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[Lucky Charm]

Key words:  haven't socialized with anyone but our family. 

As long as your family has been in quarantine for at least two weeks before they see you (and you see them after quarantining), then you should've been okay.

Any breach of the necessary quarantining---makes for a hazardous outcome.  The possiblity of getting Covid 19.

I hope that your husband recovers and if you and your daughter have it also, that the both of you recover quickly.

But being safe means what they said in the very beginning....assume you have it and assume everyone around you has it.   So be diligent about distancing and wearing a mask, washing your hands, (I believe in disinfecting everything such as door handles, insides of cars, food and other purchases brought into the home).

I say that because you said you haven't socialized with anyone but family and I know you have a daughter, but you didn't say that it was just your daughter that you see.  Don't know if your daughter lives with you, either.  

But there was a breach there somewhere, unfortunately.

I hope you all recover quickly if you all catch it.

[on the bay]

@busymom22 

Oh gosh, I know that is scary.

I have heard vitamin d, zinc and baby aspirin, (to prevent clots).

But there are medications that they gave to the prominent people dontcha know in their early stages that prevented them getting sicker.

I would ask your doctor for them!

It makes me mad that these are available but not used on all!

These are remdesivir, monoclonal antibodies, and regen cov2.

I hope you all get better soon!

[Lucky Charm]

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@nikkisaunt1 wrote:

It is possible that one of your family members had contact with someone with the virus. This is why quarantine after any exposure at all is so important.

Your family member may have been positive but asymptomatic and then when you got together they spread it to you. While masks do help, when we are eating and drinking with family, masks are generally not on. This is how the virus is spreading.  

or it could be that trip to the grocery store. Your mask covers your nose and mouth but virus can still enter through your eyes. The virus is aerolized. Masks are not 100 percent effective as a barrier. They are a protective but if someone is very close to you and exhales deeply or sneezes droplets can get through. 

I hope everyone recovers quickly and that for your family this all stays on the minor side. 

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I totally agree, I ALWAYS wear eye protection.  I wear tinted safety glasses.  They are clear, but tinted silver.  So they can be worn at night.  They totally go around the sides of my eyes.  They do cause my mask to fog at times, but it's not like I'm driving with them on.  I'd rather be inconvenienced by a little fog than worry about the germs flying around.

I'm so surprised that no one is saying that the eyes need to be protected.  Really concerned, actually.

[FiddleDeeDee]

@busymom22  It stinks. Sending you positive vibes and hugs. 

I looked at the paperwork we received yesterday when Walmart son was tested (positive). The doctor took all his info (for state and county numbers) and all it says on his paperwork is to rest, drink plenty of fluid and go to ER if he has trouble breathing/lips start to turn blue. Being an asthmatic, I know the signs to look for (and know what they can sound like) should he go into respiratory distress. Beyond that, we are to treat it like the flu and do nothing else. He is taking Advil for the aches but otherwise, nothing.

His sore throat is gone and never had a cough; just a stuffy nose.  We have to make sure he eats because since he has no taste or smell, food doesn't appeal to him. 

I wish I could offer you more but that's really all the doc said to do. I truly hope you all come through it easily with no other issues. Please believe me when I say I understand how frustrated you must feel. Again, hugs to you.

[aroc3435]

@busymom22   Additional prayers for you and your family with this  new difficulty.

Hang in there--better times must be in the wings for all of you.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[Reconnaissant]

[qvcfreak]

My brother had it. He drank hot teas and took zinc and vitamin D as well as Tylenol. 

I hope everyone recovers well. 🙏🏻

[Porcelain]

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@Carmie wrote:

@busymom22   

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Masks are mainly for protecting others. They catch your moisture particles so they can't get aerosolized and infect others. The people who refuse to wear them are the ones infecting those who are wearing masks.

[Porcelain]

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@busymom22 

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Cold Eeze is a great form of zinc to take. I've taken it for colds for years and it always shortened my colds to a few days and reduced the symptoms to a very very mild level. I know Covid is not at all the same thing. But when I had a Covid exposure scare, I busted out my Cold Eeze supply and was sucking on them all day until I got my negative results.

[January121]

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@busymom22 wrote:

 My husband and I are careful with going out and haven't socialized with anyone except our family (DH is unemployed due to the pandemic). Wednesday DH started to feel ill so he got tested and today it came back positive.  My daughter and I assume we have it too (both of us have some symptoms) so we get tested tomorrow.

I think the virus is just spreading quickly now.  But we're trying to figure out exactly where we caught it as we have been careful with wearing masks.

So far DH just has a bad cough and congestion and his fever went away. Just trying to figure out the best at-home remedies we can do.  Any suggestions from those who have been down this road?  Thanks!

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@busymom22  .... think carefully where you went & who you were in contact with .... somewhere/ someone you were near gave it to you ....  just wearing a mask is not the answer🙃