Got the Rona just before my birthday

[Mylittlesandwich]

Big birthday next week and I've just tested positive for covid.

Can't be helped I know but it's just Sod's law isn't it? Successfully avoided it up to this point. Feel completely fine but stuck in the house for at least the next 5 days.

Anyone have any ideas for something more interesting than a takeaway I could do on the day while not leaving the house...

Are you actually feeling ill?

No I feel completely fine, my mum was feeling awful and tested. She has it so I tested because we spend a lot of time together.

Ok so if you feel fine you really don’t need to isolate for 5 days but fair enough if you want to - presuming you aren’t a single parent like I am and isolating for 5 days would mean my children don’t go to school or do their clubs etc!

Big birthday…. Do you live alone? If not and I was isolating I would hope something might be arranged for me!

No there's 3 of us. Me DH and DS who's almost 3. Scottish guidance implies I didn't need to test but as I got a positive result I should isolate which tbh I already work from home so isolating isn't impossible.

We had a table booked at my favourite restaurant but that's obviously not going to work. He'll organise something I was just wondering if Mumsnet had any good ideas that we hadn't thought of.

Will dh also be isolating? Limits options a bit if so

At the moment no, no symptoms, negative test, but be also can't drive also should symptoms arise later in the week I don't want to have all plans pinned on him being able to go out on the day. Something that could be got in advance would work or something delivered.

If you’re isolating
but dh not isolating
and he’s out and about freely

makes no sense to me. So I will bow out

My dad turned 80 & tested positive the next day (~2 weeks ago).
I'm pretty sure he had zero symptoms.
Totally disrupted his life.

He spent 8 hours at an Emergency Dept. to get recommended anti-virals (says no other way to get them). Even he says they probably didn't help.
Otherwise, He stayed indoors all the time. He lives in a small 2 bed flat and my step-mum moved into other bedroom, avoided him completely until he tested negative 2 days running (American advice).
He only tested because he was going to get a medical procedure the following week.
He had to miss the scheduled procedure. (Mohl's)
I should add my dad is supremely extrovert and Lockdowns made him highly miserable. He also has issues walking due to neck pain, & really should get out for some short walks every day or he could become seized up forever.
He's tested negative for > week now but I think he just cancelled a 17 day cruise because he's convinced he'll develop skin cancer if he doesn't get the Mohl's done with his usual provider, and he doesn't want to get it done privately while travelling (he could afford it).
He won't use a mobility scooter & last cruise they went on (Alaska in early September) it was always too cold for them to get off the boat, plus my dad doesn't walk far...
His skin mark is too small for me to see on WhatsApp, btw. He implied that he hasn't seen any dermatologist in months, I'm not sure it's been diagnosed as BCC, I think he's just presuming it must be BCC and Mohl's is essential to do as precaution.

We grew up as laid-back Californians so all this angst bewilders me. They are so health-paranoid and what they think they must do about Covid makes their lives worse. Probably would fit right in on MN !!

Op I'm in Scotland. The advice was that there is no need to isolate if you are symptom free and positive. Obviously it is prudent to take precautions and I would certainly not put myself in a position where you could possibly put others in danger. But if asymptomatic then you are less likely to pass something on to someone else.
Keep your head down for a few days.

You said your birthday is next week. Surely you'll be better by then

The irony is

Most Californians look after their health much much better than here. Through diet and fitness.

many of the most covid frightened were very overweight. Rightfully so as proven link with degree of severity BUT does beg the question…. Why weren’t you more worried about your health when you were shovelling in that third donut? (Yes yes, I know some people are obese due to medication and or condition)

I think I would just mentally move my birthday to a new date in a week or so's time when you can all go out together to celebrate and enjoy your favourite restaurant.

If you open your cards, any presents and get the takeaway on your actual birthday then it will seem like celebrating twice .

This was what I saw online which is what gave me the impression I should isolate

If you have a positive coronavirus test result, stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days after the day you took your test, or from the day your symptoms started (whichever was earlier). You should count the day after you took the test as day 1.

He has tested negative so there's no guidance that he should isolate, plus he can't work from home so he doesn't really have a choice.

Also please no fat phobia on this thread. It isn't relevant to what I was asking at all and is just an excuse to be unpleasant.

Nhs scotland

**Stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have symptoms of a respiratory infection such as coronavirus and you:

have a high temperature or
do not feel well enough to go to work or carry out normal activities

you are symptomless

if you want to isolate - go for it. But in your shoes, I’d just be careful

That isn't what I'm seeing online at all, it's either symptoms or a positive test

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 or a positive test result
Try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if:
• you have any symptoms of COVID-199_, and you have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to go to work or do your normal activities
• you've tested positive for COVID-19 – this means it's very likely you have the virus

Op

that was from nhs scotland

Nhs Scot Inform

This is further down the same page

You. Do. Not. Have. Symptoms!!!

You are not meant to test if you don’t have symptoms.
so this guidance is based on assumption that you haven’t tested and got a positive.
but op - you want to isolate. That’s fine. Do it! But unless you isolate from your dh and child too - doesn’t make sense

OP people are not reading the whole thing and its so contradictory
In one breath it says go out if you feel ok and haven't tested but if you have tested stay home
So almost saying don't test and ignore if
Yet my dh just tested positive and we are on holiday and have to tell then and the policy is we then need to leave
We could of not tested and just ignored his symptoms and spread it around but for us that didn't feel right
But many people are not testing and clearly have symptoms , its all just down to what feels right for you
I can see why people use both approaches and they need to update guidance really to be one or the other

Ok, well thank you for your input.

I really just wanted to know if anyone had any fun ideas for my 30th. That was all.

When exactly is your birthday? You said initially it was next week.
Surely you'll be better by then?

Could you order a cake for delivery or a cream tea , favourite take away , hello fresh box and dh/ dp cooks
Maybe still dress up , place up table like a restaurant
Or favourite movie and treats ?
Dependa what you like really
And book meal for weekend after so you still get your celebration