Am I contagious?

[Jean in Newcastle]

I've had the "crud that never ends" for a week and a half now. We had high fevers and a cough for five days, then noses ran like faucets for another couple of days. Now there is no fever, no noticeable nasal congestion but a deep barking cough and laryngitis. I'm wondering if the kids and I (all of us have it) should skip church tomorrow and what I should tell my neighbor that I'm scheduled to babysit for on Monday (she has a 6 month old and a 3 year old). What does Dr. Hive say?

[5knights3maidens]

Skip church, call your neighbor so she can find someone else, pull the shades down, and just relax.

[Whisperlily]

Even if you're not contagious, which at this point you're probably not, you're going to make everyone around you nervous. You probably sound terrible, and I would skip the obligations until you feel AND sound better!

(((Jean)))

[Lolly]

I'd skip church and let the parents know where you are health-wise. Let them make the call. You shouldn't be contagious any more, but they may be more comfortable with a sitter who doesn't sound sick.

[Sophia]

I think everyone would prefer avoiding the risk of getting sick.
I know I wish whoever gave us their monster cold had chosen to stay home:rolleyes:

[SapphireStitch]

I had to make this same decision Wednesday night. My 6yo was getting over the crud, feeling just fine, and not coughing too much. But when he *did* cough he sounded like nasty. Deep, wet, icky cough...

DH told me to ask myself whether I would want to be at prayer meeting (in the family room of a not-so-big house) and be seated next to someone else's child who sounded like that. Well, no, I wouldn't. So I kept him home.

Now I've got it (I've decided it's impossible to help a little boy blow his nose without getting sprayed with snot at some point in the proceedings!) so tomorrow I have to decide whether to keep myself home. Sometime I may make it back to church...:(