Month: October 2010

  • Day 303 | Running Again Tomorrow

    I am feeling so much better.  I have lost the extra weight that I gained from the surgery (phew!) and am back to where I’ve been.  I was dizzy for a few days but now am ready to start running again.  I’m up in the midcoast of Maine this weekend.  It’s cold but absolutely beautiful.  […]

  • Day 300 | Awake and Alive and 6 Pounds Heavier

    I had the D&C surgery yesterday.   It was basically a vacuum procedure, there was no cutting involved.    It all went very well.   The staff was very nice and I felt confident in my doctor’s ability and the anesthesiologist’s as well.  I was asleep during the entire procedure, and I was very relieved just to have […]

  • Day 298 | Surgery Tomorrow, Running Again by the Weekend?

    How long would you put up with unpredictable, extreme, embarrassing bleeding episodes?   Turns out my limit is 7 weeks. Tomorrow I am going in for a D&C.    If you don’t know what that is (I didn’t), here is the Wikipedia explanation. My issue, which I’ve posted about under the category Fertility, has not resolved itself […]

  • Day 295 | Still unable to run

    I haven’t been able to run since Columbus Day.  4 times in the last 11 days I have had severe bleeding episodes.  Tonight was the worst one so far.  I called my doctor and he suggested that if the bleeding didn’t stop soon, that I should consider going to the ER.  I asked him what […]

  • Day 286 | Temporarily Grounded

    My doctor has ordered me to “take it easy” due to my excessive bleeding. Crap. I really wanted to do 25 miles this week.  I had it all planned out. Monday:  6 miles (done!) Tuesday:  quick 5K at lunch (nope…) Wednesday:  GRUNT class at the YMCA (circuit training, squats, sprints, etc) (nope…) Thursday:  rest Friday:  […]

  • Day 285 | I’ve Run 250 Miles!

    Day 285 | I’ve Run 250 Miles!

    Wow, I looked at my site today and realized that I crossed the 250 mile mark.  As of yesterday’s run, I have run 252 miles so far this year. I’ve never hit that running milestone before, nor did I ever think I would. That is farther than the distance from Boston to New York.   Or […]

  • Day 284 | Running, Skating, and Calling My Doctor

    Day 284 | Running, Skating, and Calling My Doctor

    I had decided after the relay last week that I would take a week off from running. I had been going full speed for the last few months both in my personal and professional lives and I thought a break would do me some good. However, I couldn’t wait to get back to running. This […]

  • Day 280 | HCG Levels Are Going Down

    My doctor called me today. I noticed right away that his voice had a more upbeat tone, so I was happy to get the call. He said my HCG level is finally heading down. It’s at 10,700 which is the first time it has been lower since this whole thing started. It was around 13,000 […]

  • Day 276 | Maine Marathon Relay

    Day 276 | Maine Marathon Relay

    So I did get talked into running a leg of the Maine Marathon today. I didn’t want to run today because I was in a wedding yesterday. It was quite the party. There was lots of eating, drinking and dancing involved. I only thought about having to run today once or twice and quickly dismissed […]