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lmsk

lmsk

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Hi, has anyone who has recently had covid able to advise please. I'm on day 11 since testing positive and am still feeling really really tired and headachy. BS levels seem to have stabilised a bit now but I'm not feeling better enough to go back to work tomorrow. Any one else have it linger around this long? Everything I've read seems to say 5-10 days.... I feel like my work place will think I'm taking the mick
 
lmsk said:
Hi, has anyone who has recently had covid able to advise please. I'm on day 11 since testing positive and am still feeling really really tired and headachy. BS levels seem to have stabilised a bit now but I'm not feeling better enough to go back to work tomorrow. Any one else have it linger around this long? Everything I've read seems to say 5-10 days.... I feel like my work place will think I'm taking the mick
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Try to Google "long covid" for more information. Some people are suffering for months.
 
lmsk said:
Hi, has anyone who has recently had covid able to advise please. I'm on day 11 since testing positive and am still feeling really really tired and headachy. BS levels seem to have stabilised a bit now but I'm not feeling better enough to go back to work tomorrow. Any one else have it linger around this long? Everything I've read seems to say 5-10 days.... I feel like my work place will think I'm taking the mick
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We are all different.
Things like maintain blood sugar levels, managing weight and taking vaccines offered reduce risk of severe covid but that is not to say someone with 3 jabs, with a low HbA1C with a healthy bmi and no other conditions will recover within 5 days.
 
I had it easy but my son was tired and had a headache for a week after his 10 days off. He came back from school and had a nap (he is 14).
I think your blood sugars will be the best guide to how you are handling things as well as your symptoms. If you truly can't work after a lemsip then you can't work but may be required to get a sick note.
Keep up with good nutrition and adequate fluids. If your symptoms worsen phone 111 especially if your diabetes is getting out of control.
As for Long Covid (post viral syndrome) this may be a thing but is rather ill defined at present so you may want to wait a little more before going down that rabbit hole!
Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
 
I had it right at the beginning 18 months ago and was very ill for 3 weeks, unable to get dressed etc. I had a persistent choking cough for over 6 months and was sent for an X-ray and was diagnosed with asthma and was prescribed both a steroid and reliever inhaler. My breathing was that bad I had a special tube to help with the inhalers. It’s only this last month that ive started to fell better and that’s 18 months and can now go days without the inhalers but still have a cough.
Not everyone is the same ,and there are different degrees of illness with some just feeling a bit off it whereas others are floored with it. if you need to speak to your GP . And As others have said keep a close eye on your sugars as they can go haywire when not well
 
NicoleC1971 said:
I had it easy but my son was tired and had a headache for a week after his 10 days off. He came back from school and had a nap (he is 14).
I think your blood sugars will be the best guide to how you are handling things as well as your symptoms. If you truly can't work after a lemsip then you can't work but may be required to get a sick note.
Keep up with good nutrition and adequate fluids. If your symptoms worsen phone 111 especially if your diabetes is getting out of control.
As for Long Covid (post viral syndrome) this may be a thing but is rather ill defined at present so you may want to wait a little more before going down that rabbit hole!
Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
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Thanks, the headache is just a killer. Hope your son is better now! I think I'll give my gp a call first thing unless I miraculously feel better. My estimated hba1c on my libre has not been great for about 2 months now so maybe it's just taking me longer to fight it because of that...
 
daffy1 said:
I had it right at the beginning 18 months ago and was very ill for 3 weeks, unable to get dressed etc. I had a persistent choking cough for over 6 months and was sent for an X-ray and was diagnosed with asthma and was prescribed both a steroid and reliever inhaler. My breathing was that bad I had a special tube to help with the inhalers. It’s only this last month that ive started to fell better and that’s 18 months and can now go days without the inhalers but still have a cough.
Not everyone is the same ,and there are different degrees of illness with some just feeling a bit off it whereas others are floored with it. if you need to speak to your GP . And As others have said keep a close eye on your sugars as they can go haywire when not well
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Oh that sounds awful. Hope you are starting to feel better x
 
lmsk said:
Hi, has anyone who has recently had covid able to advise please. I'm on day 11 since testing positive and am still feeling really really tired and headachy. BS levels seem to have stabilised a bit now but I'm not feeling better enough to go back to work tomorrow. Any one else have it linger around this long? Everything I've read seems to say 5-10 days.... I feel like my work place will think I'm taking the mick
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Have you taken an LFT recently?

