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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
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over a year ago
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OP, can I ask - did you lose your sense of smell? And, if so, was it before the other symptoms?
Various news agencies keep saying this is a major symptom, but I've not really seen it mentioned by anyone who's actually had covid.
That aside, hope you continue to recover well x |
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over a year ago
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"It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
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OP, if you are still suffering like that please check in with your GP at the very least. you seem to be going well beyond the normal timeline and that can be worrying enough to require a bit of intervention x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OP, can I ask - did you lose your sense of smell? And, if so, was it before the other symptoms?
Various news agencies keep saying this is a major symptom, but I've not really seen it mentioned by anyone who's actually had covid.
That aside, hope you continue to recover well x"
Sense of taste is the usual give away one x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had something very similar to this and it took almost a month to gwt rib of at the start of 2019 jan...... The cough was the last thing to go felt like my ribs were broken with each coughing fit |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm glad you made it through relatively in one piece OP.
As much as I don't wish covid on anyone, I do hope that more people will come out with testimonials like this. It might make some people realise why we need to make a collective effort  |
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"It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
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try drinking strong Comfrey tea hun |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
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"It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
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Good of you to post hope you make a full recovery |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
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"OP, can I ask - did you lose your sense of smell? And, if so, was it before the other symptoms?
Various news agencies keep saying this is a major symptom, but I've not really seen it mentioned by anyone who's actually had covid.
That aside, hope you continue to recover well x"
Good friend of mine lost her sense of smell and taste and they still haven't fully returned, this was before they added it as a main symptom too. She luckily didn't get much worse than cold like symptoms and wouldn't likely have even been tested if not for her workplace testing her. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"Hope you didn’t meet before hand - and caught it from some other fab super spreader"
Not had any meets since lockdown,
Think I caught it on a train heading out of London.
It was the only time I was in close contact prior to becoming ill. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"It's 3 weeks since I first had symptoms of Covid.
The first few days it was like a light cold or hayfever. That false sense of security it's gonna be easy.
The rest of that first week it got a lot worse, i couldn't get out of bed, my muscles and joints hurt so much, even codeine wasn't having any effect. Then as quickly as it started it was gone... yay, it's all over..
Nothing prepared me for what was to come.
Week 2 it came back with a vengeance.. headaches like the worst migraine ever, every inch of my body hurt, it even felt like my eyebrows even hurt. I ended up in hospital with suspected blood clots in my legs and lungs.
I struggled with breathing and it was as much as I could do to walk up the stairs with a break half way.
I'm now into week 3, I'm still in a lot of pain with swollen joints.
The cough is not going away although I have good and bad days with it.
The headaches come and go, fortunately pain killers now work on them.
I get out of breath very easily and have coughing fits which last for ages, leaving me in immense pain after and unable to breathe easily.
I have not slept properly for over 2 weeks now and am physically exhausted and it doesn't feel like this is going away any time soon.
I have apparently not had it too bad
So for anyone who thinks this disease isn't real, believe me when I say it most definitely is and can really make your day very bad.
OP, if you are still suffering like that please check in with your GP at the very least. you seem to be going well beyond the normal timeline and that can be worrying enough to require a bit of intervention x"
My gp is useless.
I have spoken with 111 on a couple of occasions, the covid helpline is very useful and well worth using if you have covid symptoms.
They put me in touch with a local GP who was very knowledgeable, she emailed the prescription to a chemist and even arranged for the medication to be delivered to me.
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"Have you been tested positive then OP
How many of the symptons do you have to have before wondering whether to ring doc???"
I did test positive and I have to say that I have full admiration of the process, from initial booking, testing and even the track and trace app and the staff that subsequently contacted myself and those who were isolating as a direct result of my positive test.
I initially had a sore throat and a cough which came on overnight, I thought it was a bit of a mild cold but decided to get tested; better to be safe than sorry.
I could have left it, a few days later I was feeling extremely unwell. Not sure at that point I would have had the energy to get up to go and get tested.
I probably would have also spread it to others as in all likelihood, thinking it was a cold, I would have continued to go to the shops completely oblivious. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"OP, can I ask - did you lose your sense of smell? And, if so, was it before the other symptoms?
Various news agencies keep saying this is a major symptom, but I've not really seen it mentioned by anyone who's actually had covid.
That aside, hope you continue to recover well x
Sense of taste is the usual give away one x"
Sense of taste did change for me, sense of smell went totally.
The first I noticed of it was coffee started to taste like dentist mouth rinse.
