Self isolation support thread

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Apologies if a thread on this has already been started. Had a look but cant see anything glaringly obvious.

Thought I would start a self isolation support thread to stop those in isolation from going stir crazy.

I am on day 1 of self isolation. I have had mild manageable symptoms of various things slowly creeping up on me all week. But last night my temp reached high numbers and I'm now coughing have consulted work and I must stay away for 7 days. Kids wont be at school either as they have told me to keep them home. They both have mild coughs and I was struggling to get my head around the logistics of getting them to school.

I have found the whole week very strange. Not knowing when I need to panic. I suffer with chest infections when I get run down anyway so the symptoms are all similar. Have also had full blown flu a few times and again the symptoms are similar. Everything feels too vague, no one knows anything for sure and I feel like it's such a weird time to be living in.

Please post here if you are self isolating to keep me company. I'm really gonna miss work as I work with the the most fantastic people! No doubt the kids are gonna drive me crackers too as whilst they are pleased they get a week off school they have realised they will be missing all their extra clubs etc.

I'm in isolation for the long haul, I don't think it's going to be safe for me until there's a vaccine

Charlie I'm sorry angel. That sucks. 😢

@ShrimpyTheGnome there is a group where I live, the biggest issue is with money, there needs to be a way of people being able to reimburse without handling over cards and PIN numbers for people to get them cash.

Yeah- it would be logistically impossible to execute wouldn't it?

I'm just so desperate to help now! What can I do?

I could offer to help my DS' friend's parents with the homeschooling thing I guess? I'm not sure how national homeschooling will work, but I'm assuming it'll all be online, and there will be no teacher support: I'm quite brainy, though not educated as such (A levels, then I discovered the booze). English, Math and languages. Do you think that could be of any use? Maybe via whatsapp video chat if the parents agreed?

Started coughing yesterday (Happy St Patrick's Day!) similar to an occasional niggly cough I have had on and off since Jan (?!) Started to feel a bit hot. Today: bit of sore throat, temp up and down, slight headache, mainly exhausted. I've found my people here, haven't I?

Can i join? Day one for me - started with itchy throat and dry cough yesterday. Now pyrexic , feel like shit and just did 111 question thing and it says it's likely I have cv. I am too scared to be bored. I think we have enough food in but we have about half a roll of toilet paper. Me, dd and dp.

I don't tend towards chest infection but my mum has copd and I was there on Sunday.

Dp is coughing.

I'm scared. I'm hoping I get to the boredom stage.

The if I can get someone to actually go to the post office for me, shall I send you a four pack of loo roll? Legit. I'd be panicking too.

And it's ok to be scared. We got you. I know I've been taking the piss out of everything and everyone- but I can handhold too. 💕

A hand hold and a piss take is just about perfect.

Day 1 for me too The. I put it off as heartburn, thought I was being paranoid, but now taking paracetamol to keep my temperature down, my throat feels worn down with not that much coughing. It's the constricted heavy lung feeling that is really worrying me. It is helping to post on MN and I have sadly created a table so I can tick days off, but think things may get worse before better.

Oh my what a wonderful tribe we are creating. I'm am truly sorry that I am not alone in this but not sorry to have started this thread. This is the most surreal time of my life and I am sharing it with some wonderful people. I'm sorry I cant reply to everyone individually theres just too many. Lots of kind words though which are lifting my spirits endlessly. Seriously though WTF with the entitled prescription hogging friend - is she for fucking real? I have read about some CFs on here in my time but she really takes this biscuit. Off to bed now. Will check in with you all again tomorrow!

Hello, I’m here too if that’s okay!

Day 3 of isolation almost over.

Started Monday with me. Was fine, then all of a sudden felt as though I was burning up. I started shaking and my heart rate was through the roof. Checked temp, 38.1, took a few paracetamol and some rescue remedy. Had something to eat and felt a bit better so just went to bed.

Tuesday, woke up feeling fine. Thought it might be a touch of anxiety reading about virus. About 11am, it happened again. Was on video call to MIL and she could see me going red and the phone shaking in my hand. Temp 38.5. Called GP due to underlying conditions, he said defo sounds like virus take paracetamol and isolate, call back if you get worse. Took paracetamol and again, temp dropped and shaking stopped. Was fine rest of the day until the cough started last night.

Wednesday, no temp, still have the cough and my chest is aching. But weirdly it doesn’t feel like it’s in my lungs and there is no cracklings like with a chest infection. It feels I’ve been hit with a car my skin is bruised. Or something big is sitting on it. There’s a lump in my throat too as if something is stuck there. Docs called today to see how I was, said not to hesitate and call straight back if it’s get any worse.

I actually feel okay except for the stupid cough and chest pain now. DD started with the cough today so will isolate both of us. I wfh anyway.

But I miss DP 😔 he’s self employed and works in construction/gas services. He’s down south working at the gas emergency situation in Tooting. Was supposed to be home tomorrow but obviously not now, and he was last home beginning of March. God knows when we’ll see him now 😔

Worst part for me is the lack of touch 😔 I just want a hug. My dad dropped off some stuff earlier and I just wanted to hug him but I can’t. And I miss my man, a lot. I want life to go back to normal 😔

Aww that's rough for you. I hope you feel better soon

Hi everyone. I'm on day 4 now. No fever today. And still no cough. I have a heaviness and tightness in my chest which is disconcerting.

