I think I have Covid

[Kate!]

Dammit. I feel absolutely wrecked. It came on over night. I have a sore throat...full of a head cold and weak.

[Niamh.]

do you have any antigen tests?

[Denver]

Getting Covid these days is the equivalent of going to town in flares

[arista]

Thats a pain Kate
hang in there.


Its a Cold or Covid
a home test is needed

[Kate!]

do you have any antigen tests?

No and we have to pay for them now. I have no idea where to get one or how much it would cost.

[Beso]

You have covid.

[Mystic Mock]

Hopefully it's not an extreme variant.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Hopefully it's not an extreme variant.

Doctor Mock and his excellent bedside manner :joker:

[AnnieK]

I have loads of tests Kate - if you really want to test, PM me your address and I will pop a couple of lateral flows in the post. Although by the time you receive them, you will probably be recovered :laugh:

[Niamh.]

No and we have to pay for them now. I have no idea where to get one or how much it would cost.

They sell them in garages, shops and chemists over here, they're around €4 here

[Crimson Dynamo]

why would you want to test?

[Redway]

why would you want to test?

Why wouldn’t she?

[Niamh.]

why would you want to test?

To know if she has it?

[Niamh.]

I have loads of tests Kate - if you really want to test, PM me your address and I will pop a couple of lateral flows in the post. Although by the time you receive them, you will probably be recovered :laugh:

You're very kind :love:

[Mystic Mock]

Doctor Mock and his excellent bedside manner :joker:

You know you'd want me as your Doctor... If you wanted to die that is.:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why wouldn’t she?

because there is no need, the pandemic is over

[The Slim Reaper]

You need to try and sleep as much as possible, and dose up on liquid night nurse.

[Vanessa]

You can get them from thw pharmacy.
I got sent some, because I'm in the at risk category.
Get some rest and drink plenty of water.

[Niamh.]

You need to try and sleep as much as possible, and dose up on liquid night nurse.

That stuff is potent, I'm not even sure how they get away with selling it over the counter, last time I took some of that I wasn't right for days :laugh: Good if you're really sick though definitely

[Crimson Dynamo]

That stuff is potent, I'm not even sure how they get away with selling it over the counter, last time I took some of that I wasn't right for days :laugh: Good if you're really sick though definitely

It makes you feel tired and hungover the next day. It contains 18% alcohol by volume

definitely not something to take for a cold

[Vanessa]

Get a test. It might not be covid. It could be flu?

[Niamh.]

It makes you feel tired and hungover the next day. It contains 18% alcohol by volume

definitely not something to take for a cold

Last time I took it, I could barely keep my eyes open for about 2 days :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Get a test. It might not be covid. It could be flu?

If it was Flu Ness she would not be able to post :laugh:

[The Slim Reaper]

That stuff is potent, I'm not even sure how they get away with selling it over the counter, last time I took some of that I wasn't right for days :laugh: Good if you're really sick though definitely

Best way to get through covid is sleep, and the best way to sleep is NN.

As someone who attends long covid clinic, I wish someone would have given me that advice!

[Niamh.]

Best way to get through covid is sleep, and the best way to sleep is NN.

As someone who attends long covid clinic, I wish someone would have given me that advice!

Yeah no doubt, if I was properly sick I'd lash it back :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yeah no doubt, if I was properly sick I'd lash it back :laugh:

Its like 7 and a half quid for a wee bottle :shocked:

[arista]

5 Covid tests for £10

most places Kate

[thesheriff443]

That stuff is potent, I'm not even sure how they get away with selling it over the counter, last time I took some of that I wasn't right for days :laugh: Good if you're really sick though definitely

You have never been right since :joker:

[thesheriff443]

My brother who is super fit has been left with a nasty cough after getting covid recently.

[Redway]

because there is no need, the pandemic is over

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of a rise in the U.K. at the moment. Individual people are starting to wear face masks again for that very reason and it’s not like it doesn’t make sense.

Get well soon, Kate, whatever you’re dealing with. :hug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of a rise in the U.K. at the moment. Individual people are starting to wear face masks again for that very reason and it’s not like it doesn’t make sense.

