Do I cancel my hospital appointment at 9am?

[KatyMac]

Dd had a bad cough last week - she has asthma - she did a pcr and it was negative. A few days later she saw out of hours gp and tonsillitis was diagnosed

I have an MRI booked at 9am and I am awake with a sore throat, no cough, no temperature and no loss of taste or smell - I don't have my tonsils

So do I cancel and try get PCR without the 3 symptoms? If my appt was lunchtime I'd ring and ask but....

I would go. Don't cancel.

You don't have coronavirus symptoms and you've not had close contact with a positive case... No need to cancel

Do a lateral flow to reassure yourself? Appropriate if you do not have symptoms.

Ok- I get paranoid about doing the right thing!

We have been guilty into second guessing everything

Now it's been a while since I had a throat this painful....saltwater?

No, I wouldn’t cancel.

Lateral flow. Hopefully negative so you can go.

I'm really overly cautious but I would go. In a hospital all the rules are still in place anyway, you'll all be wearing masks and distancing as much as possible

I’d go if a lateral flow came back negative

I'd do a LFT. You and hospital staff should all be wearing masks so that's further protection.

I’d do a lateral flow and go if negative.

I didn’t have any symptoms and didn’t think I’d been in contact with anyone, I had achey muscles but did a LFT which was positive and then PCR which was also positive, I would defo do a LFT

Don't cancel, you don't know how long you'll wait for another appointment!!

Don’t cancel, if you’ve been booked for an MRI it’s because you need it.

I would ring and ask them for guidance. I'm sure they have a policy around this specific situation.

No covid symptoms and no reason to test according to the hospital

Particularly as DD has been diagnosed with tonsillitis recently

Tha ks everyobe