It starts so quietly.... an ends in a whimper

Pete

Pete

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….this is not a 'real' posting just vents from day 26,799 on my journey down life's road.
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Have I been in a comma for years and suddenly awakened? I have been in Texas three years now and the difference between when I arrived and today is literally like night and day. For instance the other day it was a major effort to get out of bed, put my shoes on and lace them up., with all the little aches and pains. Then a little later walking the short distance from my door to my truck I ended up needing to take a hit on my inhaler because I could not breath. What happened to the 70 year old guy that hauled generators and 5 gallon jugs of water around without any problem because the man I am now is definitely not the man that drove here from Alaska.

Or like yesterday when you go to bed feeling OK and wake up unable to walk, because your right foot is putting out some serious pain. Now I have know the level 10 pain that comes with gallstones and I would say this was hitting the 7-8 level. Yes I took my normal gout Rx and when I woke up this morning it was down to a 3-4 but it was still there whispering enough that I could walk but it was a shuffle step. Now after living 14 years in an isolated cabin I am used to dealing with problems like this but the availability of an the ER's here in Texas had me thinking of heading over to one, except for the cost.


There is an old saying about sitting somewhere broken-hearted,
and the one about many others worse off than you are
so with those sayings in mind
and without any political grumblings from me
I will continue......


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As one gets older these things become a way of life. They come in different flavors, some more intense than others. Some of us set off the alarms in the airport with the metal parts that have been installed in our bodies. I have cured that by staying away from airports. The arthritis pains in the hands make it hard to do simple things like open a bottle. The back pains from an auto accident 9 years ago preclude walking any distance. I as always just do the best I can with what I have.
 

Ugh... gout and gallstones at the same time; that's terrible. I have had both but thankfully not at the same time. Gout made me want to remove my foot with a hacksaw and I hope I never have that torture again. Gallbladder is a memory... so that took care of that. I hope you feel better soon.
 
Hang in there Pete it's just a bend in the road.

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Aunt Bea said:
Hang in there Pete it's just a bend in the road.
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Aunt Bea after all these years walking this road I am indeed used to the bends that come along every so often,
it just seems at times they a bit harder to handle.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.
 
That's why I'd so much rather be young. You can take all the wisdom that comes with age and just toss it. Give me youth and freedom from pain. There's nothing like it.
 
Hang in there, Pete. I know what you mean although I have escaped the gallstones and gout. Kidney stones in my 50's practically brought me to my knees for a time but they cleared up that problem with a parathyroid operation.

But it is a slippery slope as we age. I did pretty good through my 70's but since turning 80, the last 5 years have gotten progressively worse. Most of my mind is still intact (on most days) but the old legs are starting to give me problems. We just have to hump along - -a day at a time and make the best of it.
 
Pete,

It could be my imagination, but after I turned 70 I felt that I had aged 10 years. It's like a clock got reset or something. Hang in there!
 
Pete said:
What happened to the 70 year old guy that hauled generators and 5 gallon jugs of water around without any problem because the man I am now is definitely not the man that drove here from Alaska.
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I'm right there, Pete
I'm 70
Do most everything with relative ease

But

I know my day is coming

.....and it could be tomorrow
 
It's hard to let go of the things you want to do.

Your mind says.. yes I can... your body says.. No you can't.

I hope you feel better soon.
 
hollydolly said:
I feel for you...re the gallstones pain!! I had my gallbladder removed a few years ago.


Sorry you're suffering..it's no fun at all!!
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So did I. Was yours done laparoscopic? Mine was they went through the belly button and if you didn't know I had the procedure, you couldn't tell. Wanna see?
 
Yeah, the body is definitely falling apart. Some mornings I wake up happy and pain free. Then, most of the time, I wake up and it's which pain aches less. Then it's, do I need to go right to the bathroom , or can I put on some clothes cause it's cold. it depends on how full my bladder is and how cold my house is. Decisions. Decisions.
Life ain't all glory!!!!
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Decisions. Decisions.
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Yes and for me its whether to take that water pill before going out to shop or see the grand kids,
but what I don't understand is going to bed with one pain and waking up with that pain in a different part of the body.
Sometimes I swear someone comes in during the night and is hitting me with a baseball bat.

...but though I may not want to I do understand
it is just part of life near the end of life's road
 

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