"Drink from the faucet" gives the old "drank from the hose generation" vibes... and I love that haha

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curi0us_carniv0re@reddit

I had a similar thing happen to me. I was bending over the sink brushing my teeth and there was a pop in my lower back and then my legs just gave out. Then pain.

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Indubitalist@reddit

Did they say why it happens, though? It seems to me like it had to be gradually tearing to be injured so badly by such a basic maneuver.

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AYearInOaxaca@reddit

None at all. And I’ve known multiple people, always men, who have been doing activities as benign as simply walking down the beach who have experienced catastrophic tears to their Achilles tendon for absolutely no reason. It seems to just be the eventual decay of the body, I assume connected to the genetics and individual circumstances of each person.

My own injury wasn’t bad enough for me to go to rehab or see a specialist, so maybe someone with more specialized knowledge would have had a better diagnosis. I live in a part of Mexico where access to medical care is significantly better than in the U.S., so I texted my primary care doc in our town, an hour and a half later a sonogram tech met me at his office and did the imaging, and then the doc came in to read the results. No boot, no crutches, but two months of gradual recovery with no physical exercise beyond some very light walking. Took a long time!

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saison257@reddit

I am 1982 and tore my calf muscle 9 years ago, so in my early 30s, and I was also actively doing leg strength exercises including calf raises and stretches. That injury is no joke. It took months in a boot and months of physical therapy after that. The doc told me if I had broken a bone it would have only taken 6 weeks. Fml.

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Kellzy1212@reddit

I sprained an ankle so bad when i was 16, the doctor said it would’ve been better if it broke. That ankle has never 100% healed.

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LozaMoza82@reddit

Ugh same, I was 15 playing soccer.

I’m 43 and that ankle is still more swollen than the other, and randomly gives out on occasion.

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Gotta take those probiotics

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Defiant-Variety-9473@reddit

My question too. Had it happen

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trippingbilly0304@reddit

Came here to post this.

LOOK HERE

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battlestargirlactica@reddit

Cipro did me in, back in 2015. I was given it for part of a heavy hitting HPylori multi-med treatment. I had a yet-to be diagnosed connective tissue disorder and shouldn’t have been given it. It kicked off an avalanche of symptoms, including spontaneous tendon rupture & ligament tears, and much more. My body has aged decades in just one.

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trippingbilly0304@reddit

I can relate, unfortunately.

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ChapterFifteen@reddit

Happened to my mom.

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SnoozuRN@reddit

Nurse here and I can confirm. Our providers try not to prescribe it for this reason.

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dude22blue@reddit

You work out but did you stretch? How's your posture? Everything is connected, you might eat right but never move, you might work out but not eat well. You might work out and eat ok but never stretch. As we get older all the systems need to be looked at. I've started stretching more and trying to correct my rounded shoulders before I get into my 40 because if I don't I know it'll get harder and become more of a hump back later in life. Does it suck do I look dumb does it hurt, yes. Also working on my flat feet so I can get better biomechnics for later.

You don't have to do any of it but that's usually the thing, if you don't do maintenance one day something we'll stop working. It's like house or car maintenance, sometimes you just need to clean and tidy up other times you need to change your fluids sometimes you need to take care of the foundation.

Oh not, we're all going to die just enjoy the ride.

All I can say is eat right, see the Dr., take your meds and get as much weight off as possible

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SnoozuRN@reddit

I had a patient the other day that got rid of all his psoriatic arthritis symptoms by eating a carnivore diet.

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Majestic-Active2020@reddit

Everyone is different. The carnivore diet may work for a couple reasons. One of them is what did they remove. If they were eating like crap, or eating a lot of refined sugars…. Removing those known inflammatory foods could have done it.

Indubitalist@reddit

Gotta do should rolls first bro

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I was impressed, after I did the 10 sessions of rolfing. My back didn't hurt for almost 2 years.

Do you have favorite sources to learn structural integration?

