Random Rants

[Matt]

The joint where my right big toe meets my foot has been hurting for a while, after the vet set the scale table down on it after weighing the dog.

X-rays in June said it was arthritis. I followed up with the podiatrist today and he said the vet could have triggered the chronic symptoms but the condition has been degenerating for years. He gave me a cortisone shot which helped but he didn’t give me any instructions so I took the dog on a 2 mi run about 4 hours later. About an hour after that it started to feel like my foot was being squeezed in a vice that was on fire and dripping acid. Now I’m in bed on 4 ibuprofen and an oxy left over from kidney stones.

Don’t get old kids.

[Jett129]

@Matt Someone once said to me ...If you wake up one day and nothing hurts, You're probably dead.

[Matt]

Yeah. That’ll be nice.

[TinMan]

@Jett129 hopefully I went to bed in 21oz

[TinMan]

@Matt don’t get me started on my back.

[GraemeE]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

Now I’m in bed on 4 ibuprofen and an oxy left over from kidney stones.

That's how I knew I was officially getting older.
When I started saving leftover drugs from medical procedures to use for their intended purposes as opposed to youthful shenanigans

[TinMan]

I got some catching up to do, how I have missed out on this thread! @WhiskeySandwich @GraemeE LMAO

[GraemeE]

Hopefully I'm not breaking the forum rules here but 22 year old me can offer this bit
of wisdom now that enough decades have passed

[endo]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

an oxy

sorry to hear @Matt but don't
and just an idea, did you have your blood checked on uric acid ?

[TinMan]

@matt Close friend started having a lot of joint pain in his feet. he started taking turmeric and says it has really helped him.

[EdH]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

Don’t get old kids.

I don't want to get all litigious up in here, but it sounds like the Vet had something to do with it too.

Hope you find a way of mitigating the pain and getting back to your old (ha!) self soon.

[WhiskeySandwich]

Being just days away from 40 now, I've found that my take on physical fitness has changed drastically since my 20s. I used to be able to eat 5,000 calories per day and burn it off doing physical labor and a few hours worth of BMX/skateboarding. I was made of rubber and could easily power through any pain that bothered me, usually from abuse. These days that abuse is catching up to me. I have a torn L4-L5 disc and do physical therapy/yoga/calisthenics morning and night and lift when the pain allows. I've found that diet/intake is the majority of the battle when it comes to staying in shape, and the remainder is knowing when to exercise and when to rest/heal. I guess I'm a slow learner.

[Giles]

Try being 66 you wimps......:-)

[goosehd]

I’ve tried 69 a couple of times…

[Giles]

Did it hurt?

[goosehd]

@Giles …not really , but maybe I was doing it wrong.

[goosehd]

Come to think of it…there was some stiffness and swelling.

[Giles]

TMI

[WhiskeySandwich]

HAHAHAHA you guys....

Man, by the time I'm that age I'll be in a chair... I twisted wrong getting out the car and had pain for a week. You do alright @Giles

[EdH]

I love this thread sometimes.