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Hello,

I am one of those weird people who has completely lost all sense of taste and smell but, apart from being very tired for a day or two, have had no other symptoms.
My GP has advised me to treat this as if I have C19 and to isolate myself, which I have been doing anyway because of my chronic cough and asthma.
But, being a very mild case, if I do indeed have it, there is no testing available so I might never know.
I do know that a fairly high percentage of those who have been tested have also had this anosmia and hypogeusia and that it is being taken seriously by medical scientists but I don't know anyone else who has had it so am asking here if anyone has experienced this. If you have, how long did it last - has it fully recovered?
A large element of me remains sceptical about it being C-19 related but another part hopes that it is, so that I can say, in a week or two, that I am safe to do my own shopping etc and won't infect anyone else.

For what it's worth, it is quite horrible and while not even remotely comparable with the more serious symptoms, it is having quite an impact on my life.

Cheers,

Jen

I had my meltdown a couple of days ago. Shouting, yelling, crying, panic attack, the whole works. Not helped by a daughter working in the Care Sector, low risk but worrying non the less.
Sleepless night and then got up to blue sky and bird song.
Then I began to think, my mother had 5 years of war, 3 small children, proper rationing, husband somewhere in France, bombing, and I thought if she could survive all that I can sure as heck get through the next few months. One day at a time.

You are right - we will, most of us, get through it. But I also believe that we will all have meltdown days, or times when we really feel we can't cope. My answer to that, last night, was to turn off the news and all social media and to go to bed early with a good book!
We have to accept the different ways in which people will cope and that the mental health of the world is also at stake here. I'm glad you feel better today.

Fair do's - BUT he travelled hundreds of miles 

Two of my closest friends had to travel through Spain and France in order to get home last week. They are self-isolating in their village, though it is entirely possible for them to get on to the fells without going near a living soul. They will wear gloves in the event of having to open gates, or climb stiles.

The symptoms which I described a day or two ago are now being treated seriously by the NHS. I am having a phone consultation with a GP tomorrow. I still have precisely no sense of taste or smell!

Quote from: genjen on Sunday 22 March 20 19:09 GMT (UK)

I have many friends who make their living in the world of folk music. Those who are full time musicians and singers are really struggling now and will do for many months. Lots of festivals have been cancelled - my partner and I have both lost bookings, though we don't rely on them financially ( we'd have starved long ago if we did). But the online community is great and keeping spirits raised at the moment. I am missing my trio singing something shocking! 

No need to miss your singing friends join together for a jam session on skype.
Cheers
Guy

It is happening! And we are looking at Zoom for learning new material together. It will be weird though, singing to a screen!

Inundated with messages from friends and relatives saying I’ve seen this on Facebook, misinformation on Facebook is fuelling the problem


Mike

It is an interesting thing that there are so many epidemiology "experts" on Facebook, isn't it!!

Having said that, I think that any social media site can be used to beneficial effect. I am currently sharing photographs with one group of friends and watching several others performing their gigs in isolation. If it helps with our mental health, then I say long live FB!