Going out with covid is it ok? Or aibu?

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I'm 37 weeks pregnant and tested positive yesterday I seem to managing ok with just rotating paracetamol. I need to pick DD up from her nans she's been there since Monday as she went to their holiday home in Wales with them.

DS is bored and wants to get out in the sun and I have a lot of things to get done OH does everything half arsed so I would rather just crack on with it myself instead of just lying in bed.

Is it ok do we think to just carry on or a big no no? Of course I don't want to make people sick.

I know we don't need to self isolate anymore but it still feels a bit odd not doing so.

[quote OnceuponaRainbow18]@AlexaShutUp

We always wait the 48 hours after sickness etc but that’s usually 2 days sickness then 2 days which is just about manageable.

My school has just closed to year 7&8 for the week due to teacher shortage, when most are fine and well enough but have to wait for 2 negatives. That is 500 kids loosing another week of schooling[/quote]
How do you know most are fine?

I'm a teacher- with Covid. Day 4. Feel like shit.

Maybe if people didn't do as a previous poster said and send ill children in your kids would still be at school.

As it stands even with no testing, every few weeks there will be some level if disruption with teachers and / or kids off. Admittedly not for ten days in most cases, but still....

I have been walking my dog and tending to my other animals (very rural) but haven't been out anywhere else.

I felt absolutely fine with covid. Even gave birth with it. Not everyone is poorly with it. Enjoy the sunshine. Just keep your distance from people.

What a load of drama llamas.

You don't have to be under house arrest.

Would I go to a shopping centre or an indoor attraction? No.

Would I go for a walk somewhere quiet where I didn't have to go near anyone? Absolutely.

Vulnerable people can take necessary precautions for their own health however they see fit, it isn't practical for people to be locked away for ten days when they're often not even unwell. It's madness.

@OnceuponaRainbow18

Sorry - just re-read and realised you are a teacher. That's good, if most are well.
I could have worked day 1 and 2 (and did on subject leader stuff) but the last couple of days no way could I.

I have it, I went out for lunch with a friend on Tuesday with a bit of a sniffle. I felt worse by the evening, so I tested and was positive. Not felt great since then. I certainly wouldn't go out and about knowing I was positive. Who knows who may I pass it on to?

I know it isn't mandatory to stay at home now, but it is the morally responsible thing to do surely?

The selfishness of some people (admittedly a small minority) and willingness to put the vulnerable at considerable risk for their own slight gain is genuinely shocking.

@Janesmom

Maybe working these years as a teacher in a secondary has made me less anxious as I’ve been around covid day in day out every single day. So I feel that it’s ok to put me at risk daily at school throughout but then I can’t go for a walk outside in the sun?!!

Some people are lucky and don't suffer with it. I was flat on my back for 4 days 🤷‍♀️. It's not easy to predict how it might affect someone else.

I tested positive on Wednesday. I am staying at home although I feel totally fine. I don't want to pass it onto anyone else. I am also immunosuppressed and the impact of having covid means I have missed hospital tests and treatment I need, so now can look forward to being ill in a few weeks when my current meds wear off and I'm late starting my new ones due to covid. Please stay home, don't let it spread any more.

However it makes me wonder I get sick quite a lot due to my blood disorder my immune system is extremely weak. I'm normally wiped out from a common cold. I honestly thought if I ever caught covid that would be the end of me. But I feel fine to be honest apart from the constant headaches.

Wait until around day 3-5 and you’ll know if you’ve got a mild dose or not.

I tested positive on Tuesday and haven't left the house except to post my PCR test. We were supposed to go on holiday on Thursday and had to cancel the trip.

One of my colleagues tested positive on the same day and has been out and about daily, including to a park run event today (photos all over Facebook) and is doing another organised running event tomorrow. Was starting to feel a bit foolish until I read this thread.

Last week one of my friends who works in X arrived into work to find her co-worker A had to do a COVID test. The day before lady b arrived into work with a chest infection. Their manager should have sent lady b home but did not as the place was short staffed.
Lady b rang in the next day to say she had COVID so several people had to do the test.
Lady A ended up having COVID. She was unhappy as she had been careful since the start of COVID.
She had to go home and get her family to do tests. They could end up very sick with it and they have to spend several days at home.
My friend had only a few mins contact with lady A so she did not have to do a test.
My friend also told me that she has applied for another job as her pay is poor and she had enough of her manager.
I know 2 people who got COVID in the past 3 weeks. One of them said that they had no energy, were all aches and pains and they never felt as tired. The other person was the same. I know a another lady whoe's got COVID for the second time and her breathing is badly effected.

