No major major complaints for the time being, but as always on the asthma front, there’s some good news and then there’s some not so good news. Here’s the latest: Ive been in my “green” breathing zone pretty much steadily now for the last 6-7 weeks and Ive been off the prednisone for almost 5 [...]
People, Places and Events
No more “creeping”
After writing the last post about my poor racewalking technique, I decided to hit the bridge and start tackling the problem head on. If you remember, I was having a problem with my leading knee bending prematurely during the landing phase…aka Dave who was telling me that racewalking on a treadmill too much could also [...]
My Cats
Our Little Turkey
Winston Actually, Winston is just one of our little turkeys, but he seems to get most of the attention. We have another white silver tabby persian and a short haired black cat. I know what you’re thinking…You have bad asthma and you have 3 cats? Believe it or not, I’m not allergic to cat fur [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Yes…I still racewalk, but
While it’s true that Ive cut way back on my walking in general (my mileage total is way down compared to last year), I do in fact, still racewalk on a regular basis. I try to get out at least twice a week on the Carquinez bridge if I’m feeling up to it…. plus I [...]
Asthma
Way to go Cris!
Fellow blogger and lung challenged marathoner featured on the CBS evening news. Watch CBS Videos Online Be sure to check out his blog @ Live to run, run to live
Arterial Blood gases
That’s a lot of ABGs
Can you believe I’ve had 118 arterial blood gases radial artery. If that were the case , my wrist would have fallen off by now. Some of those samples actually came from
Asthma
I’m Steroid free
. …..Well, not exactly. I’m still getting my fix through steroid inhalers, but as far as the prednisone goes…..I’m totally off it ! ( at least for the time being.) I was on a low dose of it continuously for 14 months, but decided to stop, as it didn’t seem to prevent the more severe [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Pain in the neck.
Just as I’m beginning to see results with my gym workouts ( I actually have visible biceps now:-), I’ve also been trying to solve the mystery of this new, and very nagging neck and shoulder muscle pain Ive been experiencing ever since I began those workouts. At first I thought maybe I was just over-doing [...]
