FabSwingers.com forum: Please settle this?

By *anger mouse and Emma OP Couple
over a year ago

Honiton

Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes.

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

Yes. My kids too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes I have, twice.

Mrs

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

YES!

This year was not standard, that's for sure. I had a PCR test with the lurgy and it came back negative.

How bad was the cold this time? It went away, then came back.

Meds used? One after the other!

Aldi own brand

Sudafed

Actifed

Sainsbury's old mixture

Contac 400 (new and NOT improved version)

and another one I can't remember

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By *anger mouse and Emma OP Couple
over a year ago

Honiton

Thank you everyone x

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By *uliette500Woman
over a year ago

Hull

Yes was off work for 2 weeks with cough runny nose and blocked sinuses and tested negative on pcr and lft tests.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?

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By *uliette500Woman
over a year ago

Hull

Was this going to be one of those conspiracy threads saying that we all have cold not covid and the tests are giving false positives.

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By *yes146Man
over a year ago

London

Yes. It was negative.

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By *ylonSlutTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

"Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?"

No they don't. Neither lateral flow or PCR will confuse a cold for covid.

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By *anger mouse and Emma OP Couple
over a year ago

Honiton

"Was this going to be one of those conspiracy threads saying that we all have cold not covid and the tests are giving false positives. "

No I simply wanted a yes or no. We can stop the thread now if wanted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes a few times myself and a number of my team members have picked up colds / flu symptoms but been negative on lft and pcr covid tests.

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

How would they know it was a standard cold and not covid?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Thank you everyone x"

This is one piece of research, I'll happily avoid, next time round.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative?

How would they know it was a standard cold and not covid? "

Speak to a virologist. It's their bread and butter, to know this stuff.

Colds and flu have sneezing, covid doesn't.

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By *ungblackbullMan
over a year ago

scotland

"Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?"

This post was sponsored by Karen on Facebook.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?

This post was sponsored by Karen on Facebook."

sounds about right.

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By *heonix_flamesWoman
over a year ago

Midlands

Yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do lateral flow tests Monday and Thursday at work. A month a go I had a really bad cold thats just finally almost gone now. Each test came back negative (and tnh I did an extra test on a Tuesday as soon as the cold symptoms started as a precaution).

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Yes, twice.

It's ideal to test

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I've had cold like symptoms and tested negative on LFT, yes

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The longer you avoid having a cold: better hygiene, hand wahing and social distancing, the harder it will hit you next time.

This is basic virus strategy. Updates and regular ones to boot are the only solution.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes, several.

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By *anger mouse and Emma OP Couple
over a year ago

Honiton

Ok thanks everyone I got the answer I needed. Now kindly do not post anymore here as I simply was asking a simple question and do not want anything taken the wrong way. I just wanted yes or no.

Kind regards everyone and thank you.

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

"Ok thanks everyone I got the answer I needed. Now kindly do not post anymore here as I simply was asking a simple question and do not want anything taken the wrong way. I just wanted yes or no.

Kind regards everyone and thank you.

What was the answer? .

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

"Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?

This post was sponsored by Karen on Facebook.

sounds about right."

Wrong.

I asked out of personal experience, friends of mine have tested positive on one type of test but negative on the other. Their symptoms were more aligned to that of a cold.

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By *oroRick1027Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

I had a positive Lateral flow test on a Monday, went for a PCR test the next day, and it was negative.

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By *otshot14Woman
over a year ago

nuneaton

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "
yup. And my daughter and my son.. my other daughter tested positive and she was positive

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By *dysseusukMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

I don't understand the premise or implication of the question. Of course it will be negative if it's just a standard cold. I take regular tests before business and social events I'm attending to check I'm not asymptomatic, but wouldn't take a test just because i had a winter sniffle, unless i had a sore throat, headache or other obvious COVID symptoms. What's the point of the question OP?

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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes, couple of weeks ago, several times during the week.

Just the lurgy.

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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

"YES!

This year was not standard, that's for sure. I had a PCR test with the lurgy and it came back negative.

How bad was the cold this time? It went away, then came back.

Meds used? One after the other!

Aldi own brand

Sudafed

Actifed

Sainsbury's old mixture

Contac 400 (new and NOT improved version)

and another one I can't remember"

Bloody hell, I had tea, chocolate eclairs and Kelly's clotted cream ice cream, seemed to work. Oh forgot, an aspirin I found in the kitchen cupboard.

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By *orsetCouple777Couple
over a year ago

Bournemouth

"Yes, isn't it the PCR tests that get confused between colds and covid?

This post was sponsored by Karen on Facebook."

The irony of mocking information from social media whilst using the name Karen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes just got back from Spain bit of a head cold took standard as per Gov requirements lft negative ...19 fecking quid!!!

