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Nictuku

(3,571 posts)
1. For me (62) it is more
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:38 PM
Sep 2022

For me, it is more like, I have had a backache (lower back) for days now, and I don't know if I need a new bed, or if I need to quit drinking. Yeah yeah, I could go to the doctor, but they ALWAYS find something wrong at this age, and I prefer not.

As it stands now, I have not had a drink for days, and I've put a board on my (soft memory) mattress for a bit.

Getting old sucks.

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
2. It is a good idea to keep a set of titanium knees and hips in your bathroom medicine cabinet,...
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:41 PM
Sep 2022

... so you will have them handy when the eventual need should arise.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. Not too handy. I had one knee replacement - very reluctant to get a 2nd, based
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:45 PM
Sep 2022

the experience with the first replacement.

Lunabell

(5,920 posts)
3. Mine snap, crackle and pop.
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:41 PM
Sep 2022

I'm a 30 year nurse walking back and forth on concrete floors. I have to wear knee braces on both knees. I probably need replacements soon. But, who will take care of my disabled wife while I recover in a rehab facility?

I'm screwed.

Walleye

(30,723 posts)
9. I had knee replacements 10 years ago and they healed up remarkably fast
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 08:23 PM
Sep 2022

I had to takeoff work because my job was not sedentary. But I started getting around a lot sooner than I expected to. I was home and driving myself within a few days

Response to Lunabell (Reply #3)

Iggo

(47,489 posts)
11. Mine do, too. Ever since grade school.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 02:37 PM
Sep 2022

I’ve known for a long time that old age wouldn’t be nice to my knees.

It’s just here now and I’m sad…lol.

LakeArenal

(28,729 posts)
5. My hips have been replaced and I have a knee that needs replacing. It started in my 50's.
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:57 PM
Sep 2022

It’s forever.

Walleye

(30,723 posts)
8. Had both knees replaced, now all the sudden my shoulder is screwed up.
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 08:21 PM
Sep 2022

Really painful and it clunks when I move it and I’m starting to think it’s gonna be like this forever. So not for the faint of heart for sure

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