So who has covid? Nov 2021

Chemist for sure... most supermarkets have them at the till also and some fuel stations.

Just to add to my previous post I did not get a positive antigen till I swabbed both throat and nostrils.. that could have be pure coincidence and maybe it would have been a positive with nasal only … but seems a throat swab picks it up quicker.

i did it today with the Boson Kit and got a negative, could have sworn i have it....how accurate are these kits? or should i just book a PCR?

If you have Covid your isolation is independent of theirs.

^^^^^^^^

well it certainly be no harm, i'm still wearing them whenever i'm out - in all social settings

They've been quiet about it, but the official health advice from the HSE now is that if you are under 55 or fully boosted and have no underlying health conditions, you do not need to do a test; antigen or PCR. Even if you have symptoms.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/testing/get-tested/

The advice is to self-isolate until 48 hours after your symptoms have passed.

For most people, especially families with kids, it basically means anyone with symptoms should stay at home for 3 or 4 days. Like you would generally have done for most sicknesses anyways.

So basically - stop testing when you feel like it.

Spare a thought for all those people who literally spent the last days of their lives fighting it, and lost.

you won.

This isolation is killing me. There should be some allowance to let someone walk down a quiet road and back where ud hardly pass anybody even for half an hr.

Most people still go for walks. Especially in rural areas. They would even warn you that they have covid when passing by - or maybe they just dont want idle chat 😊

Day 7 here, feeling brand new tbh. Funny how it hits people in different ways.

Worst for me was the tiredness. About as bad as a bad cold. Really sucked the energy out of me, and kind of suddenly. Woke up absolutely fine that morning, by the afternoon I was feeling pretty rubbish, by the evening I really had to drag myself around the place.

Day 2 & 3 were better in that regard; physically a bit tired, but not fatigued. Feeling fuzzy in the head; nearly out-of-body at times. Slight headache, kept at bay by paracetemol. Very, very slight cough. Nothing persistent, slight soreness in my chest on day 3, gone by day 4.

Negative antigens till day 5. Tested on days 1, 3 & 5.

I wear a watch with HR and sleep monitoring, and it was very interesting to see the why of how I felt. Resting heart rate was elevated the whole time by about 25%. During night 1, my HR at times was up in the low-100s (typically mid-40s when I'm asleep), which is the equivalent of going for a walk. The watch indicated that I got some rest, but no deep sleep. Same on night 2. This is why my head was so fuzzy; I was physically rested but not mentally rested.

Noticed the same HR thing during the day; if I carried the toddler up the stairs a bit quickly, there'd be a moment of "Oh, hang on, let me stop for a second", like I'd just sprinted for the bus.

By day 4 I'd managed to get some deep sleep and the fuzziness had mostly lifted. Day 5 I was back to 95% and this morning (day 7) I feel 100% except for some dehydration (which could be the two glasses of wine last night :D). My resting HR is still slightly elevated, suggesting that my body is still doing something, but I'm going to do some gentle exercise today and see how I go.

I was on the absolute batter the days before, so yes my RHR did go up, but not because of Covid :D

That's been a theory of mine too, but I've found in practice that RHR is better at telling you whether you are sick rather than giving you an early warning.

Five days now, I'd hope Paulie is out and about :D

But yes, while the official public health advice is to self-isolate, people recover better when they are mentally in a good place. The odds of transmitting any infection to another human being outside and with a gap between ye is practically zero. So get out for walks if you feel up to it, wear a mask if that makes you feel better, keep your distance and don't stop to chat.

I tested positive on 16th March. Had sinus infection last week which needed antibiotics and thus week completely flattened again with aches and pains, sore throat and cough. At this stage I'm worn out there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. GP not interested just saying it takes longer in some people.

I had it a month ago (suspect I caught it at the office - my first and only day in since the start of the first lockdown, go figure)

I was very lucky this time, overall pretty mild, with no long-term effects other than die-hard sinus congestion (still annoying the life out of me today)...

Started with a killer sort throat and savage headache, the like of which I have only experienced a handful of times in my life. Then the cough. Few nights I couldn't sleep (no body aches, just intense discomfort, hard to explain exactly), severe sinus congestion (can't breathe lying down, propped up with 4 pillows at night), and 2 days of zero energy, was a chore getting out of bed to use the loo. 2 days of zero appetite (combined with post-nasal drip, downright nauseous, mere thought of food had me puking)

Now I feel fine, still petrified of catching it again (next variant might not be so mild, and I've seen first-hand how bad it can be, from friends who weren't so lucky)