This is a quick update to tell you that I visited my pulmonologist, Dr. Lake Morrison at Duke Medical Clinic last month (Dec. 2015) and was told by him that I am now in remission! My PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) was normal and he saw no evidence of lung disease and my lungs sounded clear. So I am here to tell you that there is hope—and I believe walking can make a difference!
(By the way, I am only on 5 mg of Prednisone daily for PMR (was down to 3 mg/day until around October when I began feeling Polymyalgia Rheumatica related pain in my shoulders and hips). But I am staring to taper down again, by alternating between taking 5 mg and 4 mg./day, staring today.)
I now weigh 155 to 160 lbs. which is right where I want to be, and I walk a minimum of 5 miles a day, every day!
"Walking is the best Medicine!"
Wishing you all the best,
Robert Tynes
A record of my weight loss over the last year is shown below:
I have followed the 5:2 Fast Diet (see book by Dr. Michael Mosely) as well as been walking at least 5 miles per day, 7 days a week for the last six months or more, with few exceptions, and with no exceptions over the last 82 days! (P.S. I love my Apple Watch and how it allows me to track my progress!)
