You know you're old when...

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by bmwfanco

When my son brought his girlfriend to meet his parents and she had children

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

When my son brought his girlfriend to meet his parents and she had GRANDchildren

FTFY^2.....

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

FTFY^2.....

Elvis has left the lawn

[Dpc2u]

🤯

[3.0L]

Life is like a roll of toilet paper. It goes real fast towards the end.

[///MPhatic]

When sins of the past come back to haunt you. Used to be able to do martial arts 10 hours a day without issue, now I hurt my back rolling out of bed. Really just waiting to start having issues with my knees.

[vreihen16]

Around age 53, my knees became so boney and sensitive that I cannot even kneel on the carpet without shooting pains. I can't crawl, and can't get up off of the floor/ground if I fall down without sliding to a piece of furniture because my knees hurt even on padding.....

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Around age 53, my knees became so boney and sensitive that I cannot even kneel on the carpet without shooting pains. I can't crawl, and can't get up off of the floor/ground if I fall down without sliding to a piece of furniture because my knees hurt even on padding.....

A co-worker/friend of mine experienced the same symptoms. He went on sick leave for a while and reappeared with 2 new knees. He said he had both done at the same time. I just cringed, knowing the painful PT he had to endure after the replacement surgery, but it was great watching him waltz down the hallways in a completely normal fashion. That guy had guts!

[vreihen16]

I can walk/move fine, with no pain whatsoever. Just don't put any pressure on my knee caps, because even looking at them the wrong way makes severe shooting pains.

I don't think that surgery will help, and blame the problem on massive doses of diuretics taking all of the padding out of my legs. My DW is jealous because my legs are now skinnier than hers.....

[M-technik-3]

Kayaked for 5 hours and I had a rough time driving home my shoulder was hamburger, but we did get out and enjoy the day. I will be paying for it this weekend.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Life is like a roll of toilet paper. It goes real fast towards the end.

And the bigger the roll, the more shit you have to deal with.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

When sins of the past come back to haunt you. Used to be able to do martial arts 10 hours a day without issue, now I hurt my back rolling out of bed. Really just waiting to start having issues with my knees.

When I started cycling, the arthritis in my thumbs became an obvious issue. A Meloxicam pill every morning helps with that. But now my left knee starts throbbing after 45-50 minutes of cycling. I'm hoping a bike refit with some cleat adjustment helps with that because I'd really hate to have to give up cycling.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Around age 53, my knees became so boney and sensitive that I cannot even kneel on the carpet without shooting pains. I can't crawl, and can't get up off of the floor/ground if I fall down without sliding to a piece of furniture because my knees hurt even on padding.....

I can't be on my knees at all without knee pads. I was putting down some pavers last week and knee pads I grabbed at Home Depot were worth twice their weight in gold.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

A co-worker/friend of mine experienced the same symptoms. He went on sick leave for a while and reappeared with 2 new knees. He said he had both done at the same time. I just cringed, knowing the painful PT he had to endure after the replacement surgery, but it was great watching him waltz down the hallways in a completely normal fashion. That guy had guts!

My Mom had both of hers replaced at the same time., And then the inept jackasses at the hospital failed to get enough pain meds for her on the first night after her surgery. She was without pain meds for hours while they fiddled around trying to find someone to open the hospital pharmacy for them. After all was said and done, she admitted that having both done at once was a bad idea.

[Esteban]

Used to have knee pain (pretty bad) in my late 50s/early 60s. Been doing a lot of leg and knee exercises for many years now: squats, lunges, stair stepping. All with weights.

Haven't had any knee pain for several years. Late 60s now and walk 3 miles almost every night. I take Friday nights off to have some tasty glasses of wine. Gotta have some fun. Cheers.

[Dpc2u]

Many years ago, around 20, I went to a specialist about constant pain in my right knee. The doctor suspected a calcium buildup from my years in martial arts and suggested a surgery to scrape the calcium away. I wasn't too keen on that idea so told him I would have to consider it. A couple of days later the pain went away on it's own and has never returned!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Dpc2u

Many years ago, around 20, I went to a specialist about constant pain in my right knee. The doctor suspected a calcium buildup from my years in martial arts and suggested a surgery to scrape the calcium away. I wasn't too keen on that idea so told him I would have to consider it. A couple of days later the pain went away on it's own and has never returned!

