I'm losing friends because I have coronavirus

[Yellowc]

I'm not sure what I want from this thread, a hand hold I guess.

This morning I received my test results and I'm positive. I put a post on Facebook set to just family and friends, warning people who've had contact with me to get tested and highlighting the need to watch out for symptoms other than the textbook ones.

I'm worried about my elderly mum who has hypertension who I've had direct contact with so my anxiety is through the roof and I'm scared.

Somebody I've known for thirteen years jumped on the post taking the mick saying if I get run over by a lorry in the next few weeks they'll put me down as a covid death as it's not a real virus but a government ploy. I told him now wasn't the time for conspiracy theories and to leave me be, he said he was removing me because I "believe the government" and he blocked me.

Somebody else I've known for a long time came on saying how the virus isn't real and "they" have given me a positive result to keep the numbers up.

Both people I've been friendly with for a long time and had no idea they held these types of views. The last thing I needed today was to deal with this. I thought I was doing the right thing by warning people to look out for symptoms other than the textbook ones (because I had none of them)

AIBU to think these people were never friends in the first place.

Why didn’t you just message the people you have had contact with rather than telling the world and his wife in Facebook?

You were being dramatic announcing it on FB to be fair. And on here.

Because part of the reason for the post was to warn people to look out for other symptoms, as my post says.

I don't have any of the main symptoms.

It's helpful is it not.

I wouldn't say it's dramatic.

It's a scary diagnosis to receive

If MN didn't suggest I get tested I wouldn't have, because I didn't have any of the known symptoms.

I don’t think they need warned. I think they might have heard of coronavirus already.

I'm not sure what I want from this thread, a hand hold I guess.

I think you must want traffic and attention as well. Or else you wouldn't post in AIBU.

Back on topic...what "other symptoms" should people need to be warned about, that isn't already communicated by Public Health and the NHS website?

What other symptoms should we be looking out for OP?

Sorry to hear you have the virus .For the people who think it’s a conspiracy?!? Ignore the unhelpful comments on Facebook and on here . It will all blow over you and hope you are feeling well . By now many many people have tested positive for the virus .

@Monkeydog123

You were being dramatic announcing it on FB to be fair. And on here.

This. Also, they might be friends but also nuts. Be happy they've outed themselves.

@Nicknacky

I don’t think they need warned. I think they might have heard of coronavirus already.

Exactly.

but "warning people" is a great ruse for "give me attention while I'm here warning you".

You've highlighted the fact that some of your friends aren't very bright.

They both sound like idiots so you’re better off without.

Hope you feel better soon

Hi OP - it’s so divisive this Covid isn’t it? I suppose friends can have different views, but the responses you got were not what you needed right now. Are you all set up for isolating ok?

I know it isn’t helpful but my partner had Covid and he had already been on a ventilator for unconnected reasons immediately preceding that. He was actually ok with the Covid. And yet my brother who is a nurse currently has symptoms and I am worried sick.

Focus on getting through and I hope Some proper friends can help comfort you (even if they hold different views)

Anyone else says anything ask them to call over so you can cough on them if they're so sure. Seriously though, sorry you have it, I hope you'll be ok.

What the others said tbh. If I'm ill, I'm ill, but I don't publish it., plus I made a point of staying off Facebook during covid. My last status update on my wall was early March.

How come you were tested if you had no symptoms?

You haven't lost friends because you have coronavirus. You've lost friends although I'm not sure I'd consider it a grave loss tbh, they sound like proper wallies because you have conflicting views.

And I have to say, as pp have, announcing it on FB was pretty dramatic.

Better off without them, they are both quite ignorant and very rude/unsupportive. You don’t need them.

@MaidenMotherCrone

You've highlighted the fact that some of your friends aren't very bright.

And this. You aren't losing friends because you have coronavirus - you are losing friends because they are stupid.

To be fair there is a growing list of symptoms and I think the government advice is about having a cough, loss of smell or taste and a temperature. There have been quite a few more reported so her post could have been helpful. My dp had none of those and was taken into a hospital by sharp eyed paramedics who knew something wasn’t right. (Obviously as I say he’d been on a ventilator only a week before that for around 5 or 6 weeks so they were being cautious but still).

The thing is, your symptoms could be entirely irrelevant to you testing positive for CV. You could have asymptomatic CV and another virus or hayfever or whatever.

You didn't need to tell everyone you're FB friends with, you wanted to be all dramatic and get a response and you got what you wanted so now you can be dramatic on MN 'I'm losing friends because I have coronavirus'...

Have you been in contact with that many people you couldn’t just call or text them?
Social Media is a wash with conspiracy theorists, it’s scary how many live amongst us- don’t bother reacting or debating.
Get well soon

I guess it’s a big deal for you.

Some of your “friends” sounds like loons so ignore them.

But I would have just messaged people not announced on FB tbh.

I thought we had test and trace now? I say keep a CV diagnosis to yourself and let the T&T team do their job.

I’d be thankful that such drooling idiots had shown themselves tbh!