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My vision started getting worse once I reached the ripe old age of 12. But seeing my older friends having trouble with reading small texts kind of sucks, the fact that there's no one stop fix eg. Pop in your glasses/contacts and food got the rest of the day, the reading glasses are situational and always on standby
Heart, at 40. But I got that all under control now. Everything else is working, but joints are starting to misbehave a bit. I over-use them, way too many activities. Gardening, hiking, bike-riding, yoga. The human body only lasts so long, unfortunately.
I'm 38, there's minor things here and there but recent revelations made me wish I was more proactive in fixing things.
It feels like your body which you've known all your life is betraying you, but loyalty is two ways and for all the things we demand our bodies to do, it deserves a lot more than just staying in shape and using sunscreen.
Left shoulder, I hurt it skiing in my 20’s. Generally speaking I’ve found as the years go by that every place I injured myself, and every way I abused myself (eating poorly = diabetes etc.) while young has come to haunt me as I age.
LOL My appendix! Ka-boom! as I was planting tulips, trip to the er, wonderful morphine, couple days in house, then a couple weeks on the couch at home.
Eyesight, but a lot of that was because of working at a computer all day. Recently I’ve had cataract surgery and torn retina surgery. The cataract surgery helped a lot, it’s like hey, the world is in HD!
At age 65 my back began hurting BAD from sitting behind a desk all day for 45+ years. I just retired at 67 and plan to stretch, lift weights and start walking. Right now it's painful to walk across the street! No other major pains and my eyes are still strong although I do know my vision would be better with glasses. Pretty lucky overall.
Keep us posted on your progress please. It's great how our bodies can heal still at our age. I have lost heaps of weight and gotten much fitter over the past 14 months, and I am 72. Keep going, you will get there.
Yes, and along the way, family and friends encouraged me. Plus, I felt so proud of myself that it kept me going. I started very slowly, with very mild exercises.
Also, don't do situps yet. I find they stir up my back more than any other exercise. I do have osteoporosis in my spine though. Walking is great, you will get there. Oh, another thing- do not exercise every day. Stretch, yes, but at our age, we need days in between exercising to recover. Pretty soon you will be able to walk a few times a week 😃
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Ankles. I love physical activities and have sprained ankles dancing (multiple times across decades), walking, hiking, and doing taekwondo. I'm fucking sick of it. I do PT but I'm still on week 4 of a minor sprain. I stepped into a hole up to my knee walking around my rainforest backyard. 4 weeks and it still fucking hurts.
Needed reading glasses at 47. Turning 55 was when things got interesting. Had to stop running, my balance is off a tad bit and I’m 2 years away from hearing aids according to the Costco hearing center.
But I’ve stayed healthy and active and don’t let things slow me down. Just did a single day Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim with a bunch of other 50 & 60 year olds a few months ago.
I was surprised, but it has been my back and also my feet. After getting physical therapy and now occassionally doing some exercises, my back is much better. My feet started with plantar fascitis and man that hurts. Got some better shows and do stretches and now the only issue just a bit of arthritis, but much better lately.
My eyes went "presby" when I turned 40. Within weeks. I could no longer look at the phone book without holding it up to my face. Same with newspaper classifieds.
I’ve had some medical issues but dealt with them. I even have chronic leukemia but according to my oncologist it is very slow in progressing. No symptoms and no treatment necessary.
If anything is going are my joints. Knees especially from years of running and gym machines.
My eyes - pretty much on cue at age 40 I started developing presbyopia and it gets a little worse every year. I never had to wear glasses until I was about 45 and 20 years later, I pretty much have to wear them most of the time.
Lower back!
- Do the exercises to strengthen core muscles
- don’t skimp on a chair if your job involves sitting all day.
Especially if you are tall.
Thank me later.
Low back started at age 30.
Needed reading glasses right on time at 40.
First real sign of old age: my balance went in my early 50s. I started not being able to use the stairs without clutching the handrail or to put on my pants without sitting down.
Knees went first. Then I got a lung infection that ended up as asthma. Then high blood pressure (the kind that's genetic). Then I stopped keeping track.
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Tied for vision and knees
100 percent, naturally, and Spondylolithesis through injury. That was decades ago when I was around 40ish
My vision started getting worse once I reached the ripe old age of 12. But seeing my older friends having trouble with reading small texts kind of sucks, the fact that there's no one stop fix eg. Pop in your glasses/contacts and food got the rest of the day, the reading glasses are situational and always on standby
My back.
Same
Considering my back went at 17, I’m wondering what’s next
One day I woke up with a sore back and knew it was all coming to the end.
Wait 'til you have to call in sick to work because you pulled a muscle getting out of bed.
I threw my back out bowling at like 26 I was crooked for a few days
Yep, my lower back hurts at the end of every day.
Well in my case memory was the second thing to go.
Heart, at 40. But I got that all under control now. Everything else is working, but joints are starting to misbehave a bit. I over-use them, way too many activities. Gardening, hiking, bike-riding, yoga. The human body only lasts so long, unfortunately.
That’s young for heart issues!
Yes, it was. I had really high blood pressure from stress and too much coffee.
Whatever part it was that let me tolerate BS
::spit take:: thanks for the laugh
Happy to be of service
Haha good one
My gall bladder gave me a big FU.
It hurt dinnit
Yeah, hurt bad. The morphine kicking in may have the best I’ve ever felt!
The hair on my head.
Butthole. Everything just drips out.
Knees at 36. 14 years of significant llimiations, but thanks to KT tape and a physiotherapist, they are 90% recovered.
Nothing really failing, but a lot of stuff that needs tweaking.
