Just Old and Wearing Out Fast

I am in relatively good physical health, and stay active, not on any prescription medications, but I’m noticing more and more the impact of age on my physical activities.

I still work fulltime, I still dance several times a month, Ron and I are doing all the renovation work on our house. Plus we do stuff with friends and family, babysit various grandkids and run around after them and stay active in a variety of ways.

You spoke about mindset @Ruthanne And that’s where I struggle. It’s easy to have a decent mindset when I feel good. Harder as I notice that my hip is hurting more than it used to and I have to stop my mind from immediately diving into the dread of a hip replacement.

Or when I’m on the floor with the grandkids or the dogs, and it’s harder to get up, I have to stop myself from panicking about the potential for immobility and a wheelchair.

Or even just my latest physical where I noticed that my cholesterol was a few points higher than it had been, and I nosedive into into the potential for Heart attacks, heart disease etc.

Rationally, I realize that these fears are a huge overreaction to minor physical issues, especially when I see things like this thread and see how many serious and debilitating ailments other people, and you yourself, are struggling with. It doesn’t however stop the dread, the worry, the anxiety. Ridiculous because I’m not dealing with anything other than a few relatively minor aches and pains, and less strength and endurance than I used to have, all natural in someone who’s pushing 70! 🤦🏼‍♀️

I give myself stern lectures. Watch my weight. Manage the supplements I take, adjusting as I learn more. Walk. Do mindfulness exercises. I’m not a negative person. I’m an optimist, I’m upbeat and positive…..in every area except my health where I’m fighting those feelings of dread and imminent doom.

At the end of the day, I do my best to control the things I can, and work to not slip into irrational despair about the rest
 

Jennina said:
Hi! Hope you're having a pain-free day. I've hurt myself 3x working out - my rotator cuff, my elbows and my knees due to stupidity, carelessness, and old age respectively :) I don't like taking pain killers so my go- to remedy for pain is turmeric. I know, crazy, right? But thankfully it works for me.

I also do yoga and mindful meditation and try a little qigong and taichi.
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I don’t like pain pills either but I am stuffing them in 🤦🏻‍♀️ so I can make it to the toilet, I like wetting the bed even less 😳😂😂
 
Amenan said:
At 71 I was having trouble coming to terms with being weak and I was worried about becoming unable to keep my independence, so I started to do weight training at home and I worked hard to improve, after sitting for a while, I would try to get up but it was slow and I would have to pause for a couple of seconds before I could walk away. However after 2 years, I am 73 now, I can run jump and I have a lot of energy. I continue to train regularly and it was hard at first but gradually it got better, I enjoy it now. You are never too old to get stronger, and fitter. Amenan.
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Your video won’t play. I have also started to lift so I’m curious about your post.
 

hydrotherapy in the form of hot water showers is one way

using rubbing alcohol and taking acetaminophen are the only other alternatives
 
This isn't about being necessarily "old" or wearing out, but a guy I've known quite well for almost 40 years called me today and told me he has bone marrow cancer. All they can do is slow the progress. They're giving him a year, two tops if the chemo works good.

He is 60, maybe 61 this year, married, two grown kids. He is a self-employed body man, restorer, and mechanic. He's worked on cars, trucks, and motorcycles I've had over the years.

I had told him my story of my sudden severe arthritic wrist pain and gut issues. Then he told me his story. That made me feel even worse, although the old saying came to mind: "I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet."

Sheesh. I hate being on this end of life.
 

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