Omicron Christmas

gillyjp

Like many on this thread we are cancelling Christmas arrangements. We were going to DDs but her DH has tested positive a few days ago by lateral flow. However his PCR came back as 'inconclusive' but he is not well at all. My DH had his ankle op cancelled earlier this month but rearranged for 31/12 and is in so much pain we're desperate for this to go ahead. However this is looking extremely doubtful. His first operation was cancelled due to staff absence and sickness/isolating. I can't see this situation improving for 31st but we live in hope. It will be the two of us only for Christmas Day and that's fine. We can but hope for a more normal Christmas with all the family next year.

It seems the NHS have been told to change the rules around staff isolating, as so many ops have been cancelled:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10320375/NHS-forced-drop-rules-self-isolation-rules-vaccinated-staff.html

Hope he can have it soon. ?

Whitewavemark2

Anyone know how soon you are infectious after getting covid.

So does the flow test show positive as soon as you’ve caught covid?

No it doesn't. My DGS tested positive when he did a lateral flow test - DS & DIL tested negative, but they all went for PCR tests, to be on the safe side - and DS came back positive as well.!
DIL managed to avoid it entirely...

We went out for a meal last Sunday with 4 out of our 5 children (between us) as we won’t all be together for Xmas.
On the Monday my stepson tested positive (after starting to feel unwell during Sunday night but was fine during the day)
DD1 tested positive on Tuesday (she thinks she must have caught it at a works for Thursday before). My son-in-law tested positive Wednesday.
The rest of us (from the Sunday get together) have been doing LF tests and cancelling social engagements since, in the hope a group of us can get together Boxing Day.
DD2 is 24 weeks pregnant and not had her booster so I am praying she doesn’t succumb to it.
It’s so hard to know what to do at Xmas isn’t it?
I work in a patient facing role in the NHS and we are all feeling very nervous……

Very interesting reading all the replies, and I thank you all ,as a what I believe to be an intelligent individual, I feel so confused by it all, never thought of myself as gullible but I find myself agreeing to opposing views ? my youngest son who is also vulnerable travels around the country as part of his job and has concerns about us being together Christmas Day so has cancelled our get together with him and his new family. I must confess I am relieved to have had the decision made for us, this prompted us to cancel Boxing Day plans with our eldest son and his family, my DiLs parents are going on Christmas Day both with serious health conditions but have decided they don't care, we are all so different aren't we....so thank you again for responding, whatever you're doing, have a Happy safe Christmas and a happy healthy 2022 xx