It progressively got worse, bread and plain crisps tasting of bad fish, orange squash tasted just plain nasty.
Not that I had an appetite but when food makes you feel sick trying to eat it, any desire to eat rapidly disappears. |
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Best of luck in your recovery op. I'm worried about getting this horrible virus as my job puts me in contact with numerous members of public daily including many covidiots. Hope your feeling 100% better sooner rather than later. |
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Glad to hear you are getting better.
This virus is definitely real, my experience was very similar to yours, lasting around 10 weeks all together.
Whilst I disagree with the strategy and the statistics, anyone who struggles with Covid has my sympathy. |
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I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me |
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By *amissCouple
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me"
Keep an eye on anything different in the way you feel, lovely xxx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sounds rough. Hang in there, there is much misinformation around covid and I'm sure you know yourself everyone has some form of opinion of treatment. What matters is you, take time for yourself, listen to your body and simple things that help with cold and flu (like steamy showers etc) will also help here and might make you feel a little better but wont be as effective. Best of luck and take it easy  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me"
Keep an eye on it. Cold and flu session will make signs of covid more difficult to spot. Be mindful of changes to smell or taste (plus cold and flu symptoms). Also dont be afraid to call the helpline 111 or 112 to pick their brains about any of the symptoms you experience. Best of luck and stay safe
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Best of luck in your recovery op. I'm worried about getting this horrible virus as my job puts me in contact with numerous members of public daily including many covidiots. Hope your feeling 100% better sooner rather than later. "
Yeah its nervous times being exposed to those who flaunt every bit of guidance. Dont get me wrong I dont agree with how the government has handled it so far but still, there was a guy I'm my home town who spent most of his time making posters showcasing how it was all a scam and 5g was the real thing and loads of other balls. Cunt actually egged my house because I'm a scientist and according to him, we are part of the problem lol |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me
Keep an eye on it. Cold and flu session will make signs of covid more difficult to spot. Be mindful of changes to smell or taste (plus cold and flu symptoms). Also dont be afraid to call the helpline 111 or 112 to pick their brains about any of the symptoms you experience. Best of luck and stay safe
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If you get the headaches with the cold, go and get a test.
You have nothing to lose from being tested. The results do take between an day or two to come through so you will have to isolate during that time.
Better to know for sure than be part of the problem. |
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By *J647Couple
over a year ago
Daventry |
"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me"
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"Best of luck in your recovery op. I'm worried about getting this horrible virus as my job puts me in contact with numerous members of public daily including many covidiots. Hope your feeling 100% better sooner rather than later.
Yeah its nervous times being exposed to those who flaunt every bit of guidance. Dont get me wrong I dont agree with how the government has handled it so far but still, there was a guy I'm my home town who spent most of his time making posters showcasing how it was all a scam and 5g was the real thing and loads of other balls. Cunt actually egged my house because I'm a scientist and according to him, we are part of the problem lol"
As I stated on another thread, it has occurred to me that lots of what the conspiracy theorists spout is very similar to the rantings of a family member who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur.
Its a paranoia or an obsessive compulsive disorder, maybe even a form of mental illness that drives them to believe the government are interested in their every movement or that a tinfoil hat will save them from radio waves.
Or maybe they are just simpletons willing to believe the rantings of the mentally ill.
I may make light of this, however seeing the mental anguish of my relative and witnessing him having to be sectioned repeatedly, this is no laughing matter.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September"
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Good post , it’s out there , it’s not made up by bill gates etc , where I work a small warehouse, 12 people this week all covid positive, I’m scared, but work has to carry on , just walked past Wetherspoons it was rammed people all outside drinking , I’m ashamed to be human sometimes |
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By *J647Couple
over a year ago
Daventry |
"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?"
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage"
So antibiotics cure covid ? |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"Good post , it’s out there , it’s not made up by bill gates etc , where I work a small warehouse, 12 people this week all covid positive, I’m scared, but work has to carry on , just walked past Wetherspoons it was rammed people all outside drinking , I’m ashamed to be human sometimes "
It is the few that have ruined it for the rest.
Many shops, restaurants and bars have been going above and beyond to ensure their premises are covid secure and strictly enforcing rules.
I visited an All bar one several weeks ago and they needed to be commended on what they were doing.
