I’ve had a blocked nose for about 4/5 days and lost my voice, no other problems and none of the covid-19 symptoms stated on the NHS website.
I’m prone to allergies and sinusitis so it’s not unusual for me to have a blocked or runny nose.
My SD arrived here last weekend with an awful cold (of which we’d had no warning) which caused my youngest DC to get poorly, which in turn made me unwell but nothing dramatic, just cold symptoms.
Tonight (literally in the last 2 hours) I’ve developed a hacking cough and my lungs feel like they’re on fire. I’ve been able to book a covid test for the morning as there were lots available but I’m not sure how quickly the results come back and it’s our year to have my SCs for Christmas Eve.
I’m praying my results come back before lunchtime on 24th and obviously hoping it comes back negative.
Wtf am I meant to do? My DP is going to be so upset if it means he can’t see his kids and he has to isolate with me.
I know he’ll be furious too because I broke the rules to meet 2 friends this week after we suffered an awful tragedy regarding another friend of ours. We were distraught and I know it’s against the rules but we really needed each other.
We wore masks the majority of the time and were a distance apart so I’m worried he’ll blame me even though he’s a key worker and I work in an office 3 days a week so I (or we) could have picked it up from anywhere.
I’m so upset. I’ll be made out to be the evil stepmother who ruined Christmas.
It’ll be even worse if the results aren’t back in time so we’d have to miss out on seeing them and then get a negative result because I’ll have caused them to miss Christmas Eve together for nothing.
My DS was also supposed to be going to stay with his dad tomorrow night which will now have to be cancelled.
Also I went for a socially distant walk today with my mask on to visit a friend who’s child has just been diagnosed with leukaemia. We stayed more than 2m apart, fully masked up and outside but I’m still worried in case I am positive and the impact that could have on her seeing her child.
I don’t know what I’m asking for, I’m just really distressed and feeling very unwell 
I don’t want to ruin Christmas for my DCs, DP or my SCs.