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biometrics said:
Well survived another night but still snot and post nasal drip. Going to send housemate to get some meds to dry up my nose and a bronchodilator for my post nasal drip lungs and also an oximeter just in case (actually I like gadgets so this is a good excuse). Other than that I feel fine. Temperature is a perfect 36.6C, so no fever. Hopefully gone by tomorrow.
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Just keep looking after yourself.
 
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biometrics said:
Well survived another night but still snot and post nasal drip. Going to send housemate to get some meds to dry up my nose and a bronchodilator for my post nasal drip lungs and also an oximeter just in case (actually I like gadgets so this is a good excuse). Other than that I feel fine. Temperature is a perfect 36.6C, so no fever. Hopefully gone by tomorrow.
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You can get a test for R150 from Dischem. If it was me I'd want to know I had it for definite going forward with future boosters and stuff.
 
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You can get a test for R150 from Dischem. If it was me I'd want to know I had it for definite going forward with future boosters and stuff.
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Oh, thought it was more expensive.

I’d get the booster anyway. Symptoms match vaccinated omicron like snot nose, post nasal drip, tight chest, bit of a cough, but not all mind you, not fatigued, sore throat or headache (though it was a bit for an hour Tuesday night). Busy clearing up already, I expect to be fine by tomorrow. So the test might be too late by now. Snot nose started Tuesday but I only clicked yesterday what might be going on. It might even just be a cold.
 
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Oh, thought it was more expensive.

I’d get the booster anyway. Symptoms match vaccinated omicron like snot nose, post nasal drip, tight chest, but of a cough, but not all mind you, not fatigued, sore throat or headache (though it was a bit for an hour Tuesday night). Busy clearing up already, I expect to be fine by tomorrow. So the test might be too late by now. Snot nose started Tuesday but I only clicked yesterday what might be going on. It might even just be a cold.
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I was pretty lucky and got some NHS lateral flow tests from a friend who was visiting from the UK and I used our last one a couple of days ago when my 16 year old son was feeling crap. Turns out he was fine as well and he actually got his second jab yesterday.

I think you can do a drive through at the car park at the side of the Mediclinic as well. But good it's clearing up anyway.
 
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I was pretty lucky and got some NHS lateral flow tests from a friend who was visiting from the UK and I used our last one a couple of days ago when my 16 year old son was feeling crap. Turns out he was fine as well and he actually got his second jab yesterday.

I think you can do a drive through at the car park at the side of the Mediclinic as well. But good it's clearing up anyway.
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Is lateral flow the same an antigen test? Uses a drop of blood?

I was also sneezing at time previous two days. Just been wracked with yawns for the past 30 minutes, limited interrupted sleep for two nights, might need a nap…
 
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Is lateral flow the same an antigen test? Uses a drop of blood?

I was also sneezing at time previous two days. Just been wracked with yawns for the past 30 minutes, limited interrupted sleep for two nights, might need a nap…
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No, they use a nasal swab sample.
 
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Spizz said:
You can get a test for R150 from Dischem. If it was me I'd want to know I had it for definite going forward with future boosters and stuff.
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Open to correction here but these rapid home tests are notoriously poor at detecting Omicron from what I have been able to pick up.
 
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Nose mostly cleared up but lungs still a bit tight. Blood oxygen a bit lower at 96% but that’s still above the minimum acceptable 94%. Will keep on taking the meds.
 
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