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3 March 2018, 02:37 AM | #1 |
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Who thinks growing old is a blessing
I finally went to the Dr today for an issue I’ve had for awhile. I kept telling myself and my wife that given time it would just go away. Well after a month it hadn’t gone away. So yesterday when the wife told me she was going to make an appointment I didn’t tell her no.
So the Nurse practitioner tells me she believes it’s arthritis. X-rays to be done to make sure but she was pretty convinced it is arthritis so instead of a magic pill to make it go away or potentially a temporary issue it looks like as my back goes (arthritis) so goes my knee. Oh and my hands. So I mention growing old sucks. She says growing old is a blessing. So I say sorry, but growing old sucks. Better than the alternative but growing old sucks,
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I’m 66 & have a bit of arthritis. Doctor mentioned it is sometimes hereditary, my moms side has that issue......I do stretching excersise daily & thank the gods for extra strength Tylenol & legal California Cannabis!
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I hardly ever take aspirin, but sure wished I lived in Colorado or California.
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I'm not old by any means nor do I know how it "feels" to grow old but I think to live a happy long life is a blessing. If I can function and enjoy peoples company sign me up for that.
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Who thinks growing old is a blessing
I'll let you know when I grow old.
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Come visit, as TRf’s unofficial doctor, I will get you cannabis that will definitely make you feel mo bettah brah!
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It’s all about the toll that living this long can have on and what happens to your body as you get older. The parts that no longer work and the parts that start to hurt.
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Oh man, Hell if I only could. I’d be there.
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I’m not even 60 yet. But my eyes, my back, my hands, my knee. Oh right now my knee.. This stuff used too just go away
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I had a spot removed on my neck last year. Turned out to be basal cell carcinoma (form of skin cancer). As skin cancers go though this is the one to have apparently as once it is removed you are in the clear and my margins were clear once the doctor removed it.
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Thanks Wes, but ain’t no way I’m giving up my longer boot season.
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I'm 74 and I've got some arthritis in the neck. I take one Aleve per day along with a Centrum Silver, a Prilosec (for GERD) and a low dose statin to keep my cholesterol in check. Other than that, I'm pretty healthy.
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Oh yeah, and I’ve got gerd too.
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I think you are looking at this all wrong. New diagnoses are simply new opportunities. Wean yourself from the activities that aggravate and adopt activities that maintain your vigor.
For example, I used to run 12 miles a day and do a lot of backpacking and rough terrain hiking. When my knees got too bad for that, I took up rodeo bull riding and deep technical diving. Life doesn’t end with a diagnosis, it just changes. |
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Sometimes I think getting older is like maintaining a car with many miles. There are always parts that need replacing and it still doesn’t drive like it did many miles ago. Maybe one day we can trade our bodies for a new one. At times I need reminders to accept and play out the cards we were dealt. I hope you feel better and “this too shall pass”. |
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Yes, I imagine I have it completely wrong after all.
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It is a blessing and a curse. I am 68. I just had flu and then pneumonia and was hospitalized for several days. I tried to get back to exercising and strained my muscles. A couple of weeks of not exercising and my muscles were shot. Sucks being old.
Oh, I had both flu AND pneumonia vaccines; neither worked. And younger girls just look through me as if I don't exist. I'm happily married, but still. 30 year olds think I'm a geezer. Physically I am. Mentally I feel younger. Quote:
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Yeah, just old man bitching is all. Tomorrow will be a brighter day.
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Another thing is all geezers I know blame everything bad on millennials. I think every generation blames young whippersnappers for all their ills. Some Roman 2000 years ago made a famous comment that was similar.
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Glad to hear it sounds that your better now. Oh yeah, probably a good thing I married 35 years ago. Might not be such a great catch now.
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Absolutely, I give them all hell as much as possible.
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Hey Dan, sorry to hear about the arthritis. Getting old is not the problem, arthritis is...I am only 51 and have had it since I was 40--it is a genetic family trait. Gets worse every year. Can predict when the weather will change in my hands, knees and back. Anti Inflammatory drugs help. Hot tub and daily weight lifting help the most. Really no cure for most types of arthritis. Just try to manage the symptoms. LOL, I try to stay grateful in that it is not heart disease or "C" or something else that is worse. Hang in there brother.
On a positive note, my MTO and custom order came in yesterday!!!! I will get some pics up this weekend. Love the custom loafer. Came out great.
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Growing old has its challenges, but there's no way I'd go back to my youth.
I just try to stay as active as I can, take my meds, and not worry about the rest. The flu and gastro-intestinal viruses have kicked my butt for the last 6-8 weeks, but I expect to recover and will try to resume my regular schedule starting today. I don't remember a time in my life without pain, illness, and physical challenges and old age is no exception.
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Can’t wait to see your pics. Most in fact all of my incoming has been bang related lately or I would post some new pictures as well. Have a pretty cool one coming in May. I can’t wait for warmer weather.
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