Hey old people! Let's do some one-upmanship!

[zanana1]

I'll start. I have a mild form of Muscular Dystrophy and Coronary Artery Disease. Beat that!

[rzemanfl]

1. What Annette Appollo (OldLeftieLawyer, Tangerine LaBamba) called an

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"an Organ Recital." Yay! I am actually in pretty decent shape for an old man, but have a cataract that needs attention soon.

[zanana1]

3. I love "Organ Recital"!

We need some other old timers to chime in, though. We need a spirited debate!

[sarge43]

6. "Organ Recital". That's a keeper.

Most of us were fortunate to make it as far as we did before our social life turned into just medical appointments.

[sarge43]

2. OK

Hysterectomy (cancer), both hip joints replaced, gall badder removed, borderline high blood pressure, mild COPD.

Hubby: Overweight, triple by pass, knee replacement and the other one in his future.

"If I had known I'd live this long, I'd taken better care of myself."

[zanana1]

10. You win.

[sarge43]

11. Thanks .... I think n/t

[lillypaddle]

21. Braggart!

[sarge43]

23. Play the hand you're dealt

I'm still standing.

[HeiressofBickworth]

45. The other way of looking at it

If I had known I'd wind up in such bad shape, I would have had more fun!

[sarge43]

47. Like that. Unfortunately it's too late now.

[Freddie]

4. Counting my blessings

I’m really in pretty good shape for my age (62) given I could sure lose some weight and I don’t exercise. Just mild hypertension controlled with 1 med.
Husband: Hypertension (3 meds), Crohns, arthritis (will need knee replacement eventually), asthma, rosacea. His dad and brother both died of heart attacks so he’s very vigilant about doctor visits and taking his many pills.

[eShirl]

5. amateurs

[MuseRider]

7. LOL

You do win!

[eShirl]

8. not neccessarily

just bein' bratty

[MuseRider]

9. You have earned

that right! Be well, always.

[UTUSN]

12. Short, fat, old. Covers all the bases.

[MicaelS]

13. Morbidly obese.

Enlarged prostate. Major depressive disorder. Anxiety disorder. Low testosterone. Erectal ...well you get the idea.

[csziggy]

14. Eleven operations - and another one on Friday

Surgeries
June 1994 Left shoulder rotator cuff repair, re-attachment of torn ligaments
Sept 2001 Left knee medial meniscus removed
Aug 2002 Hysterectomy
Sept 2007 Right knee medial meniscus removed
Oct 2009 Right shoulder rotator cuff repair
May 2012 Left knee total replacement
July 2012 Right knee total replacement
Dec 2012 Right hand/arm Carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve relocation
Nov 2013 Left hand/arm Carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve relocation, arthroplasty
Oct 23 2017 Aortic Valve replacement - TAVR (Trans Arterial Valve Replacement)
Nov 29 2017 Left kidney removal & midline hernia repair

Friday I am getting my L5 vertebrae fused. Yah! More scars!

Oh - and that does not count the dental work done, either.

[sarge43]

24. You are the proud recipient of the Lounge Organ Recital Award

You are now authorized to call yourself Bionic Babe.

Good thoughts and vibes for Friday.

[csziggy]

25. I keep hoping they will perfect the bionic eye

So I can zoom in on my delicate needlework. It's getting so the magnifying glasses are not doing the job anymore. I've thought about getting the kind of loupe thing jewelers or my dentist use. They now have those with LED lights to light right where you're looking!

[sarge43]

31. Yes, that would be welcome.

I loved to embroider, but thanks to the eyes getting worse, not anymore. *Sigh.

[csziggy]

32. I have 3x lenses and use very bright lights

But I can no longer stitch on 50 count silk gauze. I have a project I plan to start on 32 count linen - blackwork which will be 1 stitch to 2 threads so effectively 16 count. I'm saving my stash of 14 and 18 count painted canvases to work on when I can no longer do fine work.