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IvenaDarcy@reddit

I get a massage almost every week. I notice the amount of tension my body stores and how quickly I get tightness (mostly in my neck and shoulders) when I go too long. When life is nice and stress free I can get away with twice a month but when things get heavy I return to once a week so even if my mind is on overload my body feels great.

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smrtgmp716@reddit

I’m a 45yo massage therapist.

I had a string of injuries between 22-30 that lead to 3 knee surgeries, a back surgery, and endless pain.

I literally went to massage school to get a massage a day for 9 months.

Turned out I had a gift for it, and got my body back in the process of picking up a trade I love.

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Indubitalist@reddit

I literally went to massage school to get a massage a day

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CarmenxXxWaldo@reddit

Close to your age the only thing ive really noticed since 35 is injuries take longer to recover from. But I have a low bar i basically didnt do cardio from 25 til my early 30s (and never ran) then I started running. Always lifted weights which I attribute to not having back problems.

sacrelicio@reddit

Yeah I knew people who started to get "old" in their 20s or 30s and like...you started sitting around all day and you eat/drink too much.

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No-Count3834@reddit

It’s pretty common by 42 or so to not feel great, unless you eat good, at least do yoga or some cardio. I don’t even drink caffeine anymore, spicy foods and alcohol is very limited. Mostly because I will sleep like crap, could get a stomach ache…my body grew sensitive over time to all that stuff. If I want to feel like my late 20s/30s, I have to put in the work and keep it up.

Iffy_Placebo@reddit

I was born in 1981 and back in 2021 I woke up one morning and needed 2 vertebrae in my neck fused because the disc was pushing on my spinal column and taking away my usage of my left arm.

43 this year. I threw a ball for a dog last summer and seriously sprained my knee. Like what??

had to limit my activity for 5 months after and that inactivity just snowballs. Feel like im still digging out 10 months later.

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rockingwj@reddit

Born in 1954. Don’t worry it only gets worse

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discombob93@reddit

At this age, you have to actively fight back hard, if you want to stay mobile without pain.

Regular exercise and targeted recovery stretching afterward. Only stretch while skin is dewey from sweat. Think bubble gum in the refrigerator versus warmed up... That's your muscles.

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Parabolic_Reflector@reddit

Never been a big FG fan, but this bit still makes me cackle … it’s also hella appropriate here haha

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Sharp_Reputation3064@reddit

Bought my husband a candle that says this for his 40th

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SanchoPandas@reddit

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Expensive-Ad1609@reddit

I'm an '82 vintage, and I think that I am way healthier now than when I was in my 20s. I lubricate my joints and everything by eating raw suet for most of my calories.

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HugeTheWall@reddit

Yes to both.

Sent friend :) good luck

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knittinghobbit@reddit

Not an exercise, but freeze a bottle of water and roll it under your feet when they hurt.

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TiredNurse111@reddit

Regularly stretching my calves helped me a ton. Still get some soreness but it’s very rare. Used to be a daily issue for me.

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RoLandaMamba@reddit

Oh ma that happened to me too, came on so suddenly. Absolute worst. Don’t notice the little things like feet until something makes life unbearable— then I’m you pay attention!

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PopularSet4776@reddit

I have no idea why people 40+ would say that in their head they are still in their 20's.

IDK I got married, had 3 kids, my co-workers no longer refer to me as a "kid". I have to watch how much I eat and what I eat so don't put on too much weight. I enjoy sleeping and laying in bed now. My kids have no idea what the world looked like before smart phones. Also I have constant existential dread.

Foreign_Donkey463@reddit

I tore my meniscus at the root walking at the beach and got it repaired. Before the surgery, I hurt my other foot somehow stepping up on the sidewalk. While recuperating, I hurt my elbow. Then just 2 days ago, my other knee popped leading me to believe I tore my other meniscus (for the 2nd time). Yeah, this blows...

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Immorpher@reddit

'83 as well! I don't know how I survived. I am feeling alright, but I probably shouldn't? Sorry for the big post; I didn't realize I had so much to say when I started haha.

