I've tested positive for covid - AMA

[ElloElloEllo122]

As the title says

@Feminist10101

Let’s just hope you’ve not passed it on to others with your clearly lax attitude to social distancing/masks/hand cleaning.

And I've been in full isolation from the moment I was told if the positive test from contract. I've left the house once to get my test and that's it!!!!

Ummmmm. Well done? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I only answered this as your assuming (again) that I've passed it around. I've done everything I can to ensure that I have not passed it to anyone else!!

@Feminist10101

And I've been in full isolation from the moment I was told if the positive test from contract. I've left the house once to get my test and that's it!!!!

Ummmmm. Well done? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I mean studies have found only 18% do!

@Feminist10101

I didn’t ask where. I asked how.

Providing personal care?
Socialising?

You can’t put a thread up in AMA and then refuse to answer questions.

You’ve no other posts in this name. Nobody knows who you are out of the thousands of positive cases. So why not say how you managed to be close enough to someone at high risk of contracting it long enough to contract it?

Is it because you’ll prove me right?

She can refuse to answer anything she wants, who do you think you are? Go have a go at your husband/child/dog/someone else to get your kicks

@Feminist10101 if I knew exactly how I caught it then I would be able to solve the whole coronavirus outbreak, tell everyone how exactly I caught it, at what second I caught it and what not to do to prevent the millions from catching it...I would be a god damn hero!!!

If you're trying to dig deeper into me revealing all about my personal life you're wrong!

Would you be happy if I told you i had to perform emergency CPR to save someone's life????

@Thisisnotnormal69 thank you.
I'm still amazed at the assumptions/rudeness/know it all responses!!

I've followed the rules and I will continue to do so afterwards to help protect others and my family.

Yes I'm lucky enough I have a husband and son who are keeping an eye, and many medical friends who have all been keeping a close check in on me.

Thank you for your kindness x

That would be significant, yes. Is that what happened?

To be defined as a “close contact” you have to have been within 2m for >15 mins or less than 1m for >1 minute. Given you’re supposed to be more than 2m from anyone not in your direct household the majority of the time it should be reasonably easy to establish when the above happened.

[quote ElloElloEllo122]@Thisisnotnormal69 thank you.
I'm still amazed at the assumptions/rudeness/know it all responses!!

I've followed the rules and I will continue to do so afterwards to help protect others and my family.

Yes I'm lucky enough I have a husband and son who are keeping an eye, and many medical friends who have all been keeping a close check in on me.

Thank you for your kindness x[/quote]
I’m still struggling though. Occam’s razor: at some point you must not have followed the rules else you would not have contracted Covid!

@Feminist10101 it's none of your business if that is what happened.

But would that be enough for your judgy ass to tell someone with covid it's all their fault????

I'm fully aware of how close you need to be and how long for. I work in the medical field and with a scientist who works on genetics and vaccinations...so you know, I do know the basics!!

Feminist10101
Do you have anyone you can talk to in real life? Your posts are really worrying, you might need help.

@Shopgirl1

Feminist10101 Do you have anyone you can talk to in real life? Your posts are really worrying, you might need help.

All good. Would be even better if other people stopped thinking the rules/guidance doesn’t apply to them. It’s exhausting trying to run a service when people think it’s okay to have parties or hug colleagues and need constant reminders that it isn’t. 8 months of saying the same things for 12-16 hours a day, 7 days a week gets a bit boring.

And then the OP wants a medal for staying at home.

I worked for two days while infectious as I had no idea I had it.

This modeling suggests can get even with social distancing in unventilated environments if together long enough... So I think many people are to reliant on the 2m rule and giving the OP a hard time

english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html

@Toddlerteaplease I think this is the issue is people genuinely have no idea they have it, so can be a risk of passing it to others unintentionally...with the best will in the world, this virus isn't going g anywhere fast.

@Feminist10101 I don't want a medal for staying at home at all. I was merely pointing out that you had stated you hoped I hadn't passed it to someone with me being so lax, end I responded how I'm doing what I can to not pass it to others. No medal wanted it needed...just responding to you insinuating I was being irresponsible.
Oh and I'm following the rules and guidance that you have spoken about.

Good luck, i hope you don't get this virus through no fault of your own. I hope you're staff remain following the guidelines and the rules and keeping themselves and patients/residents/service users safe and well as it sounds like you and them are doing a stellar job in keeping it from your doors and keeping those you look after safe and well. Maybe take a day off for yourself though as it sounds like you need a break and a rest.

Feminist10101
Yes, must be really hard trying to save the world single handedly.

This thread is incredibly depressing. Hope you are ok OP.
Those blaming COVID patients for catching COVID, particularly if you are in a job where you need to communicate on guidelines need to take a step back and reconsider your tactics and understanding of science communication. Perhaps do some reading up on the initial spread of AIDs and it's communication. Non empathic communication and blame is never going to build trust.
Outside of that we all need to show a bit of humanity and understanding towards each other. I hope you are all ok.

@Igglepigglesgrubbyblanket thank you, I am well considering. My aim was to give people who want to know what's its actually like to have covid an opportunity to ask any questions they may have..I know I had questions before getting this myself.

Some have asked and I've answered, and hopefully it helps them with any questions they may have had.

Up until recently I've not known a personal case of Covid, so only had the media's opinion and perception to go by.

I will leave the thread for a little while to see if anyone else has a genuine question on what it's really like to have covid that I may be able to answer, but if I keep getting the shit that I am I will just delete the thread and move on 😊

Hope you’re ok OP, the back pain sounds rough. Ignore the poster berating you, they are showing an incredibly rigid and intolerant attitude. Blaming people for catching Covid is not the answer, and you really seem to have been doing your very best to avoid it. 💐

@CountRostoff it's such a weird symptom. I've managed to speak with others who have had covid, and their symptoms are roughly the same, including back ache. I can only assume that as the virus evolves, its strain is changing as are the symptoms.
When I spoke to 119 to book my son a test as he is a baby, I explained I had none of the listed symptoms (at that time) but had other symptoms that he was displaying. They said that was enough to book him a test even though it doesn't meet the listed criteria 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess we are all learning day by day about this virus.

Have you had a fever throughout?
Did you have a runny nose at all?

I had what I think was Covid back in March. The sore back was the worst bit, together with the breathlessness.

Today I’ve just had a test as I’m running a temperature and have an awful headache, and a cough. I’m hoping it’s negative, but we’ve been somewhere that another positive case was.

@MoonBaby1 my temperature has gone to 38 on three occasions, but comes down again. I've not had a runny nose, but I did keep sneezing loads.

@ScottishDream oh no...I hope it's negative for you. If it is, can you ask for an antibody blood test? That may answer if in March you did have it.
In February my mum was really unwell with flu. We thought maybe she has the virus without knowing, but she has it now...the last I read they didn't think you could get it twice, but I could be wrong on that without the correct research papers to read.
I hope you feel better real soon

@ElloElloEllo122 I tested positive on Wednesday. I've been coughing for weeks and was sent for a chest xray. That's the only place I have been in the days prior. I either got it there or one on the children brought it home from school/nursery. Neither of them have symptoms. I hope you feel better soon

@AnneShirleysNewDress sorry to see you too are unwell s
It's very hard to track it down to the exact source isn't it. I've had to go to hospital on three occasions too, I try to not touch anything, but it's very hard and sometimes impractical.

Do you have symptoms? None of what I've really had is listed as the main symptoms, but most people I've spoke to have had them same