70 or 90 (Page 2): At 81 I still work 12-14 hours a day 7 days a week publishing a magazine that I have owned for to years. As Toby Keith so eloquently said, “Don’t let the old man...

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At 81 I still work 12-14 hours a day 7 days a week publishing a magazine that I have owned for to years. As Toby Keith so eloquently said, “Don’t let the old man in.” So blessed to love my job and have the health to do it. And a wife to put up with me. 80% if my work is at my desk or with cameras, the rest is taking care of 15 horses and the ranch. And sleeping 4-5 hours a night the way I always have.

Jagnut07 Loc: South Carolina

RainierView wrote:

So do I. 1947 was a good year to be born.

Absolutely! You are so right. Me too, a very good vintage year.

Morry Loc: Palm Springs, CA

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

Then I have a little over three years to go. I turn 77 in April. I hope I can make it and if so then hope it is worth the wait.

I turn 90 on May 2. I will try to remember to let you know "whether is is worth the wait".

Morry Loc: Palm Springs, CA

goofybruce wrote:

On my 105th birthday, I'm going to shoot a 102 on the golf course, then, in the afternoon, get shot by an irate husband as I'm diving out of the bedroom window.... Yup, that's the plan....

Lots of luck I hope it works out for you!

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

I plan on laughing myself to death after out-running three jealous young husbands.

(Don't tell my wife, Mary, or my plans might be altered.)

~Lee

goofybruce

Morry wrote:

Lots of luck I hope it works out for you!

So far, so good...

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

jerryc41 wrote:

Death notices keep popping up online, like an old-time actor today (Jean Allison, 94), and I've noticed something. People seem to be dying in their 70s or their 90s. I guess we get a reprieve when we pass 79. At least I hope so because I'll turn 80 next month.

Hang in there, Jerry. You are only as old as you think.

Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY

Well at 82 going on 83 I had my right knee replace exactly three weeks ago and I thinking I have a new life. Yes, it is no fun but it is not nearly as horrible as I had come to expect. The surgeon said that the robotic thing coupled with the latest in pain management is a real game changer. I am planning for August to fix the other knee. Oh, it seems that seriously taking on the PT after is essential. It turns out they cut the painful joint out and replace it with something that has no nerves connected. That pain gone, period.

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

Jack 13088 wrote:

Well at 82 going on 83 I had my right knee replace... (show quote)

So glad it is working out well. Maybe they can do that with necks in the future.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

DirtFarmer wrote:

Sudden cardiac problems start around 50. Had two guys at work kick off early like that. One was kinda overweight and the other was type A, a stress machine.

Keep calm and carry on.

I recently found out that I had a heart attack years, maybe even decades, ago that I was unaware of. Yearly physicals didn't expose it. It didn't show up during three stress tests, the last done a year ago.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

TheShoe wrote:

I recently found out that I had a heart attack years, maybe even decades, ago that I was unaware of. Yearly physicals didn't expose it. It didn't show up during three stress tests, the last done a year ago.

I had a TIA a few months ago. No lasting damage. My cardiologist had put me on a blood thinner. I have to take 2 pills a day, 1 morning and 1 evening. When I had a tooth pulled they advised me to stop the blood thinner for 3 days. I went on a trip and my refill was due while I was away. Rather than run out I took 1 pill a day figuring that I would have some protection and since I could stop the meds for a few days for surgery a low dose should be better than running out. My cardiologist said that he suspected the low dose enabled the TIA. But as a precaution I got my blood pressure medicine dosage (10mg) increased to 20mg, an additional blood pressure med and a statin for possible cholesterol problems. I have never had cholesterol problems and my numbers are well below thresholds.

Then my PCP raised the blood pressure med dosage again to 40mg.

My wife is in health care so she started monitoring my blood pressure. It got pretty low so I went back to the first increased dosage for the blood pressure med. It stayed at a reasonable level so I cut the additional blood pressure med in half from 10mg to 5, then went back to the original blood pressure med dosage (10mg). It stayed at a reasonable level so a couple days ago I dropped the additional med. Since I can monitor my blood pressure I will just tell the doctor what the dosage should be when I see him again.

I'm an experimentalist, so when I got put on a blood pressure med (5mg) about 30 years ago I monitored my blood pressure. I then stopped taking the meds. My blood pressure went up, but it took about 2 weeks to reach a new level. Then I resumed the meds. It took about 2 weeks for my blood pressure to drop to a new level. So I cut the pills in half. The blood pressure went to a new level over 2 weeks but the new level was not statistically different from the low level. I told my cardiologist and he dropped the level to 2.5mg. Over the last 30 years the prescribed level went back to 5, then to 10mg. But 20mg and 40mg appear to be too high.

I can't say that anyone's blood pressure will take 2 weeks to respond to medication since different meds work in different ways. But you can get a blood pressure cuff with an automatic readout at most pharmacies so it's not hard to keep your own records. The batteries for mine (4xAAA) last about 4-5 months.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

Morry wrote:

I turn 90 on May 2. I will try to remember to let you know "whether is is worth the wait".

I'll look forward to your report.

radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

jerryc41 wrote:

Death notices keep popping up online, like an old-time actor today (Jean Allison, 94), and I've noticed something. People seem to be dying in their 70s or their 90s. I guess we get a reprieve when we pass 79. At least I hope so because I'll turn 80 next month.

I will turn 83 on the 21st. of March. Just another day, but enjoying every day of it.

rwww80a Loc: Hampton, NH

Poem by Holy Joe, song by Pete Seeger

William Kemp Loc: Letts, Iowa

Well that's good news for me!