Double vaccinated but vulnerable. How are others feeling!

[hellyeahllama]

I'm double vaccinated but have chronic health problems ME/CFS & fibromyalgia. I have a child at secondary school.
How are other people in the same situation feeling now about restrictions stopping?
Vaccine means 9 in 10 chance of not ending up in hospital which is brilliant when you think where we were a year ago. If I were 100% healthy normally I wouldn't be worried but I'm not so I am.
I'm worried about how I will be when I get it, whether long covid could make my quality of life even worse etc, whether I will be one of the 1 in 10 who do end up in hospital.
On the other hand I so want my child's life to go back to normal.
I personally think we shouldn't drop all restrictions until the majority over age 12 are vaccinated but that's not happening so I'm trying to get my head around life being "normal".
I want to be optimistic but can't shake the doubts. I can't imagine sleepovers and having a house full of kids here again.
How do others in my situation feel??

@Alannawhorideslikeaman

I've had one vaccine, second is in August. I've got ME. Doesn't worry me in the slightest. Life is for living, no point living if we can't enjoy ourselves. I suffer misery and pain most days, no point in worrying myself to death about something which may not / probably wont happen. There's no suggestion to say ME makes you vulnerable either (though I do take ages to recover from other viruses so I know that could be an issue). The vaccines work. Yes you could be the absolute minority, but you can also get hit by a car, have a freak heart attack or have a stroke. You've already pulled an unlucky ticket having ME. Time to get on with our lives IMO!

Well said, I feel a lot more positive today. I think I got my stats mixed up when I had a foggy head yesterday too.

@Grimbelina

SunflowerGiraffe I agree with a lot of what you are saying, and do feel rather thrown under the bus. Am still hoping that relapse isn't inevitable with ME/CFS. The HealthRising website are doing some interesting polls. The link isn't working at the moment but from memory I think 60% of people with ME/CFS and symptomatic Covid relapsed....

I'll take a look at that, thanks

So, can someone who is more with it at the moment fill me in on the percentages of risk.

What is the risk of catching it now if double jabbed?

What is the risk of being hospitalised if double jabbed?

As far the risk of relapse for me I think it's unavoidable living with people working/going to school. I can't work, too ill, so my risk of catching it myself is low anyway, I'm virtually always at home so it's not like I'd be choosing to shut myself away because of it. I'll still be careful if I do go out (won't be going to the cinema anytime soon!) and see how it all goes over the summer. At least school finishes soon. Still not sure about having kids in the house, will suggest staying outside over the holidays.