I got covid 19 on December 23 2020. I am a male aged 51 and have no history of drug abuse but enjoyed a beer every so often. I noticed my blood pressure over the year was creeping up but I put this down to stressful job and new manager micromanaging me. On said date above i felt unwell and called ambulance and blood pressure was 230/120 diagnisosed as hypertensive emergency. Mri Scans done with dye at A and E and incidental finding of mass in right kidney. Drs told me not to worry as kidneys looked a bit dry. I instinctively knew something was wrong as all Drs did not want to speak to me about my kidney except 1 young Dr who said to me “you have a renal cell carcinoma” I was discharged with tablets to reduce blood pressure which worked very well but are for life and the waiting game begun. Covid 19 tests became negative over 10 days. Then 2 weeks later a little white envelope arrived to see a consultant. Once in front of him he asked me “do you know why you are seeing me today.?” I said a mass has been seen in my right kidney. He said “Yes  Im afraid it is Cancer and we need to take it out.” There was a nurse on standby that gestured to give me a small cancer booklet. I refused it as I was so upset. Discussions about treatment, whether scans could be wrong etc followed. He then said “Its not the best news but not the worst...” I said what could be worse than this?? He said “ The patient before you has 2 weeks to live. In any event 7 weeks later I had right kidney removed. No biopsy done as mass was 5.6 cm big, central and large. It was initially diagnosed from scans as renal cell carcinoma, differential oncocytoma - Central stellate scar noted on scan. The significance of this meant it could be chromophobe cancer or clear cell cancer or an oncocytoma. News just came through its a oncocytoma meaning its a benign tumour and I will live a normal and long life as benign and no spead and a jackpot diagnosis in my favour. I cried with my wife and have posted this to let people know that all is not lost, Ive been given a second chance in life and Im doing my best to take care of my remaining kidney but 8 weeks after surgery I did have a beer and meal with my brother, bought mum some flowers and told her I love her and kiss my wife everynight. Thats my story.