GETTING OLD, parts wearing out, things not working properly as they did in youth.
Now i have Afib, fibrillation of the heart, heart rhythm and heart rate out of syn, high blood pressure i'm on meds for now, several, lotsa tests.
Bottom line, no im not a doctor but i can diagnose my own illness, smoking cigarettes, bottom line need to quit soon, bottom line, cant imagine life with out them, been there done that.
Knee hurts when I do anything causing exertion, backs hurts the same but hell with it I just bought a canoe to go gold mining with, need to get down a river a ways to THE SPOT :)
so this is gonna git rough, its been creeping up slowly last few years, multiple surgery's i just had #3 hernia surgery in December and im doing GREAT from that now this and im thinking it might be time to hang up my paint brush and retire, hard decision, maybe just supervise as much as possible but guys dont show for work or im short handed and I have to end up working to get jobs done timely fassion.
Some how i have to get my head wrapped around the hard fact that smoking is totally not kool and i have to let it go, guess thats on my prayer list now
..UGHHHH,, me feels your pain!... knee surgery in the fall, I wish I could be a shining example of an EX-smoker, but still on and off with the cancer sticks.
...in general I've been able to stay away from smokes, but I've been 'industrial' with work lately,, lots of power equipment which always 'hardens' me, I'm really noticing the difference and glad I'm finding a gentler way to live in general.
...maybe 'retirement' will do you well. Trade the tensions of running a crew for that canoe!? Who knows,, it might help you find a lower stress life...and the motherload!
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...gawd,,,please don't let me -ever- forget why I came here in the first place!!(my 'senility' prayer)
Hey Vin,,,good to hear from ya.....Yes aging is "annoying" especially if you are like me"" a 25 year old mind and a 68 year old body" :) We may not be able to be as fast ,as sharp,as limber or even as healthy as we use to be,,,,but with God's grace we find a new way.......Someday's everything ,including my eyelashes ache,but when I think of how i'm "still alive" I am humbled.Check things out medically,,find a niche and keep on truckin brother..I am blessed and also running again(although much slower than I was) watching my nutrition and caloric intake,,losing all the sugar foods which always kept me hungry no matter what and taking a slow journey,even with late age competition still looming in my mind..Im, seeing if my body will agree..Be blessed my friend,,,monitor your ills ,take the help available and find that "last quarter" journey we do with the joys of aging......Peace man...........
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i forgot to mention sleep apnea which my Dr says i definitely have which i diagnosed about 5 years ago its so hard to wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day.
I guess just like the booze and drugs I need to get angry at it for having power over me, I lack power that is my dilemma, and that power must come from some where right? I found it to over come the other substances now i need to find it to deal with this
Big V , them butts are killers , I had 5 way bypass and artery surgery almost 20 years ago because of smoking and drugging , not knowing what moderation was. They can get you running right but you have to let them . We are not doctors if we were , we would be in the other chair . Hope all goes well .
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My son has been Vaping now for two years and has completely stopped smoking and only vaping 3 milligrams in his Prevare.He doesn't smell like an ashtry,has renewed energy and even the vap smell is not bad compared to smoke for others around him..In New York cigarettes are $11.00 a pack and smoked at least a pack a day.He buys product for his VAP UNIT for around $30.00 per month...Check em out............the statistics are still out for the VAP thing but it seems to be better than the nicotine in cigs....NICOTINE is a powerful drug.When I left Armed Forces IN 1970 i WAS SMOKING 3 PACKS A DAY....Cartons of cigarettes out to sea were $1.00 a carton...I had quite a jones before I quit....Good luck brother
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