[sarge43]

33. I liked cross stitch, but crewl and silk on silk with beading was my go-to.

That's out of the question now.

[samnsara]

15. saggy and baggy but for some old lady pretty close to 70 im not bad..

..shoulders sore and out of breath easily..heart burn and indigestion esp after i do a tequila shot. Already had the cataract surgery on both eyes and 6 dental implants but thats the only cutting anyones done on me so far.

[LisaM]

26. Have you had your heart checked out?

My friend (late 50s, and it was congenital) had to have a heart valve replaced, being out of breath was one of her symptoms. All went well, I'm happy to report.

[a kennedy]

16. One knee replaced, a good 25 lbs overweight, can't hear out of left ear,

and a little whistle after breathing out when in bed. Pretty good really for 68 years young, and won’t find out about anything else, as no more doctors for me, I’m done going.

[LuckyCharms]

17. Armpit rash. n/t

[Kali]

34. !

[zanana1]

40. That's tragic.

Is it acute or chronic armpit rash?

[JuJuYoshida]

18. Essential Tremor at age 32

thanks weed!

[Major Nikon]

19. Back in my day we had things like lumbago, the piles, and consumption

You sound like a millennial with your modern sounding infirmities.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

20. I don't think I can but I'll try! I've had cancer TWICE!

Non-Hodgkins lymphoma AND uterine cancer! From the latter I now have radiation cystitis.

But there are a lot of people I wouldn't want to trade places with!

[lillypaddle]

22. I don't know, some here have some pretty impressive ... whatevers

But here goes

bi-lat mastectomy due to breast cancer
fractured ankle surgery with a metal plate, to which I am allergic - constant redness, itching still after 9 years
Reactive lung disease - it's not COPD exactly, but mostly the same symptoms
heart failure & coronary artery disease
obesity

[Siwsan]

27. Sorry, but I have one of the most boring medical histories on the planet

A Bakers Cyst removed when I was 4.
Foot surgery when I was 30 something
Cataract Surgery, a few years back.

That's all I've got. Anything else that's happened, I've managed to take care of, on my own.

[snowybirdie]

28. The worst thing

I found about aging is too many fellow old farts sit around and discuss their health. Forget the aches and pains and focus on living folks!

[ProudLib72]

29. I'll play even though you probably won't consider 46 to be old

Two broken backs (L1 through L5 the first time and T10 the second time)
Broke the radius in my right hand clean through at the wrist. Now I have arthritis
My feet are messed up from being born club footed. I get gout two or three times a year
BMI of 30.1
On meds for anxiety, blood pressure, and cholesterol

Worst of all, I keep getting more gray hair every damned day!

[Croney]

30. Foot, hand, eye surgeries, appendectomy, four pregnancies.

(no, I don't put pregnancies in the same category as illnesses), both hips replaced, one knee and one shoulder replaced, dental implant work that lasted forever.

Worse thing was something they suspected was flesh-eating bacteria that invaded the bottom half of my face and had me in ICU a while, but turned out to be a lesser evil and didn't kill me.

I ran a 5k on Sunday. When you're in the 70+ category, there is little competition.

[keithbvadu2]

35. Living those extra years

[UniteFightBack]

36. LOLLLLLLLLLLLL nt

[sarge43]

39. "It seemed like a good idea at the time." n/t

[Floyd R. Turbo]

37. I've been

dead for three years!

[Xipe Totec]

38. I don't. I win. nt

[akraven]

41. Pancreatitis, arthritis, and one-upmanship!

[russ1943]

42. Some assembly req'd.

Mid 70’s, getting up in the AM, (sometimes PM) requires assembly. Eyes (glasses) ears (hearing aids) teeth (dentures). That’s after removing CPAP device while sleeping. AM pills and I’m ready for …………………………. Whatever.

[shenmue]

43. I've had a stroke

I'm 45.

[NightWatcher]

44. Please all see your DM's for my pricing. For I've got the cure to what ails ye.