I knew the road to TNT was going to be challenging for me since I've never done and Olympic distance triathlon and I have been fighting MS for 12 years. But, I had no idea how difficult! On Tuesday morning of last week I woke at 5AM to get ready for my short bike workout. I got out of bed and immediately felt like I drank 2 bottles of wine by myself and I didn't know if I wanted to fall down or throw up. Ugh, vertigo. I tried to fight but the more I moved around the more I felt it would be best to retreat to the bed. I got into my doc that morning (with a lot of help from my wonderful husband). After I got some good drugs I proceeded to sleep the next two days away. An MRI and blood work showed no MS activity. It must have been some freak virus. Friday I started to feel better and by Monday I stopped the meds and got back to work. Whew! I got back to training this week, but I am really taking it easy since I've had almost a week off and am still having some dizziness.
My TNT dreams were almost squashed. Had the MRI showed MS lesion activity, I would have had to undergo an IV steroid treatment to reduce the inflammation in my brain. And, that would have meant the end of my triathlon season. So, I am celebrating this week just being able to swim, bike and run again and dodging that bullet! YIPPEE!! -- Shannon
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