I Have Been Remiss
I meant to update things a bit earlier.
After the news regarding the cancer, it turns out that I am qualified to go into a study for a new immunotherapy drug that is in a early stage trial. It seems to be a drug that shows promise in at least stopping the further growth of the cancer, though sometimes it may reduce the tumors.
If I can hold serve at this point, that works for me. I ran a 5k race and did over 2,300 yards in the pool today. Being able to do that is totally acceptable.
Unfortunately this will throw off my schedule a bit. I have a triathlon next week (end of April), but will be coming back to a biopsy and then my first treatment. Since I will have approximately zero days of training available between the triathlon next week and then the triathlon a month later, I may have to skip the May triathlon. And a June one.
If I feel healthy (i.e. no potential nasty side effects come to the fore) and the doctors give me the okay, I may do the triathlon at the end of May regardless of being able to train. I may not be the fastest (not that I am now anyway) but probably could finish it.
There will be more clarity over the next few days as I get a sense of where the biopsy will be done in my body, so many places to choose from , and normal recovery time. I really have gotten used to training then doing a race. Really difficult to get too bogged down thinking about cancer while trying to complete a workout. Or race.
Oh yeah. One more thing. Knocked off a 5k race today and got another Sprint Triathlon next week. I know I mentioned that. But that is the takeaway. The important one.
@iTri4aCure
After the news regarding the cancer, it turns out that I am qualified to go into a study for a new immunotherapy drug that is in a early stage trial. It seems to be a drug that shows promise in at least stopping the further growth of the cancer, though sometimes it may reduce the tumors.
If I can hold serve at this point, that works for me. I ran a 5k race and did over 2,300 yards in the pool today. Being able to do that is totally acceptable.
Unfortunately this will throw off my schedule a bit. I have a triathlon next week (end of April), but will be coming back to a biopsy and then my first treatment. Since I will have approximately zero days of training available between the triathlon next week and then the triathlon a month later, I may have to skip the May triathlon. And a June one.
If I feel healthy (i.e. no potential nasty side effects come to the fore) and the doctors give me the okay, I may do the triathlon at the end of May regardless of being able to train. I may not be the fastest (not that I am now anyway) but probably could finish it.
There will be more clarity over the next few days as I get a sense of where the biopsy will be done in my body, so many places to choose from , and normal recovery time. I really have gotten used to training then doing a race. Really difficult to get too bogged down thinking about cancer while trying to complete a workout. Or race.
Oh yeah. One more thing. Knocked off a 5k race today and got another Sprint Triathlon next week. I know I mentioned that. But that is the takeaway. The important one.
@iTri4aCure
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