Jesus fucking Christ, where do I start?

Found out I had hemochromatosis when I was 44, when I was discovered that I had arthritis in my left knee (untreated HCT causes it). It's a genetic condition, but manifests itself as you get older and the iron deposits build up around your body - normal serum ferritin sits at about 30-100 micrograms per litre of blood. Mine was at 2578. Weekly venesection commenced to remove a pint of blood using a fuck off massive needle.

Got varifocal glasses in early 2020 as my eyesight went mental.

Diagnosed with diverticular disease this year, wear and tear in my guts from years of IBS - no doubt my future will involve some kind of surgery.

Currently suffering from impingement syndrome in my left shoulder and waiting for an appointment for ultrasound guided steroid injections. Right shoulder is fucked from having the same thing 10 years ago.

Still, mustn't grumble.

Gremill wrote:

Got varifocal glasses in early 2020 as my eyesight went mental.

Does this qualify as ironic?

I'm getting an appointment to find out about early onset dementia. My memory is so bad it upsets me how often I can't remember the simplest things. I have trouble sleeping and organising things and often just forget what I'm meant to be doing. I used to pride myself on being pretty sharp and quick witted in conversation. I'm 47 ffs.

Ngl this is the shitest thread.

regmcfly wrote:

Ngl this is the shitest thread.

It’s not great, but then, neither is getting older.

Eyesight is biggest thing I feel. A twingy back from time to time but on the whole I'm OK. I am less flexible too. However I need to get more active, get a stone or two off and build a bit of core strength as precautions as I head toward 60. I'll be 57 in April next year

I think the worst thing is actually that I just can't stay awake after about 11.30 anymore. I often think I can get in a bit of gaming or tv after the kid is gone to bed but I'm asleep in about 20 minutes. Conversely, in the morning I can't lie in as I can't sleep after about 8.30. I used to be able to just miss out on sleep and it'd be fine, but now it accumulates.

I used to wonder why all these retired folk were up at the crack of dawn and out wandering about the place.

I knocked out early last night. Woke up at 5.

My hangovers have a long tail now. Tuesday before I lose the fuzzy, internal balaclava feeling sometimes. The tail doesnt include suffering...just that fuzzy...i've been drinking feeling.

I don't drink anything more than 4 beers now regardless of where I go. Set my limit and won't go beyond it. Not worth the hassle.

Had 6 about a year ago and was a mess the next day.

It’s the kids that really fuck you in my experience. Never really recovered from those dodgy 6-9 months after second one born and first still so young.

Maybe these days it’s the lack of downtime, those hours here or there not doing anything much which are now spent entertaining, cooking, scolding, caring for other than me

Yeah you know, I realise neither of us would change anything just more understanding that there’s a reason why, in nature, plenty of things die after having offspring

My arthritic knee is getting progressively worse. I'm hoping by the time I'm 50 I'll have the cash, and they'll have the technology, to give me a bionic one.

Yea it's been since the kids arrived that I've gone downhill physically.
The twins was a tough, very high risk and stressful pregnancy and the worry made me very ill for a while.
Then the exhaustion that comes from having not just one but two brand new babies at the same time.
We just start to recover and get settled into a way of life that starts to become easier and then BAM along comes number three and I'm just so so so so tired all the time.