Grew up mostly on doritos and mountain dew. Backyard wrestled for 10 years against guys bigger than me. A lot of getting slammed, jumping off sheds, getting hit with random objects until my ears rang.

I have had my own share of injuries too. Broke my right arm when I was little, so I am left handed now. Got hit on the head hard enough by a baseball bat that it you could feel a hole in my head (turns out internal bleeding caused the bone to go soft). I popped a rib in jiu jitsu. Then last year a car accident caused multiple injuries... broken ankle, bone chips in my wrists, and a concussion on top!

Maybe it's my troll-like Finnish genetics that helped a bit? But both my parents had back issues by my age, so I have always been careful to keep my posture good. My family has a BIG history of depression, so I worked hard getting creative hobbies (musician / game modder), and getting into a profession I love that challenges me (science). So although I have felt that depression, it never became enough where I had to be medicated. I seen how people at my last job got carpal tunnel from setting up so much glassware, so I moved onto my current job which has a lot of variety, where I am walking a bit, office work a bit, fixing things a bit, teaching a bit, networking a bit, and that's every day. Also I made sure to get a vertical mouse (but at home I have a normal mouse).

Although my diet in my teens sucked, it's better now. I believe I only have one life to live, so I eat a big variety of foods, from many cultures, and mostly cook at home. When I am out I try to order the weirdest thing on the menu and go to ethnic restaurants. Nutrition is such a confusing science, but I believe having a variety is the best way to go to get your body what it needs. Now I am overweight by general standards for an average sized guy, but I am not over 200 lbs. I have been cutting out processed food and replacing them with fruits though. But I wouldn't be surprised if deficiencies in diet, due to picky eating, results in rapid aging of certain systems.

I do not go to the gym; my mind just protests the entire time with repetitive tasks. So coming from backyard wrestling, I did do jiu jitsu after a while. But due to injuries, moving, and covid, I don't do that anymore. Fortunately my work keeps me moving for at least half of the day every day. And I do know I need exercise, so I try to get some of that with yard work. I live next to a forest on a hill with frequent storms, so I get to throw a lot of (sometimes big) branches over fences during the year. So although its not gym work, I do try to keep active during work, and atleast break a sweat during the weekends. Could probably be doing more though!

I do have some minor persistent issues. During my teens due to school work and video games, my eyes got shot. But since then they haven't changed much at all, I am at a -5 prescription. I have always had persistent allergies, perhaps even a small amount of autoimmune disorder. It got the worst in my late 20's where it was like having the flu. But now none of that happens; I still sneeze like 6 times a day though. My ankle hasn't fully healed yet, I am at like 95% to where I was, and it is getting better everyday. Also I am not on any medications, which apparently is uncommon at my age at least according to the doctors who looked after me when I was recovering from the car accident.

There’s so much more to dig into but feeling good and alive at our age can be helped by treating nutrition like what is feeding the machine.

Born in 83 you’re only 43, you can absolutely feel great at this age. But what we used to do doesn’t cut the mustard.

I’m 48 and just dialed in my nutrition in the last year. No more joint pain no more headaches. I did functional testing and worked with a nutritionist. It was hard at first we did a 3 month elimination diet (sugar, dairy, gluten, alcohol) but it was a game changer. I’ve just started doing higher impact exercise again - I have the energy for it and my joints don’t ache

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ViseLord@reddit

I turned 44 and everything stopped healing and or working.

Tweak a knee before that? 2-3 days and I've already forgotten about it. Now? It's a serious condition that needs to be planned around and potentially a Dr visit scheduled for.

Why cant I ever get that last dribble of piss out?

Suddenly, the importance of consuming the proper amount of fiber daily is all too clear.

Am I the only one NOT falling apart? Also born in 83 here. Worst I’ve had is a period where if I stretched my leg out at night in bed I’d suddenly get this awful calf cramp. But that hasn’t happened in a while now. Sometimes my calves get painfully tight from walking for a while but if I sit and let them relax I’m fine for the rest of the day. My biggest health issue is asthma, obviously not age related but I got it later in life.

