Sore throat (mild), bit of a blocked nose, slight thick head……….test a resolute negative. Maintain record as the only member of the family to not (knowingly) have had the virus, and now feel like I’ve wasted one of the precious tests, bizarrely disappointed. Handy reminder that there are still such things as simple colds though. And good because I have an old mates meet up on Friday and wouldn’t want to miss it.
Just the nose. Got about 4 left of those and 5 of the nose & throat versions. Are you going to tell me they don’t work on current variants?
You know more about this stuff than me. What I will say is, when I got Omicron a few weeks ago I tested negative on just a nose swab and then, on advice from others, tested positive with the throat and nose swab. The cast of the show I was in at the time proved to be an excellent test group. 16 out of 24 of us all got it within days of eachother following the first cast member reporting a positive test after a rehearsal. We all had a huge variation of symptoms and severity. Many reported negative results till they changed to the nose and throat test, myself included. I suppose it could just be that I would have tested positive anyway with any test eventually.
Hmm, cheers. I might see what I feel like tomorrow and give it a go with the throat/nose version. Purely out of concern for the fragile old geezers (my age) I’m meeting up with on Friday of course. To be honest whatever I have is very mild indeed, exactly what you would ignore and continue as normal with in any other times.
I had symptoms last Monday, my wife tested negative on that day but positive the day after. I tested negative Wednesday but positive on Thursday. Probably 3-4 days of symptoms before a positive is the norm. She's had it worse than me but she worked in a confined space with at least 4 others who were positive just before her. She's tested positive today although the red line is fainter. I've not been too bad 2-3 days of mild flu-like symptoms but still a slight cough...
Yeah, the sore throat I had was the worst I can ever remember having. I also had the shivers the night before I tested positive and at that time my throat was just becoming sore. This was 3 days after the rehearsal (I was singing a duet with the lady who first reported being positive). I never had a cough or lost of taste and smell or a runny nose.
The original coronovirus...affected the upper bronchiol tubes first ...not the nose (until the disease was established later on). The throat swabs ( long swabs) have always been loads more effective than just the nose swabs ( short swabs) The original tests from China which only used nose swabs were rejected by the diagnostic arm of SAGE early on ( personal knowledge here).. but they have been sent out to punters as the tests kits were run down.
An interesting development today regarding my 84-year old mother's health. Some of you will know that she was taken ill on Tuesday night, which saved me from the **** that was watching another 'red button' debacle. I first took her to RHCH Winchester where they carried out blood tests and an ECG and were talking solely about her having had a heart attack. After a couple of false starts over the week (waiting for a bed to become free) she was eventually transferred yesterday to the CCU at Basingstoke, where the promise of an immediate angiogram followed by an immediate application of a stent didn't happen. I'm assuming the cardiac doctors left early for POETS day and are spending their weekends on the golf course, as I'm now told the earliest slot for an angiogram is Monday. Anyway, the doctor that drew the short straw (and had to work the weekend) carried out what he called an 'echo' on her chest today to have a rudimentary look at the chambers of her heart. I am assuming this is some sort of ultrasound? Whilst doing this procedure he told her that her condition may have been a heart attack OR it could be due to inflammation of the tissue around the heart caused by the 2nd Covid booster (or 4th jab), if you like) that she had the Thursday before. The angiogram will show if there's any narrowing of the artery and, presumably, if not, then they may conclude that it was the vaccine. My mother told me all of this on the premium-rate phone call as, of course, you're not allowed to visit an elderly, initially frightened octogenarian in hospital in case you give a nurse rabies or something. At being told this news (about it being possibly due to the Covid booster) apparently all the other patients on the ward sat up with interest as they'd not been told this at all. Of course, it's dangerous to make a sudden leap into the crazy world of speculation, but danger is my middle name (along with tosser), but this has me wondering even more about the increase in medical emergencies we've been seeing at footie grounds and elsewhere of late. Not in our lifetime before have we vaccinated such a huge population with a less-trialled drug in such a short period, so it's important that we learn more about this effect (if indeed it is an effect) of the jab. I appreciate that its a very small proportion of the population that's been affected (again, if its the jab wots dun it) and for the vast majority the jab has probably saved lives, but this doesn't mean that there isn't something that can be learned from those with extreme reactions. I look forward to the results of the angiogram. It may well have been a heart attack, in which case all of the above is my usual bollocks. Happy days.
Good luck to you both Uber. Was the booster she got Pfizer or Moderna? I know myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis, inflammation of the outer lining of the heart, are known rare but serious side effects of mrna vaccines. They can be treated successfully with medicine and rest if recognised early enough. Most common amongst young males though apparently.
She had Pfizer. Will be interesting to see what the angiogram reveals. Thank you for your kind wishes.
I’m hoping it’s a very rare reaction to the vaccine (only 4 known such reactions in U.K. to beginning of March for over 70s), because once it’s done it’s not coming back. Bit silly of the medic to raise it as a possibility as it’s so unusual, he has no evidence because of the scandalous absence of proper diagnostics, and there is a predictable anti vaccine type response when told things like this. Anyway, fingers crossed for your mum mate.
Danger tosser I will now hear the theme from danger mouse when I read your posts Hope she's out of hospital soon
