We think DH has coronavirus....

[ChippityDoDa]

Hi, so this morning DH rang me from his work to say he’s developed a sudden cough and felt hot. He came straight home and we put him in the study which has its own bathroom and sofa bed. He’s been in there all day. I am literally putting food at the door for him and he’s self sufficient in the room. I’m sure he’ll be ok even if it is CV19 as he’s under 40 and pretty healthy however my question is this.... do I now need to isolate for 7 days? We have two young children, one of whom is at school and one at preschool. We are all well apart from DH. Would be a bloody nuisance to be honest but will I be unwittingly infecting folk if I go about my usual business? Our own elderly relatives have been isolated all week anyway so I wouldn’t see them now. Dilemma!

Better to follow official advice than some of the crackpots ideas on this thread like sealing the room with duct tape, plastic and sucking out the air, I wouldn't follow any advice from posters on MN, as it is obviously infiltrated by trolls. you should follow official or medical advice.

Hope your DH gets better soon.

Australia here, 100% the whole family would stay home. If it were a child their school would close, if a working adult their office colleagues would all be told to self isolate. U.K. advice doesn’t seem trying that hard to stop it.

How is he doing , OP?

Current advice from these 'experts' (whose advice is differing greatly from other countries experts btw) is that only DH would need to self isolate. However if it is CV he has then you are all potentially infected and could therefore infect others. Its great that your DM and FIL are now protected by isolation. Please help to protect others people DM and FIL by self isolating yourself and your DC who are potentially also infectious. Our lack of taking this seriously could result in other people losing their lives.

PLEASE SELF ISOLATE. YOU DO NEED TO ISOLATE IMMEDIATELY IF YOU SUSPECT YOU MAY HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED PERSON, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO SYMTOMS. THIS IS ESSENTIAL!

This is not the current advice. Shouting doesn't make what you're saying true.

You can follow the advice from the UK, or you can do the best you can to stop transmission to the community based on current knowledge about the virus.

I believe that we should consider the official government advice as "please do at least this, in order to help slow the spread." If you can do more, then there is no advice not to do it.

So if the advice is for the individual person to self-isolate for 7 days, but the household has other asymptomatic persons in it who are able to self-isolate for 7 days - then why not do it? If it is COVID19 (or even flu) then this might save lives.

I'm immunosuppressed due to medication.

I'm trying to be rational about this and keeping it in perspective.

My biggest fear now is the possibility of me catching something else but it being dismissed as COVID19, or simply not being able to access my usual care. My guidelines are very clear - if I develop a fever, a sore throat or any other sign of infection then I am to contact my GP immediately. This is the advice prior to this. Problem now is how will I be able to access medical treatment? If I phone anywhere reporting my symptoms them I'm likely going to be dismissed as having this when actually I could have any host of other infections.

My hospital appointment on Friday has been converted to a telephone appointment though usually I would need to have blood tests at same time to monitor my white blood cell count. I have two more appointments the following week that I haven't heard about yet.

Not much that I can do now. What will be will be I guess

We’re pretty sure it’s coronavirus although as there is no testing we can’t be sure. His chest feels tight and he’s got a heavy dry cough. This has all come from nowhere, not like when you have a cold first and then a cough. He’s still isolated in the study! 4 year old DD ran in at one point though so now there’s a big chair behind the door. Isolation is so challenging with young kids. The good news is... that for a healthy 37 year old it’s really just like a flu bug. He’s been very tired, slept a lot today but he’s eating and drinking. Wish we could know for sure though 😕

The post about taping up the doors and getting a HEPa filter gave us a bit of a laugh though 😂😂😂

Use this OP
111.nhs.uk/service/COVID-19/

111.nhs.uk/service/COVID-19/

Oh wow they have changed it! It did talk about coming into contact with people! Well, last week, it would have advised you to self-isolate 🤨

They want us to get it, so no self isolation now even if family member may have it.

They have loosened everything so it flows through us all to achieve herd immunity.

Why does the official guidance not mention breathlessness or shortness of breath as a reason to self isolate? It just says cough and/or temperature. Or have I missed something?

They are trying to keep it simple and get people to focus on the two most likely symptoms, I think.

Did you ring 101 yet OP?

Ha ha! Yes right after I’d ordered my duct tape and hazmat suit.

My DD is saying she is having breathing problems (sometimes hurt when she breathes) but no other symptoms and she isn't asthmatic. She does not sound wheezy. I am very familiar with breathing problems as asthma in family.

twitter.com/iandonald_psych/status/1238518371651649538?s=19

Here's a very interesting Twitter thread about the government's strategy.

I read that thread too

Anything in it, do you think?

The only thing I thought went against his theory is why would they tell us to isolate even with mild symptoms.

I suppose because some people do get it very mildly and there's no way to be sure?

And how do you get people to understand the difference? You only have to look at the different interpretations of the advise given to see that would be impossible. At least saying "any"makes it as clear as possible