This getting old stuff isn't fun - I took a fall today

[phs3194]

I'm glad it was just a skinned knee! A year ago I stepped off a 4 inch curb without realizing it was there. Made the mistake of trying to catch myself when I fell. I put a crack in both elbows. When the doctor asked how someone could break both arms I told him the truth. I did it by being fat and clumsy! Take care of yourself, we enjoy having you around here in the lounge!
Charles

 

[rburg]

Well, its just the knee and I've got a loss of skin maybe the size of a quarter. The pain comes only when I put pressure on it. I'll be OK. Yes, the first thing I did was look around to see if anyone could see me. No one around or watching, so I got up and tried to act cool about it. The problem could have been much worse. Where I parked the Jeep was next to a bar! And at 9:00 in the morning!

Yes, I got the darn sign. It was folded, kind of rolled. The wire was totaled so I left it. I'm guessing one of our more avid sign guys put it out without permission and the guy who had just mowed the grass tossed it to get it out of his way.

And of course it was my guy's sign. If it had been the lady running against him it would have been a different color...and besides, I might have been the one to have tossed it! These things can get testy here during primary season.

 

[feralmerril]

A few years ago I and my wife were working in the yard of our rental. Theresa said bring me that garbage can. It is one of those huge 100 gallon or so plasic containers on wheels. As my wife called her, "miss utah" lived right across the street, a real dish! She was out front. I was observeing as I pushed the container towards the boss. The large flap lid was hanging open and I steped on it. That doesnt work well and I found myself head first, fully in the trash can! Embaressing!

 

[ScottieG59]

Many years ago, the missteps one experiences in old age would trigger the predatory instincts of wolves or large cats, and they would handle it.

In modern times, excesses of our youth catch up with us. One big help is not to gain weight and, if you did, lose weight.

A balance issue I had to deal with in due to the gradual compression of the discs in my back. This causes the husk-like material around the outside of the disk to flex more laterally. I noticed I would be wobbly when I stood up or got out of my car. There is an exercise to help counter this. It is done by trying to pull your belly button inward. The group of muscles connect at the spine and help stabilize the wobbly back of us old guys.

Again, lose weight. Also, build muscle strength reasonable and with longer recovery between workouts. And, really, lose weight.

 

[Marshwheeling]

About this time last year I caught a shoelace on the door of a dog kennel and fell forward. I put out a hand to catch myself on a bureau, and somehow caught it wrong, dislocating my shoulder. My face hit the bureau anyway.

There were no motorcycles involved, and no alcohol, I swear, just a stupid accident in the home. There have been things that hurt worse, but that was about as uncomfortable as I have ever been.

 

[Glockman9mm]

Man I'm not looking forward to getting older! I'm in my mid 20's and took a spill a while back and fractured my arm. Im good now but it took some time to heal.

I can only imagine it gets worse as you age. I'm still young but I've been hard on my body, I'm gonna be a terrible old person!

 

[geoff40]

I could have been worse, I am happy that it wasn't. Hang in there Mr. Burg!

 

[doublesharp]

To be perfectly honest, I'm amazed you do as well as you do Mr Burg.

 

[jlrhiner]

I'm still young but I've been hard on my body, I'm gonna be a terrible old person!

hang around here! We're excellent teachers

 

[Arizona Commander]

Getting old ain't for sissys but it beats the heck out of the alternative...dying young!!!!

 

[Stevens]

Impared sense of balance can be a side effect of some medicines, If you are taking more now than when younger (who isn't) check with your doc. might be something like that.
I notice since I started taking meds for A-fib I am not as steady on my feet and have "tripped several times once off a curb into the street at a cross walk.
Or maybe just a side effect of ageing too.
Good luck,
Steve W

 

[DeadAye]

I think that *they* move the curbs, stairs, ladder rungs, etc when you aren't looking.
Then, when you least expect it, you'll see yourself on Funniest Videos....

*They* seem to be moving streets and buildings around too lately - I can't find ANYTHING anymore.

Uhhhh - What was the question?

 

[peyton]

We live in a messy area in Kandahar, we built a deck because we were tried of the mud. My buddy stepped off the deck (4 inches off the ground) put his foot down wrong and fell and hit his head on a scrap piece of 4X4 lumber. That was a mess, blood everywhere, he was real dizzy and we got the ambulance to take him to the hospital for stitches and a good check out. Saw him a day later and he was so embarassed for all the trouble he caused. I told him I was glad he was still alive!!

