Hi all,
On Thursday morning I had an appointment with my hypnotherapist - small, unventilated room and no masks worn. Guessing maybe two metres apart? I was there for about two hours - lots of deep breathing by me as he spoke....you know what's coming, right?!
Sunday afternoon I got a text from the hypnotherapist to say he's tested positive for COVID. He says symptoms only started on Saturday so he doesn't think I've been exposed. He's experiencing what feels like a heavy cold.
But AFAIK you're infectious a couple of days or so before symptoms appear? So it's entirely feasible that he could have passed it to me on Thursday?
And as of Sunday, I wasn't feeling very well. Sore throat, extreme fatigue, achy - slight congestion. It feels like I may have a very low-grade temperature but my thermometer is broken so I can't be sure. I've done three LFT tests, including swabbing my throat and all negative.
It's now Tuesday morning, I'm not getting any worse, no snottiness. Fatigue is definitely the worst symptom. I'm wiped.
For such a prolonged contact with a confirmed case, it's hard to think that these symptoms could be anything else but COVID. My mum is CEV so I'm very keen to avoid passing it to her. I'm also not thrilled about potentially giving it to DC - both are autistic and won't be vaccinated - and they don't cope well with being ill.
I've not returned to any kind of socialising - this appt was the first time I've been mask-free and indoors with anyone so it's bloody typical. The only places I go are the supermarkets (wearing a FFP2 mask). I WFH and DC are home educated now. I did have a GP appt last Tuesday but other than that I've not been anywhere to pick anything up.
Is it reasonable to book a PCR? Do you think this sounds like COVID? I definitely don't feel right in myself.