Drew Wohl

I started chemotherapy (again) in October, 2018. Today was my 19th round of chemotherapy and I am hooked up to my pump right now for another two days.  Not so bad right now, other than the fact that standing up and walking is a bit difficult, I feel kind of wobbly :) I will get back to wobbly in a second.  Before this week, since I started back on chemotherapy, I had done 3 Sprint Triathlons as relays, which were an absolute blast, and one 5K.  But I had not done any solo Triathlons since I did the Atlantic City 70.3 in September, 2018.  And I have had a couple of non-cancer issues- plantar (may be related to chemotherapy and the cramping it causes affecting my positioning or tightening things up) and a kidney stone.  Interfered with training a bit. My times have been slowing down the last few months. But I decided to give a couple of sprints a go.  I did a Super Sprint on Weds.  Then a 42 mile bike ride followed by a 1.2 Mile Run on Friday. Then the W...

Okay, it has been too long since the last blog entry.    I thought that switching chemo to every three weeks would be good.   It has been, kind of, but not what I was hoping.   After switching to the three-week schedule, the first cycle I came down with an upper resistor infection, which slowed me down and messed with training.   The second cycle I started throwing more cramps in my legs and eventually developed plantar issues, though I have been in PT and it seems to be resolving.   But in the time leading up to this current cycle (plugged in last Monday) I started feeling slower, more nauseous, more tired and a bit bummed in the way I was trending. Then there was last Saturday.   I was going to see a friend I had not seen in quite awhile, then a ballgame.   But about an hour before leaving I started developing pain that was getting pretty bad.   Then it escalated from there.   I popped a painkiller and muscle relaxer, but it...