Get well soon, Kate, whatever you’re dealing with. :hug:

so you test and it says you have it then what

so you test and it says you dont then what

:shrug:

[Niamh.]

so you test and it says you have it then what

so you test and it says you dont then what

:shrug:

Then you would stay away from other people for a few days so you don't pass it on obviously

[Crimson Dynamo]

Then you would stay away from other people for a few days so you don't pass it on obviously

but you would not if you dont

you still have all the symptoms of a nasty cold?


oh well its not called covid so i dont mind infecting you?

how does that work

[Crimson Dynamo]

she has a nasty cold or covid

just stay away from people in general as we all did pre covid

[Niamh.]

but you would not if you dont

you still have all the symptoms of a nasty cold?


oh well its not called covid so i dont mind infecting you?

how does that work

The symptoms of head colds are similar from person to person, not that bad The symptoms of Covid are really unpredictable and can be really severe and you could end up hospitalised or worse, why am I explaining something to you that you already know?

[bots]

i don't think you need a test. If you are feeling poorly, assume you have it.

[Jordan.]

so you test and it says you have it then what

so you test and it says you dont then what

:shrug:

Did you not test when you caught it earlier this year? :conf:

[Jordan.]

Hopefully it's mild and you recover quickly Kate x

[Crimson Dynamo]

Did you not test when you caught it earlier this year? :conf:

I had to as i was in care homes/ hospitals each week

[Crimson Dynamo]

i don't think you need a test. If you are feeling poorly, assume you have it.

And i think that would be what a doctor would tell you if you called one

[AnnieK]

Why are people trying to dictate how people deal with possibly having Covid?

You have no idea whether Kate could have been in contact with someone who could be vulnerable, surely its still better to know if you ha e Covid or not?

If you personally don't want to test, fine, but why try to make someone look a dick for wanting to test?

[hijaxers]

Then you would stay away from other people for a few days so you don't pass it on obviously

Nearly everyone i knew that went to Glastonbury came back with covid , still went to work , you don't have to isolate anymore. Most are getting it very mild.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why are people trying to dictate how people deal with possibly having Covid?

You have no idea whether Kate could have been in contact with someone who could be vulnerable, surely its still better to know if you ha e Covid or not?

If you personally don't want to test, fine, but why try to make someone look a dick for wanting to test?

No one is making anyone look at dick :laugh: but unless you are just naturally curious to see if you have it (which is fine) there is no need to test. Kate has all the symptoms of either BA 5 or a bad cold (but the odds its covid make it almost certain) so either way she will not be going out, round anyone's house or near anyone vulnerable regardless.


If you have sore throat...full of a head cold and feel weak and then going to see someone vulnerable then what on earth are you doing covid or not.

[Cherie]

I have a shed load of tests in my bathroom

Come on down Kate :laugh:

[Vanessa]

I got some as well.

[ThomasC]

You'll be OK, it's only a bad cold in most cases.

Hope you feel better soon

[ThomasC]

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of a rise in the U.K. at the moment. Individual people are starting to wear face masks again for that very reason and it’s not like it doesn’t make sense.

Get well soon, Kate, whatever you’re dealing with. :hug:

Face masks?

Really???

:joker:

They're so 2020.

[ThomasC]

she has a nasty cold or covid

just stay away from people in general as we all did pre covid

Yes exactly.

What a song and dance :shrug:

[thesheriff443]

I have a shed load of tests in my bathroom

Come on down Kate :laugh:

She’s not pregnant cherie

[Crimson Dynamo]

She’s not pregnant cherie

:joker:

[Niamh.]

Nearly everyone i knew that went to Glastonbury came back with covid , still went to work , you don't have to isolate anymore. Most are getting it very mild.You do have to isolate here still if you test positive

[Crimson Dynamo]

You do have to isolate here still if you test positive

Your government caused a severe recession and an unprecedented rise in unemployment due to its over reaction to covid?

[Beso]

Only kate could get covid for her birthday.