Bachelor Nation’s Joe Amabile is sharing his thoughts on getting his first MRI since undergoing brain surgery.
“I’ve been feeling a little out of it the past couple days, but the weather is so nice I just went for a run. My first MRI from my surgery is next week, so I’m a little worried about that. But …” Amabile, 40, said in a Wednesday, November 11, Instagram Story, per People, as he shrugged his shoulders.
Amabile underwent surgery in August, which removed a tumor in his left frontal lobe. As he recovered from the procedure, Amabile began training for the New York City Marathon.
“Having brain surgery is, kind of, out of your control and having a brain tumor is something that’s out of your control, so to give myself a goal that gave me control back just made me feel like it was important,” Amabile exclusively told Us in October. “I just kept my mindset positive.”
“I didn’t think I was retired from running marathons, but then I was like, ‘You know what? I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna do it again this year, three months after I had brain surgery,’” he continued. “The feeling I will get when I cross the finish line, I’m sure will be greater than both marathons, even though I’m gonna run it slower.”
Amabile noted that his recovery hasn’t been “the easiest,” but shared that he’s “doing good.”
“I mean, the beginning’s the toughest because you’re on a ton of pain meds and you’re in a lot of pain. For the first week and a half, when I would move and stuff, there would be a squishiness in my head, which would really freak me out,” he said. “When I would sit down, too, if I sat down too aggressively, I would hear movement in my brain.”
The next month, Amabile crossed the finish line in the Big Apple just 88 days after having the blueberry-sized tumor removed. At the time, Amabile shared a video of himself holding his medal.
“88 days ago I was waking up from brain surgery. Today, finishing the New York marathon,” he said in the Instagram video earlier this month.
Alongside the upload, Amabile shared several photos and videos from the day, including one clip of his wife, Serena Pitt, becoming emotional as she watched.
“WHAT A DAY! My worst time yet and my greatest accomplishment at the same time,” Amabile wrote in the caption, to which Pitt, 29, commented, “I’ll never forget today 🫶🏽 you inspire me and so many around you!!”
