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It's a cough where you can't cough anything up, basically. A productive cough it the normal sort where you cough up phlem from your lungs. People often have a bit of a cough in the morning, but that is normal.Todds_right_hook said:What’s a dry cough? I’ve had a slight cough since yesterday. I can feel it on my chest with an itch at the bottom of my throat
Better info on the NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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And now I feel absolutely fine today, maybe slightly lethargic, but that’s probably more to do with the fact I’ve been stuck inside for the past few days!kentaddick said:
Basically what I’ve got, it keeps coming and going, just odd. Not sky high temps, but you know that feeling when you just know you’ve got a temperatureCovered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.1 -
I’m fine in the morning but it gets worse at night. It isnt keeping me awake or noticeable during the night.JamesSeed said:
It's a cough where you can't cough anything up, basically. A productive cough it the normal sort where you cough up phlem from your lungs. People often have a bit of a cough in the morning, but that is normal.Todds_right_hook said:What’s a dry cough? I’ve had a slight cough since yesterday. I can feel it on my chest with an itch at the bottom of my throat
Better info on the NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
ive put it down to stress/lack of sleep/seasonal. I’m still staying indoors for a week just to make sure.0 -
And now I feel poorly again... wtf bodykentaddick said:
And now I feel absolutely fine today, maybe slightly lethargic, but that’s probably more to do with the fact I’ve been stuck inside for the past few days!kentaddick said:
Basically what I’ve got, it keeps coming and going, just odd. Not sky high temps, but you know that feeling when you just know you’ve got a temperatureCovered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.1 -
I have shortness of breath sore throat and cough, not severe but definetly not normal. My wife has fever and aches all over. Also shortness of breath, we are 34 and 35 year old and in good health. Still a worry though. No idea how we got it as we have been in isolation for over 2 weeks now. If we get it everyone can get it.
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This is now taking a lot of prisoners stay safe everyone0
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Covered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.
The last 2 days I've been struggling with a temperature of 101F.Covered End said:I've read a bit more and feeling freezing cold & having night sweats is not uncommon.
Although personally, I've not seen this officially mentioned as symptoms.
I find it peculiar that it hasn't been said whether they are or are not symptoms.
I'm doing all the recommended procedures to bring it down, but it then goes back up again.
It's reached the stage that if there was £20 on the floor, you would just leave it.
Still no cough ! Although I was starting to feel wheezy.
My wife told me to complete some NHS questionairre, which I did and it said you've probably got Covid.
Weirdly, she has insisted all along that I haven't got Covid and now my temperature is reducing, she says I told you it wasn't Covid. I can't make out that attitude at all.
If anyone thinks they are coming down with it. I'd go straight to bed and have maximum rest, as this seems to get worse as time progresses. I carried on reasonably normal for 4 days, which was a mistake in hindsight.0 -
I’m still feeling what I’ve had in recent day’s is hay fever, no cough, no temperature, I do have a pain in my chest, but it appears to a bruise from being head butted by a two year old, as I’ve got no shortness of breath. Still have a sore throat which seems to have been around for a few days nowI was last outside about 6 days ago; so either I’ve been asymptomatic or had/have it really mildly, hopefully1
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Bear in mind everyone that health anxiety will be going overdrive. It’s still statistically highly unlikely you have covid. Just looking out for a lot of people who will be panicking at the slightest symptom. Past experience tells me that anxiety can cause all of the above as well as viruses and the like4
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Be extremely careful and make sure your wife regularly monitors your condition. High temperature and coughing are two of the symptoms of Covid 19. Hopefully the mild version.Covered End said:Covered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.
The last 2 days I've been struggling with a temperature of 101F.Covered End said:I've read a bit more and feeling freezing cold & having night sweats is not uncommon.
Although personally, I've not seen this officially mentioned as symptoms.
I find it peculiar that it hasn't been said whether they are or are not symptoms.
I'm doing all the recommended procedures to bring it down, but it then goes back up again.
It's reached the stage that if there was £20 on the floor, you would just leave it.
Still no cough ! Although I was starting to feel wheezy.
My wife told me to complete some NHS questionairre, which I did and it said you've probably got Covid.
Weirdly, she has insisted all along that I haven't got Covid and now my temperature is reducing, she says I told you it wasn't Covid. I can't make out that attitude at all.
