Ageing Rant !!!

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
january of last year, during my yearly physical, my doctor recommended a prostrate exam since i was approaching 40. i turn 38 this year.

Protrate while checking the prostate. Know the difference, or be "surprised". :Q
That's what I call 'checking under the hood'.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Ya, all that stuff sucks. Another thing I hate is getting to old to date young attractive women in their teens and 20's. That hurts me in my chest.

LOL, I made a PYT laugh today with my witty banter and it felt good for about an hour. Wore off though.

< easily amused

That's the best. It's nice not feeling awkward around beautiful women isn't it? :thumbsup:

I'm still in pretty good shape actually. Need to get back on the bike (bicycle) though...haven't been riding much lately since I got the new motorcycle.

 

[waggy]

hahhah yeah it does.

I have Rheumtoid Arthritis (really messes with my hands) and Fibromylasa. not to mention mild cerbal palsy.

Doctors have been talking about replacing my right hip for 3 years now. but really don't want to do it yet since im only 34
right ankle has been operated on once and its still fucked up. big toe on right foot has bad arthritis. sometimes really a pain just sitting around let alone walk on it. to be honest i would be happy if someone just cut the damn foot off.
have had surgery on right shoulder. was great for 2 years now starting to hurt very very bad again.

all that i can deal with. but the one thing that really really pisses me off? IM FUCKING GOING BALD!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

"We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I took the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. Give me five bees for a quarter you'd say. Now where were we, oh ya. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones."

 

[yankeesfan]

Damn this thread is depressing.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: SpunkyJones

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
january of last year, during my yearly physical, my doctor recommended a prostrate exam since i was approaching 40. i turn 38 this year.

Ah yes, I remember the first time the doc slapped on a glove and said turn around. I was like wtfbbq?????? The exam was quick and results were fine, but a piece of me still died on that cold October day.

i remember thinking:

don't clench
don't clench
don't clench
WHOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! DOOOOON'T CLEEEEENNNNNNCH!!!!!!
whew!

then later i thought to myself:

wait, i didn't clench. i wonder if most people end up clenching. i wonder if he thought it strange that i didn't clench. i hope he didn't think i was used to that. wait........OH NO!

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: StormRider
Do you guys also seem to get more frequent loose bowel movements? That and my eye-sight are the things that are bothering me the most right now. Sometimes I get tender in weird parts of my body too -- my upper back was bothering me as well as my upper ribs. Just weird. And my foot tendon is bothering me because I've been walking.

You just need some fiber in your diet. 7-10 grams of psyllium seed husk works wonders!

 

[StinkyPinky]

Well, I'm 28 so I'm not old. But I have noticed a few things in the last couple of years. My hair has receded slightly at the front - it still looks ok but I can see my future balding staring me in the face. I also have a few fine lines around the sides of my eyes that make me look older. I also get tired easier now.

Of course, this could be due to the fact I have a 10mth old son. Apparently kids age you.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Yeah, my metabolism isn't what it used to be and I don't recover from athletics as quickly. The worst thing though is the amount of gray hairs I get. Need to take time every week to pluck them out with tweezers.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Yeah, my metabolism isn't what it used to be and I don't recover from athletics as quickly. The worst thing though is the amount of gray hairs I get. Need to take time every week to pluck them out with tweezers.

Oh yeah, Gray hairs. I've seen a few of them. Add that to my list above.

 

[rbV5]

Oh yea, I went to my 30th High school reunion a couple weeks ago....everyone got old, I thought we were at the wrong place

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: StormRider
Do you guys also seem to get more frequent loose bowel movements? That and my eye-sight are the things that are bothering me the most right now. Sometimes I get tender in weird parts of my body too -- my upper back was bothering me as well as my upper ribs. Just weird. And my foot tendon is bothering me because I've been walking.

Now you know why all the old farts talk about "regularity" so much.

You need to make your diet regular especially when it comes to fiber. As you get older, if you're not regular with how much fiber you get, it plays hell on your lower GI.

Found this out the hard way in my 30s when I visited my brother and ate 4 bowls of his kid's Lucky Charms (whole oats). Spent half the day on the crapper. That's when I learned all about fiber.

The aches and pains with an exercise routine are normal. Those who are successful work through them. One thing you should do is to get your feet evaluated and make sure you get the right shoes. Good running shoes are best for walking, so go to a specialty running store.

Never give in to your aches and pains. Giving in is what makes you old, not just having them.

How's another complaint: As you get older your arches fall, and your feet get longer. I'm a full size bigger than I was 5 years ago and I miss the spring in my step.

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

"We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I took the fairy to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. Give me five bees for a quarter you'd say. Now where were we, oh ya. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones."

took the fairy eh? hehe


(hint: ferry)

 

[Schfifty Five]

Aging, not Ageing.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

He's old. Go easy.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

Are you always this much of an asshole when someone let's you know of a mistake you did?

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

No need to be cranky, old timer.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

I thought the elderly were supposed to be wise... He was only trying to save you a keystroke. Lord knows you don't have too many left.

 

[Slapstick]

All you youngens, just wait till they want to sick a camera where the sun don't shine, now that's when you know you're getting old, well that all those damn AARP mailings you get. On a brighter note I remember an evening sitting on my mother's back porch, she was 78 at the time, and as we were talking I said that I still didn't feel like a grownup, she got a wry little smile and said to me she was still waiting to feel like she was a grown up too. It's a matter of perspective and I'm still 24 and mom. God rest her soul, is still 18!

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
After a bit of discussion about cortisone and it's long term effects with the doc., I've modified my comparison of the two treatments.
It appears the Kaiser guy may have dosed me hard, with my mileage being varied as to short term effectiveness versus tissue available for corrective operation in the long term.

Getting the fluids checked, Gotta get checked under the hood, sitting at home letting the cortisone soak in. Doc said to avoid activity today so I guess beating off is out of the question....:brokenheart::laugh:
Now what sucks is not having anything like sick or holiday time off, so it's an unpaid day off.

At least I have insurance....

I went in this morning for my 90 day "oil change" and had him add a quart of cortisone while he was "under the hood." (along with a nice "cocktail of his happy juice: a double shot of both versed and fentanyl) yeah baby...THAT'S what I'm talkin about!
Epidurals aren't the most pleasant procedure, but when they work...they work VERY well. (maybe 1 out of 4 doesn't help at all, and maybe 1 out of 8 actually make me hurt worse)
My low back is so fubared that the epidurals are the only relief of any kind I get. The doc keeps offering me all kinds of "candy," but I don't like the stuff and refuse it.

He & I were talking about Celebrex this morning. I MAY give that one a try in a couple of weeks.

Gettin old sux. Much worse for those of us who have spent our lives doing physical jobs than for most office-weenies. The work takes a tremendous toll on the body, but at least I still have MOST of my hair...even though it IS mostly gray...

34 years ago, when my wife and I were young...we talked about growing old together. We never knew how much it was gonna hurt. I tell her that if I had known, I'd have just refused to grow old...

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

Must be, he troll's OT constantly looking for typo's and any other grammatical malfeasance...

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Aging, not Ageing.

Yet you knew what I meant anyway. I'll bet you're an apologist for txt spl irl.

Must be, he troll's OT constantly looking for typo's and any other grammatical malfeasance...

malfeasance? lol.

 

[Modular]

Fuck this depressing thread.

LoL

 

[IGBT]

..starting to see friends in their late 40's early 50's die off from behavior related disease. Smokers mostly and a few heavy drinkers. Many of em are getting skin cancers removed (construction workers) and plenty of bad backs and knees (plumbers).