Weird things that happen to your body as you age.

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  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    edited November 2020
    You mean in the land down under. Look away dixie land. Look away. Waaay down south in the land of cotton. White cotton. :D:D Take a razor to it and shave it off. Done. Fixed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq_z3MHhNrw
  • Just_Mel_
    Just_Mel_ Posts: 3,992 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    Yep. Eye doc gave my new glasses prescription with a "booster", kind of like bifocals training wheels.
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,175 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    Ima bifocals denier - I just put my glasses on top my head to read menus and the like ... no charge for the pro life tip
  • GymGoddessGoals
    GymGoddessGoals Posts: 2,146 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    Ima bifocals denier - I just put my glasses on top my head to read menus and the like ... no charge for the pro life tip

    Progressive lens are a game changer.
  • Ikeeptrying2
    Ikeeptrying2 Posts: 156 Member
    Progressive lens are a game changer.

    ^^^ This! Been wearing them for 6 years+.

  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    No bifocals or bifocals booster yet, I'll just stretch that arm out as far as I can to see a picture or print. I'm not there in full and complete arm extension, yet, but starting to understand now why my dad does it. When I do need glasses, I'm going to look for some stylish ones and rock them. Can I rock bifocals?! Hmmmm.....
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    edited November 2020
    Well once you are through menopause it is great in my experience. No more hormonal swings, no more unpredictable periods (No periods is wonderful !), no more sore boobs, etc. Doesn't mess up your vacation (if we are ever allowed to have those again). On the downside, as others have mentioned, the randomly sprouting hairs, the wandering pains, the 9pm bed times lol. Oh yes, the need for 10 pairs of reading glasses scattered around the house as I can never find the last pair I was wearing (probably on my head).
  • OMG.. These comments have me laughing. Im 54 myself and the period thing is a HUGE issue for me.. REALLY!! come or go make up your DA-- mind. Ive had night sweats for years too. Oh and the biggest thing of all.. READY... Where in the hell are my abs going? Getting thicker in the abs then ever before. I never had a six pack but dang the bloating can go and the period cramps off and on and there is nothing there.. just shot me...
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    Jelaan wrote: »
    Well once you are through menopause it is great in my experience. No more hormonal swings, no more unpredictable periods (No periods is wonderful !), no more sore boobs, etc. Doesn't mess up your vacation (if we are ever allowed to have those again). On the downside, as others have mentioned, the randomly sprouting hairs, the wandering pains, the 9pm bed times lol. Oh yes, the need for 10 pairs of reading glasses scattered around the house as I can never find the last pair I was wearing (probably on my head).

    If I had a nickel for every second I spent wandering around the house looking for sunglasses that were on top of my head...
  • Just_Mel_
    Just_Mel_ Posts: 3,992 Member
    Yeah...the need for regular sleep. Early bedtimes, naps...or is this just a me thing?

    In bed by 9, asleep by 10. Naps on weekends. No deviation from this.
  • PlentyofProtein00
    PlentyofProtein00 Posts: 3,669 Member
    Just_Mel_ wrote: »
    Yeah...the need for regular sleep. Early bedtimes, naps...or is this just a me thing?

    In bed by 9, asleep by 10. Naps on weekends. No deviation from this.

    Exactly my old lady schedule 😂 my bf and I also now eat no later than 5pm...actually I blame him for the early dinners
  • PlentyofProtein00
    PlentyofProtein00 Posts: 3,669 Member
    Change of taste buds...I no longer enjoy sweets instead salt is now my nemesis
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    My husband, who has had myopia his whole life, found at his appointment when he was 50 or so that his vision was getting better. He thought this was good news, but the doc laughed. “It just means you’ll need bifocals in two years.”

    Yep, he’s now in bifocals. Needs glasses for both near and far vision.

    I think the thing that caught me off guard was the anemia. I have always tended to be a little anemic but perimenopause caused me to nearly need a blood transfusion. My ob/gyn at the time wasn’t taking me seriously until I ended up in the hospital with irregular heartbeat and chest pains whenever I stood up. My numbers were right on the edge of where they start talking about transfusions. Menopause itself was fine but peri like to killed me.
  • fdoosey
    fdoosey Posts: 20 Member
    Just_Mel_ wrote: »
    Now I understand when older people compare ailments and what medications they're on.

    Hey, there's always pill trading!
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Anxiety thinks hmmmm 🤔 imma just gona stay here, hang around for a bit...

    Tummy like a washing machine some days. I think when you have suffered badly from anxiety / stress in the past, your body can hold onto it, even when there is no good reason for experiencing anxiety. So, it seems the nervous system can kinda get shot. Like it blew a short circuit some time ago, and the body holds into it ?? Like the fight or flight response was triggered a few too many times may be.

