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