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Pmorwin@reddit

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Advice to avoid this:

Stop eating animals and dairy forever

Stop drinking alcohol forever

Do yoga

Sometimes if I yawn, I pull the muscle under my chin 😅

I'm also '83. I'm super active - about 2 hours a day, but one of those hours is active warm up, cool down, and recovery. Otherwise, I'm likely to wake up unable to turn my head and have to keep a standing appointment with physical therapy.

It takes continual effort these days.

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melrosec07@reddit

Last Friday I fell down the stairs carrying two 8lb weights and two 10lb weights, I went down on my back and the weights landed on my chest. I was just trying to clean up real quick, my mom told me I need to slow down I’m not 18 anymore 😩

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BeEasy2300@reddit

'82 here. I feel the same. I'm falling apart. Apparently 44 and 60 are two big years where things actually do age all at once so....... Can't wait to see what else falls apart in 16yrs.....🤣🤣

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Big_Animal7655@reddit

We are old enough to wake up with sleep injuries FFS

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20 years ago I tore my ACL and had it fixed. I still feel it every day. I had a bike wreck 15 years ago that I still feel in my hip when I walk. I have a shoulder that I hurt 6 years ago lifting weights that still isn't back to normal. My ears ring all of the time (sorry fellow tinnitus suffers who are now acutely aware of the ringing).

Basically, I now live life like any injury I have will affect me for the rest of my life.

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Ok-Bat8712@reddit

You’re not alone. I just got my first fractured ankle and it’s been an awful time! Good luck on your healing journey!

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Wyverstein@reddit

I am 45, start swimming

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iveseensomethings82@reddit

Most of the pain describing could be related to the Achilles rupture. If you have been walking with a different gate because of the injury, you have been twisting your back neck and shoulders to compensate for the injury.

madaDra_5000@reddit

I got stung by a bee while doing yardwork that made me jump and I tore my ACL. Put me on my ass for 4 months recovering from surgery

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SammerJammer40@reddit

Age 44 and 60 are the 2 points in life that we accelerate aging. So it’s not just you.

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Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit

I ruptured my Achilles in 2016. Totally sucks

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shashaimi@reddit

Did mine in Jan of 24. The worst.

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ShiraPiano@reddit

Just old age! I slipped on some liquid last year and went into a butterfly stance. I have been putting it off but I need surgery because that 2 seconds caused a decent lateral meniscus tear.

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PineappleTonyMaloof@reddit

I had a hernia from I believe a bathroom episode.

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RudeSchedule932@reddit

At the end there when you were listing off the things that hurt, I just had the scene from "The Emperor's New Groove" where Cronk is falling down the stairs listing what is hitting, running through my head 🤣

I developed Achilles tendinitis a couple years ago. I was baffled, I work a physical job and am on my feet all day, I take good care of myself, am in better shape than I was ten years before. WTF? In talking to my physical therapist for initial treatment she asked if I had done anything unusual. Only thing Incould think of was getting up on the roof to check for hail damage after a storm and she tells me it was probably from walking on a slight incline. Like, really!? Had it been in my 20s I'd have injured myself falling off the ladder or something. Now? Walked on a slight incline. 🤦‍♂️

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Zer_0@reddit

Had a diverticulitis with puncture hospitalization and ingrown toe surgery in the same month. I’m scared to go to sleep

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jambr380@reddit

I leaned over the back of my couch to pick something up and strained my intercostal muscle in my ribs. The 5th time in 5 years and it’s always due to an impact, but not some massive impact.

Even though I’m still athletic and in great shape, this is a great ultra-painful reminder that I am more fragile than ever.

I was a skateboarder for over 20 years. My body constantly reminds me of that.

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LordChauncyDeschamps@reddit

Former skater as well. Do your knees and ankles click all the time. I sound like rice crispies when I stand up.

