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Post by Red_Bool on Dec 22, 2022 18:45:06 GMT
Well, that's our Christmas sorted... Yesterday no problems (even did my ring dips and pull ups in the morning), then headaches all night, tested positive for Covid in the morning  I thought it was a mild case of the flu or something, but my wife told me to take a test anyway. Her family would have come over on Sunday (I like her family better than mine, so that's a genuine shame). So now I'm locked up in my home office. At least I have the coffee machine and the Switch here  First time I have it. Not impressed so far. Headache (doable), light fever and some mild coughing/sneezing. But yeah, I don't dare come close to the rest of the family. |
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Post by Vortex on Dec 22, 2022 19:13:35 GMT
Being cooped up with a coffee machine & switch sounds like a good plan.
Hope recovery comes soon!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2022 15:24:10 GMT
Day 12 of testing positive. Feel pretty much fine but don't want to be a spreader.
Really fucked off, 12 days of not leaving the flat, bored as hell and missed out on ice skating, Christmas shopping etc, and now likely to miss Christmas with the folks and family.
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Post by technoish on Dec 24, 2022 15:43:03 GMT
As are those your local rules?
UK is isolation for only 5 days. If you feel fine you can then mingle. In any case it is not going to be contagious by day 12.
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Post by Reviewer on Dec 24, 2022 15:49:35 GMT
The U.K. still isn’t a rule, without checking I’m not even sure if it’s the official guidance anymore even though it’s a good idea. Completely ignoring it is definitely the plan now, at least some workplaces now encourage people to not come in when they feel unwell, whether it’s this or a cold.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2022 15:56:05 GMT
Its in general circulation now and is basically just another flu like virus that we live with. Isolating for 12 days with it is insane.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2022 15:58:44 GMT
As are those your local rules? UK is isolation for only 5 days. If you feel fine you can then mingle. In any case it is not going to be contagious by day 12. My mom is vulnerable and I would never forgive myself if I gave it to her. I am happy to pop to shops now but not spend time with the family just in case. |
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Post by geefe on Dec 25, 2022 12:13:38 GMT
Did a proper "run like you mean it" run - a month after testing positive. 2.5 miles steady with sprints.
Jesus fucking christ.
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Post by Whizzo on Dec 28, 2022 21:37:31 GMT
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Post by askew on Dec 28, 2022 22:49:22 GMT
Are we going to get a nice new strain as the mistakes of 2020 are repeated?
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Post by Youthist on Dec 28, 2022 22:52:55 GMT
Are we going to get a nice new strain as the mistakes of 2020 are repeated? Not sure how it can matter how many come in with it at the moment can it? It’s basically freely in circulation pretty much everywhere. |
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Post by EMarkM on Dec 29, 2022 8:50:23 GMT
LET IT RIP
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Post by geefe on Dec 29, 2022 19:07:40 GMT
EU saying it's unfair to test Chinese travellers now. Feel I have to disagree with them on that one.
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Post by nazo on Dec 29, 2022 20:08:36 GMT
I'm excited to find out what new strains they've been cooking up over there and whether our homegrown ones will be able to see them off or not.
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Post by richardiox on Dec 29, 2022 20:11:04 GMT
Funnily enough they have got a new iteration of Omicron doing the rounds, not any more severe but more infectious.
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Post by JuniorFE on Dec 29, 2022 20:13:15 GMT
Gotta make sure everyone is scared enough to get the latest update to uncle Bill's 5G microchip vaccine dontcha know
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Post by dfunked on Dec 29, 2022 20:46:26 GMT
Just coming up to a year since my last jab. Can I book a booster? Can I fuck!
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Dec 29, 2022 20:54:06 GMT
Asda had plenty of Lemsip this morning.....
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Post by Whizzo on Dec 29, 2022 20:59:28 GMT
Just coming up to a year since my last jab. Can I book a booster? Can I fuck! A rare advantage of being in my fifties, got my second booster in November. |
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 31, 2022 16:55:30 GMT
Tested positive today. First time. Sore throat and headache.
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Post by EMarkM on Dec 31, 2022 17:05:51 GMT
Tested positive today. First time. Sore throat and headache. Sentence fragments. May your recovery be swift and painless, whilst allowing you to omit any unwanted social events! |
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Post by JuniorFE on Dec 31, 2022 21:46:29 GMT
Tested positive today. First time. Sore throat and headache. Sentence fragments. Err... Happy New Year?  In all seriousness, that sucks, and the timing of it even more so. Get well soon  |
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Post by Ulythium on Jan 1, 2023 0:36:17 GMT
Thanks, chaps - much appreciated.
Off to bed for me! We'll see what the next couple of days has in store, virus-wise.
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Post by Ulythium on Jan 3, 2023 21:03:49 GMT
Does anyone have recent-ish experience with COVID-induced loss of taste? More specifically, how long things took to return to normal in this regard (assuming they did)?
The rest of it - the sore throat, congestion, feverishness, lack of sleep, cough, headache, lethargy, etc. - I can live with, but if I don't regain my ability to taste sometime soon, I'm gonna need one of you chaps to pop 'round and put me out of my misery.
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Post by nazo on Jan 3, 2023 21:24:30 GMT
I had loss of smell and reduced taste in the summer, it only lasted a few days. My mum on the other hand hasn't got hers back nearly a year after she lost it.
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Post by Dougs on Jan 3, 2023 23:00:15 GMT
Meant to be less of a symptom with the dominant variant at the moment, but not unheard of.
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Post by Youthist on Jan 3, 2023 23:05:17 GMT
First time about 18 months ago and totally gone for about 3 weeks. It has never fully returned but did get back to 90 per cent or so.
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Post by Ulythium on Jan 4, 2023 0:09:02 GMT
Thanks, guys.
I felt okay for the first 36 hours or so after testing positive, then I started to feel progressively crappier; however, waking up today and finding myself unable to smell or taste anything was a new low.
Here's hoping it's a temporary state of affairs.
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Post by Frog on Jan 4, 2023 6:12:51 GMT
You are looking at it the wrong way, farts no longer bother you it's a superpower.
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Post by JuniorFE on Jan 4, 2023 13:28:16 GMT
And if a family dinner goes wrong you can impress everybody with your newfound tolerance
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