I know the rules may have changed recently but I would still stay at home and rest because it's not fair to pass it on to someone whoe's immunity is poor or with a lot of underlying health issues.

It's been one day.

Hubby was OK for the first 3 then nearly ended up in hospital and now has the joys of long covid. Let us know in 14 days time how you got on.

@Mountainmoose

I tested positive on Tuesday and haven't left the house except to post my PCR test. We were supposed to go on holiday on Thursday and had to cancel the trip.

One of my colleagues tested positive on the same day and has been out and about daily, including to a park run event today (photos all over Facebook) and is doing another organised running event tomorrow. Was starting to feel a bit foolish until I read this thread.

@Mountainmoose: I don’t think you are being ridiculous, I think you are doing the right thing

I’m a member of our running club & we’ve had lots of dropouts from our couch to 5k program as lots of the participants have Covid.

[quote Walton45123]@TheSnowyOwl that’s very sad, but there are vaccines available that pregnant women are encouraged to take. We can’t all go under house arrest when we have what is basically a mild virus to protect people who are vulnerable. We don’t for other viruses. The flu kills far more people. Who is to say I don’t have a flu virus right now, am not really aware of it, and pass it on to somebody who is vulnerable?[/quote]
But it’s the difference between knowing you have it and not knowing. Yes, the vaccines are wonderful and have made a huge difference.

Pre-pandemic most people actually did stay home or keep children home with various illnesses such as measles, chickenpox, flu, scarlet fever etc. I don’t know how people forget so quickly that many viruses were considered ones that require some form of isolation that those who weren’t selfish abided by.

Genuinely do all of you realise that most people won't pay for tests in a few weeks ?
After that people who have mild symptoms will be out and about
I just don't get people being so worked up about it anymore now
What can we do ?
The govt have made it clear

How are you this morning OP ?
Hope your symptoms remain mild.

@SprayedWithDettol

Jesus. Just stay in. My son has covid atm. He lives alone and is stuck in his house and would love a walk, he is staying put because it is the right thing to do.

More fool him. A walk would do him good and as long as he isn't going near anyone he will be fine.

Jesus. Just stay in. My son has covid atm. He lives alone and is stuck in his house and would love a walk, he is staying put because it is the right thing to do.

Why on earth can't he go for a walk in the fresh air alone?

I have 18 colleagues off at the moment (teacher). Only two of them have been well enough to work from home, one asymptomatic and one feels like they have a bad cold and are having to dose up on paracetamol to manage. The others have been in bed a minimum of 4-5 days.
It might be viral load from being in a class of covid soup that means teachers are getting so sick, but that's not the point. Clearly it is unpleasant not 'mild' as most people would understand it for a large number of people, and very dangerous still for a significant minority.
Good choice to stay home OP. Hope your DH steps up and it stays mild for you.

I just wish people could be considerate of others from both points of views.

I get that we need to carry on with normal life.

However, and I've posted this before, there are people who are CEV who would also like to have a normal life, as would their children. If my children get Covid, even if I am negative I am refused access to the hospital for my chemotherapy for 10 days. Things have not changed for people on life saving treatment.

I therefore choose what risks we take as a family - I wear masks, don't go to supermarkets any more and keep my distance or stay outdoors . But I'd like my children to be able to do normal things without someone knowingly passing on Covid to them which then means I can't have life saving treatment! I despair to be honest.

If you have Covid and can go for a walk outside without being close to people of course that's ok. Just be sensible and remember there are a lot of CEV people who don't look it.

@SprayedWithDettol

Why can't your son go for a walk?

@Lilaclavenders

Jesus. Just stay in. My son has covid atm. He lives alone and is stuck in his house and would love a walk, he is staying put because it is the right thing to do.

Why on earth can't he go for a walk in the fresh air alone?

Depending on where he lives he may not be allowed to. The rules have changed in England but they haven't in Wales and I'm not sure about Scotland. I'm in Wales, still testing positive on Day 6 and not allowed out at all.

Still at all the posters saying you can’t even go for a walk. Why??

And a scenario involving ‘getting hurt and needing an ambulance’ is just as likely to happen at home

Do we really need to be self isolating over something that is so mild?

People are still dying, so even if it's mild for you, I would be careful not to infect others.