johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 14, 2022 17:00:02 GMT
I wouldn’t treat the fever, rather I would monitor it. If it goes down and stays down (schools consider below 100.9 to be ok to stay) go. If it gets to 101 at any point then stay home until he’s been 24hrs fever free.
My concern wouldn’t be so much the car ride not feeling well (at his age most likely he’d just sleep) but rather exposing others to whatever virus he has.
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Post by flanz on Jul 14, 2022 17:18:38 GMT
Big NO from me, for many reasons already stated. It sucks to have to cancel fun plans. BTDT.... ((( hugs )))
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 14, 2022 17:21:16 GMT
Yes. And several of those have ended up with hospital stays - some over night for IV fluids and antibiotics or anti fungal meds and days long stays. You have NO clue what can go on in the human body with "just a fever" and no other symptoms. Your comments are always batshit crazy. 🤷♀️ Someone who dresses their kids alike and won't let them live further then a mile or whatever it was from her calling someone else batshit crazy is hilarious to me. I thought it was funnier when she was handslapping someone for "not being willing to learn" from the answers on the thread.
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Post by summer on Jul 14, 2022 17:22:39 GMT
No I wouldn't go. I'm tired of people exposing others when they know they are sick because they don't want to miss out on their fun plans.
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Post by Lexica on Jul 14, 2022 17:31:24 GMT
Every single time that my son had a fever, it was either down or gone in the morning and up as the day wore on. Mine have been lime that too. I will think it has broken but it climbs up during the day. Our rule was if you have a fever in the evening, no school the following day.
Knowing that, I would take a pass on this year’s event for two reasons. If it is the new variety of COVID, you don’t want to be responsible for dozens of people being exposed. And it isn’t good for you son to exert himself even if he just has a regular old flu. He needs rest and lots of fluids. He would be miserable in the car for that long. And he either won’t drink enough fluids or you will be hitting every gas station bathroom along the way, possibly leaving behind COVID germs for the next user and possibly introducing some other bug to you son from less than hygienic bathrooms to his already weakened body.
Aim for next year.
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Post by mellyw on Jul 14, 2022 17:35:47 GMT
1. Test for COVID again. If positive, stay home. 2. If negative and fever-free tonight and tomorrow, he should be fine. Especially since he is vaccinated had COVID in April.If you are looking at scenario #2, he is unlikely to have COVID again, and this is most likely a general virus. If he is fever-free today and remains so in the morning, you will be looking at the same standard for allowing a kid to go back to school after any other non-COVID virus--fever free for 24 hours. If he spikes another fever on the way, just turn around and come home. It's not selfish to follow standard protocols on illness. Not every fever is COVID. ETA: The advice stated above assumes you are not going to be spending time with anyone who is immunocompromised. Standard protocols don't necessarily apply in that case. This new variant B-5 is super contagious AND reinfecting those who had covid as late as May. This new variant is whiping out people again and getting past infection and vaccine immunity. I started to not feel well Monday night. Did a Covid test Tuesday, negative. Woke up today worse, just tested again, positive. I had Covid beginning of April. I’m also fully vaccinated and boosted. The new variant is getting around everything, so my advice is to not go, unfortunately. And I’m not the only person I know who has been infected a second time since January
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Post by littlemama on Jul 14, 2022 18:04:44 GMT
ETA: The advice stated above assumes you are not going to be spending time with anyone who is immunocompromised. Standard protocols don't necessarily apply in that case. Here's the thing- lots of people are immunocompromised and most people dont know it. I am imminocompromised and even people who know of my condition do not realize that it compromises my immune system. You wouldnt know it to look at me or to talk to me. In addition, he is going to a music festival with other people. The latest covid variants spread very rapidly- the 15 minute rule is out the window and so is the idea of being outdoors as protection. There could very well be immunocompromised people at the festival as well. In summary, if you are sick, stay home. You have no idea who who could be infecting.