If anyone thinks they are coming down with it. I'd go straight to bed and have maximum rest, as this seems to get worse as time progresses. I carried on reasonably normal for 4 days, which was a mistake in hindsight.1 - Sponsored links:
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Oh I’m complete hypochondriac, so little things are being over reacted too0
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I think it's only natural to worry when you get the slightest ailment at the moment. Woke up with just a sore throat and thought that's it I've got it, even though I know it's almost certain to be something else.4
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Is everyone on this thread who has described symptoms isolating, along with all their family members?1
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From what I read, it is a cough that comes out of nowhere and is persistent.JamesSeed said:
It's a cough where you can't cough anything up, basically. A productive cough it the normal sort where you cough up phlem from your lungs. People often have a bit of a cough in the morning, but that is normal.Todds_right_hook said:What’s a dry cough? I’ve had a slight cough since yesterday. I can feel it on my chest with an itch at the bottom of my throat
Better info on the NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/0 -
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I've not even taken the bins out for two weeks, and I've waited by the front door until the grocery delivery people have gone before bringing stuff in. Luckily one of my neighbours posted my Mothers' Day card for me.Chizz said:Is everyone on this thread who has described symptoms isolating, along with all their family members?
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Yes. No one in our household has been out since Friday when I started feeling unwell.Chizz said:Is everyone on this thread who has described symptoms isolating, along with all their family members?
Running out of milk, eggs and bread now.1 -
Could it be hay fever/allergies? That's how my allergies go usually. That and congestion.kentaddick said:
And now I feel poorly again... wtf bodykentaddick said:
And now I feel absolutely fine today, maybe slightly lethargic, but that’s probably more to do with the fact I’ve been stuck inside for the past few days!kentaddick said:
Basically what I’ve got, it keeps coming and going, just odd. Not sky high temps, but you know that feeling when you just know you’ve got a temperatureCovered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.0 -
Whereabouts are you @Covered End? Perhaps someone local to you could do a food drop for you.Covered End said:
Yes. No one in our household has been out since Friday when I started feeling unwell.Chizz said:Is everyone on this thread who has described symptoms isolating, along with all their family members?
Running out of milk, eggs and bread now.
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If you're exhibiting any symptoms and you're taking the measures described by the government, i.e. isolating for seven days and the household doing so for fourteen, you should be very proud. It's difficult, but it's there right thing to do. The rest of us owe you a debt of thanks. And, when this is all over, your contribution to the fight shouldn't be forgotten.
Get well soon.3 - Sponsored links:
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I do suffer from hay fever but that feels very different, for one thing hay fever gives me a really runny nose, no runny nose.SDAddick said:
Could it be hay fever/allergies? That's how my allergies go usually. That and congestion.kentaddick said:
And now I feel poorly again... wtf bodykentaddick said:
And now I feel absolutely fine today, maybe slightly lethargic, but that’s probably more to do with the fact I’ve been stuck inside for the past few days!kentaddick said:
Basically what I’ve got, it keeps coming and going, just odd. Not sky high temps, but you know that feeling when you just know you’ve got a temperatureCovered End said:I've felt rough since Friday and thought a cold was "coming out" after a few sneezes a couple of days ago.
No more cold symptoms and I now feel worse than I've done all along.
I keep feeling ice cold, really achy & lethargic.
If I take paracetamol it puts my temperature into the high range.
I took my self to bed a couple of hours ago, as I started feeling faint & sick.
Just woken up & feel a bit better.
Most of my mates feel similar.1 -
Going tomorrow CE what do you need?Covered End said:
Yes. No one in our household has been out since Friday when I started feeling unwell.Chizz said:Is everyone on this thread who has described symptoms isolating, along with all their family members?
Running out of milk, eggs and bread now.
I will waive the normal £100 delivery charge3 -
So clb74 phoned me earlier.
Although I originally declined (I felt bad accepting), I reluctantly agreed to let him get me a few essentials, as he was already shopping tomorrow for an elderly neighbour.
Henry Irving also offered assistance earlier in the week.
I'm feeling the best I have for 7 days, so I'm hoping I'm over the worst.
The issue is, as Chizz describes above.
My family need to self isolate for a further 7 days and although technically I'm allowed out tomorrow for essentials, I don't want to put others in danger or myself for that matter.
I don't know whether I've had Covid or normal flu.
I'm on life time medication that suppresses my immune system due to colitis, so I'm quite likely to catch whatever is going around and it takes me longer to get rid of it.
Challenging times, but I'm in a better situation than most and for that I am truly grateful.
Thanks, once again to clb74, you know who the good guys are in times like these, (although tbf I knew already).29 -
Glad to hear it CE. Long may it continue. @clb74 @Henry Irving top men, both of you.Covered End said:So clb74 phoned me earlier.