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gdj11@reddit

Lol! I can’t sneak up on my kids cause of the cracking

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purpleskyblues@reddit

Yoga or a daily stretching routine is tge answer.

You are not alone. Our bodies are just getting worn out.

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_R_A_@reddit

Am I dying or just getting old?

Yes.

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LordChauncyDeschamps@reddit

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Affectionate_Emu335@reddit

In my head I’m still in my 20s too 😭😭😭 Stupid body betraying me and trying to tell me I’m 42!

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Alarming_Fun_7246@reddit

laughs nervously as a fellow 1983-born whose body feels great

Mystery bruises? Sure. Random new allergies? Got one. Did my eye doctor tell me that I’ll probably need bifocals within the next few years? Yep. But nothing has started falling apart on me and I generally feel great.

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bikeonychus@reddit

Born '85. In the last week I have dislocated my shoulder and a rib by... Laying on my side in my sleep. I popped them back in by laying on my back on a lengthways pillow so it gently went back into joint with gravity. I also get cervicogenic headaches, and often wake up with them, and I can set one off simply by moving my head slightly wrong.

My husband, who is one year older, is 100% totally fine.

I've got joint hypermobility that got worse after pregnancy, so it's kind of expected for me. I went undiagnosed for the first 39 years of my life. If you are suddenly falling apart, it might be worth getting checked over.

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gdj11@reddit

If you work at a computer, get an expensive, highly reviewed chair. It’s made a huge difference.

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Coitus_lnterruptus@reddit

I've had rheumatoid arthritis for about 15 years. I've been feeling older than my age since my early 30s.

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ArtsyRabb1t@reddit

Just started this journey a year ago what a joy…

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andiinAms@reddit

I was just recently diagnosed with “significant arthritis” in my lower back. I’m having some pelvic issues as well. When I google this stuff, or talk to healthcare professionals, they all say these kinds of things happen to people 65 and older.

Good news is that it usually takes 70+ years.

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rayui@reddit

You can do both!

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bcentsale@reddit

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Howy_the_Howizer@reddit

The large majority of us will never go for a run, ever again.

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Still-Base-7093@reddit

Sigh. Thanks, knee bursitis!

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Immediate_Bite_4265@reddit

As a packers fan. Sorry bout your Achilles. Fuck that game though.

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Shewariyah@reddit

You may need a spinal adjustment. Your body may be over compensating for the injury and stressing other parts. I find when most things hurt, it usually helps, even just a good stretch. All the best. From your peer.

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fatkidscandystore@reddit

The room for error on exercise has decreased. Proper diet, stretching, warmup/cool down, rest, etc all have to be in line now too.

lol, to give you confidence in your bod, I’ll tell you the tale of my husband! My husband at 45 had 4 week long hospitalizations due to diabetes complications, at 47 a heart attack with a quad bypass on his widows maker that was 99% clogged, then at 48 had a brain tumor removed, which it’s currently regrowing at 50.

Lesson of the day, it can always be worse.

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Loud-Chicken6046@reddit

I was born in 82. I've been in the ER more times in the last 2 years than I've been in my entire life combined(x2).

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GrouchyPicture4021@reddit

My knee just went out from moving. I currently have it propped up with an ice pack and my mom, who’s visiting, is telling me I’m just like my dad to rub some Voltaren on it. So no, you’re not alone 😭

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rescue1267@reddit

‘83 here, almost two years ago three arteries in my neck suddenly decided they were tired of sending blood to my brain in a normal manner and tore internally. Almost killed me! Everything healed fine, and the doctors say it shouldn’t happen again. Still no clue why it happened, or what I can change to avoid a repeat. Always been healthy and active. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, right?

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FireflyEvie@reddit

Oh hi there fellow random artery explosion person! I was born in '77 and two years my carotid artery decided to dissect on me randomly. I also healed fine and my neuro team said that as long as I don't decide to be a powerlifter I can lead a totally regular life without it happening again. It's definitely a challenge to not think about it all the time though, as I reeeeaaally don't want it to happen again. I still have some anisocoria, but I just call it my witchy eye now🤣.

