Robwooly
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The missus got covid and in the true festive tradition gave it to me on Xmas day although not before we got woken up by a text at first light Xmas morning confirming the results the PCR test she had to do in the next county on Xmas eve as there was none available in ours.
The weird thing is the lateral flow tests we took at home were stating we were both fine, she works for the NHS so knows what she's doing and we have plenty of test kits - but they simply aren't up to task, only when the missus was bed bound did we get the faint second line and this was only once, my tests have said I was fine all along, yeah right, and whilst I haven't taken the PCR test I full well know the result and I just wasn't getting out of bed on Xmas day to do one when I will be isolating anyway. Don't trust the lateral flow tests they are unreliable.
I also got an email from track and trace telling me NOT to self isolate despite telling them I was in contact with a covid positive person, it was all a blur at the time but I don't recall answering a question in regards whether I was in a relationship with a covid contact. Maybe I was tired after filling out the other questions, you don't think you will be focusing on selecting the right box between white british or irish traveller in such circumstances. Suffice to say I wont be heeding their advice and we WILL be self isolating until Jan 3rd, despite losing income as a result.
The messages to get a booster don't help when you actually have covid and they are now getting threatening in caps lock and whilst you have covid that is not what you want to see, neither was the message my missus got a stupid o'clock this morning when we just wanted some sleep. I'm double vaxxed and the missus triple vaxxed, our symptoms have been identical despite her extra booster. I feel like answering their GET BOOSTED NOW texts with WE HAVE, THEY DON'T WORK. Although I get the science and the reasoning behind it I am losing faith and am becoming ever more sceptical. We're now getting messages saying you can come out of isolation after passing several lateral flow tests but as we know they don't work that's not much help to anyone.
Despite being mild it's still pretty awful, shivers and cold sweats, getting through two litres of water every night, not sleeping and muscle pains that feel like you're being stabbed and headaches like no other, then you turn on the news to see if there's any advice as to what to eat or drink but everything is about stopping others getting it and not the care involved for those who do have it and on that note we lost two more relatives to Alzheimers and Sepsis over Xmas, to see the sad news of Mick passing away too leaves you numb when you go on here for the first time in ages, it really has been a bad crimbo.
If it's any help we know who we caught it off who was symptomless at the time and despite being in the same room others haven't caught it so the best thing we have learned is to avoid close contact and/or wear a mask, do not trust the lateral flow tests and turn off your phone as you will get annoying texts when you are trying to sleep from gov.uk, paracetamol and drinking loads of water seems to help as does watching decent TV and not rolling news and don't be proud and ask a friend or relative to do some essential shopping for you.
I know it's another annoying covid thread but if it helps anyone it's job done, I'm off to check how many points I've lost on super 6 and Fantasy Football so must be feeling a bit better, then it's back to bed.
The weird thing is the lateral flow tests we took at home were stating we were both fine, she works for the NHS so knows what she's doing and we have plenty of test kits - but they simply aren't up to task, only when the missus was bed bound did we get the faint second line and this was only once, my tests have said I was fine all along, yeah right, and whilst I haven't taken the PCR test I full well know the result and I just wasn't getting out of bed on Xmas day to do one when I will be isolating anyway. Don't trust the lateral flow tests they are unreliable.
I also got an email from track and trace telling me NOT to self isolate despite telling them I was in contact with a covid positive person, it was all a blur at the time but I don't recall answering a question in regards whether I was in a relationship with a covid contact. Maybe I was tired after filling out the other questions, you don't think you will be focusing on selecting the right box between white british or irish traveller in such circumstances. Suffice to say I wont be heeding their advice and we WILL be self isolating until Jan 3rd, despite losing income as a result.
The messages to get a booster don't help when you actually have covid and they are now getting threatening in caps lock and whilst you have covid that is not what you want to see, neither was the message my missus got a stupid o'clock this morning when we just wanted some sleep. I'm double vaxxed and the missus triple vaxxed, our symptoms have been identical despite her extra booster. I feel like answering their GET BOOSTED NOW texts with WE HAVE, THEY DON'T WORK. Although I get the science and the reasoning behind it I am losing faith and am becoming ever more sceptical. We're now getting messages saying you can come out of isolation after passing several lateral flow tests but as we know they don't work that's not much help to anyone.
Despite being mild it's still pretty awful, shivers and cold sweats, getting through two litres of water every night, not sleeping and muscle pains that feel like you're being stabbed and headaches like no other, then you turn on the news to see if there's any advice as to what to eat or drink but everything is about stopping others getting it and not the care involved for those who do have it and on that note we lost two more relatives to Alzheimers and Sepsis over Xmas, to see the sad news of Mick passing away too leaves you numb when you go on here for the first time in ages, it really has been a bad crimbo.
If it's any help we know who we caught it off who was symptomless at the time and despite being in the same room others haven't caught it so the best thing we have learned is to avoid close contact and/or wear a mask, do not trust the lateral flow tests and turn off your phone as you will get annoying texts when you are trying to sleep from gov.uk, paracetamol and drinking loads of water seems to help as does watching decent TV and not rolling news and don't be proud and ask a friend or relative to do some essential shopping for you.
I know it's another annoying covid thread but if it helps anyone it's job done, I'm off to check how many points I've lost on super 6 and Fantasy Football so must be feeling a bit better, then it's back to bed.
What ? Do these people really know what they are doing ? I’m positive ffs. I’m isolating. 
. Just a thought.
