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My CEV husband has just tested positive

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JulittadeMontrigord · 07/04/2022 11:48

He's fully vaccinated and double boostered, he has reported his test result and, as per instructions, he is waiting for NHS to contact him re possible treatment.

I had Covid at the beginning of March and have fully recovered. I'm having difficulty accessing some clear advice/guidance, so I'm hoping you lovely ladies can answer a quick question (or two)?

Do we need to isolate from each other in the house? We did this when I was positive, we are fortunate to have the space to do this, but I'm not sure if we need to do this now as, presumably, I will be immune?

Am I able to go out and about/meet up with others? Can I pass it on without being positive myself? I've googled, visited NHS Direct, rung 111 and 119 but can't get hold of an actual human being to ask such a specific question. My own GP is only accepting emergency inquiries as they are desperately short staffed due to Covid!

TIA

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AlJalilia · 07/04/2022 11:54

You had it a month ago and could get it again. I think you should isolate.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 07/04/2022 11:55

You could get it again, I would isolate.

lillyrabbit · 07/04/2022 11:56

You might be best isolating from your husband (although you are unlikely to catch it again this soon it is possible) but you can still go out as normal if you are testing negative

GoldenOmber · 07/04/2022 11:58

If you’ve had it recently you are unlikely to get it again so soon, or to be particularly ill with it if you do. Plus presumably your husband has a higher chance of being ill with it and needing support if he is CEV?

It’s up to you really but personally I wouldn’t be isolating from him in the house although would be more cautious about going out and about

BattledoreAndShuttlecock · 07/04/2022 11:58

If you're not vulnerable and have had it very recently (probably the same strain) then I certainly wouldn't isolate from him and I personally wouldn't self-isolate rigorously either, though I'd apply some measure of social distancing.

KylieCharlene · 07/04/2022 12:02

Personally I'd keep my contacts to a minimum whilst testing daily but I'd not properly isolate from him- I'd just not be snuggling up to him and I'd probably sleep in a different bed.

Plexie · 07/04/2022 12:03

Having had Covid doesn't make you immune to catching it again. There's another thread (yesterday or today) asking for examples from people who have had it twice in quick succession. Some people are saying they had it again within a month of recovering the first time.

Also, it's always been the advice with LFTs that a negative result means you might not be positive. Their negative results are not definitive.

glitterelf · 07/04/2022 12:03

I wouldn't isolate from your husband but I would be isolating from others and limiting contact. How is you husband?

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JulittadeMontrigord · 07/04/2022 12:03

Thanks Ladies, a mixed response of answers, much like I found from Googling!!

We'll probably keep our distance from each other until he's heard from NHS and I'll keep testing myself, too.

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JulittadeMontrigord · 07/04/2022 12:06

@glitterelf

I wouldn't isolate from your husband but I would be isolating from others and limiting contact. How is you husband?
He's fine at the moment, a bit of a sore throat, but I know from experience that that can change rather quickly. He's feeeling a bit scared/vulnerable, understandably, he has Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, currently in remission/not being treated.
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mollyblack · 07/04/2022 12:14

I got antivirals from the hospital within 24 hours (and at a weekend) so hopefully he won't have long to wait.

Cravey · 07/04/2022 12:16

I had anti viral stuff within 24 hours. I also chose to isolate. I was a tad rough, but just like flu to be honest. Hope he's feeling better soon.

Thingstodotoday · 07/04/2022 12:20

@mollyblack did you find the process for getting the antivirals quite straightforward then? Have heard some horror stories online. My partner is also clinically vulnerable and feel like a positive test is pretty much inevitable with infection rates at the moment.

LindaEllen · 07/04/2022 12:20

@lillyrabbit

You might be best isolating from your husband (although you are unlikely to catch it again this soon it is possible) but you can still go out as normal if you are testing negative
You can go out as normal even if you're testing positive now. No legal obligation to isolate.
HopingForRainbow2021 · 07/04/2022 12:20

I hope he makes a swift recovery and doesn’t get too poorly. My husband is CEV too, he has leukaemia, and he tested positive on Friday. He was feeling really rubbish for a couple of days but did recover pretty quickly. We contacted GP about the anti virals as he’d been advised, and they were absolutely clueless about it. Hopefully you’ll get a better response.