You said he suspected a calcium buildup. Did he have X-rays or CT scan taken to verify? My doctor did and found arthritis and told me I needed to build up the muscles around the knees.

He originally sent me to physical therapy. I went a couple of times to see what exercises they'd have me do, then just started doing them at home.

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by Esteban

You said he suspected a calcium buildup. Did he have X-rays or CT scan taken to verify? My doctor did and found arthritis and told me I needed to build up the muscles around the knees.

He originally sent me to physical therapy. I went a couple of times to see what exercises they'd have me do, then just started doing them at home.

They did a CT scan. He said we could try PT but he didn't have much confidence it would help. Did nothing, and now it's 20 years later and still no trouble with it since then. LOL...

Knock on wood.......

[sygazelle]

...you go to a live concert of one of your favorite bands and you are surrounded by old people. I'm talking about a sea of gray hair, big bellies, canes, a few walkers.

Last night my wife and I saw Chicago and Brian Wilson. Great show by the way. I just couldn't believe how many old people there were. They all looked twice our age!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

...you go to a live concert of one of your favorite bands and you are surrounded by old people. I'm talking about a sea of gray hair, big bellies, canes, a few walkers.

Last night my wife and I saw Chicago and Brian Wilson. Great show by the way. I just couldn't believe how many old people there were. They all looked twice our age!

How was Brian Wilson? How was his singing? Did he sit at the keyboards? Bet he looks old too. lol

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

How was Brian Wilson? How was his singing? Did he sit at the keyboards? Bet he looks old too. lol

I went not expecting much from him. My purpose was just to see a music icon and appreciate him for all he's done. Because I set the bar low I was not disappointed. Brian Wilson came out using a walker and sat behind his piano. They played many of the Beach Boy hits and Brian Wilson was singing some of the time. His voice was not perfect but you could tell it was him. Al Jardine was there too and as importantly, so was his son Matthew. Matthew Jardine provided really good vocals. He stood right next to Brian Wilson and when Brian couldn't come up with the words or was singing too softly, Matthew Jardine started singing those words to fill in the song. It was pretty seamless actually. On one of the last songs, I cannot remember which one, they actually let Brian sing the whole song without "helping" him. He did a pretty nice job with it given his age and condition. My wife and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

...and then...Chicago came on and blew the place down! The three remaining original members surrounded themselves with great musicians and a new (to me) lead tenor vocalist named Neil Donell. This cat has a 4-octive range and just tore up the Chicago tunes. Great job! The pent up energy of the the band was obvious. They are used to touring all the time and COVID shut them down. They were SO happy to be back in front of a live crowd and it showed. Great concert.

Here's a pic of Brian Wilson at the piano. My hat's off to you, sir.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I went not expecting much from him. My purpose was just to see a music icon and appreciate him for all he's done. Because I set the bar low I was not disappointed. Brian Wilson came out using a walker and sat behind his piano. They played many of the Beach Boy hits and Brian Wilson was singing some of the time. His voice was not perfect but you could tell it was him. Al Jardine was there too and as importantly, so was his son Matthew. Matthew Jardine provided really good vocals. He stood right next to Brian Wilson and when Brian couldn't come up with the words or was singing too softly, Matthew Jardine started singing those words to fill in the song. It was pretty seamless actually. On one of the last songs, I cannot remember which one, they actually let Brian sing the whole song without "helping" him. He did a pretty nice job with it given his age and condition. My wife and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

...and then...Chicago came on and blew the place down! The three remaining original members surrounded themselves with great musicians and a new (to me) lead tenor vocalist named Neil Donell. This cat has a 4-octive range and just tore up the Chicago tunes. Great job! The pent up energy of the the band was obvious. They are used to touring all the time and COVID shut them down. They were SO happy to be back in front of a live crowd and it showed. Great concert.

Here's a pic of Brian Wilson at the piano. My hat's off to you, sir.

Sounds like an awesome time. Thanks for sharing.