The Night Covid+ Saved My Life
Repeat after me: God’s got this. It is going to be okay.
I went to the emergency department from a walk in clinic on Tuesday night for what I thought was worsening Covid+ symptoms. After sitting 8 hours in a 40 patient deep waiting area I was triaged. Confirmed: Covid Pneumonia. The triage nurse Amy (angel in scrubs…another blogpost just for her) just couldn’t understand HOW I was so sick. It did not make sense. After vitals and initial questions This Covid diagnosis may have saved my life:
They did a chest x-ray to determine the pneumonia but from that the attending doctor in the ED sent me to CT scan that night because they found a 13 cm mass in my chest behind my sternum. I have had more attention and tests than I can name. This is all unrelated to Covid+ but the virus literally saved my life and brought me to a place to get care.
The early morning of Wednesday they were able to move me to a room in the ED. They started me on a steroid and antibiotic along with the antiviral infusion I was also working with a respiratory specialist with two devices to get my lungs stronger. The triage nurse came back and sat at my bedside at 2:21 am while the attending doctor told me what they found. The words “mass 13 cm” and proceeded to mention possible lymphoma or thymoma. The mass is also blocking an artery so possibly need a stent placed. A biopsy was done. Along with a excruciating thoracentesis to remove 100 mL of fluid off my lungs. I can do hard things. That was woah. Toe curling. 100 ML of fluid off my lung without sedation or anesthesia. The team was shocked my lungs have not collapsed. Again He has His hand in this.
It is going to be okay. God’s got this. I was shockingly calm through this entire 36 hour ordeal. I feel a peace I cannot explain. This covid+ diagnosis may have saved my life. And I am going to fight to continue to save it. I have babies to raise and so many memories to make and celebrations to have! I know we will need help and prayers. I promise I will ask for it. It is going to take my village for me to focus on moving this mass, Sa’ar (Hebrew for The Storm…another post for that). I want to face this storm with fierce positivity. Hold me to that. I believe in full faith this is His will and He is faithful in fulfilling His promises to me and I promise to give Him the glory. In Det 31 verse 8 He made a promise to me: He will not fail me; He will not abandon me.
Repeat after me: It’s going to be okay. God’s got this.
Join us in this journey through prayer and check back here to see how He is faithful.
