@@@ July COVID Thread

[mskitkat]

Jul 11, 2022 14:38:45 GMT -5 fluffycookie said:

DS who is 14 had covidi in the end of April and no one else in the house tested positive even though we didn't keep him confined to his room. It was baffling to MH and he is convinced him and I had in in early winter and never tested positive even though I did go for a pcr test. DS will be boosted again in mid-August per his doctors.

The long haul stuff is starting to freak me out. DS and I were at an appointment last week and was talking to one of the nurses that we know well and she has only 30% hearing out of one ear. She had covid and kept thinking she was still stuffed up which was causing the hearing issue and by the time she went and had her hearing tested they tried high dose steroids' but the damage was done and she has a hearing aid now. A co-worker of mine has been breaking out in awful hives since having covid.

If you have the kind of relationship with your coworker that this makes sense, suggest they get evaluated for MCAD- mast cell activation disorder.

[dulcemariamar]

Jul 11, 2022 14:38:45 GMT -5 fluffycookie said:

DS who is 14 had covidi in the end of April and no one else in the house tested positive even though we didn't keep him confined to his room. It was baffling to MH and he is convinced him and I had in in early winter and never tested positive even though I did go for a pcr test. DS will be boosted again in mid-August per his doctors.

The long haul stuff is starting to freak me out. DS and I were at an appointment last week and was talking to one of the nurses that we know well and she has only 30% hearing out of one ear. She had covid and kept thinking she was still stuffed up which was causing the hearing issue and by the time she went and had her hearing tested they tried high dose steroids' but the damage was done and she has a hearing aid now. A co-worker of mine has been breaking out in awful hives since having covid.

The long haul stuff scares me a lot too. I know two people that couldn’t return to work months after having COVID.

[fluffycookie]

Jul 11, 2022 14:48:53 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Jul 11, 2022 14:38:45 GMT -5 fluffycookie said:

DS who is 14 had covidi in the end of April and no one else in the house tested positive even though we didn't keep him confined to his room. It was baffling to MH and he is convinced him and I had in in early winter and never tested positive even though I did go for a pcr test. DS will be boosted again in mid-August per his doctors.

The long haul stuff is starting to freak me out. DS and I were at an appointment last week and was talking to one of the nurses that we know well and she has only 30% hearing out of one ear. She had covid and kept thinking she was still stuffed up which was causing the hearing issue and by the time she went and had her hearing tested they tried high dose steroids' but the damage was done and she has a hearing aid now. A co-worker of mine has been breaking out in awful hives since having covid.

If you have the kind of relationship with your coworker that this makes sense, suggest they get evaluated for MCAD- mast cell activation disorder.

I will mention it to her.  She sent a picture of them recently on her upper back and neck and they were huge.

[mskitkat]

Jul 12, 2022 11:47:02 GMT -5 fluffycookie said:

Jul 11, 2022 14:48:53 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

If you have the kind of relationship with your coworker that this makes sense, suggest they get evaluated for MCAD- mast cell activation disorder.

I will mention it to her.  She sent a picture of them recently on her upper back and neck and they were huge.

It’s a rare condition that’s becoming more common with long covid. I’ve been diagnosed for around 10 years now. Happy to answer any questions.

[madDawg228]

Screaming into the void.... Daycare had at least one Covid exposure on Monday, H is staying home with DS today and tomorrow and we're trying to figure out what to do after that. My work has been on my case for taking care of DS in the past (Covid in January, Stomach Virus in May, and then a bacterial infection/rash in June), and I'm job searching. I wish I was in a more flexible position.

We all tested negative last night, but who knows what the rest of the week holds for us. We are supposed to be celebrating DS's 2nd birthday on Sunday with friends and family outdoors, now who knows....

fuck

[kiminky]

@wandering

My SD is pregnant with her 2nd child (about 10 weeks), she was diagnosed with Covid this week and is unvaccinated. Her OB told her to take baby aspirin during her Covid illness. Have you heard this?

Also, the only study I can find re: vaccinated vs. unvaccinated pregnant woman having Covid is the one done in Scotland. Do you know of others?

Thanks.

[Bad Dingo]

Jul 14, 2022 18:08:22 GMT -5 kiminky said:

@wandering

My SD is pregnant with her 2nd child (about 10 weeks), she was diagnosed with Covid this week and is unvaccinated. Her OB told her to take baby aspirin during her Covid illness. Have you heard this?

Also, the only study I can find re: vaccinated vs. unvaccinated pregnant woman having Covid is the one done in Scotland. Do you know of others?

Thanks.

Not a doctor but this is sound advice to prevent blood clots.