On entry to the premises, you had to show the staff member at the door that you have checked in on the NHS covid app, if you didn't have the app, you wasn't allowed in. They were reinforcing face mask wearing by customers when not seated and the staff could be seen using hand sanitiser prior to approaching any customer and all were wearing masks and/or visors. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Best of luck in your recovery op. I'm worried about getting this horrible virus as my job puts me in contact with numerous members of public daily including many covidiots. Hope your feeling 100% better sooner rather than later.
Yeah its nervous times being exposed to those who flaunt every bit of guidance. Dont get me wrong I dont agree with how the government has handled it so far but still, there was a guy I'm my home town who spent most of his time making posters showcasing how it was all a scam and 5g was the real thing and loads of other balls. Cunt actually egged my house because I'm a scientist and according to him, we are part of the problem lol
As I stated on another thread, it has occurred to me that lots of what the conspiracy theorists spout is very similar to the rantings of a family member who has schizophrenia with delusions of grandeur.
Its a paranoia or an obsessive compulsive disorder, maybe even a form of mental illness that drives them to believe the government are interested in their every movement or that a tinfoil hat will save them from radio waves.
Or maybe they are just simpletons willing to believe the rantings of the mentally ill.
I may make light of this, however seeing the mental anguish of my relative and witnessing him having to be sectioned repeatedly, this is no laughing matter.
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I think it is mainly the need to believe something, anything, that will make the entire situation easier to deal with. Some people's way of dealing is to look at things logically and take appropriate, well-informed steps, whereas for others it is to lash out and blame anyone and everything. First it was China, then 5G, Bill Gates got a shout out and now it mainly seems to be Boris & Co.
I think the increased spread of misinformation also has a massive part to play. Remember at the start of lockdown when people were following bogus "advice" to get rid of the virus, including raising their internal body temperature and taking deep breaths as a test for whether you had covid. Look at how Trump has amassed millions of supporters through barefaced lies in his tweets which have incredible reach. During WW2 we were asked to make a collective effort and happily did so because we only really spoke to our neighbours and didn't have exposure to all this manipulation from different people through external sources. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I hope you make a 100% recovery ASAP.
I know nothing about medical stuff but it seems very strange how it affects people differently. Could there be different viruses going around? |
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By *J647Couple
over a year ago
Daventry |
"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage
So antibiotics cure covid ?"
No antibiotics don't cure covid, they are used to help stop the secondary infections brought on by covid, along with blood thinners |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wishing you a speedy recovery.
All of the conspiracy theorists and deniers need to read this! "
Oh, I’m sure they’ll have a BS justification for it being something else...... 
“COVID doesn’t exist; it’s your body reacting to power surges, caused by 5G waves, in the eugenic nanobots that Bill Gates put into the world’s water supply. It’s all been planned by WHO and The Illuminati, to usher in a NWO where we all become slaves to Elites who will live in a moon base even though last month I claimed it’s impossible to get there because the radiation will kill us, the Moon landings were faked and I found a 3.5hr YouTube video with random, loosely-associated bits of information repeated many times to so they must be the truth.” |
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Thanks for posting OP.. I really hope those people who do not think this virus is real read it!
I know a few of my friends suspected they had it around jan Feb this year, one has since been told she has covid scarring on her lungs.. and has not made a full recovery.
Also I know a student doctor who has got it.. she was in intensive care, was making improvements so moved out of ICU, but is now back in ICU as her lungs cannot fight off the virus.
OP I wish you a speedy and full recovery xx
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage
So antibiotics cure covid ?
No antibiotics don't cure covid, they are used to help stop the secondary infections brought on by covid, along with blood thinners"
Your talking about catching it and they stopping it spreading to you chest.
You said nothing about a secondary infection.
How did the they catch ?
Are you vulnerable so got tested quicker and treatment quicker ?
I had all ths symptoms including the breathing and was told just to self isolate.
I am honestly interested how you got medical intervention before it spread to your chest. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"Wishing you a speedy recovery.
All of the conspiracy theorists and deniers need to read this!
Oh, I’m sure they’ll have a BS justification for it being something else......
“COVID doesn’t exist; it’s your body reacting to power surges, caused by 5G waves, in the eugenic nanobots that Bill Gates put into the world’s water supply. It’s all been planned by WHO and The Illuminati, to usher in a NWO where we all become slaves to Elites who will live in a moon base even though last month I claimed it’s impossible to get there because the radiation will kill us, the Moon landings were faked and I found a 3.5hr YouTube video with random, loosely-associated bits of information repeated many times to so they must be the truth.”"
You forgot to mention the secret society that control all the world's cheese production; the Hallouminati.. |
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By *J647Couple
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage
So antibiotics cure covid ?
