Has a cough and fever of 103 deg. My daughter is 19, a fish in college and home for the semester like many. Coping. Against our wishes she spent several hours with him "close contact" (TMI I don't want to know) 2 days before his fever. He was swabbed. Results pending. She is asymptomatic. Have 3 teenagers quarantining here. Would be a disaster.

Marcus Aurelius said:

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Has a cough and fever of 103 deg. My daughter is 19, a fish in college and home for the semester like many. Coping. Against our wishes she spent several hours with him "close contact" (TMI I don't want to know) 2 days before his fever. He was swabbed. Results pending. She is asymptomatic. Have 3 teenagers quarantining here. Would be a disaster.

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Sorry to hear that doc. Glad my kids are still small.

Hope she and you family remain uninfected.

You are in Alabama right?

Arround Birmingham, I've seen nothing but high school and college age kids acting like nothing is going on.

I don't understand the people that didn't at least social distance for the 4 weeks we were told to.....

100% in Marcus' corner and praying for him (plus daughter). I would be livid if I were him re: the boyfriend treating this as a big frat party.

I think he'll fight right through it and be fine! Hang in there doc!

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I don't understand the people that didn't at least social distance for the 4 weeks we were told to.....

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The neighbors down the street had a "happy hour" last Friday. When they invited us, I asked "where are you doing it? In the cul-de-sac? That will be nice we can distance and see everyone?"

I declined when she said it would be in her "backyard" ....honey these are garden homes. You can't social distance by yourself in these backyards

My daughter's HS (JR) good friends have been locked down...but her social media is filled with other school mates hanging out like nothing is going on.

All the best to you, your daughter and your whole family.

I've said it before but your posts have been simply fantastic through this whole ordeal. They are factual and relatable to people in the medical profession and those of us who are not.

If ya'll recall, on a previous post, I shared the story of my dtr's sorority sister who spring breaked in Spain. Hooked up with a Spaniard boy. He texts her after she gets back to GA. "I have corona." She gets sick and brother and dad. Dad hospitalized but survives. Similar. Hope it doesn't play out that way.

Marcus Aurelius said:

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Has a cough and fever of 103 deg. My daughter is 19, a fish in college and home for the semester like many. Coping. Against our wishes she spent several hours with him "close contact" (TMI I don't want to know) 2 days before his fever. He was swabbed. Results pending. She is asymptomatic. Have 3 teenagers quarantining here. Would be a disaster.

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My 19 year old went out like this, wouldn't honor our rules, and became homeless. His choice. We couldn't allow his selfishness to hurt 7 other people. You wouldn't be out of line at all to put her in a tent in the back yard. Give her a shovel if she needs one. You are helping too many people to put up with this.

Prayers for you!

Shame on BF for not distancing, but I'm going to also call out daughter for being around him knowing what he was up to. She's an adult now.

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She said he has been socializing normally. Lake gatherings. Big groups etc.

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So you agreed she could see him? Why with what doctors see and the people you love in your home did you agree to that?
Edited to say I don't mean that to sound accusatory, I am just legitimately curious how a doctor got into this situation. I certainly hope you are all well.

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You realize 19yr olds often do **** their parents don't agree with right? I remember being 19 and "in love"... I certainly didn't necessarily care what my folks wanted.

I would be curious of how you interpret "Against our wishes..."

Most teens do stupid things. They think they are 10 ft tall and bulletproof. Kicking them out is one option. Letting them comprehend the impacts of poor choices is another. I'm not going to judges the doc or his kid based on one lapse of judgement on her part.

Now the boyfriend, he sounds like a jackass. He's made multiple self-centered choices and needs to understand the broader impact. She needs to cut him loose already!

SoupNazi2001 said:

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My wife was mildly sick the other day, I took the risk and had sex still. Priorities.

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Did y'all wear masks?

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bay fan said:

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Marcus Aurelius said:

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She said he has been socializing normally. Lake gatherings. Big groups etc.

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So you agreed she could see him? Why with what doctors see and the people you love in your home did you agree to that?
Edited to say I don't mean that to sound accusatory, I am just legitimately curious how a doctor got into this situation. I certainly hope you are all well.

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You realize 19yr olds often do **** their parents don't agree with right? I remember being 19 and "in love"... I certainly didn't necessarily care what my folks wanted.