Although I originally declined (I felt bad accepting), I reluctantly agreed to let him get me a few essentials, as he was already shopping tomorrow for an elderly neighbour.
Henry Irving also offered assistance earlier in the week.
I'm feeling the best I have for 7 days, so I'm hoping I'm over the worst.
The issue is, as Chizz describes above.
My family need to self isolate for a further 7 days and although technically I'm allowed out tomorrow for essentials, I don't want to put others in danger or myself for that matter.
I don't know whether I've had Covid or normal flu.
I'm on life time medication that suppresses my immune system due to colitis, so I'm quite likely to catch whatever is going around and it takes me longer to get rid of it.
Challenging times, but I'm in a better situation than most and for that I am truly grateful.
Thanks, once again to clb74, you know who the good guys are in times like these, (although tbf I knew already).
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Around 2 weeks ago my wife and I both woke up with a sore throat, which progressed to a persistent dry cough and pressure and pain across the chest (and for me sharp spots of pain in my lung and back, like a chest infection). Had slight breathlessness if doing anything mildly strenuous (e.g. walking up the stairs, hoovering etc.). We were both tired and achy. Neither of us had a fever at all. Now she's back to normal, I still have a persistent cough but apparently that can last weeks. No more pain or pressure in chest. Expect we had it but just isolated as was mild and didn't progress. Didn't call 111 and didn't get tested as wasn't any need.
For those who are worried, it was definitely mild for us but as we know others aren't so lucky. We are relatively young and in good health (except I'm on the "husky" side of things....). Hopefully testing for antibodies will begin soon so if we've had it we can volunteer and look after family, neighbours etc. whilst putting them at less risk. I definitely think this is more widespread than people had realised, we live in South Wales and aren't exactly out all the time using public transport etc., so a bit surprised we caught it (...if we actually did)!
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@Beardface hope you are ok S mate.
Wife went up to bed earlier at 8ish with a really high temperature and has had a really sore throat and nostrils today.
I'm worried though as she's feeling cold and has a high temperature. She is tough as old boots and whilst i am a bit of a hypochondriac she never moans about feeling ill so her going to bed without putting the kids to bed she's not right.
Did the 111 online thing and as i understand it she is to isolate for 7 days from today and the rest of us 14 days as i understand it?
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Hope she feels better mate.RodneyCharltonTrotta said:@Beardface hope you are ok S mate.
Wife went up to bed earlier at 8ish with a really high temperature and has had a really sore throat and nostrils today.
I'm worried though as she's feeling cold and has a high temperature. She is tough as old boots and whilst i am a bit of a hypochondriac she never moans about feeling ill so her going to bed without putting the kids to bed she's not right.
Did the 111 online thing and as i understand it she is to isolate for 7 days from today and the rest of us 14 days as i understand it?3 -
Thanks @carly burn mate.0
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RCT, that was my scenario.RodneyCharltonTrotta said:@Beardface hope you are ok S mate.
Wife went up to bed earlier at 8ish with a really high temperature and has had a really sore throat and nostrils today.
I'm worried though as she's feeling cold and has a high temperature. She is tough as old boots and whilst i am a bit of a hypochondriac she never moans about feeling ill so her going to bed without putting the kids to bed she's not right.
Did the 111 online thing and as i understand it she is to isolate for 7 days from today and the rest of us 14 days as i understand it?
I felt ill (same symptoms) last Friday, so this is my first day out of self isolation, but the rest of the family can't leave the house until next Friday. Although, they have shown no signs of illness.
One of my mates sent me this which was a good check list to follow.
I got worse before I got better, so I'd definitely say total rest, will aid a better recovery, as I didn't take to my bed until about day 3, which was a mistake in hindsight.
Obviously, I'm sure you've heard paracetamol is recommended NOT ibuprofen.
My mate's had it and he is allergic to paracetamol, so was taking aspirin, but he kept getting nosebleeds.
All the best.
https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-break-a-fever
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Hope your wife soon feels better 👍🏻RodneyCharltonTrotta said:@Beardface hope you are ok S mate.
Wife went up to bed earlier at 8ish with a really high temperature and has had a really sore throat and nostrils today.
I'm worried though as she's feeling cold and has a high temperature. She is tough as old boots and whilst i am a bit of a hypochondriac she never moans about feeling ill so her going to bed without putting the kids to bed she's not right.
Did the 111 online thing and as i understand it she is to isolate for 7 days from today and the rest of us 14 days as i understand it?2
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