAss I'd take that.

@singlepringlenotbychoice as a practical help you can usually amend any shop until 11 pm the night before, so get adding treats now!

@Peasandcabbage really?! I'm a complete novice. I'm going to check and get something nice added if I can. Thank you

I tested negative in the morning and tested again at 4pm as I realised I couldn't taste anything. Was positive, imeadatly the two lines popped up.
Like you, I was floored. Zero energy! Pleased to report apart from flu like symptoms and absolute lethargy I was ok. But I was still positive on day 5,6 and 7. Then gave up testing until I got to day 10.
My energy levels are still not 100% 4 weeks later.
Hope you are ok OP. 👍

I tested positive before work so 8am. Felt 95% fine (that 5% rough not being unusual for a work/school morning!!). By 10am I literally crawled to bed. Couldn't stand to walk up stairs. Never gone down ill so fast.

I'm day 12 now so out of quarantine, back at work, still not 100% but largely functioning. It wasn't fun but it's over.

Had 5 kids at preschool test positive this week and I started with cold symptoms on Friday. Did a lateral flow this morning - negative, started coughing so I did another one this afternoon and there is a positive line. I wouldn't had bothered unless I had started coughing. I feel really tired and am just about to go to bed.

I'm definitely surprised how quickly I felt rubbish. I wasn't feeling too bad when I did the test at 3pm by 5m it was a struggle to move from the sofa and now I just ache all over and I'm considering staying here for the night just so I don't have to make up the bed