Fortunately, I haven't had covid (fingers crossed), but a friend of mine tested positive, following a break out in their workplace. He was virtually symptom-free, so expecting his "release" LFT to be clear on Friday, but that just wasn't the case.

If you do a LFT and it is positive, you must continue to isolate. That's my understanding at least.

I hope you feel better soon.
 
AndBreathe said:
Have you taken an LFT recently?

Fortunately, I haven't had covid (fingers crossed), but a friend of mine tested positive, following a break out in their workplace. He was virtually symptom-free, so expecting his "release" LFT to be clear on Friday, but that just wasn't the case.

If you do a LFT and it is positive, you must continue to isolate. That's my understanding at least.

I hope you feel better soon.
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Last night was still showing positive.... I also looked this up and was my understanding that lft can show positive for up to 90 days after but that you are not usually infectious after 10 days? It's so complicated!!!
 
lmsk said:
Last night was still showing positive.... I also looked this up and was my understanding that lft can show positive for up to 90 days after but that you are not usually infectious after 10 days? It's so complicated!!!
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Covid nov 4 2021
T2D diet managed.

Have to agree very poor clarity on this from many sites



Understood I couldn't get A PCR until 90 later, as I'd test positive.

Can't see why LFT would be different.

Testing day 6/7 get a negative both days, free to end isolation

Get to day 10 (currently)
With no symptoms, free to end isolation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

About midway down seems to clarify it

"started at any time on the 15th of the month (or if you did not have symptoms but your first positive COVID-19 test was taken on the 15th), your isolation period ends at 23:59hrs on the 25th of the month.

You can return to your normal routine and stop self-isolating after 10 full days if your symptoms have gone, or if the only symptoms you have are a cough or anosmia, which can last for several weeks. If you still have a high temperature after 10 days or are otherwise unwell, stay at home and seek medical advice."
 
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We are all different.
Things like maintain blood sugar levels, managing weight and taking vaccines offered reduce risk of severe covid but that is not to say someone with 3 jabs, with a low HbA1C with a healthy bmi and no other conditions will recover within 5 days.
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Yes we are all different!
2 jabs
Healthy ish bmi but fit
Age 50
HBA1c 48 but has been higher!
Zero symptoms that I noticed other than Netflix fatigue...
 
lmsk said:
Hi, has anyone who has recently had covid able to advise please. I'm on day 11 since testing positive and am still feeling really really tired and headachy. BS levels seem to have stabilised a bit now but I'm not feeling better enough to go back to work tomorrow. Any one else have it linger around this long? Everything I've read seems to say 5-10 days.... I feel like my work place will think I'm taking the mick
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Hi @lmsk

Nov 2021 T2D

10 days self iso ended.

Still had mild headache.

Fatigue lasted way longer
Heard from others at work, hit in previous waves it's s month or two after SI ends

I was still overly tired for a good month
 
My son done his day 6 and 7 on lft and is clear. My morning bloods are back to normal (day 4) will report back on day 6 and 7 but think i will be negative as i feel fine :). My wife and children and vering degrees of sore throats and my voice went a bit deeper but sorted it out with throat lozengers with zinc in :).

Forgot to mention we all double jabbed but no booster
 
lmsk said:
Last night was still showing positive.... I also looked this up and was my understanding that lft can show positive for up to 90 days after but that you are not usually infectious after 10 days? It's so complicated!!!
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If you have a positive LFT and still exhibiting symptoms, then try to get another PCR. My friend is also double vaccinated and boosted, and it's still hanging around him.

His period in Covid custody continues.....
 
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