    I hope that gets BETTER with age. I *kitten* hate anxiety.

    That makes two of us; if it doesn't get better I am DOOMED.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    My husband, who has had myopia his whole life, found at his appointment when he was 50 or so that his vision was getting better. He thought this was good news, but the doc laughed. “It just means you’ll need bifocals in two years.”

    Yep, he’s now in bifocals. Needs glasses for both near and far vision.

    I think the thing that caught me off guard was the anemia. I have always tended to be a little anemic but perimenopause caused me to nearly need a blood transfusion. My ob/gyn at the time wasn’t taking me seriously until I ended up in the hospital with irregular heartbeat and chest pains whenever I stood up. My numbers were right on the edge of where they start talking about transfusions. Menopause itself was fine but peri like to killed me.

    I am curious about this as I am already borderline anemic. Were there any warning signs for you before the irregular heartbeat and chest pains? Mid-30s, but if I can keep a watch on what to lookout for, maybe I can alert my doctor ahead of time when I get to that point. :grimace:
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    My husband, who has had myopia his whole life, found at his appointment when he was 50 or so that his vision was getting better. He thought this was good news, but the doc laughed. “It just means you’ll need bifocals in two years.”

    Yep, he’s now in bifocals. Needs glasses for both near and far vision.

    I think the thing that caught me off guard was the anemia. I have always tended to be a little anemic but perimenopause caused me to nearly need a blood transfusion. My ob/gyn at the time wasn’t taking me seriously until I ended up in the hospital with irregular heartbeat and chest pains whenever I stood up. My numbers were right on the edge of where they start talking about transfusions. Menopause itself was fine but peri like to killed me.

    I am curious about this as I am already borderline anemic. Were there any warning signs for you before the irregular heartbeat and chest pains? Mid-30s, but if I can keep a watch on what to lookout for, maybe I can alert my doctor ahead of time when I get to that point. :grimace:
    Just pay attention if your periods get longer and heavier - I had one that was 14 days once. Ob/gyn said that was pretty normal for peri, but it wasn’t normal!
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  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    LoveyChar wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but has anyone mentioned deteriorating vision? I've had perfect vision my whole life but in my 40's I can tell it's declining, not so sharp anymore.

    My husband, who has had myopia his whole life, found at his appointment when he was 50 or so that his vision was getting better. He thought this was good news, but the doc laughed. “It just means you’ll need bifocals in two years.”

    Yep, he’s now in bifocals. Needs glasses for both near and far vision.

    I think the thing that caught me off guard was the anemia. I have always tended to be a little anemic but perimenopause caused me to nearly need a blood transfusion. My ob/gyn at the time wasn’t taking me seriously until I ended up in the hospital with irregular heartbeat and chest pains whenever I stood up. My numbers were right on the edge of where they start talking about transfusions. Menopause itself was fine but peri like to killed me.

    I am curious about this as I am already borderline anemic. Were there any warning signs for you before the irregular heartbeat and chest pains? Mid-30s, but if I can keep a watch on what to lookout for, maybe I can alert my doctor ahead of time when I get to that point. :grimace:
    Just pay attention if your periods get longer and heavier - I had one that was 14 days once. Ob/gyn said that was pretty normal for peri, but it wasn’t normal!

    Ugh, no! Mine are already awful and long. :neutral:
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    ythannah wrote: »
    Just wait.... you're in for a treat... menopause is yet to come.

    When I was younger all the older women in the office used to say that, "Just wait..." and I've turned into one of them. Take everything you thought you knew about your body and turn it upside down, that's menopause.

    I miss being able to sleep. I miss being able to relax. I miss my vocabulary, which suddenly deserts me in the middle of a sentence.

    But I already can't do two of those things, does that mean I'll end up with the reverse? :lol: I probably won't be that lucky.

    Hey, ya never know! You might end up as the most chill, narcoleptic menopausal woman ever.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    I'm 65--all I can say is gravity is not your friend. The END.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    ythannah wrote: »
    ythannah wrote: »
    Just wait.... you're in for a treat... menopause is yet to come.

    When I was younger all the older women in the office used to say that, "Just wait..." and I've turned into one of them. Take everything you thought you knew about your body and turn it upside down, that's menopause.

    I miss being able to sleep. I miss being able to relax. I miss my vocabulary, which suddenly deserts me in the middle of a sentence.

    But I already can't do two of those things, does that mean I'll end up with the reverse? :lol: I probably won't be that lucky.

    Hey, ya never know! You might end up as the most chill, narcoleptic menopausal woman ever.

    Ah, a new life goal. :lol: