I have COVID. AIBU?? I can't tell.

[alltheboats]

So I currently have covid.

I had a very slight sore throat on Tuesday, a bit worse yesterday (took LFT neg) and this morning my throat got really sore and temp a bit high, and my lateral flow test is a definite positive today.

I've had 2 vaccines (moderna) but not been able to access booster yet. I also have been trying to get a pcr test but the website keeps saying there are none.

I've been isolating in my room as much as I can since yesterday am (Wednesday). I'm a single mum but the DC are older, one adult and one preteen.

I must have got covid from DC2 dad or his mother. I have not been anywhere else except their house. Since mid December. Literally nowhere. I put a months gas and electric on my meter mid Dec, went shopping mid Dec, but for the past 10++ days I have not been anywhere except their house on the 25th - 27th. DC have not been anywhere either. We are on a low income and I wfh. We don't have the money really spare to go places, and it might seem strange to some, but we don't really go places much, even pre covid.

I'm pretty sure I got it from them.

DC2 dad did not get the vaccines and doesn't wear masks, won't take any tests you know the drill. His mum who he lives with is extremely vulnerable (has had lung cancer 3 times and had COPD etc) but she has had 3 vaccines.

I have bad mental health and I'm a bit scared.

I told DC2 dad I think it's better we all isolate from each other for a few days, because he wanted to take DC2 to his house.

He turned up at my house anyway, kept knocking, and phoned the police on me because I wouldn't allow DC2 out to go to him.

Don't get me wrong, I'd have happily sent DC2 there (he goes there weekends), IF their house wasn't where I more than likely caught covid from. DC2 had Covid in Dec 2020, no one else caught it.

I just think he's safer (and following the rules) isolating at mine when I am in my room and away from him, windows open heating on, adult other DC is making us food etc, as opposed to going to his dad's where i got it, and also possibly giving it to his gran.

His dad came to my door and phoned the police on me because I wouldn't let him out to his.

AIBU??

I can't really tell.

I feel OK so far. Sore throat and temperature is 39 degrees but I don't feel ill from it.

@alltheboats I agree it's most likely that you caught it from your ex who doesn't wear a mask and especially as you all had been isolating for a week beforehand so you were being responsible and considerate to others and he wasn't / isn't! You can get a free PCR if you ring your GP and ask them to refer you or maybe dial 111 and ask for advice... trying to book online has been pointless for the last few days...

Don't think the GP gets involved in PCR testing in Scotland.

You seem to be suggesting your preteen child isolate in your house. I wouldn't be happy if I was his dad. They're too young to isolate by themselves. Whilst you're speculating about the dad/his mum having the virus, you KNOW you have it, so I wouldn't want my child with you. So, YABU.

OP is in Scotland and close household contacts need to isolate for 10 days. If he went to the other house it's unlikely that that would happen. He's not on his own

@bettyboodecia

You seem to be suggesting your preteen child isolate in your house. I wouldn't be happy if I was his dad. They're too young to isolate by themselves. Whilst you're speculating about the dad/his mum having the virus, you KNOW you have it, so I wouldn't want my child with you. So, YABU

I get what you mean. I really, really want the DC to have the least chance of getting it. I'd be the first to send him to his dad's .. IF I wasn't almost 100% certain I got it from his dad's a few days ago. Me and the DC haven't been out since before the 20th December. Trying to avoid it before Christmas, then just incidentally haven't been out since the 25th. We stayed at his dad's from 25th - 27th. Where else could I have got it from??

I just don't want to send him back there (where I 99.99% got it) as they won't isolate within the house, in fact won't isolate at all. When DS had covid a year ago, his dad lied to test and trace that DS hadn't been there so they didn't have to isolate as contacts.

It's not just 12 year old isolating on his own, his older adult sibling lives here too and is doing all the cooking etc. I'm staying away in my room.