I’ve been sick for a few days and now diagnosed with Covid. Should I stay away and just tell them I have the flu? My mom is so anxious and overwhelming. She will freak. I also need to do their weekly meds.
Arkh64, I agree with the others here that say do not tell your parents you were diagnosed with Covid.
A couple of months ago I woke up with what felt like a really bad head cold, stuffed up, sneezing, coughing, everything those commercials say one has. I thought, oh great, this will be with me for 2 weeks. The next morning, the head cold was gone. Zilch, nana, I had zero symptoms.....
I had my 2 shots, plus 1 booster at the time. Couple days prior to getting that head cold I decided to take my mask off while shopping in a big box store. Never again will I go without my mask, and the vaccines did work as I must have had covid, as no head cold goes away 24 hours later.
I am scheduled for my 2nd booster this weekend. Sig-other had his yesterday.
You could say that you are required to quarantine from them because someone at work came down with Covid. Send someone to help with their meds. Please stay home. Even if you feel okay, take the illness seriously.
The 'vaccines' don't work, obviously, so whether your folks are vaxxed and boosted or not is irrelevant. You should stay completely AWAY from them until you test negative, in my opinion, since masks are useless as well as far as stopping transmission goes.
When my DD recently had Covid, she was told by her doctor that she had to be entirely symptom free for 48 hours before she could return to work; that information changes with the wind, however, so take it for what it's worth.
I would NOT tell them you have Covid, b/c if they will freak out, what's the point? As long as you aren't hospitalized, then you can say you are just under the weather and can't come by for a week or whatever.
The meds can wait or you can talk them thru filling up the boxes, or ask someone else to do it for you.
Important question here is how long you may have been infectious when you saw your parents last. Our ability to transmit the virus is much stronger before we even have symptoms than later. I would consult your parent's MD. It is likely you will be asked to test negative several times before seeing your parents again. It isn't of much import whether or not you tell your parents if you think they are going to overreact, but it is important that you know whether they are exhibiting any symptoms so that they themselves can be tested. I would ask someone else to do the medications; just say you aren't feeling well, and "so and so"will be by to do the meds. The most important thing is which will cause your parents the least stress, so you decide. Hope you get well soon.
I haven’t seen them since Friday and I wore a mask the entire time since my husband was ill then. I am vaccinated with 2 boosters and so are they. Still got it. Regarding meals I am able to have some delivered I will have to double mask and glove up to fill the med boxes. All under the guise of having a bad cold.
Sorry to hear. Hopefully it will be mild. Stay away from the folks in person. Whether you tell them or minimise to a cold is up to you. Could you telephone them everyday if you wanted if they were worried? Can the chemist/drug store prepare the meds in a blister pack? A lot can be done by phone orders & delivery these days.
Are your parents vaccinated? Your profile says your mother has diabetes... is she also obese? Definitely do not visit them if they are not vaccinated.
Are the meds essential, like for your mom's diabetes? If not, I'd stay away and tell them you have a stomach virus or something that won't worry them as much.
Is there no one else to give them the meds, not even a neighbor? I hope you feel better soon!
My daughter was vaccinated ready to get the booster when she came down with COVID. Shots do not keep u from getting it. Thats why we are being asked to get a forth shot.
If you think this will upset your parents I see no need to tell them IF you think that they were not exposed. If they ask just say that you have a cold or your allergies are kicking up and you are going to stay at home until it clears.
A couple of months ago I woke up with what felt like a really bad head cold, stuffed up, sneezing, coughing, everything those commercials say one has. I thought, oh great, this will be with me for 2 weeks. The next morning, the head cold was gone. Zilch, nana, I had zero symptoms.....
I had my 2 shots, plus 1 booster at the time. Couple days prior to getting that head cold I decided to take my mask off while shopping in a big box store. Never again will I go without my mask, and the vaccines did work as I must have had covid, as no head cold goes away 24 hours later.
I am scheduled for my 2nd booster this weekend. Sig-other had his yesterday.
Send someone to help with their meds.
Please stay home.
Even if you feel okay, take the illness seriously.
When my DD recently had Covid, she was told by her doctor that she had to be entirely symptom free for 48 hours before she could return to work; that information changes with the wind, however, so take it for what it's worth.
I would NOT tell them you have Covid, b/c if they will freak out, what's the point? As long as you aren't hospitalized, then you can say you are just under the weather and can't come by for a week or whatever.
The meds can wait or you can talk them thru filling up the boxes, or ask someone else to do it for you.
Feel better soon!
I would consult your parent's MD. It is likely you will be asked to test negative several times before seeing your parents again. It isn't of much import whether or not you tell your parents if you think they are going to overreact, but it is important that you know whether they are exhibiting any symptoms so that they themselves can be tested.
I would ask someone else to do the medications; just say you aren't feeling well, and "so and so"will be by to do the meds.
The most important thing is which will cause your parents the least stress, so you decide.
Hope you get well soon.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Are the meds essential, like for your mom's diabetes? If not, I'd stay away and tell them you have a stomach virus or something that won't worry them as much.
Is there no one else to give them the meds, not even a neighbor? I hope you feel better soon!
If they ask just say that you have a cold or your allergies are kicking up and you are going to stay at home until it clears.