Have entered Hawaii Ironman 70.3 just to show bipolar people can do anything :0)

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Here's hoping I go ok :0)

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Supplements just got a lot cheaper, I was looking at a bill of $3,500 this month with all the medicals, supplements and everything else thrown in.  Thankfully my Tri coach has pulled a few strings and saved me a bundle on vitamin supplements which now, thanks to the switch to Pregaba from Xanax is the only pills I take apart from the odd anti-inflammatory.

Also hell week is starting tomorrow, I'm pretty happy with my progress since last Thursday when I got put onto a much higher level of training including mornings as well as nights.

Also I've started on running again, just 1-2km at the moment and then I do a whole bunch of feet exercises, to try and build strength in the tendon again.  Here's hopoing I can get it up to 21km before June :0)

Also I'm talking to someone now about setting up a blog and possibly even writing a book, thinking I need to do something to raise funds for buying supplements and paying for my training and triathlon stuff.  I'm going to have to hire a bike in Hawaii to keep the costs down, yet I could have bought one just in what I was going to spend on supplements this month.  Crazy!

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They do, I';ll get there, went to training tonight another hour on the bike, next up is what's delightfully referred to as Hell week.  Where for a week each day you swim 500m-4km, ride 50km to 200km, and run 5km to 15km every day,  I've decided because of my foot I'll just do the riding and swimming.  Here's hoping I get through it ok, first time I've done hell week.

Also the club is trying to do something to reduce the cost of my supplements, bless them. :0)

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I had surgery in March - I screwed my ligaments up really bad (I have hyperflexible ligaments), basically they were doing nothing. So, the last time I flipped it, it wasn't getting better, etc.

He went in and fixed the ligaments, but I also had tenosynovitis and some sort of joint issue that he had to clean up. I'm not sure what he did for the tenosynovitis, but it was an additional part of my surgery. Blech.

Anyway, tenosynovitis is no fun :(

Hopefully the MRI on your feet will show something and they can figure out a way to stop the pain.

I have a crazy amount of doctor appointments once my insurance kicks in in June. I doubt I'll be able to race or do anything until early next year, just from that...

Glad you got through the tri!!! Congrats!

Sorry about the separation. It's never easy, even if it's amicable. I'm glad you guys were able to part on good terms though.
Medical issues suck.

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Oh also went to the podiatrist again, still having trouble with feet, getting an MRI done now, another $700 bucks had a chat to my tri coach to see if I could maybe do something to raise some funds to help pay for all my medical expenses, it gets pricey sometimes.

I feel positive though as really I've only been temporarily disabled by the reaction to Endep a couple of years ago, and I know how compared to others I have it very easy, so this is why I am doing this race to help inspire those that are in more harder times.

Stay positive people, I sure am, only wish I had had the reaction earlier in life as I'm really tasting the value of life right now.  Also I get to have a comeback how Awesome is that :0)

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Am currently searching for a new place to live looking to see if I can get an apartment with a gym and pool.  I also used my Bipolar Managment Toolkit I put together in the good times just in case of of a worst case scenario and it looks to have happened.  Gave it to my boss at work, I'm temping at the moment only 3 days to reduce stress.  Worked a treat, boss thinks it is a great document as it put them at ease as the knew I have management systems in place and educates and explain the type of bipolar I have.  Also gives some practical tips for them to look out for and ways to help.

They offered me a promotion last week, I declined as I just need to focus on my health right now, currently I'm just basically filling envelopes at work 3 days, but I'm getting there.  I'm using all of the resources I've put in place to get me through this, and drawing energy from friends and family and my support network to stay positive.  It looks to be working :0)

I've decided to work towards coming out completely about being bipolar maybe about a week away from the race. Need to prepare for it though, want to do it right. :0)

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Have made a change to medication substituting PreGaba supplement for Xanax.  That combined with an IV earlier in the week containing Vitamin B, C, Zinc and Glutathione seems to have done the trick.

Pre Gaba tablets are
Glutamine 600mg
Taurine 145mg
Pyriodixal 5-phosphate 10mg
Zinc amino acid chelate 25mg

Taking two tablets a couple of hours before bed.

Also re mindfullness technique in above post, I thought I might have been having the start of a mixed episode but by hyperfocussing only on the positive thought I was able to ignore the depression and fatigue and take myself out of it.  How's that for mind strength, think their might be some possible treatments in there for that, I know I'll be using it again.  Could be a great too to protect against suicidal tendancies, which thankfully I don't get.

Lot's of sweating going on at the moment have lost about 5kg this week already.  Got very dehydrated also from hyperfocussing so much, not that it uses up water, just that I forgot to drink, thankfully one of my triathlon friends noticed.  As soon as I realised I drank a tonne of water and then went and had basically a full day spa treatment at the doctor's office where i got the IV.  Have a great doctor really know's his stuff.  Expensive though, if I keep this rate up at the moment alternative therapy i.e. supplements alone may cost around $3,500 but hey I just sold my house and seperated from my wife.  Loosing lots of weight, this is the time that cancers form if you are not careful so need to make sure I load up on antioxidants and goodness. :0)