I think my son has covid

[Mistlewoeandwhine]

DS is 14 with no underlying conditions. We have all been super- careful, wiping the shopping, staying at home etc but DH went to the chemists two weeks ago and soon got ill. He had a v bad sore throat and temperature but no cough. Unfortunately he gave it to DS and he has been very ill for the last 12 days. He’s had a temperature, agonising throat and what seems to be a gland pain but no breathing problems and no cough ( until about day ten then he’s had a slight dry cough but not frequent). We took him to the dr on Fri as he had the temperature and wasn’t eating and we were doing rounds of painkillers. The dr gave him antibiotics for his throat. But I have literally never seen him so ill. The temperature is gradually going down but he’s so weak he’s sleeping every few hours and about 11hrs at night. He’s drinking about a litre a day (with some bullying from me).
I think he’s getting slightly better (fewer painkillers and more time awake) but is there anything else we can do? I don’t want to take him back to the dr just for advice as we had to sit in direct sunlight in the car park until the dr would see us in a tent. It was incredibly hot for the rest of us and my poor child had a blazing temperature and was crying to go back to bed.
Basically can anyone suggest - will his appetite return? Should I try to force him to eat or respect the fact that he just wants drinks? Is there anything else I can give him? To make matters worse, his brace is digging into him and hurting his mouth so he’s got that to deal with too ☹️

How is your son getting on OP?

ofwarren, Thanks for asking. He is massively better. We did the Covid test and it came back negative. He’s started arguing with his brother and wanting to play computer games again so is well on the way to recovery. I still don’t know what he had as I’m not convinced we did the test correctly, neither he nor my husband got breathing problems but my husband developed a weird purple finger exactly like “Covid finger “. I guess we will never know.

That's very encouraging OP🙏💙
I hope you can relax a bit now😊
The purple finger would be some sort of circulatory thing?
it's supposed to be particularly harsh on the blood vessels I understand?

DD and I both had this back in February, exactly the same symptoms as your son. DD (9) didn't want to eat for a good 2 weeks - she said everything tasted funny. She was still exhausted when we went into lockdown, and sleeping till lunchtime every day which isn't like her. I've never had a sore throat like it, the only thing that was almost comparable pain wise was maybe scarlet fever but it was much, much sorer than tonsillitis etc. We both had raging temperatures. I felt so ill and couldn't get out of bed for almost a week. I didn't eat in that time and I was so weak but I did eventually start eating things like ice cream and soup. At some point I had agonising stomach cramps and diarrhoea as well. I hope your son is ok. We didn't know about covid-19 back then but my mum has since wondered if that was what we had, especially with DD saying everything tasted funny, and now loss of taste is a symptom. There seems to be a wide range of symptoms other than the cough and fever.

Turn off the television, Facebook etc...

Your son will fine.

Does anyone else think op has been quite ungrateful for all the useful advice and support offered by posters on this thread?

@floatyboat Don't be ridiculous. OP was worried about her DS and asked for help in getting him to eat and drink. She thanked those who gave advice. She has now updated to say he is better. What else do you want from her? Some people have weird expectations of posters on MN.

Well maybe make some effort to explain properly what he did/didn't eat. And not just dismiss people who's advice didn't fit with what she wanted to hear.

Floatyboat, piss off.

I did most of the things suggested in the thread. I gave an update and early on thanked everyone who responded. What do you want? Grovelling?

Also, I’ve been dealing with a sick child, a sick husband, working from home and home educating another child. I’ve barely had time for anything.

@Mistlewoeandwhine

Ok, sorry you've had a tough time. I note you've found the time to hurl insults so I hope this means things are getting easier for you.

I guess I was just struck by the attitude of a poster today who asked for helpful suggestions around how best to support her elderly parents. She was so clearly grateful despite what was obviously a very difficult time for her. It just seemed sad that not everyone on here can be as polite as that.

The only person who was rude is you.

Where was I rude?

You told somebody to piss off, thats rude.

Have you tried the chocolate soy milks? They come in a little carton with a straw. You could get it nice and cold for him which might help his throat?

Hotcuppatea, he’s a lot better now thanks. He was almost hospitalised due to dehydration and a very fast heartbeat but he got antibiotics and was on non-stop painkillers for 15 days (I okayed it’s with the dr). I’m not sure it was glandular fever now as I have found people on the internet saying they had swollen glands and no breathing problems. Both my son and DH went on to have a mild cough after about 14 days. The dr wasn’t interested in our theory of it being glandular fever and the Covid test came back negative so I guess we won’t know. The thing that makes me swing back to Covid is my husband’s weird bright purple fingertip. Other child (younger) completely untouched by it all. I had a temperature for a couple of days (mild) and that was it.

What a relief for you that he's feeling better. I hope he continues to get stronger.

He'll eat when he's ready so lots of fluids and hope he recovers soon.

Thanks 😊