Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Crystal Paine Show 134. Our Experience with Covid

134. Our Experience with Covid

Published: Aug. 10, 2021, 2:43 p.m.

Covid... that was the last thing I expected she would test positive for when our doctor sent us to the hospital when Kierstyn was really, really sick a few weeks ago.

She had come down with a fever and a really bad case of what we thought were hives all of a sudden on Saturday night. We called the after-hours nurse and she had us go in and get it checked out at the walk-in clinic that night. They thought it was just some sort of allergic reaction + a virus. They gave her Benadryl and told us what to watch for and sent us home.

Her fever went up and her hives got worse Sunday night/early Monday morning. She was miserable and my mama heart felt like something wasn\u2019t right. We called our pediatrician Monday morning and got Kierstyn in to see her. Kierstyn\u2019s fever continued to rise and her rash/hives got a lot worse and she was inconsolable, so our pediatrician sent us to the hospital.

In addition to giving her IV fluids and meds, they ran a battery of tests/bloodwork... and we were all shocked when she tested positive for rhinovirus and Covid. (We knew something was up when the lady came in in a sort of hazmat looking suit to tell us the results!!)

They were able to find some meds to give her some relief and calm her down and her breathing looked good, so they sent us home with meds and what to look for and watch for (they felt she\u2019d be more comfortable at home and they said basically what they were doing at the hospital we could also do at home, since she doesn\u2019t need any oxygen or anything).

In this week's episode, we share about our experience, what we learned about MIS-C, surprising info that we never expected from test results, and lessons we learned from this experience.

At the beginning of this episode, we start it out like we always do -- giving you some life updates, talking about books, sharing about what's saving our life, and sharing some listener feedback!\xa0

In This Episode:

[0:35] \u2013 We explain why we took the last two weeks off.

[2:00] \u2013 We also went on our annual trip recently with my extended family.

[2:55] \u2013 I recently finished listening to The President Is Missing -- an audiobook Jesse recommended!

[8:06] \u2013 What has been saving my life.

[10:30] \u2013 Hear a funny story about my recent trip to the dentist.

[12:57] \u2013 It's listener feedback time!

[18:16] \u2013 We start sharing our recent story involving our experience with COVID-19.

[20:45] \u2013 Learn about what happened a couple weeks ago on the weekend of a baseball tournament.

[23:11] \u2013 We share what our daughter was initially diagnosed with.

[26:06] \u2013 Our daughter's fever was 104, and medical personnel knew something was wrong.

[28:48] \u2013 We were shocked to find out that Kierstyn tested positive for COVID.

[31:26] \u2013 We had so much planned that the COVID diagnosis impacted.

[34:09] \u2013 The new hospital where Kierstyn was transferred didn't seem as concerned.

[36:02] \u2013 We started thinking back over the last few weeks and things started making sense.

[38:02] \u2013 What we learned from the testing we got done.

[40:42] \u2013 What Kierstyn's recovery process looked like.

[41:42] \u2013 Two lessons we learned from the experience.

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