Getting old sucks.
- Thread starter Oraelo
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I feel for 'ya (being a bit aged myself). Hope you feel better, that the procedure relieves you of the awful pain you have been feeling and that you recover rapidly.
But once you get over the physical stuff, there are some wonderful advantages of getting older:
But once you get over the physical stuff, there are some wonderful advantages of getting older:
- Social security
- Medicare
- Pension
- Getting up in the morning whenever it suits you
- Not having to attend annoying meetings
- Getting to tell younger folks that their music sucks and how much better it was "back then"
- Not caring that the country and world are in imminent collapse
- STAR
- Having actually seen our teams win a championship
- Knowing more than everybody else
Holy shit, bro, I'm just seeing this, how are you feeling? and yes, getting old sucks, but, it beats the alternative.
I had c6,c7 done in my 30's. then double hernias. had 1 carpal tunnel done, not the other yet. now my shoulders are screwed. they hurt pretty much all the time and keep me awake most of the night. My neck has less mobility since the surgery too which also screws the sleeping. and for what ever reason, I can't figure, I ache all over most of the time and am so stiff some days that it's hard to bend. So , yup. It sucks to get old. I'm only 55 and am kinda scared to see what happens in the next 10 to 20 years. besides brady winning 20 more superbowls.
but I keep plugging along. Did my roof, mostly by myself a couple years ago even replacing some plywood 2 stories up. I'll keep it up until I absolutely can't. what else is there. gotta keep going.
Besides, my last letter from Social Security said,
Dear Sir,
if you want anything from us when you retire, you will need to send a self addressed stamped envelope to us each month
anyway. Good luck recovering. I'm sure you are in good hands
but I keep plugging along. Did my roof, mostly by myself a couple years ago even replacing some plywood 2 stories up. I'll keep it up until I absolutely can't. what else is there. gotta keep going.
Besides, my last letter from Social Security said,
Dear Sir,
if you want anything from us when you retire, you will need to send a self addressed stamped envelope to us each month
anyway. Good luck recovering. I'm sure you are in good hands
That's funny.
Do like I do. When I wake up I read the obituaries. If my name isn't there, I know I had a good day yesterday. I'm 20+ years older than you and when asked if I have pre-existing conditions, I need a second page to list them.
Stay well, we need all the Jets fans we can get.
Later
I used to think I was tough. When I needed that neck surgery, I was scared shitless and cried like a baby. Screwed me up mentally more than anything finding out I wasnt as fearless as I thought
funny, I just read the description of what Oraelo had done. .That's the same as I had, but when my surgeon started to tell me what he was going to do, I cut him off and told him I didnt want to know. I later had an xray to check on bone growth to check to see if my bones were fusing with the cadaver bone in my neck.
Cadaver bone in my neck? wtf? then I saw the xray and the 2 screws and metal plate. again, wtf?
But, I woke up from the surgery and first thing I remember was hearing my wife and her friend, both nurse practioners in the ICU at the time, talking and laughing. First thing I said is I want to get me up but I'm naked . I actually was so relieved that I felt great soon as I woke up. granted, I was only 30 something but I never really had any pain afterward. I did need some physical therapy later to get my back muscles back.
Hey Oraelo, that reminds me. try to ise your neck muscles in that brace as much as you can. I was nervous about moving my neck and I had that brace on for six weeks or something so I barely ever moved my neck. When the brace finally came off I was so excited to be rid of it, but I soon found that my neck muscles were so week from not using them, that I had to put the brace back on now and then
funny, I just read the description of what Oraelo had done. .That's the same as I had, but when my surgeon started to tell me what he was going to do, I cut him off and told him I didnt want to know. I later had an xray to check on bone growth to check to see if my bones were fusing with the cadaver bone in my neck.
Cadaver bone in my neck? wtf? then I saw the xray and the 2 screws and metal plate. again, wtf?
But, I woke up from the surgery and first thing I remember was hearing my wife and her friend, both nurse practioners in the ICU at the time, talking and laughing. First thing I said is I want to get me up but I'm naked . I actually was so relieved that I felt great soon as I woke up. granted, I was only 30 something but I never really had any pain afterward. I did need some physical therapy later to get my back muscles back.
Hey Oraelo, that reminds me. try to ise your neck muscles in that brace as much as you can. I was nervous about moving my neck and I had that brace on for six weeks or something so I barely ever moved my neck. When the brace finally came off I was so excited to be rid of it, but I soon found that my neck muscles were so week from not using them, that I had to put the brace back on now and then