[scott70]

You ever have frozen shoulder? I did a little while ago and had no idea what it was,took myself to the emergency room at like 2am because I couldnt stand it anymore after a week of it.. They told me what it was,,,Im like ive never heard of it. It was brutal.

[MarkS57]

Originally Posted by scott70

You ever have frozen shoulder? I did a little while ago and had no idea what it was,took myself to the emergency room at like 2am because I couldnt stand it anymore after a week of it.. They told me what it was,,,Im like ive never heard of it. It was brutal.

Yep, was crawling around under my deck to weed maybe 5 years ago like a crab and bam! frozen shoulder. Not fun...

[vertigto]

Originally Posted by sdbob

Watch the nuts. I had problems years ago. The nuts I didnt chew throughly ended up cutting digestive track somewhere causing bleeding and infection. Spent a week in the hospital with ivs. Not pleasant. Anyway I eat nuts now but chew them thoroughly.

Haven't heard this before. If you don't mind me asking, what were your symptoms? Treat with antibiotics and IVs?

[jhein]

There's no such thing as a Fountain of Youth. But the closest thing there is, is exercise. As you get older it should change. Not necessarily pushing like when you were young. You need to avoid injuries. But maintaining enough muscle mass and strength and BALANCE to be functional and not fall. And of course, eating fresh, natural, non-processed foods is also essential. And as bird72 mentioned (welcome back, BTW), it's a fact that exercise can yield significant improvement in function at any age. After that, it's just genetics and luck.

[Sirrotica]

FWIW, I never inferred that i was trying to cheat death, because, "no one gets out of here alive" My main reason of diet changes, and adding supplements is to improve the quality of my current life, and extend my ability of being independent for as long as possible, along with decreasing chronic pain, and just be more health conscious. If I can keep doing my own work on my vehicles, and keep up my 125 YO farmhouse with 4 acres, I feel the effort is worth it.

Five years ago my hands and wrists along with my knees and back were a constant source of pain and were seriously hindering my ability to do my own work. At that time I started looking for ways to curb pain homeopathically, as opposed to pain meds. For 5 years I've been adding or subtracting natural elements to fine tune what I take to feel better. On a scale of 1-10 I feel like I'm at a solid 8 for pain relief. Added energy is a little bonus.

Anyway I just want to keep doing what I've always done and do as much of my own work and upkeep on my possession's as long as I can. No one does the work the same way that the owner does, and people that take pride in what they do is becoming more rare every day.

That's my reasoning to pay attention to what I do and try to minimize losing my ability to keep up with everything. I believe when the good Lord calls you home, that there isn't any way a mere mortal is going to affect that call. On his time, not mine.

[tom s]

I have had a frozen shoulder and had a full tear in the rotator.PT on the tear was worse.Total knee replacement PT was not fun.Going on 81,still snow sking.Go to the gym twice a week and PT once a week.Getting old is NOT for pussies!Tom

[sdbob]

Dancing at least twice a week,East coast swing, fox trot cha cha.Lower back discomfort. PT for that.Muscles constantly need stretching. Arthritis in neck for ever. I too eat foods that help with strength and joint issues. Besides,macaroni salad,pizza,pasta, sprouted grain bread. All good for the waste line. Dealing with lymphoma and the immotherpy, which so far is going well.I feel
fortunate.

[VCho455]

Not sure how but it happened to me.