No antibiotics don't cure covid, they are used to help stop the secondary infections brought on by covid, along with blood thinners
Your talking about catching it and they stopping it spreading to you chest.
You said nothing about a secondary infection.
How did the they catch ?
Are you vulnerable so got tested quicker and treatment quicker ?
I had all ths symptoms including the breathing and was told just to self isolate.
I am honestly interested how you got medical intervention before it spread to your chest. "
I was very lucky I thought I was having a heart attack, 129 resting pulse & having high b/p got me worried 111 sent a crew out to access me they took me straight in,you get covid tested on entering that's when I found out, going for a rest now it knocks you about just lucky I think |
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me
Keep an eye on it. Cold and flu session will make signs of covid more difficult to spot. Be mindful of changes to smell or taste (plus cold and flu symptoms). Also dont be afraid to call the helpline 111 or 112 to pick their brains about any of the symptoms you experience. Best of luck and stay safe
If you get the headaches with the cold, go and get a test.
You have nothing to lose from being tested. The results do take between an day or two to come through so you will have to isolate during that time.
Better to know for sure than be part of the problem. "
And where do we get these tests??
Some people say you have to travel miles for one
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me
Keep an eye on it. Cold and flu session will make signs of covid more difficult to spot. Be mindful of changes to smell or taste (plus cold and flu symptoms). Also dont be afraid to call the helpline 111 or 112 to pick their brains about any of the symptoms you experience. Best of luck and stay safe
If you get the headaches with the cold, go and get a test.
You have nothing to lose from being tested. The results do take between an day or two to come through so you will have to isolate during that time.
Better to know for sure than be part of the problem.
And where do we get these tests??
Some people say you have to travel miles for one
X"
You can book through the NHS covid app or online - https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test
Testing you now do yourself at most locations, there are a handful of staff there to assist but it's you that does the swab on yourself. It takes a few minutes to do the whole process. The test centre nearest me was only a 10 minute drive away with another 15 minutes in the opposite direction. Further test centres were listed approximately 30 minutes away in various directions.
I booked and had the test two hours later, I received my result 36 hours after the test.
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for
me
I thought the same it's only my yearly head cold starting, until Fri night, temperature went sky high heart was racing thought I was having heart attack, I suppose lucky because they managed to catch it before it moved to my chest, as a family we have all just been going to work, home, shopping trips haven't been pub restaurant since September
What did they give you to stop it spreading to your chest ?
Really hard core antibiotics,to stop the spread of phenomena it is this that's doing the damage
So antibiotics cure covid ?"
No antibiotics wont work at all. Some antivirals might help releave some of the symptoms but its difficult to damange the virus itself one it infects the cell - kinda have to let it run its course at that point |
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"I’m worried too as I work in an essential shop with constant passing customers and staff
I will follow this thread with interest
I’ve had a cold
I’ve had headaches
I’ve had aches and pains. But never thought anything about it as a lot of these are normal for me
Keep an eye on it. Cold and flu session will make signs of covid more difficult to spot. Be mindful of changes to smell or taste (plus cold and flu symptoms). Also dont be afraid to call the helpline 111 or 112 to pick their brains about any of the symptoms you experience. Best of luck and stay safe
If you get the headaches with the cold, go and get a test.
You have nothing to lose from being tested. The results do take between an day or two to come through so you will have to isolate during that time.
Better to know for sure than be part of the problem.
And where do we get these tests??
Some people say you have to travel miles for one
X"
You can get them at the old bus depot in Rotherham or at forge island, if you look on rmbc web site it will give details x |
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OP sorry to hear about your plight. I hope you make a speedy recovery from here on in.
Thank you too for a well written post that I hope lots of people read , and that it changes their views. Not being able to go to the pub doesn't sound like a hardship after hearing of your ordeal.
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Sorry to hear you’ve had it and still suffering.
You said on the first day it was like a cold or hayfever. I thought cold symptoms were not covid. Can you say what day did you get tested and then diagnosed? |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
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"Sorry to hear you’ve had it and still suffering.
You said on the first day it was like a cold or hayfever. I thought cold symptoms were not covid. Can you say what day did you get tested and then diagnosed? "
I woke with a sore throat and a cough, just like any other sore throat that you get this time of year. It was the cough that felt different from any normal cough, I could feel it hurting just a little in my lungs. Nothing major, just like a little twinge but something that seemed unusual. I guess thats what made me decide that what I was considering was a cold or at worst, man flu, was worth having tested.
