I'm feeling a bit more lively today, though the cough is coming and going and I'm keeping it suppressed with a combination of paracetamol, ibuprofen, boiled sweets, a ton of water and bed rest. I had to get out of bed at 2 am as it was getting too much, but I was back in bed by around 4.30 and got back to sleep. My biggest problem is that my midriff is sore from all the coughing, and is quite uncomfortable.
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My friend and I both succumbed to the virus after 2.5 years of being extremely careful and doing everything that we could to avoid infection, and we both succeeded until now. However, now with a new wave of infections and zero restrictions, it was all too predictable that we would end up getting COVID, and indeed we both did independently within days of each other. We both knew it was possible/likely, since we have both embraced our regained 'freedom' and choose to go into work instead of working from home, and attend various social events etc.
But, I wouldn't have done any of that had it not been for the ability to test myself, as the chances of having an asymptomatic infection were too high - not knowing if I were infectious or not is not an option for me as both my parents are elderly and clinically vulnerable. Frankly, I'm staggered that there are people out there who have never bothered to use LFT tests - I can understand why one might not use tests much, but I don't know how people mitigate the risk that they themselves pose to more vulnerable family members, friends or colleagues
without testing... I guess they don't, and that's never been something I've found acceptable.
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Speaking of tests, I decided not to waste my remaining tests and only test when I start to feel better, but then I figured that it would be a good plan to have a verifiable testing record incase it might come in handy at some point, and to test myself every third day.
I started to feel dodgy on Sunday night and tested positive for the first time on Monday morning, with a faint red line on the LFT test.
Today, Day 4, I tested again and there is now a solid black line
I anticipate that to start fading (I hope!!) by Day 7 (when I will take my next test...) and hopefully it will be on its way out by Day 10. The general rule here is that two consecutive negative tests indicate that one can stop self-isolating, and I'm looking forward to those days!
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