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littlebit

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3. I have been a trucker for almost 20 years

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 08:03 PM

Jul 2016

I have dislocated my shoulder and torn my rotator cuff after falling off of a flat bed. I have a herniated disc L5. Don't really know how that happened. And after the accident a few months ago I have severe damage to my left optic nerve. And I dislocated my left knee.

Trucking is so much fun.

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Aches and pains as we grow older. [View all] Tobin S. Jul 2016 OP

Exercises are available, elleng Jul 2016 #1

If you wake up in the morning and nothing hurts, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #2

I have been a trucker for almost 20 years littlebit Jul 2016 #3

But now you have kittens! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #4

Yes I do littlebit Jul 2016 #6

Ah yes, the joys of growing older, my dear Tobin... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #5

Wait until you hit your mid-fifties.... BooScout Jul 2016 #7

And as an added bonus if you're female Cadfael Jul 2016 #8

"After menopause I thought I wouldn't have cramps anymore." n/t sarge43 Jul 2016 #10

I've noticed that the plumbing doesn't work quite so well for me anymore. 47of74 Jul 2016 #9

I can vouch for that. Of course, I did a lot of silly things qnr Jul 2016 #11