Why you testing for it? Does it make you do anything different? I think I got it coming back from Tenerife a few weeks ago I was rough for about 10 days had an ear infection as well I think which didn’t help or may have been part of it. Thing is I just treated it like any other virus.Just had a test ,and I've got it.
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Why you testing for it? Does it make you do anything different? I think I got it coming back from Tenerife a few weeks ago I was rough for about 10 days had an ear infection as well I think which didn’t help or may have been part of it. Thing is I just treated it like any other virus.
Fair enough, I wasn’t having a go just wondered why.For myself, having a close family member with COPD means I test for it to be considerate of them. If I have it then I avoid passing on a virus that could hit them for 6. I imagine there will be reasons for many that still may test for it but for the majority you are right, just treat it like a normal virus.
other than 3% of the population are currently suffering long covid. Some have had it for years.For myself, having a close family member with COPD means I test for it to be considerate of them. If I have it then I avoid passing on a virus that could hit them for 6. I imagine there will be reasons for many that still may test for it but for the majority you are right, just treat it like a normal virus.
I'm that 3%.Fucking feels like it, anyway.other than 3% of the population are currently suffering long covid. Some have had it for years.
I know mate.Two of my three kids too.I'm that 3%.Fucking feels like it, anyway.
When friends and family I don't see often ask how I am, I tell them I'm not too good, they ask what's wrong and I can't tell them. People don't want to hear it any more. It's 'long COVID' but i just get that look as if they're saying "bullshit".Ffs covid threads again…get the graphs out..
No improvement?I know mate.Two of my three kids too.
When friends and family I don't see often ask how I am, I tell them I'm not too good, they ask what's wrong and I can't tell them. People don't want to hear it any more. It's 'long COVID' but i just get that look as if they're saying "bullshit".
*edit...I just wish I was in their position to think "bullshit".
Not really mate. You?No improvement?
Nah..worse this year, mate. I've just had a PIP assessment on the phone. It's a weird situation trying to convince somebody you're ill. A bit humiliating, really. And then they'll probably ignore everything I told them and refuse me.Not really mate. You?
Good luck. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. Daughter is a little better and back to work intermittently. Son is no better and has kind of slipped into his own cocoon. Infrequent comms with us and we are torn between insisting we visit and just giving him peace. There doesn’t seem to be much activity to get to the root of the condition either.Nah..worse this year, mate. I've just had a PIP assessment on the phone. It's a weird situation trying to convince somebody you're ill. A bit humiliating, really. And then they'll probably ignore everything I told them and refuse me.
Thnks mate. It's good to know there are others (that sounds bad but you know what I mean haha)...Good luck. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. Daughter is a little better and back to work intermittently. Son is no better and has kind of slipped into his own cocoon. Infrequent comms with us and we are torn between insisting we visit and just giving him peace. There doesn’t seem to be much activity to get to the root of the condition either.
I’m here if you ever need to share or rant.
Having taken over a year to recover from what seemed a pretty mild illness at the time I don't think it's bullshit.When friends and family I don't see often ask how I am, I tell them I'm not too good, they ask what's wrong and I can't tell them. People don't want to hear it any more. It's 'long COVID' but i just get that look as if they're saying "bullshit".
*edit...I just wish I was in their position to think "bullshit".
Pretty much squares with my situation that. I tested positive just before Christmas (for the 4th time) but my dad was in a care home at the time with severe COPD, heart failure, an enlarged prostate, and Asbestosis, and that's pretty much the only reason that I tested really. Anyway, I didn't go anywhere near the care home until I was clear of it - it was barely a sniffle for me but no way was I risking passing it on to anyone in there.For myself, having a close family member with COPD means I test for it to be considerate of them. If I have it then I avoid passing on a virus that could hit them for 6. I imagine there will be reasons for many that still may test for it but for the majority you are right, just treat it like a normal virus.
You're right mate.Tested for it because Mrs. Dobber insisted,and,you know,anything to keep the peace!!Why you testing for it? Does it make you do anything different? I think I got it coming back from Tenerife a few weeks ago I was rough for about 10 days had an ear infection as well I think which didn’t help or may have been part of it. Thing is I just treated it like any other virus.