I hear you! I'm 55 now, and when I turned 50, it seemed like everything went bad at once. I started with a small heart issue, which triggered a ton of testing and follow-ups with specialists, etc. Once that happened, then my doctor started with, "Well, you ARE 50 now, so we'll test this, and that, and this other thing, and THIS thing..." and then based on those test results, they needed to test other things - it seemed never-ending.

Menopause started in my 40s, and I *think* I'm finally coming out on the other side of that, but I'm telling you, those are some rough years - the hormonal swings, the hot flashes - it's no joke. I spent so many sleepless nights in the past 5 years dealing with night sweats - I think I wore out the remote for my fan, turning it on and off all night long.

Over the past 2-3 years, my hips started giving me problems, and now both of them need to be replaced. Neck has already been fused. It's like my skeleton has just started rebelling, one piece at a time.

It's kind of funny - you see questions on here about "what would you tell your younger self" - I always say that they should be kind to their body, because all those silly things you did when you were a kid, like jumping off the swings when you were high up in the air, landing on your knees or feet, jumping off the garage roof, climbing trees and falling out, falling off your bike, etc - your body will remember, and it WILL remind you when you're in your 50s...