 

[feralmerril]

The older we get the more carefull we have to get. We tend to remember how we were in our younger days when we were in better shape. Bad knees, more weight, less agile, worse eyesight, old back injurys, less strength all take their toll. When your young we think we are going to live forever and if we do think about it momentarly we just put it out of our mind and think we will deal with it later. Then you look in a mirorr and see a old man looking back at you. What seems to ampify it the most is seeing pictures that somebody took when you werent poseing. Theresa took some on a trail ride a week ago that made me back against the wall! I had a couple bad falls in the last couple years. One was when I was still weak and recovering from nose surgery. I had been hideing out in the house for months and up and out my first day on the backyard patio. Had a bucket and something in both hands, got my feet tangeled on some equipment and fell straight ahead on the concrete. Theresa was walking up from behind and said I never even turned my head and that my head bounced backwards when I hit. I smashed the new fake nose in about 3/4" and it flattened it wider. For some reason the surgeon doesnt want to try redoing it. It didnt hurt that much as the nose has next to no feeling but it sure did when the emergency doctor did his work to keep me from bleeding out!
About two years ago I fell on the edge of a cliff takeing pictures on a trail ride. I broke a rack of ribs and slept in the recliner for a couple months. Snow and a steep driveway is a bad combo at my house. I have taken a number of falls but usualy I am more ready for it when it happens and wearing heavy cloths. I rolled the quad over on theresa and me on the trail a few months ago, pinning us. Fortunatly we were rideing with others that lifted the quad off us. Got banged up and bruised but we didnt break anything.

 

[Texas Star]

My neuropathy causes my left toe to drag if I'm not careful, and I've fallen several times, once in a dept. store, where it was very embarrassing.

Thankfully, all falls were on carpet, and I rolled well and wasn't injured.

But I don't leave home now without a cane. It hurts my masculine image, but common sense dictates that I use it.

In 1979, I had breakfast with Elmer Keith at a press event hosted by Winchester. They had a fabulous buffet, with all sorts of fruit besides the usual eggs, bacon, ham, etc.

Elmer poured scotch into his tea. I'd never seen that, and he explained that his white hunter in Africa had done it. Turned out later that he was coming down with a serious respiratory infection, and he may have thought the whisky would help.

Anyway, he told me that it was hell to get old. I'm still not as old as he was then, but already know that he spoke the truth.

On the other hand, getting older probably beats the alternative...

Anyway, if you may need a cane, use one! It may save a lot of grief.

 

[moonclip]

.... if you may need a cane, use one!.....

Whatever it takes!

......moon

 

[tennexplorer]

max, Burt & I have met your wife. Fess up, she cleaned your clock, didn't she?

If she didn't hit you, ya musta fell off a bar stool.

I just saw this. I vote for a dent in the floor at the local VFW. If Chris had whacked him, the only evidence that Max ever existed would be a slightly greener spot in their back yard.

We're going to get him a scooter with twin Saiga 12 gauges in a powered mount for pheasant hunting this year.

Hi! Max!

 

[ColColt]

A little wisdom for all of us over 60...

THE PERKS OF BEING 60+

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released f irst.
3. No one expects you to run - anywhere.
4. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?"
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M.
9. You enjoy hearing about other peoples' operations.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
12. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
13. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no
matter who walks into the room.
14. You sing along with elevator music.
15. Your eyes won't get much worse.
16. Your investment in health insurance is finally
beginning to pay off.
17. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists
than the national weather service.
18. Your secrets are safe with your friends, because
they can't remember them either.
19. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
20. You can't remember who sent you this list.


GAMES FOR WHEN WE ARE OLDER

1. Sag, You're it.
2. Pin the Toupee on the bald guy.
3. 20 questions shouted into your good ear.
4. Kick the bucket.
5. Red Rover, Red Rover, the nurse says Bend Over.
6. Doc Goose.
7. Simon says something incoherent.
8. Hide and go pee.
9. Spin the Bottle of Mylanta.
10. Musical recliners.



SIGNS OF WEAR

"OLD" IS WHEN..... Your sweetie says, "Let's go
upstairs and make love" and you answer, "Pick
one, I can't do both!"



"OLD" IS WHEN..... Your friends compliment you
on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... A sexy babe catches your
fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... Going bra-less pulls all the
wrinkles out of your face



"OLD" IS WHEN..... You don't care where your
spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go
along.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... You are cautioned to slow down
by the doctor instead of by the police.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting a little action" means
there's no need to take any fiber today.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting lucky" means you find
your car in the parking lot.



"OLD" IS WHEN..... An "all-nighter" means not getting up to pee.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

rburg, I feel for you. My son in law & I went prospecting yesterday at a creek we found while deer hunting last year. He took the Machette & cut brush, blackberries & Alder limbs out of my way. I suffer form Vertigo so am real unsteady on my feet. Coming back up from the creek was worse that going down. I never fell but came close a few times. Slippery rocks, bi focals, Vertigo & being 80 sure gets to a guy sometimes. No gold but lots of fun was had by all.

 

[ColColt]

I never have understood vertigo. At 66 now, I can be standing straight as a stick, make a slight move right or left and get dizzy. This is why I don't get on ladders anymore-especially extension ladders to get on the roof. Them days are over. One fall is all it would take to incapacitate me henceforth. I don't change brakes anymore either-too hard to get up!