Warden Callaway Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 A life of hard labor has left me with nagging pain - almost constant in my lower back and knees. But it's a rare day I don't have a new hurt somewhere. In the night I awoke with pain in the big joint in my right big toe. A touch of gout? Something I did yesterday that I don't remember? Seems on new pain last long enough for the next new one to crop up somewhere else. The joys of getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Getting old beats the alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Pain is Gods way of letting us know we are still alive. The pain we feel is the one that hurts the most . As soon a your big toe stops hurting . The back will start again :-) Happy New Year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 An older friend told me years ago that after age 55 it's just patch, patch, patch. I think he was right. To answer your question, this morning it's my left hamstring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My left hip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Mary Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 where DOESN'T it hurt this morning is a much better question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Ah yes, but look around you. There are folks that are in much worse shape, and they have to manage also. Be grateful for what you got and can still use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 where DOESN'T it hurt this morning is a much better question+1Amen Sister . Enough said ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I feel great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 EVERYWHERE! My neighbor once told me (after I rounded the 65 curve) that if I wake up in the morning and nothing hurts is because I died and haven't realized it yet! I wanna keep on hurtin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I'm at the age where anything that still works hurts. Most mornings it's my lower back and right ankle. Within an hour the back pain goes away but the ankle can go on for days. My hands hurt when it's cold and my right thumb hurts almost all the time. Like you, everyday brings a new misery, sometimes small, sometimes larger, but always something new. Nobody said that getting old was easy. Old age is not for the weak or timid..... but still, there a lot of advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My wife and I were discussing that very subject several days ago when I realized that I didn't have a single piece of original equipment that didn't need some help to function as designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Sawmill Mary puts up a good front but I know she hurts. I tell people she's like two movie stars. She has platinum blond hair like Marilyn Monroe and walks like John Wayne. Anytime we have an active day, it takes the next day to recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The more girlfriends you have....... The less you hurt........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 "Pain is Life" That has been my motto since about age 35. I wake up in pain everyday in some form or another. I am pretty sure that if / when I ever wake and something doesn't hurt I will be dead or stoned out of my mind on something someone slipped me. Embrace the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 See my pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I feel great! So do I...Just need or would a cup of coffee to get brain moving... Texas Lizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Well, folks, I hesitated before writing this as I didn't want any of you to feel bad. I'm one of the lucky ones! At 77, save for an occasional minor bout of gout in a big toe, if I were doing any better physically I would probably have to get a permit! Unfortunately, my wife is at the other end of the spectrum. She is approaching 50 significant operations now and something is always hurting. I do understand and have a great deal of sympathy for her and all of you who are having problems. Yeah, getting old is not for the weak and timid but still beats the alternative by a wide margin! Best wishes to you all. Warhorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My wife and I were discussing that very subject several days ago when I realized that I didn't have a single piece of original equipment that didn't need some help to function as designed. Had a car like that once. Sold it for scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 They shoot horses don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The more girlfriends you have....... The less you hurt........ I'm pretty sure my wife would see that I was hurtin plenty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Nah, Slim. You'd likely be dead. I'm told dead bodies don't feel hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Middle finger right hand today! Seems almost every morning I say " What the hell did I do to that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Legs. All the plates, rods and screws got COLD today. Wife asked if my face hurt. Said it was killin her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Getting old ain't for sissies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Ah yes, but look around you. There are folks that are in much worse shape, and they have to manage also. Be grateful for what you got and can still use. Take a stroll through the local skilled nursing home, then take a moment to be thankful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Doggle Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Golden years, my @$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Middle finger right hand today! Seems almost every morning I say " What the hell did I do to that!" Overuse injury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 My doctor: "Where does it hurt today?" Me: "Yes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Legs and feet today. Back last week, still beats the alternative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Legs and feet today. Back last week, still beats the alternative I'm not so sure. I understand Heaven is suppose to be a really great place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Golden years, my @$$. Yeah!! More like cortisone and titanium years for me!! I got scars on some of my scars!! I wouldn't have it any other way!! When whatever hurts, I think back to what caused it!! Most of the time, I laugh and nod my head!! I earned almost every one of those scars while doing something that I really wanted to do!! Folks say that if they'd known how long they were gonna' live they'd have taken better care of themselves. I figure that as I draw my last breath, I can look around and smile thinking that I didn't miss much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The more girlfriends you have....... The less you hurt........ I dunno about that. At my age one could kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I dunno about that. At my age one could kill me. Can you think of a better way to go??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Overuse injury? Sometimes! Actually however, I got a tiny thorn just above the bottom joint from a Primrose, over four years a cyst has grown around it the size of about 3/8 inch. Rubs on my revolver grip and gets sore now. Having it removed in 2 weeks. Oh Boy-- a new pain to deal with. Not to mention the fortune I'm sure it will cost. As eveything seems to be about 3 times "Normal & Customary" Bet I would have been able to buy a new tuned rifle for less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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