2 Weeks since the Marathon and the specialist has told me I will be able to do my sport at the level I'm used to once the "flare up" is under control. I believe him as I had felt better for 2 days. Unfortunately things were about to get worse. Part of my medication is immune suppressants and my wife decided to bring home the worst cold of the year so far!! With a severely depleted immune system it hit me really hard, and unfortunately my body couldn't cope with the cold and my Colitis.
The four days that followed were possibly the worst I had felt in my life. I could of curled up and died. I was convinced that my sporting career was over. As the cold started to get better so did my frame of mind. I started to get out and do a bit of training again and the weather picked up which always makes you feel better. I began to believe I would be able to race at the Driffield Triathlon on the 11th May. A few more days went by and I had come on in leaps and bounds and was confident enough to do some proper miles again on the bike and start running again.
The runs were the hardest to get back into as the bounding and bouncing your body goes through really put strain on by bowel and caused some severe discomfort but I persevered regardless to try and complete some runs.
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