[sparty04]

We had an exposure on Sunday, and DS1 tested positive on Wednesday. No one else is positive yet or showing symptoms (will get pcr tomorrow to check again). Everyone in my house but DS1 tested positive in the middle of May, but I'm 99.9% sure DS1 was patient zero at that time and we missed the positive window because I didn't realize he had it. I have no idea how long I need to quarantine my other kids. Not that it matters much but DS1 & DS2 are both vaxxed but not boosted (my other 2 were too young and I'm planning on waiting until closer to school to vax them). They are driving me absolutely crazy because they want to play with their friends but I won't let them (obv DS1 is a no-go for 10 days). Does anyone know current guidelines for this situation?

[kiminky]

Jul 14, 2022 21:16:22 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Jul 14, 2022 18:08:22 GMT -5 kiminky said:

@wandering

My SD is pregnant with her 2nd child (about 10 weeks), she was diagnosed with Covid this week and is unvaccinated. Her OB told her to take baby aspirin during her Covid illness. Have you heard this?

Also, the only study I can find re: vaccinated vs. unvaccinated pregnant woman having Covid is the one done in Scotland. Do you know of others?

Thanks.

Is there a reason you don’t trust her OB?

No, I have no reason at all not to trust her OB. I tried to find studies about it and they seemed inconclusive. My SD is a very "do your own research" person, hence being unvaccinated. So I was surprised when she said the OB recommended this and SD said she had never heard of it but totally seemed onboard. I would think her OB has also recommended vaxxing. I'm probably just asking out of a year and a half of frustration of the non vaxxing. I don't really know what I'm saying here, if you can't tell. The same day we found out they were pregnant with baby #2, she and her husband ended up in the ER that evening with her husband being diagnosed with Covid (also unvaxxed).

[aprilsails]

Health Canada approved spikevax (moderna) for the 6mo-5 year cohort!!! As soon as we can I will get DS vaccinated. So excited.

[Poppy]

Welp, H has tested positive on our family vacation. DS and I tested positive in mid-May but H never did, which we decided was probably because H was patient 0 and we missed the window to test him (he did test neg on a rapid once).

I have felt sick the last few days but am still testing negative. We had planned on delaying vaccine/booster for the kids due to their infection in May but luckily we did end up taking them 2 weeks ago. They seem healthy thus far. However, we are currently scrambling to cancel our flight home and figure out road trip logistics. Sigh.

[kiminky]

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

[karinothing]

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

Day 13 for me.

[georgeglass]

Well, Virginia has given up. New guidelines from the health dept no longer recommend quarantine or masking after exposure in schools/camps/etc.

[InBetweenDays]

Jul 15, 2022 5:08:04 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

Day 13 for me.

Wait, you didn't initially test positive until 13 days after exposure? Or do you mean after getting COVID you continued to test positive for 13 days? It has seemed with the more recent variants the time between exposure and testing positive has gotten shorter.

OP, depending on the level of exposure I think I would feel confident in a negative test 7 days post exposure.

[wanderingback]

Jul 15, 2022 5:08:04 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

Day 13 for me.

Did you completely quarantine those 13 days? Any chance you had a new exposure between the first exposure and testing positive on day 13?
I know it’s possible as the incubation period can be up to 14 days, but I think most data shows that people develop symptoms before that. But we know covid doesn’t follow any rules!

[Velar Fricative]

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

I do contact tracing for work and staff overwhelmingly are testing positive 2-4 days after known or likely exposures since Omicron. We require them to test in some way (PCR or rapid at home) on day 5 so I'm okay with a negative on day 5 meaning you're really not infected (provided you are vaccinated) unless you had some other unknown exposure after the known one. I did just have one staff develop symptoms 6 days after exposure to a known case (and they were quarantining from work since exposure), but they are unvaccinated and didn't test at all until day 7, and it appears that vaccinated people show symptoms and/or test positive much quicker because the immune system is quick to attack (that seems to be the consensus among the experts but can't quickly grab a link to share right now). 

[karinothing]

Jul 15, 2022 8:06:13 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Jul 15, 2022 5:08:04 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Day 13 for me.

Did you completely quarantine those 13 days? Any chance you had a new exposure between the first exposure and testing positive on day 13?
I know it’s possible as the incubation period can be up to 14 days, but I think most data shows that people develop symptoms before that. But we know covid doesn’t follow any rules!

InBetweenDays, Sorry ladies I read that wrong. I thought it was asking how long you remained positive! Ignore me lol. Sorry for the confusion.

[mskitkat]

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

11 days post initial positive test for me to test negative.

[mskitkat]

Jul 15, 2022 8:10:28 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Jul 15, 2022 8:06:13 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Did you completely quarantine those 13 days? Any chance you had a new exposure between the first exposure and testing positive on day 13?
I know it’s possible as the incubation period can be up to 14 days, but I think most data shows that people develop symptoms before that. But we know covid doesn’t follow any rules!

