All 4 of us in the house had covid in December. We tested positive ranging from the 5th-15th December so it took 10 days for us all to get it, dc last after me and dp so my isolation was technically 2.5 weeks long as Dp went back to work when his isolation was up and I was still at home with positive dc. None of us were ill.. the isolation was the worse part and loss of earnings. Dc were climbing the walls, particularly DS who is autistic. He has had extreme anxiety issues since having covid. He was the worse off out of all of us symptom wise but still pretty mild. Even when his isolation was up he had to stay home with me and Dd as Dp was at work. We missed the whole build up to Christmas. They missed the last 2 weeks of term...
Dd has had a huge issues getting back into the routine with school, school refusal, outbursts at school etc which is unusual for him. We've been referred to family support workers and other services to help us because his anxiety is extreme! We are deemed a family in crisis at the minute. Since covid DS has become aggressive which I believe his frustration with anxiety etc.
Anyway, back to my op. There's been an outbreak in pretty much all classes in the kids school, particularly bad in my youngest class. She was one of a few fine, hoping she had missed it due to getting covid last month.
I spoke too soon.. today she has woke up with a sore throat, rosy cheeked and snotty. Not ill as such but she's had a POSITIVE lft, last weeks were negative. It was a very faint line and the next test was negative but based on symptoms, the fact there's a line and the outbreak in her class I would imagine she's been reinfected.
Dd copes okay at home. But I am worried sick DS will catch it again and this will put us back again. Testing his is traumatic for him and us, he can't manage it.
I'm hoping by some form of miracle it will be isolated to dd. She had no symptoms last time but the rest of us did so may have some more protection. Me and dp have been boosted since having covid too - in the last week or so.
The only glimmer of hope is the cut of isolation time as that came in at the tail end of DC's isolation last months and didn't apply.
Can children come out of isolation after 7 days? I thought it was just for fully vaccinated people? Fully vaccinated can now leave after 5? I know lft's have to be negative for this...
I don't think our family can get through this. Obviously we will isolate but I'm half tempted to take walks at 7am when it's quiet because DS's mental health will not get through this!
Even if DS does not get it, I am not sure how I will get him to school if Dd has it or I'm positive...