Well this year was a little bit different, but it probably didnt help your blood pressure any.

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HotDogPantsX@reddit

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SignoreBanana@reddit

Bro, no joke. 83 here as well (and also bears fans, how bout that), but my gym regimen is absolutely demolishing my body. It takes days to recover from like lunges, or squats. Especially shoulder exercises. Also I'm losing a scary amount of weight and I'm not sure why.

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MysteriousFee2873@reddit

Jumped and herniated my neck. Now I found I’ve got a liver lesion just big enough to feel but not be considered “high risk” due to 1cm. Going in for an endoscopy and they want me to do my colonoscopy too but, fear my constant nausea will cause me to puke it all up.

I’m not letting my story be a sad one. I’ve lived with chronic pain for 11years now and just see it as my time to slow down. I partied hard and worked harder from a young age. I didn’t worry about my health till my body said nomore

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Eephusblue@reddit

What’s hilarious about this my cousin was born that year and we regard him as the baby.

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ItsMattyDavid@reddit

Also born in ‘83. I threw out my back when I sneezed. Laid up in bed for almost a week. Stretching is no longer an option. It’s a way of life.

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onions-make-me-cry@reddit

It kinda hurts to breathe since my lobectomy for lung cancer. (I've never smoked, just got lucky)

Do you know how hard it is to not feel comfortable breathing? It's awful

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Legitimate-Fix-3987@reddit

Yes, to both. Every second that passes you become older, also it is a second closer to going back to Jesus.

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hollywoodjc@reddit

‘83 baby as well. A couple months before my 40th I went into AFib (spontaneous, persistent). A couple weeks after my birthday I was cardioverted and have been mostly okay heart-wise since. Discounting the damage the military did to me, for the last 3 years it feels like there is always something new hurting or some new concern.

I think some of it is somatic because we’re living in the worst timeline but also physiologically I think mid-40s is a major shift in humans and we are hitting that phase.

So…both dying and getting old? We’re still here though, so cheers to that… I think

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ArchSchnitz@reddit

I'm mostly fine. Standing up too fast gives me a brown out, but it always has. My joke is "who needs drugs when I have standing up slightly too fast."

The rest of me is mostly fine. I've lost some conditioning, but I've been going to the gym a lot to regain it and I'm trying to run more.

My shoulder will hurt if I lay directly on it, but that's because I have extremely elastic tendons.

Maybe I need to slow down, but I'm still... not bad off.

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Odd_Soil_8998@reddit

'83. I slept wrong one time 5 years ago and it took a spinal injection 2 years of physical therapy and biweekly special exercises to get it to mostly stop hurting.

Now my lower hack seizes up constantly so I gotta figure that out.

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Heart_Love@reddit

I feel like my body seems to have held itself together for 45 years and all at once has had enough. I was just diagnosed as hypermobile (my whole life) and have had to relearn how to walk and stand because apparently I’ve been doing it wrong all this time?? I could get away with it until I was 45 apparently.

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Lord_Wicki@reddit

Both?

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Ok_Island_1306@reddit

47 and very active and in good shape and have had three surgeries in the past two years. Meniscus, rotator cuff, hernia

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silver-moon-7@reddit

I studied massage - which involves a lot of anotomy and physiology - and it makes perfect sense that you're experiencing a full-body knock on effect from this Achilles injury. Our body structure and stability often works from the bottom up (feet > head). If something is unbalanced or compromised in the foundation of our posture (feet, toes, lower legs, knees) then it's going to cause other parts of your body to rebalance or compensate as a result.

If you have resources, it's well worth getting support and guidance from a remedial massage therapist or a physical therapist to help bring things back into balance. If you don't have resources, you might be able to self-help your way out of it via YouTube, etc.

Importantly, excess stress about this and feeling like parts of your body are a threat or liability is going to work against your goals, and may cause you to feel helpless rather than empowered (glass half empty vs half full).

