Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Well on the 2nd anniversary of the first lockdown I test positive, and my Mrs is not feeling great either, and that’s despite our efforts to continue taking precautions.

And of course this is a mighty pain as my Mrs was to be travelling to her mums tomorrow for a couple of weeks - providing support to her brother as he continues his chemo cycles. Not sure what we’ll do, but she has told them she can‘t travel to them until she feels symptom free and had successive negative tests.

 

[PJ87]

Well on the 2nd anniversary of the first lockdown I test positive, and my Mrs is not feeling great either, and that’s despite our efforts to continue taking precautions.

And of course this is a mighty pain as my Mrs was to be travelling to her mums tomorrow for a couple of weeks - providing support to her brother as he continues his chemo cycles. Not sure what we’ll do, but she has told them she can‘t travel to them until she feels symptom free and had successive negative tests.

Yeah my turn to test postive now

Wife was postive 11th march

Eldest 16th march

Me yesterday

Been a rough few weeks

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Yeah my turn to test postive now

Wife was postive 11th march

Eldest 16th march

Me yesterday

Been a rough few weeks

Tbh I am not sure what we are supposed to do. Seems like with the virus being allowed to run free and uncontrolled in the community I could self-isolate and be clear in a weeks time and then as soon as I go out I get reinfected straight away. So what’s the point of my isolating now. I know I should and will but it seems a bit pointless.

 

[Foxholer]

Tbh I am not sure what we are supposed to do. Seems like with the virus being allowed to run free and uncontrolled in the community I could be clear in a weeks time and reinfected straight away. So what’s the point of my isolating now. I know I should but it seems a bit pointless.

Again, it seems to be to prevent the absolute swamping of facilities with cases.
I hope both you and your wife, particularly, get through it with no serious effects.

 

[PJ87]

Tbh I am not sure what we are supposed to do. Seems like with the virus being allowed to run free and uncontrolled in the community I could self-isolate and be clear in a weeks time and then as soon as I go out I get reinfected straight away. So what’s the point of my isolating now. I know I should and will but it seems a bit pointless.

It's been quite clear from our work and her school

Isolate for minimum 5 full days until 2 negative tests .. or 10 full days

Little one back to school tomorrow was negative finally today

First day off work was yesterday for me

But we are fortunate

 

[williamalex1]

I don't believe that's correct. The filtering effect will have an efficiacy breathing in and out. Also, if everyone/most are wearing them then the amount of airborne virus being transmitted will be restricted so masks will cope better with inbound filtration.

Just read this post, if we wear 2 masks back to front would that stop the intake .?

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Tbh I am not sure what we are supposed to do. Seems like with the virus being allowed to run free and uncontrolled in the community I could self-isolate and be clear in a weeks time and then as soon as I go out I get reinfected straight away. So what’s the point of my isolating now. I know I should and will but it seems a bit pointless.

How is it pointless?. The idea of isolating is not to infect others!
Where is your dilemma ( of what to do or not do?)
Do you think you should be considering whether to go to meet others?
You say "we". Surely your wife is considering going to her Mum's and seeing her and her brother?
The rules requiring you to not do this and not do that are no longer in force, but the advice is still the same.?

 

[PJ87]

How is it pointless?. The idea of isolating is not to infect others!
Where is your dilemma ( of what to do or not do?)
Do you think you should be considering whether to go to meet others?
You say "we". Surely your wife is considering going to her Mum's and seeing her and her brother?
The rules requiring you to not do this and not do that are no longer in force, but the advice is still the same.?

When the wife tested positive on the 11th we cancelled everything and moved all plans to the following weekend. I sent her to the loft room for majority of the day and got her down to help with bathtime etc . Eldest went school as normal

We tested whole house (bar wife as she was positive) every day

16th eldest came back postive so off school for her (nightmare she so bored and 4 year olds bored lol when we can't go out.. delightful) Mrs then took over looking after her as they both had it so why not I just took the twins

Now I've got it im hiding in the loft whilst everyone is clear

 

[Tashyboy]

How is it pointless?. The idea of isolating is not to infect others!
Where is your dilemma ( of what to do or not do?)
Do you think you should be considering whether to go to meet others?
You say "we". Surely your wife is considering going to her Mum's and seeing her and her brother?
The rules requiring you to not do this and not do that are no longer in force, but the advice is still the same.?

I think the dilemma is that, the powers that be allow you to go out now with COVID ?. But why would you. I mentioned last week about how I had met two folk on the same day that have COVID and were out and about. ? Not only that, Both my parents now have COVID . My dad is the rougher of the two. I have told them enough times if they need owt to let me know. So I called my parents Tuesday to see if all is well. mum says” Oh Ave had a nice walk to the chemist to picks yer dads tablets up”. ? Ave spent two years trying to protect them and as soon as she gets it she is put and about. Words fail me.

 

[road2ruin]

I think the dilemma is that, the powers that be allow you to go out now with COVID ?. But why would you. I mentioned last week about how I had met two folk on the same day that have COVID and were out and about. ? Not only that, Both my parents now have COVID . My dad is the rougher of the two. I have told them enough times if they need owt to let me know. So I called my parents Tuesday to see if all is well. mum says” Oh Ave had a nice walk to the chemist to picks yer dads tablets up”. ? Ave spent two years trying to protect them and as soon as she gets it she is put and about. Words fail me.

