Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Landsurfer]

I've got it again. Assume from the kids party held at a local play centre last weekend.

Another week in solitary.

Sorry to hear that. How do you know you’ve got it ?

 

[Julia9054]

Loads of staff at work have it at the moment. Out of our department of 21 people, there are only 5 of us that haven't had it yet.
Schools have large stashes of left over lfts and have been told by the DofE that they are not allowed to give them out to kids or to staff.

 

[PaulSB]

Sorry to hear that. How do you know you’ve got it ?

Possibly he took an LFT?

 

[PaulSB]

Loads of staff at work have it at the moment. Out of our department of 21 people, there are only 5 of us that haven't had it yet.
Schools have large stashes of left over lfts and have been told by the DofE that they are not allowed to give them out to kids or to staff.

Although I'm retired it's a similar situation in our family, social circle and the village school.

Socially we know perhaps 20 people with positive test results; they fall into two groups, very ill or virtually asymptomatic. In the same household it can be one partner ill and the other simply positive. We have good friends who have been part of a government testing programme for two years, they are also two of the most cautious people we know. Both recently mentioned they have "very high" antibody levels. Daughter unknowingly brought Covid to the house last Saturday.

My son is in Supported Living in the Community. He shares a house with three other young men. Two carers tested positive last Saturday, two clients ill by Monday. My son is currently negative. Isolation for people with SLD is hugely problematic.

At the village school it's not a question of is there Covid but how many children and staff are off school.

Looking back, and largely for my son, I see I've done 23 LFTs and 5 PCRs. Hadn't tested since January but I've had to do 4 LFTs in the last 11 days. My wife has similar numbers.

 

[Jody]

Sorry to hear that. How do you know you’ve got it ?

LFT when I started feeling funny.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Day 9.

Mostly recovered tested negative on day 6 and 7.

Most worrying was a trip to building society on day 7 came over all dizzy thought I was going to pass out. Soon passed.

Very minor chest pains - which feel muscular tbh. And want to clear my throat and nose mainly early morning.

Anxiety about when to get back on bike. Not helped by rebuild of bike with loads new goodies set to be
delivered tomorrow !!!!!!

Don‘t rush too quickly back into the exercise you did pre Covid. Even if you are testing negative doesn’t mean your body has repaired any internal damage. Ease back into it, and back off if necessary. Just accept fitness will have taken a hit and you need to be cautious to avoid a set back.

 

[PaulSB]

Don‘t rush too quickly back into the exercise you did pre Covid. Even if you are testing negative doesn’t mean your body has repaired any internal damage. Ease back into it, and back off if necessary. Just accept fitness will have taken a hit and you need to be cautious to avoid a set back.

I would echo this. I had Covid over Christmas, very mild and basically a sore throat and under the weather. I'd also had a bad chest infection in early December. I went to hard in January and that had a poor effect on me both physically and mentally as I was very disappointed with my efforts. It's taken me till this week to regain my positive mental approach to cycling and to find my mojo again. I simply over did, please don't do the same.

 

[kingrollo]

I would echo this. I had Covid over Christmas, very mild and basically a sore throat and under the weather. I'd also had a bad chest infection in early December. I went to hard in January and that had a poor effect on me both physically and mentally as I was very disappointed with my efforts. It's taken me till this week to regain my positive mental approach to cycling and to find my mojo again. I simply over did, please don't do the same.

Will try.

Without wishing to sound macho - I do find I'm better when doing stuff. For example if I have a cold - it clears up quicker if I struggle the early morning discomfort and go to work - rather than stay in bed.

At the minute my chest and arms feel exactly like I've overdone it on the bench press big time at the gym.

30 minutes walk with the dog - no problems at all.

I'm usually a light sleeper - but sleeping really well at the moment - but not struggling to get out of bed like some people.

It's only 10 days so no need to panic yet.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We've still got 100+ cases in the Trust, & are still treating anyone arriving with respiratory problems as positive... Until proven Negative
(to err on the side of caution)

This appeared as a (2 years ago) FB memory, I think I had a look out, but went back in
The X5s seen at about 20 seconds are some of the local ARV units
Well done Salim, for filming it


View: https://www.facebook.com/TheMidYorkshireHospitalsNHSTrust/videos/1683000055172719


EDIT @ 19:25
This was an arranged 'Clap For The NHS' affair, I believe that the Police had got in touch & offered to let every available Officer/car be there, for a few minutes
Likewise, it was few minutes relief for the A&E Doctors/Nurses, who had been in the forefront of it all

Within a few minutes every vehicle was gone, barring maybe a couple of Police 'response' units who were changing over with collegues who were on escort duties

We're still busy, with a split A&E department (red & green sides)
A couple of nights last week saw the night-shift starting with 100+ patients booked in
7 hour waits to see a Doctor
24 hours for a bed, on a Ward

 

[Ajax Bay]

Richard - I think you might want to edit the above (ad a context comment as text) to make clear what's being filmed. The immediate impression is of lots of NHS clinical, support, ambulance and other standing around filming one another and the scene of waiting ambulances overmatching the hospital's capacity to receive. Only later, and by looking at a comment in explanation (and then flicking back to see people clapping), do we discover it's 'clap for the NHS' hour and that 8pm is a shift change (hence all the people whom a 'civilian' might think might be more effectively employed 'working' to clear the ambulance jam.
I hope that there's more normality (stretch) to the hospital's work now .
PS I assume that by "proven negative" you mean not a positive result on a PCR?

 

[kingrollo]

Well 11 days after testing positive. I ventured out for an hour on my bike today. I took it really easy watching my heart rate.

Even not caring about my speed and a relaxing ride - my average HR was 5bpm higher than riding this route previously.

No other after effects - hopefully my HR settles over the next few weeks.

 

[Julia9054]

Buggering covid finally got me. 2 years of kids sneezing and coughing all over me and Al getting it 5 weeks ago had me convinced I might be immune. Nope.

 

[vickster]

Get well soon. Do you get an extended Easter break

 

[Rusty Nails]

Had a rough week last week starting with a not too hard ride that knackered me on Monday. Failed on another ride attempt Thursday so tested........came out positive, still positive today .

A rough four days since then but really nothing more than a normal bout of man flu. I suspect there will be lingering tiredness but I'm off to Italy in three weeks for a bit of R & R so fingers crossed.

 

[Julia9054]

Get well soon. Do you get an extended Easter break

Still got a week of holiday to go - I’m sure I’ll be fine by next Monday like the good little worker drone I am!