Covid before Christmas!

[clarepetal]

Just tested positive this morning. Anyone else? I guess that's Christmas at home now....

Not necessarily.

Why did you test?

My Dad tested positive yesterday and is now staying home. He's feeling quite poorly.

I how you aren’t unwell.

Do you have enough in the house food wise?

I tested because I have a cold. Don't feel as poorly as the first time I had it, I'll ask mil to drop food off if my partner also tests positive, he is currently sulking in bed as Xmas (for me) is cancelled!

DH tested positive about 7 days ago, so he’s now running round doing everything should have done. Luckily he hasn’t passed it on to us.

I'm sorry, that's shitty timing! We had it here a couple of weeks ago! WE were all clear in 4 days even though we aren't all vaccinated!

It is someone's perogative to test I believe. Just because it is not mandatory, it doesn't alter the fact in my opinion it's the right thing to do. You would not want to pass anything on. OP I hope you do not feel too unwell and can chill. Perhaps you can postpone your meal ?

DH and I have it. We’re trying not to pass it onto DS who is home from university, or DD who will be home this afternoon (we were going to pick her up in the car, but she will get the train, instead). FIL usually comes to us for dinner a few times a week, and we have put him off this week.

Im hoping we will have stopped “shedding virus” by Christmas Day, but if not, we will just have to decide what to do, then.

I’m not madly ill. it’s like a not very bad cold.

Our house is down with it as well, it's relatively mild, lots of coughing and spluttering but we've just cancelled everything, gatherings, meals out, visits to friends. It's really obvious we are sick so laying low is the only option.

It’s a bummer. My boys have been ill with it for over a week - like a bad cold with a lingering cough. I had a temp and a couple of days of tiredness and now I’m ok. DH (otherwise very healthy) is now really unwell - sweat pouring off him, tight lungs etc. We’ve had to cancel his elderly mother coming for Christmas and will cancel our friends coming over as I think it’s selfish not to. My kids say that everyone at their school has it and they’ve all had lingering chesty coughs.

I'm tired of people saying "Why did you test?" all the time as if it's perfectly acceptable to ignore covid and pass it to elderly relatives. I keep seeing people on here saying "treat it like a cold. If your symptoms are mild carry on as normal". This is just stupid and irresponsible advice!! Makes me so angry.
Six weeks ago I managed to pass Covid to my 83 year old mother. I had no idea I had it. I was feeling great, no symptoms when I first saw her. She ended up becoming very ill. She collapsed, was unconscious, we had to call an ambulance. She then spent several days suffering from delerium, thinking she was a child and asking for her mother. She was too weak to walk so I more or less carry her to the toilet. She kept wetting herself. All because of covid. Six weeks later she's a lot better but still not right, still weaker than usual and worryingly still confused at times.
My previously healthy 43 year old friend has lost her job due to long Covid and now uses a mobility scooter.
But anyway, why bother testing?? Just carry on as normal, merrily spreading it.

And I'm sorry you have it OP. Hope you feel better soon.

“Why did you test” is a stupid question. Perfectly normal for people to want to know what they have got.

Thanks, people. My partner does have it, and it is of the opinion that we should ignore and carry on as normal. I think it'll be more stressful here as I won't let him do that, rather than actually having it.
At the moment, it just feels like a cold. Fingers crossed, we'll be clear in a few days.

Me. Tested yesterday because we were seeing elderly relatives over Christmas and I did not want to be responsible for them getting sick. I thought I just had a cold but no, it's Covid. Fed up - I had a bad virus at the end of November which turned into a lingering cold and that had only just gone away.

Now I know I have it, of course I'm staying away from people. Why would I choose to spread a novel virus whose long term effects are unknown? I will go for a walk later, but have cancelled plans to meet friends and the children will keep their distance. Feel really guilty about the things I did do yesterday before I started to wonder if I should test...

Awful timing, I feel for you. Hope it's not too bad and you can at least enjoy some aspects at home.

DH brought it in the house in November so we didn't avoid catching it so it was done for Xmas.

In your situation I would discuss it with guests, our friends are avoiding catching anything before Xmas day (elderly relatives) but it's basically if you can stand up come to new year and we will avoid older relatives for a few weeks afterwards.

I would still do Christmas activities like going into town as quite frankly at the minute if your happy to go out your happy to catch a bug......its winter!

Yep, we have it in our house.

We've had to cancel all our Christmas plans as my DM is having cancer treatment and my DF is frail.

Us! Only tested as we’re seeing some family who are then due to see some very vulnerable family the day after. We’ve had to postpone. Don’t feel 100% but nothing terrible (I’ve been recently vaccinated though).

Oh dear! What are you going to do?
Let’s not give up! Do you have food and presents at yours? Still make it fun at home and watch Christmas movies. Once you’re better you can redo the family thing just after Christmas.

I think you should just be honest with people and it’s up to them. It does cause complications in some people so I personally think it’s selfish to carry on going to busy shops, seeing friends and things to make them ill for Christmas too.

We've ordered in extra alcohol and board games...we have loads of food as was going to be just us 5 on Christmas Day itself anyway...but it really really sucks. DM was focusing on Christmas this year when undergoing her grueling treatment. I cried a lot yesterday and so did she!

I agree totally more generally too, people should be told and then they can make an informed decision according to their circumstances and risk appetite. To carry on spreading when you know you're positive, or could well be, is not good citizenship.

I’m so sorry :( can you freeze much of it? Hopefully it’ll only be a few more days and perhaps end of next week you can meet up?

I’ll join in on DH’s behalf. He’s had what we assumed was a rotten cold, but decided to test because our friends who we are (not) seeing tomorrow have elderly parents staying. Also, his usual last-minute gift buying has been scuppered so nothing under the tree for me