Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Alex321]

Bunch of people from our office down with it after an "event" in the office last Wednesday. I'd have been at that if I hadn't smashed my wrist the previous Friday, and may well have been one of those catching it.

 

[13 rider]

Having worked all the way through the pandemic including working in people's houses ,I was amazed to have never caught it . However it caught up with me yesterday what I thought was the start of a cold is Covid so off work . Feel ok but my legs and knees ache

 

[vickster]

Bunch of people from our office down with it after an "event" in the office last Wednesday. I'd have been at that if I hadn't smashed my wrist the previous Friday, and may well have been one of those catching it.

I'd rather have Covid than a smashed wrist!

 

[C R]

I'd rather have Covid than a smashed wrist!

I suppose it depends on risk factors. A smashed wrist is a "known entity". Covid on the other hand can throw a curve ball here and there.

 

[vickster]

I suppose it depends on risk factors. A smashed wrist is a "known entity". Covid on the other hand can throw a curve ball here and there.

Having had Covid and a lot of joint injuries and issues (recovery is not always predictable and a bad injury or break could well lead to issues down the line), I'd far rather have Covid, but yes it can be an unknown (albeit less so if fully vaxed and not clinically vulnerable)

 

[MrGrumpy]

Bunch of people from our office down with it after an "event" in the office last Wednesday. I'd have been at that if I hadn't smashed my wrist the previous Friday, and may well have been one of those catching it.

Funny there was an event in my office a week past Thursday. I sat well at the back whilst the brown nosers did their thing ! Result many off with Covid !

 

[Alex321]

I'd rather have Covid than a smashed wrist!

On balance, I think I would too, being triple vaxed, it probably wouldn't have been too serious for me, even at age 63.

 

[Julia9054]

I know we don’t have “rules” any more, but if you are still testing positive on lft at or after 10 days, can you be released back into the wild or should you still self isolate? This is assuming you are not still ill

 

[Ajax Bay]

Yes but the % protection from serious illness provided by that Pfizer booster in December is waning. Almost worth 'getting on with it' as ('immunity') protection post-infection has now been shown as much stronger, but the powers that be can't formally/ethically adopt that policy.
Not a straightforward 'choice', even if it is a practical choice.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I know we don’t have “rules” any more, but if you are still testing positive on lft at or after 10 days, can you be released back into the wild or should you still self isolate? This is assuming you are not still ill

Back into the wild ! Had one person last week who was still positive day 10. Had to come back or it was sick !

 

[Julia9054]

Back into the wild ! Had one person last week who was still positive day 10. Had to come back or it was sick !

I have a bored husband with a stubbornly persistent positive lft drifting around the house like a grumpy black cloud. It is day 10 today. Both him - and indeed me - would like him to go back to work!

 

[PK99]

. Feel ok but my legs and knees ache

That's not Covid - it's age!

 

[byegad]

Lady Byegad and I are back in Purdah as the local infection rate climbs steeply. Neither of us can really risk catching it, me with Asthma, L.B. with a more complex lung issue. To be honest we are doing well, having been up onto Blakey Ridge for a picnic today and did a bit of birding last week.

However, we really miss seeing our three grandchildren, it's now over two years since a fase to face meeting with them.

 

[Slick]

I have a bored husband with a stubbornly persistent positive lft drifting around the house like a grumpy black cloud. It is day 10 today. Both him - and indeed me - would like him to go back to work!

Probably just a Scottish thing but up here it depends on symptoms and vaccination status. You can't go out with a high temperature for example but you can if its just a cough.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Probably just a Scottish thing but up here it depends on symptoms and vaccination status. You can't go out with a high temperature for example but you can if its just a cough.

Still the same here: if you have a positive test you need two negative tests before you can go out again, and masks are still mandatory.