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Jerry_eckie2@reddit

There is scientific evidence that rather than ageing at a steady pace throughout our whole lives, the human body goes through a rapid molecular shifts in ageing around the average ages of 44 and 60,
The Two Ages When You’ll Start Feeling Older, According to Science | by George J. Ziogas | Publishous | Medium

I broke my fibula in two places and tore two ligaments in my ankle about 2.5 weeks ago playing hockey. Had to have surgery. Getting better but nothing is easier the older you get.

I got a lot of respect for those athletes and how quickly they come back from this kind of stuff.

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coarse_glass@reddit

I grew up in Colorado and have to live in Texas now. It snowed a couple years ago, enough to cover the roads with a firm layer. Out of excitement and longing to relive one of my favorite hobbies just for a moment, I grabbed my snowboard and ran out into the street. Really do nothing more than use it as a sled. I skated out, glided for a little bit then tried to ollie. Immediately pulled something in my knee and I was left limping for days afterward.

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A. In hindsight I had misinterpreted signs in the months prior to the injury and reacted by exercising harder, which backfired

B. It turned out my autoimmune disorder was out of control. If something else is keeping your entire body inflamed, you won’t heal.

It had really never occurred to me my gastrointestinal disorder was hurting my foot.

3 months of infusions to reduce inflammation and I’m finally healing. I would have struggled making it to the infusions without the wheelchair, and I wouldn’t have begun healing without the infusions.

I went on a school tour for my niece yesterday without the wheelchair. It was the most steps I’ve walked in months and I’m only a little sore today.

I generally consider myself I shape, but sprained my knee the other month trying to carry too much debris out of the basement. Had to wear a brace for like 6 weeks.

And another time I stepped on gravel the wrong way and discovered the wonders of plantar fasciitis.

It happens to us all.

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leviathynx@reddit

I’m currently in a recliner for 6 weeks because I picked up an Amazon box of makeup the wrong way.

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RTMSner@reddit

I was sore for 3 days after I had to sit on a train for 2 hours each way. But I'm over 40.

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PutNameHere123@reddit

Baby’s first chronic condition? lol

RockTheGrock@reddit

Also an 83 baby. I went canoeing and somehow damaged my shoulder last year and it never fully healed. At least the shooting pain doesnt happen anymore but my range of motion is way down in that shoulder.

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TheSentientSnail@reddit

I ruptured a tendon in my elbow zipping up my coat. I was off work for five months and had to get my arm electrocuted at physio twice a week before it healed enough to go back. Good times! (not good times).

Turns out ignoring tendonitis has consequences? Who knew? (i knew)

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Makoa24@reddit

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

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TravisVZ@reddit

I made the mistake of going to bed one night and woke up with my hip so sore that a millennial coworker's first question to me the next morning was "How's your hip replacement?" She was not joking, she seriously thought I was limping from a hip replacement. I'm only 43! I know that doesn't necessarily rule out a hip replacement, but for that to be your first thought on sight??

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Stimpinstein22@reddit

God was punishing you for being a Bears fan.

Champaganthony@reddit

Serious question; do you stretch? Stretching thoroughly every morning helps tremendously for me. I also jog a few times a week but it's really the daily stretches that can help avoid those type of injuries. Imo

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MowingInJordans@reddit

41, dealing with tennis elbow in both elbows for last six months. One will feel better and the other starts hurting. Lower back pain/ hip pain. Feel like my short term memory is going bad too, but I am remembering things from years past better. I too think in my head that I am in my late 20's. Can still sprint faster than my preteen kids, niece's and nephews but feel like I need to not try as hard anymore for something else might start to hurt. I try an stretch everyday. That helps too. Need to start doing yoga again.

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Deathgripsugar@reddit

If that was the game where they sent the Pack back to hell in OT, then I dunno, maybe worth it ?

-Signed a South-Sider

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Moose_Kin@reddit

I was rolling up the hose outside last fall and tore my ACL.

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thtgrljme@reddit

'80 here, when I turned 40 everything started going to shit.

