Re: Racing with seizures from brain tumor - Triathlon Week

09-03-2007, 01:56 AM

I have MS which is brain related and I did a half try, I told them about my
problem and the difficulty I had running and they allowed me to bike the run
also.
Actually I used a dirt bike for the run and a road bike for the bike
portion. It was fun. Do it.

tom

Of course I was not in contention for any prizes.

"BillyG" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Anyone on this group have experience with seizures brought on during
> training/racing due to a brain tumor? I was diagnosed with an
> inoperable low grade glioma 3.5 years ago that was determined to be an
> oligodendroglioma through biopsy. I raced in 2005 but took 2006 off.
> With medication my seizures are minor without loss of consciousness but
> occur daily. Would like to hear from anyone going through something
> similar.
>