#gettingoldsucks — Public Fediverse posts

No walk on the mud for me today. I seem to have thrown out my back somehow this morning and can barely move. Might have to stay put today and listen to the squeaking dock lines. 🙄 #GettingOldSucks

While I am enjoying the sound of the rain, I am not enjoying the fact that my left forefinger hurts like hell and can only bend — after a lot of working it this morning — about 60%. This is the same finger I took to a clinic in McCall Idaho during my road trip to have looked at. X-ray showed nothing, antibiotics have not worked, soaking in Epson salts increased swelling. It was sore like this yesterday morning, too, but eventually worked itself out. Is this a new normal? #GettingOldSucks

@cdevroe 5? Aren't you both lucky! I managed to sleep until 4 this morning!

#GettingOldSucks #StillBeatsAlternative

I just saw a FB reel from a guy saying we all have twelve good years after age 60 before your body starts the slow progression to the end.

I can confirm. Just turned 70, and in helping outside today with a big contractor renovation on a failed retaining wall and drain, I simply cannot do what I used to do. I've always been able to work hard outside, now it is much harder.

The guy was saying if you can financially retire early, do it and enjoy life while you can. #GoodPlan

#GettingOldSucks

Just scheduled surgery for my trigger thumb. It will be my first medical treatment on #Medicare.

We tried the steroid shot and although it relieved the pain and reduced the swelling, the thumb still "clicks." I want my left hand functioning normally!

#IAmOld #GettingOldSucks #StillBeatsAlternative

Me and @Rahquuer rn

#GettingOldSucks #OwMyBones #MyBloodHurts

Like Shakira, my hips don’t lie.

They do complain a lot, tho.

#Shakira #Shakira #HipsDontLie #GettingOld #GettingOldSucks

Spending 2hrs putting a bed frame together & deconstructing the old one & making a bracket to fit the old headboard to the new frame..

In your 20s: Cool, done, might go for a jog now before dinner.. 🚶‍➡️

In your 50s: _EVERYTHING_ Hurts! Avenge me!.. 😩

#GettingOldSucks #Furniture #DIY #Musings

I'm usually advertising immune. I'm an analytical shopper who does tons of research before I buy anything. But I just saw an ad for some stuff that's supposed to provide support and comfort for joints in aging people, and I immediately bought a bottle on Amazon. It's made by a reputable manufacturer.

Don't judge me. 🙂

#GettingOldSucks #WeNeedRealHealthcare

Alas, this is once again my life.

My body fails me and at the moment, I'm pretty much in pain every time I try and walk.

If you are young, exercise daily, control your weight, and stretch frequently.

Just do. Don't ask. You'll thank me later.

#memes #gettingoldsucks #pain

From the #GettingOldSucks department...

I purchased a Zima Cube NAS kit along with a pair of 12TB drives, had brought it downstairs to begin putting it together at one point. Needed to wait for either a hardwired network connection or a good wireless card.

Was thinking earlier this morning that I have no idea where I put that thing at. I'm kinda a sad panda right now. 😐

I've got #TooMuchCrap.

@mlanger While it is definitely true #GettingOldSucks, it's better than the alternative 😹

@KydiaMusic #GettingOldSucks but it's way better than the alternative

Man I don’t miss being in my 20s but I miss my body being in its 20s.

#GettingOldSucks

I keep thinking I'll get the kids finally out of my house and onto their own lives and then maybe I'll have more time and less housework. However the world is not cooperating.

Also now that I have freetime*

* actual amounts still abysmal but actually existing

I find I my brain fried after work and I just want to play video games. Where is all my motivation I wonder.

#gettingoldsucks

My knee is extra sore today for some reason. #old #GettingOldSucks

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

....

Now I've forgotten what it was

#GettingOldSucks

I hate when I forget to take my fiber.
#GettingOldSucks

Mowed half the lawn and had to take a break. I hope this isn’t a new normal thing… #gettingoldsucks

Now that we’ve switched to 5:00p for two of our thrice weekly workouts with a trainer, I have the following observations:

1. Dinner must not just be planned, but prepped prior to the workout, else I don’t have the energy to make anything moderately healthy. Or with any level of difficulty.

2. I am highly suspicious of anyone who works out and then makes plans to do anything else other than collapse in a quivering mass of exhausted muscles.

#GettingOldSucks

I've finally had to upgrade to multi-focal glasses - which I will admit are fantastic. Except for close up / small screen computer work, so I've got reading glasses for that. All of which means I've now graduated from hunting around the house for one set of glasses to trying to work out which ones I've got on or hunting for two sets.

#GettingOldSucks

Round 2 of my Tuesday nights ball hockey adventure:

Now limping around with a nice Achilles strain

#GettingOldSucks

Getting up at 4:45a isn’t that big of a deal for me. But knowing these arrive at 5a sucks hard.

#Workout #GettingOldSucks

@Cloudguy @SWoody_UK @IanF

Cheer up, it gets worse.

#GettingOldSucks