InBetweenDays, Sorry ladies I read that wrong. I thought it was asking how long you remained positive! Ignore me lol. Sorry for the confusion.

whoops I read it the same way. I’m going to go pour more coffee.

[TR]

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

My SIL who works in a healthcare setting said recently that a negative PCR 5 days past exposure is a pretty good indication that you weren't infected.

[karinothing]

Jul 15, 2022 8:35:57 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Jul 15, 2022 8:10:28 GMT -5 karinothing said:

InBetweenDays, Sorry ladies I read that wrong. I thought it was asking how long you remained positive! Ignore me lol. Sorry for the confusion.

whoops I read it the same way. I’m going to go pour more coffee.

Ha ha. At least it wasn't just me

[starlily]

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

The girls and I tested positive day 5 after a known exposure, after testing negative the day prior. H didn't test positive until day 8 past the known exposure.

[Velar Fricative]

Jul 15, 2022 12:48:41 GMT -5 starlily said:

Jul 15, 2022 1:57:27 GMT -5 kiminky said:

What is the longest in terms of days anyone here tested positive after a known exposure?

Tomorrow is day 5 for me, trying to see when I can comfortably go around my parents again.

The girls and I tested positive day 5 after a known exposure, after testing negative the day prior. H didn't test positive until day 8 past the known exposure.

When did you all develop symptoms? When contact tracing, that's what I count "more" since rapids can take a while to come back positive (if they ever do). 

[formerlyak]

Two years ago I remember friends with older kids being worried about their 16 year old taking a driving test for their license and getting Covid and thinking, “Thank goodness this will all be under control by the time my teen has to sit for his test.” He sat for his test (and passed) today. And Covid is still a concern. Thankfully the examiner wore a mask, as did DS, and he made them do the test with all windows down. That’s about as safe as you can get.

[Vespasia]

MH tested positive 4 days post (presumed) exposure but had symptoms at 2 days.

His symptoms started Sunday and somehow I am still symptom free and negative. I've been working from home and masking around people (which I was doing before). We have been masking around each other and sleeping separately.

[neverfstop]

Has anybody heard anything about kids boosters? I know the adults were on a 6 month schedule for boosters & we're rolling up on 6 months for kids getting their shots. (sorry if I missed previous chatter about this)  Just wondering if they are going to do flu combo in the fall or something for when all the kids head back to school.....  Wonder if schools will be updating their quarantine protocols given the vax availability and the transmissibility of omicron. 

[winemaker06]

Jul 19, 2022 20:26:33 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Has anybody heard anything about kids boosters? I know the adults were on a 6 month schedule for boosters & we're rolling up on 6 months for kids getting their shots. (sorry if I missed previous chatter about this)  Just wondering if they are going to do flu combo in the fall or something for when all the kids head back to school.....  Wonder if schools will be updating their quarantine protocols given the vax availability and the transmissibility of omicron. 

What age? 5-11-year-old boosters were approved in May. Our camps are following contact tracing guidelines of requiring quarantine unless boosted now too.

NO idea what ages a potential omicron-specific booster will be available for in fall though n

[neverfstop]

Jul 19, 2022 20:37:00 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

Jul 19, 2022 20:26:33 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Has anybody heard anything about kids boosters? I know the adults were on a 6 month schedule for boosters & we're rolling up on 6 months for kids getting their shots. (sorry if I missed previous chatter about this)  Just wondering if they are going to do flu combo in the fall or something for when all the kids head back to school.....  Wonder if schools will be updating their quarantine protocols given the vax availability and the transmissibility of omicron. 

What age? 5-11-year-old boosters were approved in May. Our camps are following contact tracing guidelines of requiring quarantine unless boosted now too.

NO idea what ages a potential omicron-specific booster will be available for in fall though n

Yes, that age group. I know they were approved, but is it recommended for ALL Kids or was it rolled out to certain groups first (like adults).  Don't know how I missed this....
TIA.

[Poppy]

Jul 19, 2022 20:49:07 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Jul 19, 2022 20:37:00 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

What age? 5-11-year-old boosters were approved in May. Our camps are following contact tracing guidelines of requiring quarantine unless boosted now too.

NO idea what ages a potential omicron-specific booster will be available for in fall though n

Yes, that age group. I know they were approved, but is it recommended for ALL Kids or was it rolled out to certain groups first (like adults).  Don't know how I missed this....
TIA.

"Everyone ages 5 years and older should get 1 booster after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary series, if eligible."

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html

You should be able to schedule at a pharmacy.