Getting the result was a bit surreal as at the time, I still felt ok. My voice had gone full Phil Mitchell, but that's not unusual when I get a sore throat.
I hadn't had a temperature at any point and had I not had the test, would have been totally oblivious that I had covid at that point. |
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u would "continued to go to the shops thinking it was a cold".....?? Sorry just kind of contracts your original post...
"Have you been tested positive then OP
How many of the symptons do you have to have before wondering whether to ring doc???
I did test positive and I have to say that I have full admiration of the process, from initial booking, testing and even the track and trace app and the staff that subsequently contacted myself and those who were isolating as a direct result of my positive test.
I initially had a sore throat and a cough which came on overnight, I thought it was a bit of a mild cold but decided to get tested; better to be safe than sorry.
I could have left it, a few days later I was feeling extremely unwell. Not sure at that point I would have had the energy to get up to go and get tested.
I probably would have also spread it to others as in all likelihood, thinking it was a cold, I would have continued to go to the shops completely oblivious. "
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I think this is the most useful thread I have read on here in 6 months. Thank you for telling us and hope you are over the worse.
Have you been wondering where/how you caught it.
Xxx |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
Iceland, but Aldi is closer.. |
"But wrote about terribly ill he was... But would still have gone to the shop if he didn't have a swab..... "
Like I have said, the initial symptoms started with a sore throat and a bit of a cough.
At any other time any of us would have taken some cough medicine, sucked a cough sweet and in an extreme case taken some paracetamol.
I had no temperature and nothing that really defined this as anything more than a common cold or strep throat.
In the past this wouldn't have stopped me, or anyone else, going to work, going to the shop or getting on with my life.
We have all done it, and anyone that says they haven't is telling porkies.
The only reason I got a test is I had a niggling doubt it was just a cold.
I knew that if I entered into the NHS app that I had symptoms,I would have to isolate while waiting for the result and like others, I had heard the scare stories that results were taking days to come through. I knew it was the correct course of action, all things considered and the inconvenience of having to isolate for a few days while I waited for the result, should it have been negative (which is what I honestly thought it would be) was far more important than being able to go to the shop or pop to the local bar and take the risk of infecting others. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
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For anyone who is concerned they have a cold but think it could be covid, please get a test.
It's really that simple...
The Covid tracker app is really good when it comes to verifying the symptoms. It has a very concise list of symptoms that the team at Kings College and Zoe have amassed while studying the effects of covid.
Over 4million people report daily on the app whether they are well or have symptoms and the data is used by the Government and NHS to assist with the planning for the short term way forward.
If you haven't downloaded it, I thoroughly recommend doing so. |
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"But wrote about terribly ill he was... But would still have gone to the shop if he didn't have a swab.....
Like I have said, the initial symptoms started with a sore throat and a bit of a cough.
At any other time any of us would have taken some cough medicine, sucked a cough sweet and in an extreme case taken some paracetamol.
I had no temperature and nothing that really defined this as anything more than a common cold or strep throat.
In the past this wouldn't have stopped me, or anyone else, going to work, going to the shop or getting on with my life.
We have all done it, and anyone that says they haven't is telling porkies.
The only reason I got a test is I had a niggling doubt it was just a cold.
I knew that if I entered into the NHS app that I had symptoms,I would have to isolate while waiting for the result and like others, I had heard the scare stories that results were taking days to come through. I knew it was the correct course of action, all things considered and the inconvenience of having to isolate for a few days while I waited for the result, should it have been negative (which is what I honestly thought it would be) was far more important than being able to go to the shop or pop to the local bar and take the risk of infecting others. "
Totally agree with what you are saying. Our son had been asked to self isolate as someone in his college group had tested positive. 7 days later he told us he had a headache and kept feeling dizzy. We didn't think anything of it and put it down to lack of sleep. Told him to rest and gave him paracetamol. Next day he was the same so gave him paracetamol again. Following day he wasn't feeling any better. Very tired and achy and still kept getting headaches and dizziness. We went on the government website to book a test but it stated you had to have either a temperature, loss of smell or taste or a new persistent cough. He had none of these symptoms but we got him tested anyway as found out that day that the person he sits with at college had also tested positive. His test came back positive. He didn't have many symptoms though and was well again in a few days. 5 days from him initially showing symptoms the OH started showing symptoms. He also tested positive. Like you he was really poorly. Had all your symptoms plus a high temperature of 38.3. Nosebleeds. Disorientation. He said he'd never felt so ill.
