Unvaccinated, positive and scared

[mummyofthreemunchkins]

I have just tested positive for covid, I am as of yet unvaccinated (please don't lynch me for the decision, anxiety has played a massive part in my hesitation, ironically 🙄)
I have had, what feels like a cold since Tuesday, daily lateral flows have been negative until today. Had a PCR test which I am pretty certain will also be positive.
I am absolute petrified right now, keep randomly crying, am isolating in the bedroom and really missing the kids, struggling with not seeing the youngest (we have a very special bond, she has pulled me through the toughest times when I lost my mum and sister to cancer 😢)
I know there is a very mixed bag of symptoms, with both vaccinated and unvaccinated, so far I have a sore throat and headache. It does feel like my throat feels tight and I can't get a full breath, I think that's more the anxiety and panic.
Right now I could really do with some reassurance from people that aren't yet vaccinated and been ok.
We recently lost my mil after she was double vaccinated so all I have is horror stories going around my head 😢

My dad caught it age 85 before the Vaccines were available and he was fine. He treated himself as if he had a normal cough / cold bug - fluids, plenty of rest and paracetamol. Try not to stress and keep positive thoughts. Maybe try a mindfulness app to help relieve your anxiety. Hope you feel better soon.

Please try not to worry I know it must be difficult. When you work yourself up into a state it can be hard to distinguish what's symptoms and what is panic although your reactions are perfectly understandable. I've twice had Covid, it was unpleasant both times but fine and I was able to wfh through it. I was never actually bed ridden so I was very fortunate in that sense. I am not vaccinated and am mid 40's. I am not advocating not being vaccinated just simply sharing my own experience - which will be different for everybody. Try and keep things in perspective, I know it's very difficult but try not to read BBC News. It's designed to make you scared. Get plenty of rest, plenty of fluids and easy meals like soup etc. Keep topping up on paracetamol if you need it. Take care of yourself x

My pregnant and unvaccinated daughter had it this year and it was just like bad flu for her. She isolated and her double jabbed spouse by the way had it worse (! although that was probably just bad luck). She could continue to work full time from home on every day she had it by the way although it was an effort. (No sick pay so no choice)

Myself, husband late fifties and two teenage girls all unvaccinated caught covid in August. I felt rough for 10 days or so as did my husband. Girls only 3/4 days. Know a lot of people who double vaccinated got it much worse. The majority of people get it mildly. You will now have natural immunity, which despite what the government would have us believe is much better than immunity from the vaccine.

Just popping in to add some more reassurance as I've just recovered from Covid and am unvaccinated. I started to feel unwell about 15 days ago today and am completely fine now apart from an occasional lingering cough which I'm sure will go soon. I have had flu in the past and this was much easier than flu - just like having a horrible stinker of a cold. I started with backache and feeling tired and ropey, then had a slight temp for a few days and got bunged up, sneezing etc. The only thing that was different from a crappy cold was completely losing my sense of taste and smell for around a week, which was the most upsetting symptom because I didn't know if/when it would come back. That really bugged me. It's mostly back now though.

Not gonna lie, I did feel rotten for some of it, the spacey feeling you get when you are recovering from any illness lasted longer than normal but by day 13/14 I was back to my usual self, brain-fog gone, energy levels back to normal.

Rest loads. Then rest some more. Get a pulse oximeter as it's very reassuring and just keep a note of your levels. I wish you a swift and easy recovery and hope you feel loads better very soon. Don't panic if you still feel crap on day 10 because chances are you'll improve rapidly after that point.

You’ll be fine - statistically very very unlikely it’s really serious and they know a lot more now

But as an aside - use some of the time to have a think about what it might be doing to make your youngest child support you emotionally a google emotional parentifixation and see if you’ve if you’ve being doing that. Maybe not- but your job is to support your your children not the other way round….

Not vaccinated here and never will be and just had covid last week.. was terrified for 2 years about this bloody covid and catching it and it wasn’t even bad
I’ve been more ill with flu and cold
you will be rate in a week :) x

I got it last spring when I hadn’t been vaccinated. Honestly the fear and anxiety was worse then the covid. Yes I was quite ill but not seriously so and I’m older than you.

An oximeter is great advice, when I though I could t breath it made me realise it was just panicking and not my actual breathing, it helped to calm me down. Watch movies and feel good box sets, you’ll be fine in no time.

My partner and I chose not to have the vaccinations too, for our own reasons. We both (together with our young children) had covid in July. Despite having a walking 10 month old to run after, and despite breastfeeding him at a time when he went off solids due to his illness, we were fine.
I worried a bit between days 5 to 10 as i had read deteriorating then can be problematic. In hindsight I should have stayed away from google since worrying doesn't help.
You are likely to be fine, remember that when the panic sets in. As others have said, rest a lot, do stuff you enjoy like read or watch Netflix, and don't be afraid of having your kids come nearby you. They need you, and you need them. And drink lots of fluids, that will help flush the virus out.
Also I am so sorry to hear you lost your mum recently, it must be so difficult being ill without her.
Take care and don't worry too much.

I’m in the same boat.
Unvaccinated and I’ve got it.
Feel shivery tonight and hot with a sore throat and achy. My pulse oximeter says 99 though. Can’t sleep as I feel rubbish.

I’m 32 and overweight, so I am a little concerned. My decision for not having the vaccine was anxiety related too. But it’s a catch 22. I didn’t want covid either! I think I also had it in March 2020 but no tests back then. My partner lost his sense of smell for a couple of months back then.

I’m double vaccinated now, but I had Covid in August 2020 when I was still unvaccinated. My husband, mum, dad, sister and BIL also tested positive. We all felt a bit rough for a day to a week, but all made full recoveries. My aunty, her husband, son and her son’s gf also caught it around this time last year so pre-vaccine; again, full recoveries all round :-)