Saturday began a new year on God’s calendar. It is now the year 5781. As I reflect back to last year, I am in a state of awe and wonder that I made it through the year.
I was extremely sick last fall. I had a deadly bacteria, but my infectious disease doctor did not take the sputum culture results seriously. The bacteria spread to my brain and caused meningitis. I was hospitalized for about a week. I was discharged home, but when the antibiotics ran out, I was still sick.
I struggled for the next two months, trying to hop-scotch together antibiotics from emergency department visits and urgent care clinics. Cultures taken from lungs revealed I had six bacteria now inhabiting my respiratory tract.
In January, my infectious disease doctor decided I should get a port-a-cath. That was a complete disaster. The catheter blocked blood flow and prevented the blood from the left side of my body from returning back to my heart. I have never been in so much pain in all my life! The pain and pressure in my head and neck left my shaking uncontrollably in pain. Finally, after over 40 days of having this nightmare implanted in my body, I was able to get it removed.
I was sick before the procedure to have the port-a-cath device removed. I was extremely sick afterward. I was in and out of the hospital. I lost my beloved pulmonologist and infectious disease doctors when they decided I was just making up all my symptoms.
By the grace of God, I was directed to go to another hospital. The bacteria in my lungs had eaten two holes in my lungs. I had diffuse infection in my lower lobes of lungs. I was hospitalized and given IV antibiotics.
After my hospitalization, I was able to see a new pulmonologist. At my third appointment, he diagnosed me with COVID-19. I was extremely sick. I was having issues with my kidneys. I would cough non-stop for an hour at a time. I was prescribed azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine. Praise God, this medicine pulled me out of a bad health crisis.
In April I started a YouTube channel. In June, I began having significant chest pain and shortness of breath. In July, I started having blood clots, one of which was a massive and traveled to my lungs. By God’s grace, I again pulled through. I have been in and out of the hospital since July with pneumonia, blood clots and having my pancreas investigated.
It has been one incredible roller coaster ride. I am thankful and grateful God decided to pull me through so many health crises. May the year 5781 be full of happiness, joy and health; may it be sweet like apples and honey! Shanah Tovah! (Happy New Year!)
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