Just playing Devil’s Advocate but did you expect your folks to spend the rest of their days shut indoors?

I know from those I have spoken to recently that they have put their faith in being vaccinated and they don’t want to spend their final years inside trying to avoid a virus that is likely to be almost impossible to avoid long term.

 

[RichA]

Just playing Devil’s Advocate but did you expect your folks to spend the rest of their days shut indoors?

I know from those I have spoken to recently that they have put their faith in being vaccinated and they don’t want to spend their final years inside trying to avoid a virus that is likely to be almost impossible to avoid long term.

Not wishing to speak for Tash, but there's a huge difference between "the rest of their days" and a few days while highly infectious.
My elderly Dad takes few precautions and doesn't test. I'm fairly sure that he wouldn't change his routine either, if he was capable of leaving the house.

 

[Tashyboy]

Not wishing to speak for Tash, but there's a huge difference between "the rest of their days" and a few days while highly infectious.
My elderly Dad takes few precautions and doesn't test. I'm fairly sure that he wouldn't change his routine either, if he was capable of leaving the house.

I think that’s about it. Me dad has “ a bit of leukaemia”, his words. triple by pass. COPD. and others. My parents have been out with us on plenty of occasions during Covid. I just think it’s irresponsible of me mum to go out like that.

 

[road2ruin]

Not wishing to speak for Tash, but there's a huge difference between "the rest of their days" and a few days while highly infectious.
My elderly Dad takes few precautions and doesn't test. I'm fairly sure that he wouldn't change his routine either, if he was capable of leaving the house.

I think that’s about it. Me dad has “ a bit of leukaemia”, his words. triple by pass. COPD. and others. My parents have been out with us on plenty of occasions during Covid. I just think it’s irresponsible of me mum to go out like that.

Sorry, I misread Tash's original post! My point was about his folks not spending their days inside worrying about catching it however having re-read, I completely agree that his mum should have her feet up whilst she's got Covid and not be prowling the streets just like, hopefully, most of the others who get it.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

How is it pointless?. The idea of isolating is not to infect others!
Where is your dilemma ( of what to do or not do?)
Do you think you should be considering whether to go to meet others?
You say "we". Surely your wife is considering going to her Mum's and seeing her and her brother?
The rules requiring you to not do this and not do that are no longer in force, but the advice is still the same.?

No dilemma, just wondering given it seems to me that there are likely to be many walking about with the virus, either knowingly given there is nothing in any rule stopping them, or unknowingly. As I said, I will isolate despite any frustrations I might feel with the current rather lax approach to controlling viral infection.

And my Mrs is definitely NOT going to her mum‘s to support her brother. At least not until next week and I’m testing negative as hopefully so will she. We’ve spent two years doing everything to protect ourselves, and so also my mil and BiL, from this virus and yet now we’ve got it and we’re feeling a bit p’d off.

We also had to have a firm word with my mil (92) yesterday as a couple of days back she went into hospital with my BiL, to keep him company…and when asked why she risked picking up the virus by going into a hospital of all places her reply was…’Why not…there is no virus around here…’. And why does she think that…because numbers of infections aren’t being reported in the way they were and none of her friends in the village have it…?

…Update…Mrs Hogie just tested +VE…inevitable I guess given me +VE and how she feels. And we’ve cancelled a well-deserved (for my Mrs) weekend break in Wensleydale we had booked for next weekend - such is life and living with covid.

 

[Foxholer]

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16th eldest came back postive so off school for her (nightmare she so bored and 4 year olds bored lol when we can't go out.. delightful) Mrs then took over looking after her as they both had it so why not I just took the twins

Now I've got it im hiding in the loft whilst everyone is clear

What?
If the bit in bold is correct, I think you should have been banished to the loft, alone, many years ago!
I guess you meant The 16yo (the eldest).

 

[PJ87]

What?
If the bit in bold is correct, I think you should have been banished to the loft, alone, many years ago!
I guess you meant The 16yo (the eldest).

16th (date) eldest (4) tested positive

Happy to clarify

 

[Foxholer]

16th (date) eldest (4) tested positive

Happy to clarify

Ah! Amazing the difference a judicious comma or 2 could/can make!

 

[PJ87]

Ah! Amazing the difference a judicious comma or 2 could/can make!

I like leaving it open to interpretation

 

[Tashyboy]

Sorry, I misread Tash's original post! My point was about his folks not spending their days inside worrying about catching it however having re-read, I completely agree that his mum should have her feet up whilst she's got Covid and not be prowling the streets just like, hopefully, most of the others who get it.

A quick update, rung me dad to see if they want owt from the supermarket on me way home from golf. “Hey-up dad how are you”. him “ am ok it’s yer mum am worried about”. It turns out she has done a LFT and is still a little bit positive but decides she will go/ walk to the allotment 3/4 of a mile away. Me dad is worried because he has not seen her for hours. Monday he finds out the results of his dementia test and the woman who he will see has said to me on the phone “ there is a diagnosis”. Spoke to me mum, the very person who was bogged off last week “ coz someone has given her COVID”. And she don’t know what the fuss is about. ?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Just been checking and the upper back pain (ache between shoulder blades and at lower neck) I have had for some days seems to be a symptom of covid. Upside of that is that I was feeling it a day or two before I experienced the other symptoms that caused me to test…and to confirm I have covid. So maybe my 5 day clock started ticking on Monday or Tuesday.