Mind numbing that we have 2 people on this thread acting like this. This place has absolutely gone to hell.

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Holy Lord, I agree. I just don't get it. If I was 19, I would be seeing my girlfriend. I just would. The world has always been a risky place, and will remain so long after the social distance "demand" has been lifted.

Or should we keep the world 6 feet away permanently now? Corona isn't going anywhere, it will be here next month, next year... Are people allowed to socialize ever again???

To OP, hope everyone is okay. If you guys get sick, play it by ear. If it's coronavirus, hopefully it's mild or asymptomatic like most cases. 99+% survivable for most people - hopefully you fall into that category.

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I don't understand the people that didn't at least social distance for the 4 weeks we were told to.....

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I believed it was "15 days to control the spread". We did that. After week 2 we had birthday party for our kid, people came, we had fun.

If I was 19 and being given a free place to live, school being funded, etc... I'd do what the parent I was still receiving the support from requested, and seek to minimize their exposure.

Oh wait, I'm a Helluva lot older than 19, and I still respect my parent and grandparent enough to try and reduce exposure to disease in general, and this in particular.

If op requested her not to do what she did, and she did it anyway...I'd be mad to.

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If I was 19 and being given a free place to live, school being funded, etc... I'd do what the parent I was still receiving the support from requested, and seek to minimize their exposure.

Oh wait, I'm a Helluva lot older than 19, and I still respect my parent and grandparent enough to try and reduce exposure to disease in general, and this in particular.

If op requested her not to do what she did, and she did it anyway...I'd be mad to.

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When I was 21, I was working 2 jobs in the summer and getting student loans to put myself through A&M - 80+hours a week. My girlfriend was a travel agent and got a cheap trip to Jamaica. My parents said no freakin way...

I went to Jamaica. I got back, they said you're man enough to take a girl to Jamaica, you can move out. So I moved in with my girlfriend for the rest of the summer.

I'm not proud of that, but I'm also not ashamed of it. I chose what I chose, and I'd do the same thing again.

Parts of Jamaica were scary, lots of crime, I put myself in jeapardy going there. I could have died. Working 80+ hours a week put me in jeapardy - I could have died in traffic. I've been to the Grand Canyon and people fall to their death there every year.

Life is risky. Always has been, always will be.

Do you remember being 19? Can you imagine what this is putting kids that age through?

"Hey, junior, tell you what... We're all scared of this disease that cropped up that is killing mostly people that are already sick, or really old. So you are at a really low risk of danger, junior, but we're gonna ask you to go to your room, pretty much permanently, until we tell you to come out."

My response, **** that, I've got **** to do. You can't hide away forever. You can't mandate shelter in place forever. You can't tell the world to stop forever.

People will have to come out eventually, and covid will still be here. Or, *gasp*, maybe something even worse.

Edit: My point is not to cast aspersions. My point is that we should remain free to choose what to do, based on our situation.

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My wife was mildly sick the other day, I took the risk and had sex still. Priorities.

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Are you going to tell her?

SoupNazi2001 said:

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My wife was mildly sick the other day, I took the risk and had sex still. Priorities.

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Wait, the risk of sex with a sick person or her finding out you had some side action?

I'm 33. I live with my girlfriend, but if I didn't, you bet your ass I'd be with her every day during this.

We are so far under the curve I have minimal to no issues with small gatherings. It's the "super spreader" events that would have caused the issues. So depending on what exactly the guy was doing is the big issue. A 4-6 person neighborhood block party? Meh. Stuff like that had no risk of putting us over the curve. A 30 person neighborhood block party? Okay, that's a bit much. Shutting schools, church, bars/restaurants, and sporting events down pretty much ensured we were going to keep us under the curve. Couldn't care less about small gatherings of close friends and family.

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I think he'll fight right through it and be fine! Hang in there doc!

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Who gives a **** about the boyfriend? The point is he could have spread it to the daughter (and whoever else he was hanging with), then to the doctor. Doctor Aurelius has PPE at work, but I'd imagine the guard may be down at home. If doc gets it, it takes a front line worker away. It's not about the youngster, it's the ripple

Really sorry to hear this Marcus. Sounds like a frustrating and scary situation. Will pray for you and your family.

You contributions to this board are very valuable and frankly one of the main reasons that I read it. Thank you for everything that you do for both your patients and your TexAgs followers.