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By *ob198XaMan
over a year ago

teleford

"The longer you avoid having a cold: better hygiene, hand wahing and social distancing, the harder it will hit you next time.

This is basic virus strategy. Updates and regular ones to boot are the only solution."

Sorry but I’m sure that’s bollox. When I get a few colds in short succession it’s always the second or third that floors me not the first one after a long period of good health!

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By *ommenhimCouple
over a year ago

wigan

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, several times.

I have then had something far worse than a cold and tested positive. If the PCR or LFT tests picked up any virus I'd have had several positives by now.

No test is infallible. Look at pregnancy tests, and their false reading rates, yet people aren't screaming that they're a con

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes, I work at a school and have to test twice a week. I often have colds and have never tested positive.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No a lateral flow neither a PCR will confuse a cold for COVID at the start a very small number of lateral flow gave false positives but this was down to faulty tests nothing to do with a cold but it's very rare now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative?

How would they know it was a standard cold and not covid?

Speak to a virologist. It's their bread and butter, to know this stuff.

Colds and flu have sneezing, covid doesn't."

My husband had covid and was sneezing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never done a test. Haven’t had a test for flu or a cold in the past - don’t see the need for testing now

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yep

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By *reenleavesCouple
over a year ago

North Wales

Yes. Had a rotten cold for over a week. Took 2 LFTs and both were negative. Work suggested I go for a PCR test incase they were false negative. PCR came back negative.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative?

How would they know it was a standard cold and not covid?

Speak to a virologist. It's their bread and butter, to know this stuff.

Colds and flu have sneezing, covid doesn't.

My husband had covid and was sneezing."

It's almost like you can have two illnesses at once....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or it was part of his covid symptons

It is listed as a covid sympton although it's not a common sympton.

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By *uliette500Woman
over a year ago

Hull

"Never done a test. Haven’t had a test for flu or a cold in the past - don’t see the need for testing now"

Because covid isn't a cold or flu.

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By *enithWoman
over a year ago

closer than you think

"Yes. Had a rotten cold for over a week. Took 2 LFTs and both were negative. Work suggested I go for a PCR test incase they were false negative. PCR came back negative. "

Same here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That’s a common misinformation spread by anti vaxxers and Covid deniers.

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By *rufflesCouple
over a year ago

manchester

"Will someone please settle this once and for all.

Has anybody with a standard cold taken a flow test and its been negative? "

Yes!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok thanks everyone I got the answer I needed. Now kindly do not post anymore here as I simply was asking a simple question and do not want anything taken the wrong way. I just wanted yes or no.

Kind regards everyone and thank you.

Stop a Fabs thread? That's like unbreaking an egg....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok thanks everyone I got the answer I needed. Now kindly do not post anymore here as I simply was asking a simple question and do not want anything taken the wrong way. I just wanted yes or no.

Kind regards everyone and thank you.

Stop a Fabs thread? That's like unbreaking an egg....

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

Yes, I know lots of people that have.

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By *e CapCouple
over a year ago

Basingstoke

I was positive with PCR but negative on laterals. I took two PCR and about 10 laterals just to avoid any errors. I’ve also tested for antibodies, also positive. I didn’t have any symptoms either.

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By *ylonSlutTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

"I was positive with PCR but negative on laterals. I took two PCR and about 10 laterals just to avoid any errors. I’ve also tested for antibodies, also positive. I didn’t have any symptoms either."

In my experience the lateral flow has quite a short window when you test positive. PCR not so. I would guess you were probably infected a while before you got your positive PCR.

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By *e CapCouple
over a year ago

Basingstoke

In my experience the lateral flow has quite a short window when you test positive. PCR not so. I would guess you were probably infected a while before you got your positive PCR."

You are perfectly right, as my girlfriend (the reason I started to test myself) started to have mild symptoms Sunday evening however tested positive on lateral just five days later, Friday evening. Next morning we both had the PCR (positive)and I had one more a couple of days later because my laterals were still showing negative.

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By *not123Couple
over a year ago

sp1

Yes took on today felt lousy headache sore throat runny nose was thinking it was booster but I wanted to be certain so did a test, which was negative

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By *orayFWoman
over a year ago

Moray

"Yes took on today felt lousy headache sore throat runny nose was thinking it was booster but I wanted to be certain so did a test, which was negative "

If you've got symptoms please book a PCR. LFD is only appropriate for asymptomatic testing. Hope you feel better soon. x

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By *not123Couple
over a year ago

sp1

I shall be if no better tomorrow just giving it 48 hours incase side affect of booster as I had that yesterday morning. Off work so not going out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, my daughter has. Several tests done because she had cold symptoms and all negative.

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