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Post by busy on Jul 14, 2022 18:09:57 GMT
Absolutely not. It is not OK to intentionally expose other people to any illness (cold, flu, COVID, etc) because you want to have fun. I just can't believe this has to be asked. This isn't directly pointed at the OP but I am sick of selfish fucking people! It's an entirely outdoors event and there's not close contact, except that we're staying in their guest house. (There are some large top-only tents to provide shade, but that's the closest thing to being indoors except at night and that is only us in the guest quarters and the two hosts in their part of the house.)
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Post by busy on Jul 14, 2022 18:17:49 GMT
ETA: The advice stated above assumes you are not going to be spending time with anyone who is immunocompromised. Standard protocols don't necessarily apply in that case. Here's the thing- lots of people are immunocompromised and most people dont know it. I am imminocompromised and even people who know of my condition do not realize that it compromises my immune system. You wouldnt know it to look at me or to talk to me. In addition, he is going to a music festival with other people. The latest covid variants spread very rapidly- the 15 minute rule is out the window and so is the idea of being outdoors as protection. There could very well be immunocompromised people at the festival as well. In summary, if you are sick, stay home. You have no idea who who could be infecting. As I've stated, the people who will be there are traveling musicians, and then a small group of family members. They have all been traveling all over the country and world for at least the last six months, once they could finally start performing and making a living again. If any of them are immunocompromised, they are taking far greater risks on a dialing basis than this get-together will pose. And for the record it is not a typical large, ticketed music festival, it's a private event of maybe 100 people total on the family ranch.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 14, 2022 18:23:17 GMT
Here's the thing- lots of people are immunocompromised and most people dont know it. I am imminocompromised and even people who know of my condition do not realize that it compromises my immune system. You wouldnt know it to look at me or to talk to me. In addition, he is going to a music festival with other people. The latest covid variants spread very rapidly- the 15 minute rule is out the window and so is the idea of being outdoors as protection. There could very well be immunocompromised people at the festival as well. In summary, if you are sick, stay home. You have no idea who who could be infecting. As I've stated, the people who will be there are traveling musicians, and then a small group of family members. They have all been traveling all over the country and world for at least the last six months, once they could finally start performing and making a living again. If any of them are immunocompromised, they are taking far greater risks on a dialing basis than this get-together will pose. And for the record it is not a typical large, ticketed music festival, it's a private event of maybe 100 people total on the family ranch. You are hellbent on justifying a poor decision. Not sure why you came here as you dont want to hear anything that doesnt jibe with what you want to do.
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Post by busy on Jul 14, 2022 18:25:05 GMT
As I've stated, the people who will be there are traveling musicians, and then a small group of family members. They have all been traveling all over the country and world for at least the last six months, once they could finally start performing and making a living again. If any of them are immunocompromised, they are taking far greater risks on a dialing basis than this get-together will pose. And for the record it is not a typical large, ticketed music festival, it's a private event of maybe 100 people total on the family ranch. You are hellbent on justifying a poor decision. Not sure why you came here as you dont want to hear anything that doesnt jibe with what you want to do. wtf. As I said, I'm the one who's torn on going. But the immunocompromised thing just isn't an issue here. Sorry. It's just not and I'm not going to be shit on for being a selfish asshole for something I KNOW is not a concern in this very particular situation.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 14, 2022 18:29:41 GMT
As I've stated, the people who will be there are traveling musicians, and then a small group of family members. They have all been traveling all over the country and world for at least the last six months, once they could finally start performing and making a living again. If any of them are immunocompromised, they are taking far greater risks on a dialing basis than this get-together will pose. And for the record it is not a typical large, ticketed music festival, it's a private event of maybe 100 people total on the family ranch. You are hellbent on justifying a poor decision. Not sure why you came here as you dont want to hear anything that doesnt jibe with what you want to do. it seemed like she was just clarifying the situation not justifying any decision.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 14, 2022 18:30:45 GMT
If your son is running fever for 2 days, SOMETHING is amiss in his body. It may not be covid, but it may be any of a number of viruses.......Do you really want to be responsible for spreading anything to 100 other people?
