Ralphie ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2022 And then recover just as randomly. A few months ago it was my right knee, now it is my left wrist. The wrist could very well be from phone typing. Drat! Gotta go. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2022 I agree with this as in 100%. WTF moments happen all the time. I'll get these weirdest damn pains shooting out of my body in a myriad of places and I might just be laying in bed. It's stupid and its life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share #3 Posted February 25, 2022 Be very glad that they go away. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted February 25, 2022 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2022 I felt a pop in my lower calf area yesterday while making lunches in the kitchen. Just got woken up by a huge cramp in that same area. A moment of agony. Calming down now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post team scooter Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share #5 Posted February 25, 2022 Yep, I know I'm getting old when I hurt myself while I'm sleeping. 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, sheep_herder said: Be very glad that they go away. I am assuming the wrist one will go away. Hope I am right. No more phone typing with that for a while. That really makes me sound and feel like a wuss. Sheesh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2022 Arthur Rightus has moved into my hands. First my eyes and next my hands. Getting old is not for the weak. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, team scooter said: Yep, I know I'm getting old when I hurt myself while I'm sleeping. I was reading in bed...and it happened..Nothing like having a young punk trainer ask " what did you do...lift a tea cup" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share #9 Posted February 25, 2022 I seemed to have missed the little aches and pains of getting old and went for the big stuff like heart attacks and cancer and going blind. I hope I’m done with all that and ready to start a new life. I don't mind seeing myself in the mirror now when I get out of the shower. I’m getting my strength back and I see more than just bones. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 25, 2022 Share #10 Posted February 25, 2022 Growing pains. Growing old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted February 25, 2022 Share #11 Posted February 25, 2022 When the pains come and go is better than when they come and stay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #12 Posted February 25, 2022 The pains just remind me I'm still alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #13 Posted February 25, 2022 Right shoulder for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 25, 2022 Share #14 Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Philander Seabury said: I am assuming the wrist one will go away. Hope I am right. No more phone typing with that for a while. That really makes me sound and feel like a wuss. Sheesh! Break the habit: I have a good local friend who has a significant problem...so much that she must work in office because it's set up ergonomically proper for her. She can't work at home. She had to see physiotherapist multiple times for treatment. She is directed not to bike and hasn't for the past 18 months. Carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. There was a point she even had pain driving a car. I have refused use of work laptop at home ...for the past 2 decades to avoid issues like this. And so I haven't suffered such pain in past 3.5 decades of full-time work. My job is 85% computer-bound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted February 25, 2022 I guess this is why people type with their thumbs. Now I am motivated to google up an article on eyephone ergonomics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted February 25, 2022 Share #16 Posted February 25, 2022 Right?!! I think they should teach a class in high school on aging. Most of us in the modern world don’t really know what to expect unless we’re somehow fortunate enough to have parents and grandparents that live it for us... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #17 Posted February 25, 2022 58 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: Right shoulder for me My shoulder pains have been fixed (for now) with the proper pt and shoulder exercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #18 Posted February 25, 2022 17 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: My shoulder pains have been fixed (for now) with the proper pt and shoulder exercises. I should probably take better care of myself. Did not expect to live to 60 truth be told. Still might not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 25, 2022 Share #19 Posted February 25, 2022 3 hours ago, team scooter said: Yep, I know I'm getting old when I hurt myself while I'm sleeping. I resemble that remark! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #20 Posted February 25, 2022 Growing old sucks but it usually beats the alternative. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted February 25, 2022 Share #21 Posted February 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: And then recover just as randomly. A few months ago it was my right knee, now it is my left wrist. The wrist could very well be from phone typing. Drat! Gotta go. Sounds like arthritis. Try an anti-inflammatory drug, such as Advil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted February 25, 2022 Share #22 Posted February 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Sounds like arthritis. Try an anti-inflammatory drug, such as Advil. Also, to give your kidneys a break from NSAIDs, use a topical version like Voltaren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted February 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: Also, to give your kidneys a break from NSAIDs, use a topical version like Voltaren. Wow, you are pretty smart, mosey! I worry aboot my wife overdosing on that oral medicine stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 25, 2022 Share #24 Posted February 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Zealot said: Right?!! I think they should teach a class in high school on aging. Most of us in the modern world don’t really know what to expect unless we’re somehow fortunate enough to have parents and grandparents that live it for us... My Mom suffered for years with several forms of arthritis, so when mine started in my shoulder, I was not surprised. Thank goodness I inherited good teeth from my Dad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted February 25, 2022 Share #25 Posted February 25, 2022 My recent pains were mostly self inflicted. You would think a guy who has lived in the north all his life would know how to walk on snow, and ice. Like wear my ice cleats, or walk in the grass. Nope... On Valentines day while walking the dogs, I slipped and fell over. At least I didn't fall on the dog. That would have been bad. He's only 18 pounds and I'm 220. I fell my left arm. A few hours later OMG... it hurt so bad I needed to make a sling to hold the arm, so the pain would stop. Three days later... things are getting better. So... I fall on the ice AGAIN. This time I landed on my right forearm. (probably I didn't want to hurt the left arm again) The wrist STILL hurts. I probably bruised some of the bones in the wrist. This may take a while to heal. When I was in 2nd grade I broke my right wrist, playing football. I still remember hearing the 'snap'. At least that didn't happen again. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 25, 2022 Share #26 Posted February 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I guess this is why people type with their thumbs. Now I am motivated to google up an article on eyephone ergonomics. I managed some staff in previous employers where some had carpal for a few months. We also had an occupational therapist/ergonomics person speak at a professional conference where he demonstrated proper sitting position and how technology devices should be positioned. My memory is long...30 yrs. ago. I've known 2 employees have surgery in their wrists. Plus 3rd is my friend...and then someone else who is developing..who then was in a car accident.... these people are with my PRESENT employer. Computer keyboard should be shoulder width (that's why big people hunched over any smaller device is never good for long), wrist at neutral postion. Neck position looking slightly down at screen not cranking your neck backward (which is why I don't want to watch LED TV screen mounted high up near ceiling), etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 25, 2022 Share #27 Posted February 25, 2022 NSAID's are not good for you long term. That's not in the pamphlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted February 26, 2022 Share #28 Posted February 26, 2022 16 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: Various body parts just start hurting randomly Good thing you aren't just some random guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #29 Posted February 26, 2022 14 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I am assuming the wrist one will go away. Hope I am right. No more phone typing with that for a while. That really makes me sound and feel like a wuss. Sheesh! I use a stylus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 26, 2022 Share #30 Posted February 26, 2022 I can't imagine myself doing much text messaging on iphone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #31 Posted February 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, shootingstar said: I can't imagine myself doing much text messaging on iphone.. I keep them short in length. If long, I send an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #32 Posted February 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I keep them short in length. If long, I send an email. When people send me a lengthy text I send a short one back. "Call me". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted February 26, 2022 Share #33 Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, donkpow said: NSAID's are not good for you long term Then again.. Ibuprofen sure took the pain away for 2 days. Then I stopped taking it... because I know it's not good for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #34 Posted February 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Bikeguy said: My recent pains were mostly self inflicted. Yep. In 1975, I lost a road accident riding into a '74 Continental. Everything that hurt then, hurts now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 26, 2022 Share #35 Posted February 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I keep them short in length. If long, I send an email. So far the people I'm closest to, prefer to talk at length....rarely email. I probably send longer emails than they do. Their emails are incredibly short and rare. Yes, they are mid-range iphone texters... That works well so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted February 26, 2022 Crap! Now it really hurts constantly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 26, 2022 Share #37 Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: Crap! Now it really hurts constantly. That's because misery loves company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share #38 Posted February 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: Crap! Now it really hurts constantly. Much better this morning. Ruby is trying to get me to eschew my phone in favor of petting her. Good dog! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #39 Posted February 26, 2022 This a weird part of getting old. Various body parts just start hurting randomly It may not be age. It may be dementia. Some dementia patients get quite violent. What parts do you use when hurting randomly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 26, 2022 Share #40 Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 11:26 AM, sheep_herder said: Thank goodness I inherited good teeth from my Dad. My kids probably wouldn’t want to inherit my teeth. They wouldn’t fit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted February 27, 2022 Share #41 Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 4:09 AM, Philander Seabury said: And then recover just as randomly. A few months ago it was my right knee, now it is my left wrist. The wrist could very well be from phone typing. Drat! Gotta go. Right. I've had various pains that come and go, often in minutes - some of which are due to me working my way back into shape. Several years ago I had a couple months of chiropractic plus PT treatment for a right hip TFL ligament that succeeded 100%. So one day a month ago I began to take Jake for a walk and the right hip - out of the blue - began to ache. Within 10 minutes the ache went away. It happened near the beginning of the next several walks, more mildly, but I noticed the ache was no where near the front of "iliac crest" bone at the top of the hip - where it was when I had torn the TFL years before. Friday, there was no pain anywhere. There's sure to be a new one this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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