Middle aged life

[Feek]

I think my left knee has a label on it somewhere with a best before date that's about to expire.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

I've pulled back muscle coughing too much from a cold. #42

Been there, done that.

Never actually hurt myself moving heavy objects, but twisting slightly when picking up some stupidly small thing is playing Russian Roulette with my back muscles these days.

 

[mid_gen]

I have been struggling with my wrists all year.

<insert jokes here>

Injured on climbing in May. Rehabbed that. Then the other one went. Rehabbed that. Moved house and ****ed both of them moving stuff. Rehabbed…..and now they’re both ****ed again.

A real PITA as climbing has been my main exercise and social for the last decade. Need to go get scans and second opinions and figure what’s going on, hopefully just injuries and not gettingolditis

 

[dcsarge]

Definitely feeling it today, felt wrecked out shopping and collecting prescriptions. To nail the point home my daughter is twenty five today .

 

[Sho]

Been ill for the last few days. Was ill last month as well. Prior to this i will never fall ill.

Body is in pain, i can feel my left knee is giving up. Knee pains for a while. Only 41

 

[mid_gen]

Been ill for the last few days. Was ill last month as well. Prior to this i will never fall ill.

Body is in pain, i can feel my left knee is giving up. Knee pains for a while. Only 41

Well now I’ve started coming down with a cold. Thanks OCUK

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

For those with knee pain, maybe try some Asian squats whilst brushing your teeth twice a day. Feels kind of stupid but hey if no-one can see.

 

[Voron]

I find upper leg stretches help alleviate knee pain. Specifically, holding my foot with my hand and pulling my foot behind my butt, this stretches the muscle at the front whatever that is called.
Also, sissy squats, or just pushing knees in front of toes and holding.

 

[dcsarge]

God I miss the days of doing something like a squat without thinking about. Not sure if I will make it back up after the first one. I can't even kneel down with backside touching my heels these days.

Knees have been knackered most my life but improved in my 20s/30s due to work activity and generally good around practical strength.

I think I have been suffering plantar faciitis in my right foot for a few months now. Probably due to me wearing my favourite boots well past the need to bin them.

Been trying the ice filled bottle rolling exercise and stretches etc. It's not so bad with my shoes on and walking/driving now but still get painful flair ups when shoeless. Calf muscle is getting damn tight too.

 

[jaybee]

Think we should rename the thread title to OCUK Walking wounded!

 

[koolpc]

I think my left knee has a label on it somewhere with a best before date that's about to expire.

My knees have already gone past their sell by date!!!

 

[Kelt]

My knees have already gone past their sell by date!!!

Know the feeling!

 

[jpaul]

preventative maintenance schedule helps for middle age , swimming offsets impact of running and helps with the time to time back issues.
smart wound repairs too moonman, from recent bike-offs and after an A&E visit I now swear by silver dressings they are worth their weight in gold
(not quite universal soldier speed though) Iodine dressings for infection.

I still enjoying going out but not till stupid o clock in morning.

There is nothing good open past midnight apart from legs and hospitals.

So I am in bed by midnight

The concerts/late night outings, are as much trying to stay young by continuing habit of something you appreciated in the 20's,
but with the wisdom of age and own identity, I can view them as group tribalism activity that I can take or leave, time is more precious
(how much do you now pay to attend glastonbury anyway?)
I can get up on Sunday mornings to go for a swim, but wouldn't be attending a mass park run,when I can run out of the back-door.

Moderator’s score: 2/10. What on earth, where do I start? We begin with preventative maintenance, move through swimming and wound dressings, then arrive at Glastonbury via Universal Soldier and “group tribalism activity”. Quite a journey for a reply about getting home before midnight. Credit for capitalising Sunday and A&E, but Glastonbury and the start of the post weren’t so fortunate. “The concerts/late night outings,” has acquired a comma where none is needed, while “run,when” can’t even secure a space. You may be avoiding a mass parkrun, but the sentences could still benefit from a few organised stops.

 

[vectisitch]

preventative maintenance schedule helps for middle age , swimming offsets impact of running and helps with the time to time back issues.
smart wound repairs too moonman, from recent bike-offs and after an A&E visit I now swear by silver dressings they are worth their weight in gold
(not quite universal soldier speed though) Iodine dressings for infection.



The concerts/late night outings, are as much trying to stay young by continuing habit of something you appreciated in the 20's,
but with the wisdom of age and own identity, I can view them as group tribalism activity that I can take or leave, time is more precious
(how much do you now pay to attend glastonbury anyway?)
I can get up on Sunday mornings to go for a swim, but wouldn't be attending a mass park run,when I can run out of the back-door.

I had a cancerous mole taken out of the middle of my lower back years ago. As it was melanoma I had to go back for them to take more out to make sure they got it. I remember they had trouble stitching it and the stitches did give way and leave me with an open wound that refused to close. I was going to the gp to have a nurse pack it but it stayed open. I saw an older nurse who decided to sprinkle some sort of silver based powder on it. Lo and behold it then healed although i'm left with a nasty scar.

 

[NickK]

For those with knee pain, maybe try some Asian squats whilst brushing your teeth twice a day. Feels kind of stupid but hey if no-one can see.

Asian Squatty Potty and toothbrushes don’t mix…