Leave the child with fever at home.
Please do not let him infect even one more person....no matter what the illness might be. --I would be annoyed if someone knowingly gave me a stomach virus, for example......On the scale of illness, a stomach virus that has someone throwing up for a day or two is no fun even though it is seldom serious.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 14, 2022 18:51:29 GMT
I would also cancel. We just did for a similar situation. I was exposed to Covid. On day 14 I started running a fever. I tested negative on at least three home tests and on a PCR test I took on day 12.
I just was not comfortable potentially exposing others or the risk of getting sicker while on vacation. We were able to postpone our trip though. I’ve never tested positive and beyond 3 days running a fever and feeling fatigued, had no other symptoms. I have no idea what was causing my temp issues.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 14, 2022 18:54:03 GMT
I’m currently fighting Covid as well as my 16 month old and the only place we went unmasked was an outdoor gathering. Cancel the trip.
ETA : I started with a scratchy throat and didn’t test positive until 24 hours later. My husband has tested positive as well but has no symptoms.
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Post by chlerbie on Jul 14, 2022 19:15:39 GMT
I wouldn't go. If he does have COVID, it's likely that all of you have been exposed, even if you're asymptomatic and can pass it along quickly. It sucks to miss out on something fun, but even if everyone there is healthy, why take a chance on passing on something where people can still be sick for weeks?
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Post by SallyPA on Jul 14, 2022 20:03:50 GMT
Anyone who knows you here, knows you’re not a selfish asshole. I think I would go if fever is gone and another test is negative. You definitely don’t need to feel bad for posting, either. There are no black and white answers here!
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 14, 2022 21:10:34 GMT
None of you should go. I would not willingly expose anyone else to any type of illness. The odds of you and DH getting sick are probably pretty good, whatever your kid has.
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on Jul 14, 2022 21:54:23 GMT
This is exactly how any virus spreads. I hate to say it but I wouldn't go. Your child is fighting something. You've all been exposed to it. Do you want to share whatever it is with others?
I know, it sounds harsh, but come on.....haven't we all learned something from all of this....stay home if you are sick. Your kid has a fever. Yes on/off, but apparently it, whatever it is is still in his body.
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Post by tryingtobewise on Jul 14, 2022 21:59:10 GMT
I would cancel out of an abundance of caution for my son and anyone we might unwittingly expose to something.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 14, 2022 22:00:41 GMT
i wouldn't go.
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lavawalker1
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Post by lavawalker1 on Jul 14, 2022 22:11:50 GMT
It took my daughter three days of home tests before she came up positive, and she had symptoms… they just aren’t that reliable.
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Post by mellyw on Jul 14, 2022 22:39:03 GMT
I wanted to come back and add, I’m not one of those people who test positive and stay positive for months. I broke my ankle during my first recovery from Covid and needed surgery. I was tested in hospital twice (had to wait 3 weeks just to get surgery because I was positive) and came up negative both times then. Needed to see my PCP for a referral, tested negative then too. Those tests were all in May
Reinfection is real and I suspect terribly undercounted. My guess is I had the original omicron in April and have one of the new variants now
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Post by leslie132 on Jul 15, 2022 4:48:47 GMT
My niece had a birthday. We went out to celebrate. We live in a super small town and 12 of us got together to celebrate. Come home and the next day my brother calls. He woke up a feeling terrible. Throat, headache and congested. He took a test and is positive.
Sun-Brother + Monday- SIL + Monday -81 year old mom+ Tuesday-BIL + Tuesday-Sister + Wednesday- Niece + Wednesday-Hubby +
Thursday-Myself….still negative
I have canceled every event/appointment I have until Monday. I will not knowingly go near people (indoors or out) because I would never want this to happen to someone else.
