I'm losing friends because I have coronavirus

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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.

Nice cuppa and an early night will help a bit (fellow anxiety sufferer).

It’s unlikely you picked it up at the zoo as you started having symptoms the next day, 2 days later. It’s more likely you picked it up a week or so before the symptoms started.

Be grateful you've lost some shitty and pretty dumb friends, and that some of the unpleasant commentators on here are not your friends either.

It's good you feel ok. Take it easy though and rest up a bit.

Good riddance to bad rubbish indeed.

Yes it's clear I didn't pick it up at the zoo now, which is shit because that means I've probably exposed more people than I originally thought. Public transport / food shopping etc

Blimey Op you've had some proper nastiness today! Apparently MN has switched from lambasting those who don't take it seriously enough to lambasting those who follow the rules - go figure 🙄

Hope you're feeling better soon and no one else is affected. FWIW I can totally understand why you would want certain people to know and I think you did the responsible thing. No accounting for idiots sadly (on Facebook or MN).

Apparently MN has switched from lambasting those who don't take it seriously enough to lambasting those who follow the rules - go figure

I didn't realise one of the rules was to broadcast it on Facebook. Learn something new every day!

Your friends sound weird to me. Letting others know is what we have been told to do. Hope you feel better soon and get some smarter friends OP.

"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"

The thing is though that they will put you down as a covid death in those circumstances, lol

Hope you get well soon OP. You seem to be getting some repetitive messages about FB- I don’t think some people have read that you only set the message for 16 people to see. The two people you mention don’t sound like particularly worthwhile friends and would presumably have been equally unsupportive if you’d let them know another way.

Whether you think covid deaths are being misreported or not commentatorz that's hardly a reply you'd send an old ill friend is it?

Ive seen loads of peculiar reactions on here to track and trace (or infected people letting their contacts know). Denial, talk of false positives, people running off the next day to get tested and then thinking they don't need to isolate, pointing blame at the infected, saying they're fuming, and making assumptions that the person's been irresponsible catching it..
It's so fucked up.

The people giving the op a hard time are (I'd guess) mostly the people who think Covid is nothing and also that Cummings was sensible to drive miles when his wife had Covid to get childcare, i.e. idiots.

The op is s single parent and has been told she had Covid 19. I would be worried in that instance and see nothing wrong in informing people you know or have had contact with.

The op isn't 'creating a drama' or being ridiculous, she is rightly concerned. OP as many of the more reasonable posters have said you will very very likely be ok. I am sorry you are having a hard time about this on here

I'm sorry to hear you're not well OP and of course it's an anxious time for you. Some absolutely shocking responses on here, please do ignore them. It's natural to be worried and natural that you wanted to share your concerns on fb with friends. I'm sorry you had a weird response both here and on fb. People can be very strange. I hope you soon feel well and make a full recovery. Two friends of mine had it and felt really rough for a while but within a few weeks were back to normal. Yours may be even more mild, let's hope so.

@SmileyClare my take was that the person was saying it in a jovial fashion... I wouldn't have a problem if someone said that to me if I caught it, I'd take it as a joke. Hope you feel ok OP

" Apparently MN has switched from lambasting those who don't take it seriously enough to lambasting those who follow the rules - go figure

I didn't realise one of the rules was to broadcast it on Facebook. Learn something new every day! "

you are amusing

commentatorz I suppose the getting run over by a lorry thing could be a misjudged joke. I might smile wryly too.

However he then went on a rant about a made up virus and blocked op so I suspect he's a just a wanker

I mean, hijacking his friends post to promote his silly agenda? A Get well soon, thanks for letting me know is the reply of a friend (or sane person).

I'm sorry you've had some shitty responses op.

It might well be that you did have Covid in March but now have it again - drs are saying that immunity to it might well be short lived so it seems it could possible to get it twice within 4 months.

Hope you get over this quickly and your mum is ok.

Thanks all, I'm confident I'm going to be ok.

I've just got shot of another idiot from Facebook. Somebody posted a sweary status calling people who say they have covid "fucking liars"

It's probably not about me unless somebody has shown him my post, as he's not included in the target audience, but I'm glad that's another twit gone.

It could even be that you had it in March and the test is just picking up remains of “dead” virus in your body. It does happen. That would mean you’ve caught some other bug on top, but sounds like you’re on the mend. Fingers crossed!

I'm very keen on that suggestion EarlGrey, not least because it would mean I'm not in any immediate danger.

I've had that suggested three times to me today and would be so pleased if that turned out to be the case

I don't think it was the worst thing to say it on FB. Quick and easy way of letting people you know who were possibly in contact with.

It's not like you're announcing herpes or something!

There was a South Korean study that showed this could happen. Fingers crossed it’s your case!

I'm going to look into that South Korean study thank you I had no idea it was a thing.

I would probably get less stick for announcing herpes if this has been anything to to by

I see MN has moved my thread to the coronavirus topic thank you x

@PuppyMonkey

So, excuse my ignorance but if you get a positive, aren’t you supposed to be contacted by the track and trace people? They’re the ones who alert people you’ve been in close contact with?

Not sure FB is the official channel tbh.

Track & trace aren't able to reach enough of the contacts

• in some areas, they only get an answer back from 40-50% of them

The OP was public-spirited in posting to warn people who need to get tested

• I'd wnt the heads up -

but apparently that's drama now
and everyone should keep quiet about being infected, so as not to offend

@userxx

Why put in on Faceache ? You could have privately text people.

All sounds a bit over dramatic.

Could be a lot of people and she might have forgotten some

Why "privately" ?
What's so shameful - is COVID the new STI we mustn't mention in public ?