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

[Howisthishappening2022]

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.

Calpol and crack on as much as possible. It wouldn't even occur to me to start thinking about going home.

Easily. We are spending much more than that on our half term in England right now.

Honestly, the judging that goes on on this site is pathetic!

Some people have less money than you, some have more. The end.

I read that as “calpol and crack” and thought blimey, I’m out of touch. 😂

OP, stay where you are and hope your little one feels better soon.

😂

Other illnesses also exist, a fever could be from a great many illnesses. By all means test him if you want and regardless of what's wrong with him alert the in-laws so they can decide to stay or go. A fever isn't necessarily an issue if it isn't too high, but keep an eye on his symptoms and call 111 if he deteriorates.

Test and then continue on with your holiday as responsibly as you can.

I’m very fed up of the ‘it’s just like a cold’ narrative. When I had Covid earlier this year it was no more severe than a moderate cold. But five months on I’m seeing more of an impact on my health than when I had the active virus, despite being otherwise healthy and triple jabbed.

Just because people want to treat it as no more than a cold doesn’t mean it won’t affect others more severely. There’s still no excuse for selfishness.

Fairly standard now in some holiday destinations I’m afraid. Prices have gone wild in the last year and will stay that way until going abroad is back to “normal”.

anyway, @Howisthishappening2022 , I’d say sit tight for now, perhaps keep him in bed, and let in in-laws decide what they want to do (ie stay or go) without judgement.

Oh how I wish that was true. I'm still feeling the effects 4 months on.

Some of them did. It isn't a new thing.

Did 800 people in the U.K. die of a cold last week? OP you’re being responsible thinking about how to manage it, though there’s a good chance it’s not covid. I’d test him and then think about the rest of its positive. Could well be something else that disrupts the holiday a bit though, like chickenpox. Good luck, hope he’s feeling better

It could be any number of things OP. We've had virus after virus since last December and only one of them was Covid, so by all means do a test, but it could be anything.

Just get your DS what he needs in terms of medication (Calpol, Nurofen, etc), let him stay in bed, DON'T DRIVE HIM HOME, and let your in-laws make their own decision about whether they stay or go. TBH it doesn't really matter whether it's Covid or something else - they are all respiratory tract infections that affect people slightly differently and the most important thing is that he is cared for while he's feeling ill.

It could be Covid but as PPs said it could be something else. I would buy a test from a pharmacy ( if possible), divide space as much as possible, give him paracetamol and see how it goes. Of course, your in laws or DH should go to the shop, you can’t starve yourself.
Do what works for you better, you know your child. It’s a pity that this happened on a holiday but what can you do now? I would keep all options open, you might need to go home with him or it might be ok. My DD used to have a lot of one day high temperature with cold and then just cold symptoms. However recently when we were away and she ‘s got high temperature, we decided to go back home early. Good job we did - next day DH and I both went down with temperature and so on. It wasn’t Covid (we did LFTs) just a nasty virus but I was glad that we all were at home.
Hope he’s ok soon and it’s just a short cold.

Guidance is still to isolate but it's just guidance now and not law.

Personally I would stay as he is too unwell to travel but wouldn't mix with others, just as I wouldn't with any illness so not to spread it. So I wouldn't go out for meals etc but by the sound of it he's too unwell for that anyway. When he's feeling better I'd do the beach but I'd be careful to go to a quieter portion of beach away from others. I'd ask in laws what they want to do.

Just echoing PPs to say don't assume it's Covid - we've had two bouts of quite nasty colds in our house in the last couple of months with high temperatures and one with a nasty cough but neither was Covid. See if you can get a test but otherwise I would just treat as if it's a cold - keep him at home/holiday cottage if he's really unwell and paracetamol/ibuprofen etc... as required.

Yes this! My 9 year old DD had this the other week. Felt really poorly and had temp. The next day she had chicken pox.

My kids, 3&6, have had really similar symptoms. Both quite ill with it but wasn't covid.

No it really hasn't, my usually extremely fit DH who runs marathons and triathalons, was extremely ill and nearly hospitalised.

Advice now that it is same as a cold, if he's too unwell to go on holiday then don't but it's no longer anything extraordinary.

I teach and know we have both staff and students in school with active covid but feel well enough to be in. That's the new reality and it's what it is.

I would tell family as a courtesy though, same as I would if they had a cold.

Id put him to bed and treat it like a bad cold or the flu.

If you dont legally have to quarantine, then dont think you have any moral obligation to give up a 2k holiday when hardly anyone else would

If it's any help our local Tesco are now selling individual LFT for £2 each.

Test first, then work out what to do as it could be anything.

I'd keep him there to recover. Kids only need to be off school for 3 days (I think) now.

If it is Covid make sure you know where the nearest GP is and the nearest hospital just in case you need some emergency help - better to be safe than sorry. I had Covid last October and went on holiday the week after my isolation period finished. I was fine in Covid but developed a shortness of breath during my holiday. Luckily it went away with good old Vick vapour rub but it's taught me to make sure I know where a health centre is in future.

Hope it turns out to be just a cold and he feels better soon.

We were in Spain and my DC spiked a temp, just doses them up, rested and got on with our holiday.

Nothing we could have done, no idea where to get tests and it only lasted 24hrs, minor symptoms so I would assume it was a cold not covid.

I wouldn’t worry, be honest with GP, they can make their own decision. I wouldn’t bother testing either. Treat it as a sickness bug or flu.

You’re allowed to carry on as normal now. Just talk to the ILs about whether they want to take precautions. If you want to test him to be sure, get a LFT from a pharmacy.

I live in Spain. You can buy an antigen test in any pharmacy for €2.90

Not judging FFS @Perfectlystill . Just surprised that one can spend £2k for only a week

So stop being so sodding judgy yourself -