Gettin' old is a BI"ACH!!

[Joey]

I went to the Cardiologist a few weeks ago, seemed to pass everything. Until he asked me if my ankles were swelling. I said yes, but it may be my shoes. He said it had to do with my heart. The blood was not pumping thru my veins properly. I had a pretty severe blood clot 6 years ago, apparently left it's mark in my leg veins. He gave me some pills, told me they will make me pee, a lot! He wasn't lying! Occasionally the old man shows up in me and I forget to take my meds. Yesterday was one such time. At 10:00 last nigh I realized it, and took em. Stayed up and watched Matt Dillon shoot bad guys till 11:00. My bed was like a springboard, every 30 minutes I had to get up and make the trek!! This went on till about 4:00. when I guess it wore off. Taught me a lesson, least till the next time I forget! Don't ever get old!! If you have to, stay away from meds that make you pee!!

 

[gunman42782]

Getting old is not for the faint of heart for sure!

 

[Fox Mike]

Age is just a 'number'. I know men that were 50 years old and thought that they were ancient. I 'rebuild' each morning (glasses to see, hearing aids to hear, dental plate to eat). but never worry about being closing in on 90. I have been rode hard and put away wet way too many times. I am just thankful daily to still be here. Like Clint Eastwood said "I don't let the old man in."

 

[contender]

"Like Clint Eastwood said "I don't let the old man in."

Amen.

 

[blume357]

I had to take that stuff for a few months after my heart attack and believe me you need to be near a bathroom or carry a jar with you. I looked up what I was taking and it was band by the world sporting organization.. or such I think because athletes would use it to mask the other things they were taking.... exlax for the bladder I guess....

 

[Neon Vernon]

I'm unhappy with the fact that every new malady seems to have some effect on how I pee...

 

[ArizonaTea123]

Just get a small rubber cupped stopper, put a small hose on the end, stick it on the end of your Johnson and run the hose down the inside of your pants leg.
Now you can pee anywhere and anytime while standing up or sitting down. You can even pee while walking

 

[Joey]

A few years ago an officer at the range had to wear a catheter for a couple weeks. He had a hobby farm that had some cattle on it They were used to him feeding and talking to them, and would gather around when he was doing the chores. Due to his surgery and by dr. order he wasn't allowed to do it for a week. One day he had had enough, went out and called the cows in. While they were milling around him, one bit the hose to the catheter, causing a major leak. He did what any farmer would do, grabbed some duct tape and taped it up as best he could and headed for the dr office. Said he was walking down the aisle holding the bag, but was still leaking all down the hall. Finally got to the dr office and explained what happened, the dr gave him an earful!

I had to wear a catheter a few years ago, surgery for kidney cancer. I thik if I had to do it again, I would ask to be put in a coma!!

 

[Jeepnik]

Just get a small rubber cupped stopper, put a small hose on the end, stick it on the end of your Johnson and run the hose down the inside of your pants leg.
Now you can pee anywhere and anytime while standing up or sitting down. You can even pee while walking

If you ever get a chance, read "The flight of the falcon" series. Southern Africa colonial times and the diamond trade. There was a procedure described that the native males had done that resulted in their not being able to control their penis so they sort of leaked all the time. It was done at puberty, without benefit of pain killers. I guess that's one way to prove your manhood.

 

[eveled]

Getting old stinks, but dieing young seems worse.

 

[Fox Mike]

A couple years ago, while at the "Gathering", I had an emergency hospital visit after Friday dinner. Came back from the installation of a catheter and spent the rest of the weekend shooting and shooting the breeze. Can't let a little inconvenience ruin a fun time.

 

[Jeepnik]

A couple years ago, while at the "Gathering", I had an emergency hospital visit after Friday dinner. Came back from the installation of a catheter and spent the rest of the weekend shooting and shooting the breeze. Can't let a little inconvenience ruin a fun time.

Gotta agree with that. Once got sever burns on my left hand and right arm from molten sulfur. A couple of days later was the company fishing trip. Made the trip. Couldn't tie anything on my line, so one of the new kids at the refinery designated himself my assistant for the day. I had a hat made up for him the next week. Hope this doesn't get blocked, but embroidered on it was "Master Baiter". He wore that thing constantly. Upper management didn't think much of it, but didn't say anything either.

