Wow! It certainly has been awhile since my last legit post, sorry about that! First off, the VEGAS half-marathon with Team Challenge is just over 2 weeks away! So much dedication and hard work to make sure I was in good health and our Team Challenge group was ready for the experience, but we are ready for it!
I have had some ups and downs in my health, namely the iron-deficent anemia. The preferred type of iron the doctors have given me is now not being accepted by my body. I had a very difficult time breathing, my skin turned red, so the doctors have decided to use another type of iron. This new iron is given in smaller doses, but more often; the plus side is I don’t have to take the pre-meds so far. I long for the day where I can go through one treatment a year and it last through my training, races, and active life.
If you look a few posts back, I was in the hospital getting iron treatments and blood transfusions. From that little event, I came to the realization of what I want to do with my life. There are numerous tests and biopsys to help in the diagnosis and assessment of Crohn’s & UC, but not an accurate method of assessing how bad the disease is affecting the body both inside the organs as well as the outside. So I have begun the classes to addmittance into Radiology where I one day hope to develop such a method for Crohn’s & UC patients. Hopefully these advancements will pave the way to new and cutting-edge techniques so a cure can be found.
This weekend I am running the Warrior Dash in Austin, TX. A few Team Challenge people will be traveling down and my cousin is running it as well! Expect some crazy awesome photos, and if I see you there, you’re getting a giant mud hug. I am personally excited about running through fire!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and I am a tad disappointed by it. In all my iron treatments, I have developed an inability to taste most foods. Fort the most part, I can taste fruit and chocolate… I can’t complain about that combination, but it’s Thanksgiving, and I like that holiday. Also, with the Crohn’s, it has not allowed me to enjoy any holiday meal for a very long time.. I’m pretty much hoping God gives my tastebuds a good swift kick so they’ll start working again. With this new iron, I have noticed that I can taste cinnamon again!!
Finally… VEGAS!! December 3rd, I will be flying in right after work, and its non-stop awesomeness until the following Monday night. I am beyond excited. Staying at the Mandalay Bay and the start and finish line is right outside the front doors.. that means SLEEPING IN!
More to come soon!
trav
