Rubbish day at penguin towers

[plastic penguin]

Sorry to hear that - hope it gets no worse!

Hopefully not. We've had the vaccinations and the booster.

 

[Freddy]

Sorry to hear that too, PP.

 

[plastic penguin]

My brother and his married daughters have had it and this Omocron variant lasts for about 10 days.

Hope it doesn't last any longer. Just want to get back to normality.

 

[Al ears]

There's always carers coming in and out of the house. They test themselves once a week, it's possible....

Other than that, I only do the shopping at the quietest periods (very early morning or just before they close.

I always wear a mask in a shop, vinyl gloves and I keep sanitizer in the car.

I go to pub on occasions but again never at it's busiest time, and I wear a mask at the bar.

Not sure how it was picked up but Mrs. has had a headache for several days before the test. Can only guess it was one of the carers.

Surprised they don't have to test more often than that, my wife has to with her NHS job

 

[bigboss]

Take care PP, and your wife. Hopefully will stay mild.

 

[plastic penguin]

Surprised they don't have to test more often than that, my wife has to with her NHS job

Does seem strange. But unless I misheard.....

 

[plastic penguin]

Take care PP, and your wife. Hopefully will stay mild.

Cheers BB. We are all in the hands of the vaccines and booster.

Mrs. P showed signs last weekend with bad headaches. Her headaches have gone....she feels fine in the main.

When my brother (72 years old) and his family had it, it took 10 days before they tested negative. We got just over a week based on that.

 

[Tinman1952]

Cheers BB. We are all in the hands of the vaccines and booster.

Mrs. P showed signs last weekend with bad headaches. Her headaches have gone....she feels fine in the main.

When my brother (72 years old) and his family had it, it took 10 days before they tested negative. We got just over a week based on that.

Best wishes to you both PP. I had it in March and it was not pleasant. Like a bad flu and I lost taste and smell for nearly 3 weeks. Symptoms cleared after about 8 days but the awful cough took a bit longer...
I read in Nature that vaccine protection against the BA.2 variant drops to 10% after 4 months. My 'booster' was last October so had no chance really! We need more boosters!
Take care.....👍

 

[plastic penguin]

Best wishes to you both PP. I had it in March and it was not pleasant. Like a bad flu and I lost taste and smell for nearly 3 weeks. Symptoms cleared after about 8 days but the awful cough took a bit longer...
I read in Nature that vaccine protection against the BA.2 variant drops to 10% after 4 months. My 'booster' was last October so had no chance really! We need more boosters!
Take care.....👍

Cheers @Tinman1952

Oddly we've not lost any taste or smell. Really the only symptoms are a slight headache (heavy head rather than migraine levels), sneezing and a slight cough.

Mrs. P has just said we had the booster in early March

EDIT - 30th November last year.

 

[plastic penguin]

Been out, front windows down, in the sun for a nice drive around the North Downs. Made me feel better.

 

[WayneKerr]

Sorry to hear this, PP. I had it about 2 months ago. Symptoms were a banging headache and severe fatigue. Over it now except for painful joint issues which weren't there before.
Hope you get well/over it soon

 

[plastic penguin]

Sorry to hear this, PP. I had it about 2 months ago. Symptoms were a banging headache and severe fatigue. Over it now except for painful joint issues which weren't there before.
Hope you get well/over it soon

Yeah Mrs. P keeps falling to sleep. Not sure if it's my sparkling personality (not) or Covid.

I'm feeling lightheaded (not be mistaken with dizzy). Feeling is similar to having a couple of pints of ale on a empty stomach.

 

[bigboss]

Yeah Mrs. P keeps falling to sleep. Not sure if it's my sparkling personality (not) or Covid.

I'm feeling lightheaded (not be mistaken with dizzy). Feeling is similar to having a couple of pints of ale on a empty stomach.

Make sure you both are well hydrated. A lot of symptoms in viral illness is due to relative dehydration.

 

[plastic penguin]

Make sure you both are well hydrated. A lot of symptoms in viral illness is due to relative dehydration.

Yes, very true about keeping hydrated. I've had copious amounts of tea, squash and Lucozade. Although I did sin a little: had a couple of bottles of Peroni lager, which has been the cupboard for a few weeks. More truthfully, I had a tea chaser: big mug of tea sipped with a bottle of lager.

Think I've tweaked a stomach muscle. Yesterday, I had a sneezing fit and after that, just hiccuping or clearing my throat the stomach muscle really hurts. Hey-ho.

 

[WayneKerr]

Tea and lager, yuck No, just no

 

[plastic penguin]

Tea and lager, yuck No, just no

Yeah, I suppose so. I just like a cold fizzy with hot milky drink

 

[plastic penguin]

Mrs. P has just shown a negative test result. Won't do mine until tomorrow or Thursday as she was showing signs a few days before me.
Other than some fatigue, I'm fine.

 

[Al ears]

Mrs. P has just shown a negative test result. Won't do mine until tomorrow or Thursday as she was showing signs a few days before me.
Other than some fatigue, I'm fine.

Jolly glad to hear that

 

[plastic penguin]

Mrs. P has just shown a negative test result. Won't do mine until tomorrow or Thursday as she was showing signs a few days before me.
Other than some fatigue, I'm fine.

Just tested positive still. I know I'm about 3-4 days after Mrs. First showed any symptoms, logic tells me it'll be about Monday. I won't test myself until then.

 

[plastic penguin]

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[plastic penguin]

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Yup, now clear thankfully. It's more relief than anything.

Strange as I had none of the typical Covid symptoms: no loss of taste or smell, no high temperature, no persistent headaches.... just a head cold and fatigue. Oh, in the first couple of days my legs felt like lead weights.

Strange world of viruses.

 

[Gray]

Prince Andrew has just tested positive.
Could be an overheating issue there, as he can't sweat 🤔

 

[michael hoy]

Prince Andrew has just tested positive.
Could be an overheating issue there, as he can't sweat 🤔

It's a ploy to stop him attending the Jubilee and being an embarrassment

 

[Gray]

It's a ploy to stop him attending the Jubilee and being an embarrassment

Certainly convenient timing 👍

 

[plastic penguin]

Would you believe it?

My front crown (tooth) has just dropped out. Been on my hands and knees looking for it. It's found....

I'll ring up A&E and see if they can glue it back in.

And so it goes on....