Comments on: Night walking http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/ Diary of a severely asthmatic wannabe endurance athlete Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kerri http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 kerri Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:32:25 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1121 Depending on the camera I'm using, my night pictures sometimes come out funny. I have a bunch I took with my camcorder, and they have funny light lines on them. I haven't had too many opportunities with my new digital for night pictures yet, so we'll have to wait and see! D, we would be freaking crazy together. I think we'll have to meet up and try this! :P. (Except, we'd end up talking about surface tension or DNA or making terrible biology jokes on our night walk! :D). Depending on the camera I'm using, my night pictures sometimes come out funny. I have a bunch I took with my camcorder, and they have funny light lines on them. I haven't had too many opportunities with my new digital for night pictures yet, so we'll have to wait and see!

D, we would be freaking crazy together. I think we'll have to meet up and try this! :P . (Except, we'd end up talking about surface tension or DNA or making terrible biology jokes on our night walk! :D ).

]]> By: Heather http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 Heather Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:29:07 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1120 Thanks for the reply! It's really funny, because the bulk of my high dose steroid use was when I was very young. I'm only on advair and the odd bump of low dose prednisone now. I just had my first bone scan and I heard the lady whispering so it will be interesting to hear the results! The doctor told me at 15 I would need a knee replacement by the time I was 27....I'm 25 and actually starting to believe her... However, like my mother always said, better to be alive with bad knees than in the grave with two good ones! I did not know about the muscle issues at all! That's really good to know. Will really have to start the weight training! Good luck on your upcoming race! Thanks for the reply! It's really funny, because the bulk of my high dose steroid use was when I was very young. I'm only on advair and the odd bump of low dose prednisone now. I just had my first bone scan and I heard the lady whispering so it will be interesting to hear the results! The doctor told me at 15 I would need a knee replacement by the time I was 27….I'm 25 and actually starting to believe her…

However, like my mother always said, better to be alive with bad knees than in the grave with two good ones!

I did not know about the muscle issues at all! That's really good to know. Will really have to start the weight training!

Good luck on your upcoming race!

]]> By: breathinstephen http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 breathinstephen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:56:03 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1118 Hi Heather, Sorry you're dealing with bone problems at such a young age. ALL systemic steroids are bad for your bones in the long run. Even the milder inhaled steroids can have an effect on your bones. Ive been lucky because my maintenance dose is really low, plus I started taking medication to treat the bone loss at the first sign of trouble .My last bone scan ( from earlier this year) was almost normal again. I had reversed my bone loss. My suggestion to you, if you're not already doing to so, is to take calcium and Vitamin D supplements daily. If you already have osteoporosis, start taking medication for it now before it get too severe .There are tons of new ones on the market. Make sure you have a bone scan done every year or so. A lot of people don't know that prednisone is also bad for skeletal muscle. It can make them weak. In fact,other than its anti-inflammatory effects, prednisone is basically poison. Do your best to keep your steroid intake as low as possible. Good luck to you! Hi Heather, Sorry you're dealing with bone problems at such a young age. ALL systemic steroids are bad for your bones in the long run. Even the milder inhaled steroids can have an effect on your bones.

Ive been lucky because my maintenance dose is really low, plus I started taking medication to treat the bone loss at the first sign of trouble .My last bone scan ( from earlier this year) was almost normal again. I had reversed my bone loss.

My suggestion to you, if you're not already doing to so, is to take calcium and Vitamin D supplements daily. If you already have osteoporosis, start taking medication for it now before it get too severe .There are tons of new ones on the market. Make sure you have a bone scan done every year or so.

A lot of people don't know that prednisone is also bad for skeletal muscle. It can make them weak. In fact,other than its anti-inflammatory effects, prednisone is basically poison. Do your best to keep your steroid intake as low as possible.

Good luck to you!

]]> By: breathinstephen http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 breathinstephen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:55:25 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1117 Hi Heather, Sorry you're dealing with bone problems at such a young age. ALL systemic steroids are bad for your bones in the long run. Even the milder inhaled steroids can have an effect on your bones. Ive been lucky because my maintenence dose is really low, plus I started taking medication to treat the bone loss years at the first sign of trouble .My last bone scan ( from earlier this year) was almost normal again. I had reversed my bone loss. My suggestion to you, if you're not already doing to so, is to take calcium and Vitamin D supplements daily. If you already have osteoporosis, start taking medication for it now before it get too severe .There are tons of new ones on the market. Make sure you have a bone scan done every year or so. A lot of people don't know that prednisone is also bad for skeletal muscle. It can make them weak. In fact,other than its anti-inflammatory effects, prednisone is basically poison. Do your best to keep your steroid intake as low as possible. Good luck to you! Hi Heather, Sorry you're dealing with bone problems at such a young age. ALL systemic steroids are bad for your bones in the long run. Even the milder inhaled steroids can have an effect on your bones.

