Talk me down ive tested positive

[TheoriginalLEM]

Im fucking terrified.

I have potentially infected my DP and Dd2, DD1 and her boyfriend. The nurse and priest at my mum's carehome 😱 i was there thursday as my mum passed away. On reflection i was symptommatic but didnt register.

My workplace is rife with it and should have been closed

Im scared that despite starting to feel better im going to suddenly deteriorate. My girls need me, they cant lose me and their nan Ffs.

I will get better wont i

I’m sure you’ll be ok, I’d be worried too it’s only natural. Sending you a virtual hug 🤗 x

The chances of you dying are minuscule. Especially if you are young with no underlying conditions (assume you are as you didnt mention shielding etc.)

Even if you are in an extremely vulnerable group, you are far more likely to be OK than not.

You are in all likelihood going to be fine.

One thing I’ll say is that anxiety was a unexpected but major factor when I suffered a bereavement. You are grieving and so your levels of stress and anxiety are already high.

I know loads of people that have tested positive and every single one has been fine. A bit poorly, mostly very tired but nothing terrible.

You'll almost certainly be completely fine and just feel a bit ropey for a few days/a week or so. Don't worry.
I'm sorry for the loss of your Mum. I hope you can be kind to yourself and rest, as resting is the best thing to help you recover well.

Firstly, I am so sorry for your loss
You will likely be fine. Im on day 11 of covid and ive been extremely anxious ive felt unwell and still slightly worried about deteriorating, even though I'm feeling alot better than I did. The anxiety is normal.

The statistics are very very much on your side. You’ve had a horrific week - I’m sorry for your loss. Just try to rest as much as possible, eat well, drink lots of water and hot drinks and avoid alcohol.

You are very, very, very likely to be absolutely fine.

The vast majority of people are absolutely fine. You will most likely be fine. Unless your kids have some underlying cardiac condition or similar they will be more than fine should they get it. Please stop worrying.

That sounds incredibly difficult. Sending a hand hold

This makes me so sad. Droves of people anxious and scared because they've caught a respiratory virus.
OP, relax, don't buy into the hype. You will be fine. Rest, take time to get better like you would with a cold or flu.

You will be ok.

@TheoriginalLEM so sorry about your mum that must be very hard on top of this too.
I tested positive in November, assumed I'd caught it from DD who is at school but she tested negative. I was terrified, DD was at her dads so I was on my own For nearly 2 weeks.
It did make me feel ill but actually was not as bad as I'd imagined.
I was expecting worse and built it up in my own head. I'm 54 and have some underlying health issues. Six weeks later I still feel tired, headaches and palpitations but I do feel much better.
Try not to worry too much, rest if you need to and take painkillers if you need to.

You'll be fine op, you've had a horrific week and understandably are scared. Drink lots of water and look after yourself.

It is all the hype i know. I had swine flu and that was as sick as ive ever been but it didnt scare me like this. Apart from having zero energy i would reckon id have gone to work tomorrow if it wasnt covid.

But the fear us very real, i feel like im living through some dystopian film. The test centre (manston airport - abandonned) was like something out of a will smith movie (would have veen happy for him to have been there!!!) And i was half expecting positive cases to be herded off into quarantine or worse 😱 im only half joking.

Symptoms have been: banging headache, possibly worst ever and my brain felt sore bones and joints really painful - that didnt last long. Mild cough, productive but this is settling down.

Worrying symptoms: the feeling i cant take a deep breath and jelly legs which in my uninformed mind im putting down to low oxygen levels.

So sorry for your loss. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

I use a pule oximeter which monitor oxygen levels. Quite cheap on amazon. This is reassuring. If not Google the ROTH test. You'll get through it. Just rest. Drink lots of water. Ive been taking vitamin D, B12 and C too.

So sorry that you're having to deal with this so soon after losing your mum. As others have said, it's very likely that you'll just have a mild case. I hope you feel better soon.

Op jelly legs is Very likely to be caused by your anxiety about Covid