Hysterectomy at 42 threw me right into menopause (kept my ovaries but they packed up and jumped ship), ended up with glasses full time for the first time in my life at 44, and most recently tore a tendon in my elbow because our 1 yr old dog doesn't know how to walk on a leash, and every walk is like she's a sled dog pulling a full load 🥴 still recovering from that six months post PRP injection and PT.

I for sure thought my knees would shit the bed first since I was diagnosed with patellar tendinitis at 15 yrs old because I was growing too fast 😂 but it seems as though the joints above my waist are suffering worse right now.

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FockersJustSleeping@reddit

Two heart attacks 4 years ago twelve hours apart. Clot storm from Covid complications. Peaked through the veil kind of situation. Like a doctor telling my wife to get affairs in order.

Got through two procedures. A year and a half of working my ass off to recover, falling off the wagon, and now in middle of my second “get my ass into shape” stent.

I’m in the best shape I’ve been in in 15 years (probably twenty), and I feel fuuuuuucking tired!

Time just keeps piling on.

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webcrawler_1@reddit

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narwhalbaconbits@reddit

Born in 83 too. I felt awful for 4 years. Ends up, I have rheumatoid arthritis. So I encourage you to get things checked out.

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kabbage_with_hair@reddit

Hoo yeah.

Back in June I pinched a nerve in my neck from carrying my too heavy of a purse for an afternoon on a walk. Caused me debilitating pain for about 2 months and then just went away after a very expensive bout of Physiotherapy, thankfully.

Gerd has been an issue for a while but got violent after some medication I was taking for dry eye syndrome caused erosive esophagitis. On PPIs now and will likely need an endoscopy.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure I'm dealing with some gnarly symptoms of perimenopause too. Like, bitchy ass ragey mood swings, intense anxiety and migraines.

My partner is in much better shape and runs on a regular basis but still has high blood pressure and cholesterol despite us eating mostly healthy and not drinking or smoking.

Feeling like an old ass, for sure. But still somehow so very immature.

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Really-ok@reddit

Hi 👋 . 45 y/o here. Everyday it does feel like "am I dying or old" game. Hoping it's the latter for all of us, so, no you're not alone. My chest, back and knee hurts, lol, had melanoma last fall and today, just scheduled my colonoscopy. 🫠

Anywho, those Bears games especially the playoffs were amazingly intense. 😉

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One-Earth9294@reddit

You're a Bears fan, that's why you've aged so fast. You aren't used to spontaneous celebration so take it easy.

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Spinal decompression surgery on my L5 S1 and degenerative disc disease S1-L3. Yeah it hurts.

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Zeke688@reddit

Slippery slope after 40. I wake up in pain every morning, so hard to keep any sort of exercise routine when living with pain, and exercise is all that helps. I feel for ya.

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Overall-Rush-8853@reddit

My right shoulder is has been kind of achy for the past year. I think overdoing by “ego lifting” with chest presses and shoulder presses has caused chronic bursitis. It has been gradually getting better the past few months now that I keep the weight lower and focus on form, no range of motion impacts, but there were days last year where it was an intense dull pain every so often.

Oh fuck, I jumped once when I was 38 and thought I ripped my hamstring off the bone

Turns out I just hadn’t jumped in 15 years 😂

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eightnot8@reddit

Born in 84 and I also tore my Achilles last August doing something I’ve done a million times before, pushing furniture. It was my first major injury and surgery of any kind. And yes, we are all dying, some faster than others.

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pinkyepsilon@reddit

Both! Last year my blood labs came back like shit so I had to start eating better and drinking less which I didn’t do. Felt even more run down than usual. Went to the DR and had a great time drinking lots of great rum- skinned the shit out of my knee playing badminton on hard sand and shit didn’t heal nearly as quick as it used to. Labs this year came back okayish but now I’m eating more protein and drinking less and - fuck me - I think I might feel a little better.

There’s a point here somewhere, but aging isn’t for everyone. Or something.

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