Thankfully he's much better now. Still not 100%. Gets tired and out of breathe easily and still hasnt got his smell or taste back.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
I'm no doctor but if you can (please check) try to take some ibuprofen for your joint pain.
Take care and stay safe x |
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"But wrote about terribly ill he was... But would still have gone to the shop if he didn't have a swab..... "
Are you being deliberately obtuse?
OP has clearly said that it only felt mild for the first few days. |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
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"But wrote about terribly ill he was... But would still have gone to the shop if he didn't have a swab.....
Like I have said, the initial symptoms started with a sore throat and a bit of a cough.
At any other time any of us would have taken some cough medicine, sucked a cough sweet and in an extreme case taken some paracetamol.
I had no temperature and nothing that really defined this as anything more than a common cold or strep throat.
In the past this wouldn't have stopped me, or anyone else, going to work, going to the shop or getting on with my life.
We have all done it, and anyone that says they haven't is telling porkies.
The only reason I got a test is I had a niggling doubt it was just a cold.
I knew that if I entered into the NHS app that I had symptoms,I would have to isolate while waiting for the result and like others, I had heard the scare stories that results were taking days to come through. I knew it was the correct course of action, all things considered and the inconvenience of having to isolate for a few days while I waited for the result, should it have been negative (which is what I honestly thought it would be) was far more important than being able to go to the shop or pop to the local bar and take the risk of infecting others.
Totally agree with what you are saying. Our son had been asked to self isolate as someone in his college group had tested positive. 7 days later he told us he had a headache and kept feeling dizzy. We didn't think anything of it and put it down to lack of sleep. Told him to rest and gave him paracetamol. Next day he was the same so gave him paracetamol again. Following day he wasn't feeling any better. Very tired and achy and still kept getting headaches and dizziness. We went on the government website to book a test but it stated you had to have either a temperature, loss of smell or taste or a new persistent cough. He had none of these symptoms but we got him tested anyway as found out that day that the person he sits with at college had also tested positive. His test came back positive. He didn't have many symptoms though and was well again in a few days. 5 days from him initially showing symptoms the OH started showing symptoms. He also tested positive. Like you he was really poorly. Had all your symptoms plus a high temperature of 38.3. Nosebleeds. Disorientation. He said he'd never felt so ill.
Thankfully he's much better now. Still not 100%. Gets tired and out of breathe easily and still hasnt got his smell or taste back.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
I'm no doctor but if you can (please check) try to take some ibuprofen for your joint pain.
Take care and stay safe x"
Thank you for posting about your sons experience with covid, it's this kind of detail that seems to be lacking and driving the uncertainty for others.
With regards ibuprofen, you may remember that a false claim was made around ibuprofen worsening the effects of covid.
When I was really unwell and in much pain with my joints, I was concerned about taking ibuprofen. I spoke with the covid helpline on 111 who put me in touch with a local GP (Not my own as they could not offer a telephone consultation for 10 days), she prescribed ibuprofen gel, she sent the prescription to the chemist who delivered it to me within a few hours.
The gel does work really well and reduced the pain to manageable levels.
I was also prescribed codeine but told to take it only when really required as beside it's potential for addiction, it can also suppress your breathing. |
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My mate woke up yesterday feeling a bit crap, a bit achey but nothing that wouldn’t normally stop him going to work. He took his temp, just over 38, decided to stay home and book a test.
He managed to get one the same day and got his results back this evening - he’s positive.
He’s still running hot at mid 38’s, but feels cold and is in a fleece with a throw on him. Spoke to him on the phone, the cough is there, dry, not deep and not a tickley-type one either.
He thought it was just a cold.
Any symptoms, stay home, get tested and let’s get out of this shit-show |
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I proved positive for covid back in April both myself and my hubby.
I had NO symptoms whatsoever when I got tested and only got tested because I was in the car at the time the hubby got tested.
I only got symptoms a week later which at first was like a mild cold but developed into extreme tiredness aching all-over and then no taste or smell at all.
I'm better now but still sleep allot more than I use too.
I have also given convalescent plasma twice as my immunity was very good.
I wish anyone who gets it a speedy recovery |
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By *orwegian Blue OP Man
over a year ago
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"So basically in 90% of cases just common cold/flu symptoms..."
For some, not all.
Around 60% have a temperature, opposed to approx. 95% for flu and colds.
Cannot remember the other percentages for early stage symptoms, they are on the kings college covid symptoms website.
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