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We are going on holiday (uk) and I think my son has covid

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Howisthishappening2022 · 31/05/2022 00:28

Trying to work out what to do.
500 miles from home, in self catering house with in laws.
My DS5 had a meltdown today on the beach and said he was cold and wanted to go home. He then developed a very high temp which is yet to go down. We've had covid in January but none of us had many symptoms. He's had no symptoms until today.
I'm trying to work out what to do. If a get a test tomorrow and it's positive do we go home? Do we stay here and isolate? Do we try to keep away from in laws and split the living space? Send them out for food? Son is currently too unwell to take on long car journey. Does one of us drive son home and other stay with currently non symptomatic DC?
This is a fricking nightmare. We're paying 2K for the week which our holiday fund for the year. I know shit happens but still.

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Howisthishappening2022 · 31/05/2022 00:29

Sorry title should read we are on holiday

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Iloveychildrenandmydoggie · 31/05/2022 00:32

Just stay where you are . He is there now…just enjoy your holiday.X

HeddaGarbled · 31/05/2022 00:39

You say he’s too unwell to drive home so clearly you don’t drive him home.

Presumably the in laws have been vaccinated. Tell them your concerns and then let them make their own decisions.

Give your son paracetamol and keep him in the house or garden until he feels better. Hopefully that won’t be too long and you’ll be able to enjoy the rest of your holiday.

thusssss · 31/05/2022 02:15

Treat it as you would a cold. Covid has mutated to the point that it is now ridiculously mild. I don’t mean this in an offensive post OP but your post reads as if you’re on holiday in August 2020. Don’t fixate on it being Covid. Your boy is just a bit poorly and will be fine.

thusssss · 31/05/2022 02:17

I don’t mean that in the sense that you’re being over the top in caring for your son or being worried about him. But I mean in the sense that you’re worried about isolating and shopping and feeling like you need to go home. It’s just unnecessary stress for you

GoodThinkingMax · 31/05/2022 03:13

Covid has mutated to the point that it is now ridiculously mild

Really???? People are still being hospitalised & dying of it. It's not universally mild & it's hard to predict whether it will be mild or severe.

ZenNudist · 31/05/2022 03:36

I'd not panic. Just carry on with your holiday as you would depending on how ill your ds is. If he's ill and wants to stay in bed you have to do that. If he's not too bad with it then carry on as normal. I wouldn't start panicking about isolation or going home. It's not necessary.

Abraxan · 31/05/2022 03:56

thusssss · 31/05/2022 02:15

Treat it as you would a cold. Covid has mutated to the point that it is now ridiculously mild. I don’t mean this in an offensive post OP but your post reads as if you’re on holiday in August 2020. Don’t fixate on it being Covid. Your boy is just a bit poorly and will be fine.

Sadly this isn't true for everyone. And there remains longer term issues. A colleague had covid a couple of months ago, felt quite bad bit too too much so. However, 2 months on she is still struggling and has just had to reduce her work to part time as she can't cope with full time anymore at present.

Spaghag · 31/05/2022 03:58

Is a temperature his only Covid like symptom?

I sympathise with you having an unwell DC on holiday but it's just as likely to be one of a number of ailments surely?

I would stay where you are & call 111 for help if you're worried about him.

Jeansgoals · 31/05/2022 04:04

Stay there. My sons temp only came down with paracetamol and ibuprofen. It also only lasted 24 hours. He was probably OK ish after 48 hours.

Valhalla17 · 31/05/2022 04:45

Treat it as you would any other cold....

liveforsummer · 31/05/2022 04:53

GoodThinkingMax · 31/05/2022 03:13

Covid has mutated to the point that it is now ridiculously mild

Really???? People are still being hospitalised & dying of it. It's not universally mild & it's hard to predict whether it will be mild or severe.

This is true of many other viruses including those that cause common colds for most of us. Even on testing positive he can go back to school as soon as he's well enough. We are surrounded by covid now. Let the in laws make the choice of what they wish to do. I imagine your dc wants to stay in bed for the mean time anyway so will naturally isolate while most contagious. There are currently loads of quite nasty non covid bugs going about though. I'm currently on day 13 of a horrid fluey/cold. It's been way worse than when I actually had covid which was pretty much done and dusted within 48 hours symptom wise.

mrsfoof · 31/05/2022 04:55

Why do you think it must be Covid? A high temp could caused be any number of viral infections such as tonsillitis, a cold or even chickenpox etc.
Get a test but don't assume the worst just yet.

Cassy0110 · 31/05/2022 05:22

very sympathize with your situation, but be conscious and stay at home for the safety of others

ImplementingTheDennisSystem · 31/05/2022 06:29

Forget that it's covid and act like you would have done in 2019 if your child had a cold! There's really no need to panic.

PrawnToast5 · 31/05/2022 06:33

ImplementingTheDennisSystem · 31/05/2022 06:29

Forget that it's covid and act like you would have done in 2019 if your child had a cold! There's really no need to panic.

Colds didn't used to come with high fever in 2019 iirc...

BobbinHood · 31/05/2022 06:36

Unless you have some LFTs I don’t see how you would even get a test now, especially for a child. Keep him in the house as he’s not well but it’s just as likely to be any other virus as it is covid.

Sharrowgirl · 31/05/2022 06:38

Just carry on as you would if he was normally ill. I wouldn’t even test, I’d just treat it as I would a cold or bug.

Indoctro · 31/05/2022 06:39

thusssss · 31/05/2022 02:15

Treat it as you would a cold. Covid has mutated to the point that it is now ridiculously mild. I don’t mean this in an offensive post OP but your post reads as if you’re on holiday in August 2020. Don’t fixate on it being Covid. Your boy is just a bit poorly and will be fine.

I'm not sure this is true

I currently have covid for the first time

I've had a fever of 39.5 for 5 days, I've been vomiting everywhere and absolutely floored

Yesterday I did a video call with GP who has prescribed me steroid inhaler as I can hardly breath

It's most definitely not a mild cold for me.

I've never been ill like this in my life

I'm fully vaccinated

Potterypottering · 31/05/2022 06:39

BobbinHood · 31/05/2022 06:36

Unless you have some LFTs I don’t see how you would even get a test now, especially for a child. Keep him in the house as he’s not well but it’s just as likely to be any other virus as it is covid.

if you want a test you can buy them from pharmacies quite easily

DSGR · 31/05/2022 06:42

Covid is not going away so you really do have to treat it as another virus now. Stay where you are, don’t worry about tests and just treat your son as you would normally if he was ill. Everyone who can be vaccinated has been I assume?
ignore calls to isolate.. otherwise we will be doing that forever. As I said, Covid isn’t going anywhere, it will continue to circulate for years

Moithered · 31/05/2022 07:12

2k for a week in the UK????

RewildingAmbridge · 31/05/2022 07:22

Keep an eye out for spots, chicken pox is rife here at the moment amongst DC. DS is vaccinated but half his nursery have it, my DNs and most of their primary school too.

Iwonder08 · 31/05/2022 07:27

Give him calpol for temperature and don't do any stupid tests. Continue as usual. There is absol no need for covid drama

Mulhollandmagoo · 31/05/2022 07:30

If it helps any, twice over the past few weeks my daughter has had a fever and feeling rubbish, neither time was covid and she was up and about again in a day or two, and neither myself nor my husband caught anything either.

Sit tight for now and see how it plays out, there is so much going around at the mo, but lots of us are still in the covid mindset, which is completely understandable given the past couple of years. Hope he's ok OP and you can crack on and enjoy your holiday