Positive test advice please

[Chasingthesun1]

Hi there,

Looking for advice. My DH has just tested positive for Covid. Myself and our DC will now need to isolate. DH is going to isolate on the third floor- there is a bedroom and toilet. I will leave meals etc outside. Is this still the done thing or should be all mix as we normally would? He is the only one with symptoms we all feel fine.

Will I be contacted by track and trace also? I have a feeling my work will ask me for proof of DH test/ the need to isolate. I wfh anyway so no real issue there as I can still work from home.

Thank you

You may have been exposed but if he is coughing and it isn't an issue to isolate upstairs, why increase your exposure. Reassess if you get symptoms or test positive yourself.

Similar layout to you - dh isolated on the 3rd floor, he got very sick. Left meals etc outside, he even kept his rubbish in the room and used disposable plates etc. This was early on and we were very paranoid as we had a new baby.
The rest of us had no symptoms though so I think it worked. This was before mass testing though so I suppose we could have been asymptotic. Either way, he's had a long road to recovery to I would avoid it if you can. It will be a pain but it's doable xx

I had Covid recently and DH/ DS were offered pcr tests as close contacts. DS was positive but asymptomatic, DH (fully vaccinated as was I) stayed negative.
We didn’t isolate in the house but kept distance, DH used the spare bedroom and ensuite, we ate separately, didn’t spend a lot of time together and didn’t hug etc.
DH stayed negative.

Honestly, if you have the space why wouldn't people isolate? You may already have it but you might not. I hope he doesn't get it too badly.

We separated when DH was ill, even after we eventually got the Covid test back. With young DC, we wanted to reduce our risk of both of us being ill and incapable of looking after them at the same time. If your DH isn't actually feeling that ill then it may be less of a concern.

DH isolated in the bedroom with the en suite as soon as he had symptoms. His own symptoms started the same morning he was told a colleague had tested positive. He did have Covid.

Despite him isolating I still caught it. He must have been contagious before finding out about his colleague/showing symptoms.

I couldn't isolate from the kids so I'm pretty sure they then caught it from me. Their main symptom was vomiting.

It was a pretty grim time but we got through it.

I hope you are all ok. Hopefully you have got friends and neighbours who can get you medicines and groceries. Get a pulse oximeter if you can. We found one invaluable for checking our oxygen levels and reassuring us that we were doing ok.

Youth one sounds like he could easily isolated so why not? .
I get that for some family set ups itsnit possible but I really don't get why you wouldn't initially. If you all test positive then obviously you may as well mix but until then, why risk it??

We were in the same situation as you - I stayed in the room on the top floor and had meals delivered- no one else in the family caught it - it's tough and lonely (for him) and hard work (for you) the NHS people phoned every other day - I would have been devastated if others had caught it from me and we had the luxury of being able to isolate.
This was when the Indian pandemic first hit - that made me feel a lot less sorry for myself.

I couldn't isolate away from my DH and DD when I tested positive as we lived in a flat, neither of them caught it though, we tested my DD on around day 7 of isolation (she always has a cough due to allergies) and tested DH and both were negative, so it was just me. Shared a bed with DH and DD wouldn't leave me alone during isolation, every situation is different though and it probably helped that I didn't have a cough.

Thank you all for the advice. DH is staying on the 3rd floor just to be on the safe side. As it stands he feels okay and I assume is enjoying the peace. Track and trace asked for DC school details, are they likely to contact them? DC were in school prior to the positive test. Will their class need to isolate or is this just a precaution? Thanks

I have been close contact to three of my sons best friend last week, all aged 10. I went to the park with them, spoke to them and gave them lifts home. Loading scooters in snd out of car. That was the Wednesday,all tested positive on the Friday and Saturday. I’m still waiting for track snd trace to contact me. My kids are isolating anyway as they got sent home from school.

I hope your husband is ok.

Your DC's class won't need to isolate unless your DC test positive. Though I think once they've been out of school for more than 48 hours the rest of the class is still ok even if they get a subsequent positive.

I guess track and trace were collecting the info as a precaution and perhaps making sure your children aren't attending while they are supposed to be in isolation.

I'm glad your DH is still feeling ok. I know it's a very worrying time and the days pass very slowly.

Hope your DH feels better soon. My sister had it and her husband never caught it (tested negative and subsequent negative antibody test so definitely). They shared a bed, meals, were unmasked etc throughout. Every time I spoke to her she was snuggling with him on the sofa. She had it quite badly as well with a rotten fever and dreadful cough so we were amazed he avoided it. He is CV so we were really concerned.