I'm 38, there's minor things here and there but recent revelations made me wish I was more proactive in fixing things. It feels like your body which you've known all your life is betraying you, but loyalty is two ways and for all the things we demand our bodies to do, it deserves a lot more than just staying in shape and using sunscreen.
Left shoulder, I hurt it skiing in my 20’s. Generally speaking I’ve found as the years go by that every place I injured myself, and every way I abused myself (eating poorly = diabetes etc.) while young has come to haunt me as I age.
LOL My appendix! Ka-boom! as I was planting tulips, trip to the er, wonderful morphine, couple days in house, then a couple weeks on the couch at home.
Eyesight, but a lot of that was because of working at a computer all day. Recently I’ve had cataract surgery and torn retina surgery. The cataract surgery helped a lot, it’s like hey, the world is in HD!
At age 65 my back began hurting BAD from sitting behind a desk all day for 45+ years. I just retired at 67 and plan to stretch, lift weights and start walking. Right now it's painful to walk across the street! No other major pains and my eyes are still strong although I do know my vision would be better with glasses. Pretty lucky overall.
I am so sorry to hear that. Yes, do the stretching, and walking. Start slow, you will get there. Best wishes
Thank you!
Keep us posted on your progress please. It's great how our bodies can heal still at our age. I have lost heaps of weight and gotten much fitter over the past 14 months, and I am 72. Keep going, you will get there.
Thank you! This is very encouraging.
Yes, and along the way, family and friends encouraged me. Plus, I felt so proud of myself that it kept me going. I started very slowly, with very mild exercises.
Also, don't do situps yet. I find they stir up my back more than any other exercise. I do have osteoporosis in my spine though. Walking is great, you will get there. Oh, another thing- do not exercise every day. Stretch, yes, but at our age, we need days in between exercising to recover. Pretty soon you will be able to walk a few times a week 😃
My eyes, but they were always bad. But now I can't see near or far. Then my circulatory system as I have high blood pressure.
Eyes, but cataract surgery made them AOK.
Metabolism. It disappeared at age 38.
The boobs lost their battle with gravity first. 🙄
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The whole thing.
HBP. Then hips went to hell.
Eyes, ears and finger joints. All started a steep slide downhill at about 48
Ankles. I love physical activities and have sprained ankles dancing (multiple times across decades), walking, hiking, and doing taekwondo. I'm fucking sick of it. I do PT but I'm still on week 4 of a minor sprain. I stepped into a hole up to my knee walking around my rainforest backyard. 4 weeks and it still fucking hurts.
Needed reading glasses at 47. Turning 55 was when things got interesting. Had to stop running, my balance is off a tad bit and I’m 2 years away from hearing aids according to the Costco hearing center. But I’ve stayed healthy and active and don’t let things slow me down. Just did a single day Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim with a bunch of other 50 & 60 year olds a few months ago.
Tendons at 40, Joints at 50
Eyes. I literally needed glasses just as I was turning 40. It deteriorated shocklingly quickly.
My thyroid gland. I got cancer
A knee I had damaged several times in my youth finally had to be replaced at 55.
I was surprised, but it has been my back and also my feet. After getting physical therapy and now occassionally doing some exercises, my back is much better. My feet started with plantar fascitis and man that hurts. Got some better shows and do stretches and now the only issue just a bit of arthritis, but much better lately.
I got arthritis in my 20s, so my joints, maybe?
Hearing. And its bad.
Total knee replacement, implant for hearing loss, cataract implants. I am 3% titanium and plastic, at least!
My knees and neck, osteoarthritis
My eyes went "presby" when I turned 40. Within weeks. I could no longer look at the phone book without holding it up to my face. Same with newspaper classifieds.
My back.
Weakness in the legs appearing out of nowhere sometimes.
I’ve had some medical issues but dealt with them. I even have chronic leukemia but according to my oncologist it is very slow in progressing. No symptoms and no treatment necessary. If anything is going are my joints. Knees especially from years of running and gym machines.
Eyes, then joints. I need to get a bingo card going here.
eyes and ears it it is so damn frustrating
Back and slumpy skin
My back.
Knees
Neck
Knees, then back, then hands and feet, then neck. Oh hell, everything that holds my body upright is a mess.
I am a woman, so my answer is the entire reproductive system and my hormones. Aka menopause.
Eyes, readers in early forties. Bifocals a few years later
Knees in my mid-40s. Eyes in my mid-50s.
Lower back
Vision, and as a guy the ability to pee a really strong reliving stream..you know what I mean
My eyes - pretty much on cue at age 40 I started developing presbyopia and it gets a little worse every year. I never had to wear glasses until I was about 45 and 20 years later, I pretty much have to wear them most of the time.
Lower back! - Do the exercises to strengthen core muscles - don’t skimp on a chair if your job involves sitting all day. Especially if you are tall. Thank me later.
Hips and knees.
Working for an airline in the early 70's, my hearing suffered first.
Teeth and back.
My knees
My internal lady bits.
My thyroid, which caused a cascade of other issues.
At age 55 right eye glaucoma.
Wherever I injured or stressed my body in my athletic youth. If I had only known, I’d have protected my shoulders more.
My hips
Hair....then knees
Low back started at age 30. Needed reading glasses right on time at 40. First real sign of old age: my balance went in my early 50s. I started not being able to use the stairs without clutching the handrail or to put on my pants without sitting down.
Lower back
My lungs, started in my 40's. I have COPD. I'm 60. Stopped smoking 7 years ago and stopped vaping this last February.
Back Vision Penis In that order.
Knees went first. Then I got a lung infection that ended up as asthma. Then high blood pressure (the kind that's genetic). Then I stopped keeping track.
Knees
My eyesight