Ive been lucky because my maintenence dose is really low, plus I started taking medication to treat the bone loss years at the first sign of trouble .My last bone scan ( from earlier this year) was almost normal again. I had reversed my bone loss.

My suggestion to you, if you're not already doing to so, is to take calcium and Vitamin D supplements daily. If you already have osteoporosis, start taking medication for it now before it get too severe .There are tons of new ones on the market. Make sure you have a bone scan done every year or so.

A lot of people don't know that prednisone is also bad for skeletal muscle. It can make them weak. In fact,other than its anti-inflammatory effects, prednisone is basically poison. Do your best to keep your steroid intake as low as possible.

Good luck to you!

]]> By: Heather http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Heather Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:15:00 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1116 Hi Stephen: Have a question for you! Seeing as you've been on oodles of steroids for so long, have you had any major bone problems? Or, do you know if there is a certain steroid that causes more problems than others? Wondering b/c my bones started to misbehave when I was around 14... Thanks! Heather Hi Stephen: Have a question for you! Seeing as you've been on oodles of steroids for so long, have you had any major bone problems? Or, do you know if there is a certain steroid that causes more problems than others? Wondering b/c my bones started to misbehave when I was around 14…

Thanks! Heather

]]> By: Danielle http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Danielle Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:55:10 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1115 Kerri : you and me together = SCARY. I'm sure we'd wreak havoc everywhere but I think we'd have fun lol! And yes Steve, the night pictures are actually good, better than any I've ever taken :) Kerri : you and me together = SCARY. I'm sure we'd wreak havoc everywhere but I think we'd have fun lol!

And yes Steve, the night pictures are actually good, better than any I've ever taken :)

]]> By: kerri http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 kerri Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:03:01 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1113 I know, eh? I wish somebody would do this with me, too! Soooo cool! (Man, Danielle, I think we need to live in the same province and be real-time friends, not just Internet friends. It would be a blast!) Veryyyy cool pictures, Steve! I don't know what you're talking about not getting good night pics--they're fantastic! I know, eh? I wish somebody would do this with me, too! Soooo cool!

(Man, Danielle, I think we need to live in the same province and be real-time friends, not just Internet friends. It would be a blast!)

Veryyyy cool pictures, Steve! I don't know what you're talking about not getting good night pics–they're fantastic!

]]> By: breathinstephen http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 breathinstephen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:20:29 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1098 HI Marsha, Would love to compare notes. Write me at breathinstephen@gmail.com HI Marsha, Would love to compare notes. Write me at breathinstephen@gmail.com

]]> By: MARSHA GOETZ http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 MARSHA GOETZ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:50:28 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1097 STEPHEN MY FRIEN TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR BLOG???? CAN'T BELEIVE I NEVER HEARD ABOUT YOU I MEAN AFTER READIN I'M CONVINCED WE WERE SEPERATED AT BIRTH??? SILLY AS THAT SOUND WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON ??? WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU AND COMPARE LIFES YOU CAN'T BELEIVE HOW JELIOUS I AM THAT YOU DIDN'T GAIN THE 140LBS OVER THE YEARS ON PREDNISONE MAYBE IT'S A GIRL THING CUZ I'VE NOTICED THAT GIRLS HAVE TO ENDURE THE WEIGHT MORE THAN BOYS IT'S A REALLY SPIZZER. WELL I'M AT WORK I HOPE THAT YOU'LL E MAIL ME AND WILL COMPARE STUFF!!!! YOUR NEW FOREVER FRIEND MARSH STEPHEN MY FRIEN TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR BLOG???? CAN'T BELEIVE I NEVER HEARD ABOUT YOU I MEAN AFTER READIN I'M CONVINCED WE WERE SEPERATED AT BIRTH??? SILLY AS THAT SOUND WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON ??? WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU AND COMPARE LIFES YOU CAN'T BELEIVE HOW JELIOUS I AM THAT YOU DIDN'T GAIN THE 140LBS OVER THE YEARS ON PREDNISONE MAYBE IT'S A GIRL THING CUZ I'VE NOTICED THAT GIRLS HAVE TO ENDURE THE WEIGHT MORE THAN BOYS IT'S A REALLY SPIZZER. WELL I'M AT WORK I HOPE THAT YOU'LL E MAIL ME AND WILL COMPARE STUFF!!!! YOUR NEW FOREVER FRIEND MARSH

]]> By: Danielle http://breathinstephen.com/night-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Danielle Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:25:25 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=7945#comment-1096 This is a really good idea! Have fun with this! If I had someone to walk with me, I'd wanna do it too. This is a really good idea! Have fun with this! If I had someone to walk with me, I'd wanna do it too.

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