I have been working hard from home as well as entertaining DD and I'm exhausted.
Get well soon everyone.

I'm sorry I'm not alone

That's exactly how I feel! I feel guilty for being glad to have you guys! And I love having a safe place where it's ok to feel scared, but there's no scaremongering going on!

This is a sad thread in that everyone is struggling, but it's also good to see people coming together. Thanks for the good wishes. Here's hoping you will join me in feeling better soon.

And honestly? I'm shit-scared about the whole thing, and I'm missing seeing my family and friends. My parents and brother live a couple of towns over and are still required to work. I'm so worried about them. Sorry for the thread derail :(

Hi everyone,
I'm on day 6. Started with a sore throat on Friday evening that developed into a cough on Sunday. I have asthma and another health condition so I'm kind of anxious about it all.
Im trying to keep up the belief that it's just a 'normal cold' but I'm drained, even though I'm not doing anything, most days have a headache and doing small things leaves me short of breath. I'm trying to stay positive - but it's hard.
Even though I'm tired, I can't sleep and I can't stop the panic from making me feel full of despair.
My DP is very blasé about it all and I think my wittering annoys him.
He's relatively fit with no health conditions, so he's very much of the "don't worry about it" school of thought.

wild I think we've all gone past the point of thread details...it's been everything from Wicca to loo roll on here so far!

but typical isn't it?...we're so scared we're all shitting ourselves amidst a national loo roll shortage!

(Made you smile a little though 😂)

You're safe here. We all tend to drift in and out when our symptoms allow us to, and just "be". I like it here because there's no scary, panic-inducing theories, no one blames China, the illuminati or Barbera Streisand (even though everything is usually her fault!) and if I'm not around to take the piss, some buggar always takes the reins.

And did I mention the toilet roll shortage? The MN poo troll would be fucked!

Right now I feel I have a bowling ball on my chest. I'm halfway through a "Nightmare On Elm Street" marathon (the originals...fuck off with your 2010 version!) And wondering wtaf would happen to my kids if I called 111 now and had to go in.

Oh, and "witter" away. I do. 💕

@ShrimpyTheGnome Thank you for the reassurance and the smile about the loo rolls. I can't even comprehend why loo roll??
Everything else I can see, but loo rolls??

I'm on a mega marathon of "Netflix and no chill" I almost fell asleep through my umpteenth episode of Jennifer Jones but a coughing fit dragged me back to consciousness.
I actually long for the time when the most I had to stress about was getting to work on time and not sitting in rush hour for 40 minutes because I left 5 mins later than usual.
All my other worries seem so silly now.

Can I join?
On day 8-9 now. DH has been coughing since Friday before last but otherwise fine. We’ve kept in separate rooms and I was running myself ragged disinfecting everything and bringing him food. We on,y have one bathroom sadly. 12 days on for him, still just a cough.

I had a mild temp last Tuesday and my chest felt sore. Then apart from chest soreness and the most pathetic of dry coughs that was it. Saturday, temp up again. Sunday and Monday I felt like shit, temperature not very high but around 37.5 which is unheard of for me - it’s usually well under 37.

Tuesday I started feeling a bit better though temperature rose in the evening and I started feeling chestier. Weds i thought I’d try teaching a couple of pupils via video (I teach piano and maths). During the 2nd pupil I thought I was going to pass out despite being sat on the bed. Cancelled the rest and went to bed.

Woke up in the night, went to toilet, nearly passed out again. Chest hurts so much. Cold and clammy and shivery all in one. Temp 35.6, managed to get it just above 36 by moving a bit and a lot of shivering. NHS 111 online says phone but I have an oximeter and my oxygen is fine (97-98) so I can’t see they can do much and I don’t want to go along and be possibly exposed to more virus. My sister works at the local hospital and says it’s already horrendous.

It’s the weirdest thing as apart from the fact my chest hurts like hell I’ve had periods of feeling ok. I’m on here posting so I think that’s a positive. Finding others in the same boat on here is such a help. I can’t even go near DH in case we have a different bug. Normally he would hug me in the night and say it’ll be ok. As it is I’m on my own in the room . Scary times.

And I love having a safe place where it's ok to feel scared, but there's no scaremongering going on!

ShrimpyTheGnome that’s exactly how I feel. It’s nice to voice that I’m frightened but the last thing I need right now is extra scaremongering!

It is very surreal times! We live in a flat and my boy loves being g outdoors. He got upset he couldn't see his nanny yesterday. So hard.

Last night he was crying in his sleep. His temp is finally normal and stable after 5 days. Cough is horrible though. Runny nose too now.
Rang the doctor, as he has also been saying his ear hurts so possibly an infection. Need to get someone to pick up antibiotics later.

What's everyone foing to keep kids and themselves occupied when they feel like it?