Covid kid update, partially long rant

[JennaShi]

We are near our covid kid’s isolation period. She tested positive on Thursday July first and and has been in quarantine since that morning.

Since bringing her home, we’ve kept her isolated, put up an exhaust fan in her room (pulls room air outside) , ran the air purifier with hepa filters 24/7, put up a plastic barrier in the hall with a fan pushing air to the barrier so no air would come back where everyone else is, had her close her bedroom and bathroom door constantly and wear a mask whenever my husband or I came to clean or she was walking to/ from bed or bath. Since I was only partially vaccinated I would wear full PPE when going to clean. We used 80% alcohol liquid hand sanitizer and spray everything and ourselves thoroughly (cleaning daily).

Followed our agency’s protocol and had to have a virtual call with CCL through our foster care agency. They fretted over our foster kid not having her own bathroom and recommended that she use paper towels whenever she washed her hands on top of everything that I’d shared we were doing, along with having the girls beds switched head to foot when they reconvene sharing. I understand they want her to be safe but it’s frustrating to say the least and hard not to take personal. I don’t think they fully grasped what we have been doing and can say that probably most parents wouldn’t be doing half what we are.

On a different note, Liz is recovering well and experiencing no symptoms other than anxiety from isolation. Will have her stay wearing a mask one more day atleast to decrease our chances even more so to be safe. My husband has started cleaning and we will do even more cleaning tomorrow.

I’m emotionally drained, I can only imagine how doctors and nurses must feel.

Went to the medpost today due to rib pain; them fully aware I have been quarantining and straight up almost walked out of there. The PA seemed kind but assumed that my rib pain was due to covid and pneumonia and ordered 7 chest xrays to confirm. Saw I was sweating and my oily forehead and I can’t remember my temp and didn’t listen to anything else I had said. He asked me when my daughter tested positive and I shared all that we had been doing (above any CDC guidelines), and said doesn’t matter, you can still get Covid. *That may be but as time passes and the covid sick 🤕 person And families do best practice, exposure intensity decreases as the virus sheds. Our air conditioner is really old, I hadn’t been drinking water very much today, and I was stressed about the thought of a doctor I didn’t know, performing the hook maneuver on my rib and it popping when my husband wasn’t there. Not to mention I had a glass of coffee a little bit before and I always get shaky.

He came back in after looking at my xrays and acknowledged they were clear, didnt see a fracture or anything worth noting and was willing to touch my ribs and compare it to the other side and said he didn’t know. I understand that these are stressful times for everyone, but covid or not, it still sucks being accused (he did go in a round about way) of having covid myself and needing to check my lungs and assuming I have a broken rib when neither of my symptoms suggested otherwise.

Long story short he gave me a girdle like thing to compress and waiting for an dray tech to review. I asked them to also look at the hard bump in my manubrium sterni area so we will see what they say.

I have located that I’m frustrated because I’ve been picked and prodded by different organizations, including the health department that what we are doing is not good enough, so hearing another doctor say the same thing and ignore what I came in for pokes again at a sensitive area. All this to say, yes, I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for doctors and nurses too, especially when certain parents and young adults are not being careful and having parties etc. putting others at risk (my daughter sat next to the one that gave her Covid (unbeknownst to her) and she made the choice not to wear a mask like every other kid on the bus and they were the only two from that bus that tested positive at camp that were on that bus. So if you don’t like my post or feel like something I’ve said is insensitive, please scroll on, i have a right to express my own thoughts and opinions. Thanks

[DRunnerchick]

What a July you’re having! I feel for you and with you. I went to urgent care the last week of June when they were still diverting potential COVID patients to the “respiratory” clinic. Because I had a dry cough, they sent me away from my own Primary Care clinic Heck and high water away to a clinic I’ve never been to even though I knew it wasn’t COVID. It was ridiculous. They didn’t even follow protocol when I got there, even though they documented it in my medical records. I feel safer just think about it.

Don’t let the turkeys 🦃 get you down! Hoping you find relief soon!!!!💐👍🏻🍀😘🌻

D🏃🏽‍♀️

[JennaShi in reply to DRunnerchick]

I understand there’s alot of fear/ there was alot more. That sucks though and am sorry that happened to you. I can sympathize also, as I almost got kicked out of the patient room in my primary too because the nurse didn’t understand that my symptoms were chronic and I was just saying no because that’s what ucla says to do (say no if your symptoms didn’t appear overnight). It can be frustrating as a patient.

[DRunnerchick in reply to JennaShi]

We take more frustration than all get out. Too bad there isn’t a converter that can turn it into something profitable!

[JennaShi in reply to DRunnerchick]

Most definitely. It’s not healthy to stay in this lace of frustration. Something A’s therapist said yesterday, resonated with me. That you can’t reason with her if she’s not regulated. I think often times adults are the same way. It may not be our job to try and help a dr or pa regulate but it may be more productive than putting up an automatic wall and getting mad at them, even though that is easy to do. And we can’t control other peoples actions.

[whisperit]

Hello JennaShi

You've absolutely nothing to apologise for here. You've been utterly heroic in all you've done. It must have been an incredible strain, both physically and emotionally. I was talking with someone only last night about how little so many politicians seem to understand what huge dedication "ordinary" people show when they are responsible for looking after vulnerable kids and family members. You've illustrated it beautifully.

Hope things get better for you all very soon x

[JennaShi in reply to whisperit]

Thank you whisperit, your words are encouraging. I think it’s easy to assume the worst in people, that we are careless because you alot of about careless people. But not all of us ordinary people are. 💜 hugs during this time