 

[Paul B]

I went to the Cardiologist a few weeks ago, seemed to pass everything. Until he asked me if my ankles were swelling. I said yes, but it may be my shoes. He said it had to do with my heart. The blood was not pumping thru my veins properly. I had a pretty severe blood clot 6 years ago, apparently left it's mark in my leg veins. He gave me some pills, told me they will make me pee, a lot! He wasn't lying! Occasionally the old man shows up in me and I forget to take my meds. Yesterday was one such time. At 10:00 last nigh I realized it, and took em. Stayed up and watched Matt Dillon shoot bad guys till 11:00. My bed was like a springboard, every 30 minutes I had to get up and make the trek!! This went on till about 4:00. when I guess it wore off. Taught me a lesson, least till the next time I forget! Don't ever get old!! If you have to, stay away from meds that make you pee!!

Well, if you miss a dose, just wait till the next morning. I might as well add welcome to the world of water pills. If that's all you have to take count your blessings. I've been running something like nine including the water pill. but I'll stick with the WP. The one I'm taking doesn't appear to work all the well. I dirk a lot of water these days because of the heat so you'd think I'd be going all the time. Nope! At least not in the day time but at night it's Katy bar the door. Usually up about six or seven times. Now I need a walker to get around and being half asleep there is the threat of a bad fall. So what I did was find a kind of jug that looks like something for gasoline with a fairly wide mouth. When the time come's grab the walker, stand up and grab the "jug" and do your thing and go back to ssleep.I dump it in the morning and give it a good hot water rinse and let it air dry. It's good for the next night. BTW, when you pee due to those pills, you lose a otofpotassium. Did your doctor prescribe some of those potasium horse pills for you?
PJ

 

[drycreek]

I gotta agree, getting old ain’t for sissies !

 

[steveodtw]

I went to the Cardiologist a few weeks ago, seemed to pass everything. Until he asked me if my ankles were swelling. I said yes, but it may be my shoes. He said it had to do with my heart. The blood was not pumping thru my veins properly. I had a pretty severe blood clot 6 years ago, apparently left it's mark in my leg veins. He gave me some pills, told me they will make me pee, a lot! He wasn't lying! Occasionally the old man shows up in me and I forget to take my meds. Yesterday was one such time. At 10:00 last nigh I realized it, and took em. Stayed up and watched Matt Dillon shoot bad guys till 11:00. My bed was like a springboard, every 30 minutes I had to get up and make the trek!! This went on till about 4:00. when I guess it wore off. Taught me a lesson, least till the next time I forget! Don't ever get old!! If you have to, stay away from meds that make you pee!!

If those pills were Furosemide (generic Lasix) I feel your pain. When I'm driving up north, I call it my 40 mile pill. That's about the distance from one Interstate rest stop to the next. Don't EVER take that puppy at night!

 

[sceva]

getting old(er) is a pain all right. Literally. My biggest issues are osteoArthritis.

Bones fused in my right foot
Left knee replaced
Right knee replaced
and the latest
Lower spine fusion L4 L5 a year ago. I have a nice little Titanium cage made of rods and braces now

 

[MaxMan]

Lee Majors look who's gaining on you.

getting old(er) is a pain all right. Literally. My biggest issues are osteoArthritis.

Bones fused in my right foot
Left knee replaced
Right knee replaced
and the latest
Lower spine fusion L4 L5 a year ago. I have a nice little Titanium cage made of rods and braces n

 

[sceva]

Yeah, I'll probably set off matal detectors.

Still five screws in the foot; one started unscrewing itself as soon as I was allowed to walk on it and the removed it.

 

[jimbo1096]

Doc changed me to Torsemide. Says it’s a lot easier on the kidneys and still helps with the leg and foot swelling

 

[ArizonaTea123]

If any of you suffer from clogged arteries you may want to research "nattokinase", made from fermented soy beans. It works very quickly to dissolve plaque in the arteries, especially if you have O+ bood type.
I'm not a doctor so do your own due diligence.

 

[Mobuck]

"Like Clint Eastwood said "I don't let the old man in."
^^^ THIS
8-12 (or more) hour days outside regardless of weather or temps. I did have to get up once last night but that would be expected after drinking 3 quarts of water/gatoraid after 9PM.

 

[Mobuck]

I came in for a break at 9:45. Shirt is soaked and jeans are damp but I've accomplished what I'd intended to finish by noon. Looks like the dew has mostly burned off and after another glass of water, I'm going to get on the mower and cut some more hay.

 

[akbluz]

Mobuck, I've got to hand it to you - you are one tough son-of-a-gun!