Husband wants me to keep isolating after 5 days

[HopeG]

Hi everyone,

I tested positive for Covid on Wednesday evening and am isolating in our spare room . I have had to miss all coronation plans this weekend and stay away from my 5-year-old son. The Government recommends isolating for 5 days.

This morning I tested positive again and my husband now wants me to continue isolating until I get a negative test. It feels excessive to me but we are going away in a caravan for a night at the weekend with my husband’s family and my husband says he doesn’t want to get it or our son to get it as then the weekend would be ruined.

He’s also planning not to go to a coronation party with our son today because he thinks people will be uncomfortable knowing I have Covid at home.

I’ve suggested I wear a mask around the house post-5 days but my husband doesn’t think that is enough to protect them.

What would you do?

My sister tested positive for 6 month!

I actually agree with your husband on this one. Whilst it may feel excessive keeping your family safe from Covid until you’re no longer contagious is good for all of you. He’s right, if the rest of your family become unwell it will ruin your weekend.
In our house if someone has covid that person would wear an FFP3 mask and we keep all the windows open until they’ve had two negative tests. We also do a decent amount of cleaning! So far that has worked a treat, no one else has caught covid and no one has had to isolate.

I hope you have recovered 😊

Sounds like your husband needs therapy for his health anxiety.

There are literally hundreds of papers documenting impacts on organs, blood etc. What is wrong with you?

They are officially recognised as neurological diseases and disabilities. Hope you aren’t working in a caring role!

Glad that comment has been deleted. Bad enough that some adults with these illnesses have to encounter these absolute (can't think of a strong enough term for that type of person), let alone the tens of thousands of kids who are facing their quality of life being snatched from them. Beyond disgusting trolling.

you'd want to be completely brainless not to be anxious about this

twitter.com/Sunny_Rae1/status/1657293335948656641?t=rPfDaS5ekMvkXYY9loGZbQ&s=19

Having had covid for 9 days and counting and still feeling god Damn awful I can confirm it is not just a cold! It really winds me up when people say this. Yes I have isolated and It saddens me that people don’t. I have a 10 year old with a heart issue and who is immune compromised and I have anxiety every single day that people who are poorly will give him something he just might not get over!
this is the same for all viruses. Not just covid. If you are sick, stay the hell home and protect others!!!!

Funny how people become insulting when they don't have reasonable, compassionate advice. The bottom line is you think it's okay to foist a Covid infection on others. When someone points out this can be dangerous for some, you have nothing to add except being rude about grammar. And you are still wrong.

Modifiers that describe the same word need a comma separating them. If pretty is modifying mum, then it needs a comma. If pretty is modifying young, it does NOT need a comma. For the slow of wit:

Pretty young mum. Pretty is modifying young. The mum was quite young.

Pretty, young mum. Pretty and young are both modifying mum. The mum is pretty and young.

Stop punctuation policing to avoid further embarrassment, and don't spread covid as some people may end up in hospital as a result of your carelessness.

" Funny how people become insulting when they don't have reasonable, compassionate advice. The bottom line is you think it's okay to foist a Covid infection on others. When someone points out this can be dangerous for some, you have nothing to add except being rude about grammar. And you are still wrong."

Oh dear. You aren't paying attention. I am in favour of isolation

And my comment stands. That poster was ignorant about infection and grammar, and arrogant about both

Can't see the post in question but there are many of us who question the long covid narrative. Sounds like the new bad back to me

I'll bite. What exactly are you questioning?

What did your child ever do to you, that you wouldn't try keep them safe from something you know you're most likely infectious with, and that can have really nasty long-term consequences? Talk about misery loves company!

How long do you expect people to isolate for?! I was still getting a faint positive on day 11, should I have still been shut in one room?

Get a life

Completely up to you although depending on the layout of your house, what you do might depend on how much you're bothered about making people in your family ill.

What I don't get is the OP not having "might I still make my child ill and miserable if I come out too early?" anywhere in her question. Not relevant, not an issue, it's just poor me I'm having to miss out on things.

I totally get that we are all officially allowed not to care about infecting strangers, but I'm surprised at the number of people who don't seem to care even about their own families.

Am I the only one who would be over the moon to just chill, getting looked after for a week?

Sounds like bliss right now