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JulittadeMontrigord · 07/04/2022 12:28

Thank you for all your advice, good wishes and positive stories, very much appreciated.

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mollyblack · 07/04/2022 12:30

[quote Thingstodotoday]@mollyblack did you find the process for getting the antivirals quite straightforward then? Have heard some horror stories online. My partner is also clinically vulnerable and feel like a positive test is pretty much inevitable with infection rates at the moment.[/quote]
Yes it was. I phoned in, they asked me some Qs and then someone called me back with some more q's to decide which drug would be best at the stage I was at. The prescription was then sent to my local chemist who delivered them the next day. I have a medical condition which puts me in one of the right categories, plus I an on treatment which surpasses my immune system so I guess I tick two boxes. (Also I'm in Scotland, not sure how much the system varies region to region)

OhMyDays22 · 07/04/2022 12:47

Legally you can go out and about and do whatever you like.

Personally, I’d isolate.

Mindymomo · 07/04/2022 12:50

When I registered my DH positive LFT, he received a text saying he might be eligible for anti virals, he had a triple heart bypass 2 years ago and shielded during lockdowns. I phoned GP to ask what he should do. Receptionist phoned back and gave him an appointment to be checked over by the acute medical assessment unit at our hospital that afternoon. He went and all was good, they said it was only transplant patients that were being offered the anti virals, but they did keep ringing him to check he was ok and after day 5 they left him alone. Hope your DH symptoms are not too bad.

OhSoStranger · 07/04/2022 13:14

I'm CEV (no immune system) and had covid pre-jabs. It's actually pretty freeing knowing I wasn't ill as I have worried about catching it again.

Legally you can go about your business OP. I'd keep my distance from him.

hopeishere · 07/04/2022 13:32

My husband is CEV (stem cell transplant) he was fine when he got it and it also made us feel more relaxed about getting it. He didn't need the anti-vitals.

Hope he's ok.

Cak309422012 · 08/04/2022 19:43

Hopefully your husband will be fine. I have an extremely vulnerable friend, she tested positive and had no symptoms at all after worrying about covid for 2 years. As for you, you don't need to isolate, it's your choice whether you stay away from your husband but it might be an idea if you can, it's possible to get to twice in a short time. Dd had it twice within a month a few months ago!

Howmanysleepsnow · 08/04/2022 21:28

Legally you don’t have to isolate. You can’t pass it on unless you’re positive… but LFTs only catch about half of cases so I’d probably wear a mask if I went out and limit contacts if I were you (admittedly the most infectious half, but still…)
My CEV DH has had it twice, original variant and Delta (fully vaccinated the second time). Both hit him hard, but the first was much, much worse. Hopefully that’s down to both vaccination and less harmful variants and your DH will be fine.

Daqqe · 08/04/2022 21:35

Why are people still isolating from each other in our homes like it’s 2020?! If you personally are vulnerable but otherwise, presumably you are as vaccinated as possible, it’s really not going to be that bad 😫 plus if you’ve not long had it, in the very unlikely case you do catch it again so soon, it’ll likely be far milder.

I’ve had covid twice - zero isolation from my husband or kids. None of them caught it either time. We shared beds, food, hugs, kisses, playtime etc etc.. and when DD1 had covid caught from school, only DD2 caught it from her. Me & my husband didn’t despite the fact she actually sneezed into my open mouth at one point 🥴😂

Go look after your husband as you would with any illness. It’s 2022 🙈

worriedatthistime · 10/04/2022 08:43

@Daqqe well i have just caught it from my dh and this time I am really ill and despite us isolating
This is the second time I had it , first time was end of jan , so looks like my immunity has lasted not long
I know will miss out on easter and not get paid so put of pocket again , thats why many of us are isolating