My mom just went for a shot of antibodies, and my brother ( has a weakened immune system)is got a pill to help lessen symptoms. My family is careful. We have been so cautious. My sister (60) died from Covid. She “felt” off and went to get tested. Diagnosed at 4, in hospital by 8PM and at 8 AM the next morning we were told she wouldn’t make it through the day…… She passed at 10 PM. Healthy and living her best life……until she wasn’t. Life for us will never be normal again. We are all vaccinated and have boosters. We tried to go out and celebrate….we want to feel normal,and sadly, it just doesn’t seem worth it.
Id stay home. This could be a little fever…..or a very contagious variant of Covid. It’s not worth it.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jul 15, 2022 6:49:23 GMT
Another vote for staying at home. It's just not worth the risk to anyone. Even if you can be certain that all of the 100-ish people who attend are not immunocompromised, what about their families? And what if the rest of your family gets it, whatever it is, and you all spend the break being ill AND have to drive back feeling rotten?
There will be another festival next year.
I hope your DS feels better soon and doesn't infect anyone else.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2022 7:27:10 GMT
I am sorry to hear that your son is ill and hope he feels better soon.
I think that it would be a wise choice to stay at home for many of the reasons already given.
I realise it would feel like a shame to miss out on something that you were all looking forward but I think that health and safety is a priority.
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Post by fruitysuet on Jul 15, 2022 12:31:32 GMT
Besides not wanting to pass on any illness to anyone else, I can't imagine undertaking a journey that long with a fever, it would be totally miserable. Oh and, of course, I would certainly be the next in the house to get whatever is going around because I usually do!
So, no, I would cancel the trip. Disappointing but there's always next year.
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Post by scrappintoee on Jul 16, 2022 2:11:12 GMT
busy....How's your son doing? Did you go to the festival? My sister (60) died from Covid I'm so sorry! I’m currently fighting Covid as well as my 16 month old That's awful! I hope yours and sweet baby's cases are MILD!
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Post by christine58 on Jul 16, 2022 10:56:00 GMT
We are supposed to leave tomorrow (Friday) morning for a long weekend to north central Washington. It's about a 6 hour drive each way, and we are staying with extended family while there (it's a VERY small town and the only lodging within 40 minutes is a hotel that's closed indefinitely). We're going for an informal music festival that's an annual (pre-covid) event and a ton of fun. DS and I have been a couple times but DH has never been able to go. One of DH's cousins is a professional musician, as are many of her friends. They all tour most of the year and this weekend is the one time they all gather together and catch up, eat, drink, dance, play music on the family ranch. It's really a lovely weekend. BUT. Tuesday late afternoon, DS (14) out of the blue had a fever of 103.1. He didn't have any other symptoms besides being tired and not hungry, and hadn't been showing any signs of illness before he checked his temp because he thought he had a fever. Made sure he drank lots of fluids and took some Tylenol. The fever didn't budge at first - he ended up alternating Tylenol/Advil/Tylenol before he went to bed and the fever was still 103 when he went to bed. However, when he woke up Wednesday, no fever. No fever all day. Still moving a little slow, but still no other symptoms. This morning (Thursday) he has a fever again, but low-grade - 100.5. Still feels otherwise fine. FWIW, we did a Covid test and it was negative. He is fully vaccinated (but still had it in April). Would you go on the weekend trip or not? He wants to, DH wants to, I'm torn for a number of reasons. I talked to who we're planning to stay with and let them know the situation and they are totally fine with us still staying there and they would tell us if they weren't. I guess my biggest concern is he'll get worse while we're there - it's a mostly outdoor event and can be a little physically taxing even if you're not doing much due to heat, etc. - and we'll have to leave early. A six+ hour drive home with a sick kid sounds awful for all of us. Did you go?
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 16, 2022 13:04:21 GMT
I don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop going places when you're sick, whether you think it's COVID or not.
Nobody wants any of your gunk.
Jesus.
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