General Health - How we doing ?

[kingrollo]

Myself Age 59.

Child hood asthma wrecked my lungs - so one a peakflow I only blow 350.

Still Im out cycling and clock around 13MPH on a hilly 25 - and close to 15MPH on a group ride.

My hip on a scan shows up moderate arthritis and doc said I can have THR when I m ready - but honestly its only a twinge now and then.

Pilates and dead lifts seem to be keeping my troublesome back at bay.

overall Im happy to be cycling and happy with my health - frustrating to see people much faster than me on less time and miles !!!!! but hey ho !

hows everyone else shaping up ?

 

[Sharky]

people much faster than me on less time and miles !!!!!

If only there was an answer to this, it would solve everything!

One observation though. A 25 mile ride at 13mph is 2 hours. That's an endurance ride, rather than a speed ride. Try cutting the distance down to no more than 10 miles, until you achieve your target speed then gradually increase distance.

 

[sleuthey]

Feeling much better all-round now the cooler weather is here. Favourite season is autumn 🍁🚴☀️

 

[kingrollo]

Feeling much better all-round now the cooler weather is here. Favourite season is autumn 🍁🚴☀️

Good god no ! - Summers gone and I haven't got thighs like Sagan ! - Maybe next year !

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I get depressed when I have to get travel insurance for a holiday

The list is just stupid
mind you most of it is stuff the repeats but only every few years but between us we are taking about 10 different medications a day!!

recently I have had a tummy upset - which cause dehydration which has caused my gout to flare up

which is all a pain
but at least my ebike keeps me on the road and paths - when I get too knackered for that I think my wife is thinking of divorce as I am a right pain if I can't get out of the house

 

[wafter]

lol - thanks for the opportunity to whinge

41, physically I've been dogged by asthma, eczema and allergies to everything throughout life. A few years ago I found this is heaviliy influenced by diet as I seem to be allergic to most food too - which brings with it a whole host of other issues. Symptoms can be attenuated massively by controlling diet, but this is difficult and tbh I never feel as good in this respect than when I've fasted for a good number of days so it seems everything I eat affects me to some extent.

My joints are a bit sketchy (again, probably exacerbated by the diet-led-inflammation), I'm a bit heavier than I should be and have more forehead than I'd like..

On the up-side my hearing's good, sight's great too although I'm just starting to find near-sight is slipping.. all my limbs work.

 

[kingrollo]

lol - thanks for the opportunity to whinge

41, physically I've been dogged by asthma, eczema and allergies to everything throughout life. A few years ago I found this is heaviliy influenced by diet as I seem to be allergic to most food too - which brings with it a whole host of other issues. Symptoms can be attenuated massively by controlling diet, but this is difficult and tbh I never feel as good in this respect than when I've fasted for a good number of days so it seems everything I eat affects me to some extent.

My joints are a bit sketchy (again, probably exacerbated by the diet-led-inflammation), I'm a bit heavier than I should be and have more forehead than I'd like..

On the up-side my hearing's good, sight's great too although I'm just starting to find near-sight is slipping.. all my limbs work.

Forget to add - my hearings not great ! hearing aids for me seem to do exactly what they shouldn't - they just make everything loud - per the tests i need certain frequencys louder - doesn't seem to work.

Your allergies sound dreadful - has it always been like that ? - or was there a trigger incident !

 

[wafter]

Forget to add - my hearings not great ! hearing aids for me seem to do exactly what they shouldn't - they just make everything loud - per the tests i need certain frequencys louder - doesn't seem to work.

Your allergies sound dreadful - has it always been like that ? - or was there a trigger incident !

Sorry to hear that about your hearing - have you tried specialists? Was talking to a young guy in the pub recently whose hearing is shafted as a result of a genetic condition. He was very complimentary about some of the local ones; less so about Boots / other generic high street providers if you happen to have been using these..

He was also banding about costs of around £3k for decent hearing aids; but then I guess you can't really put a price on getting your hearing back! I guess I'm lucky in that regard in that my senses are generally good (probably too good, actually; but that's another story..).


Yeah, that allergies suck. I suspect I've always been like it but only really made the connection in my mid-late '30s. My GP was worse-than-useless (highly condescending and dismissive) however once he'd ignored my requests and sent me to the wrong people I eventually got to see an allergy specialist who was great (along with all the other NHS specialists I've seen over the years - seems the problems nearly alway lie with the GPs).

People have to put up with a lot worse but it certainly has the capacity to make life utterly, utterly miserable. I get relatively mild acute symptoms (unless I eat bananas - which have the capacity to kill me) but the worst bit is that if I don't watch what I'm consuming symptoms become chronic / cumulative / extreme and bouts can last for months. What I know I can safely consume is pretty minimal and it's difficult to maintain a decent diet given what's available and my lack of willpower. Basically knackers the idea of eating out / convenience food too.

I had sort of intended to chuck a thread up on here about it actually; I think there are probably a lot of people having their quality of life damaged by such conditions and probably have no idea what the cause is..

 

[Reynard]

47 here. Peri-menopausal, so grumpy, permanently tired and get the odd hot flush.

Otherwise not too bad other than chronic sinus issues (a parting gift from the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009 / 2010) kept under control with medication.

Been partially deaf since birth. No hearing aids - can get by without them, but lip reading is a well-learned skill. Oh, and a decade's stint as a motor racing photographer hasn't exactly helped.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm 70 and at the beginning of a new decade. Dodgy ticker, lots of hip and back pain, The hips arthritic and my backs knackered, I don't get a lot of time for riding because I'm caring for my Good Lady, but I do get out occasionally so I'm still fitter than most, but I'm carrying a little bit of extra weight. But apart from that I'm fine, I'm in better shape than a lot of people my age.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

66 in November.

Take Levothyroxine as Thyroid was zapped with Radioactive Iodine 11 years ago due to very overactive Thyroid.

Take Lofepramine anti-depressant due to dumb GP mis-diagnosing me with MND some years ago leading to severe depression and extreme stress which leads to brain being permanently rewired. ☹️

Take Tamulosin for enlarged prostate.

Currently being treated for kidney damage due to large stone stuck in Ureter.

Due to the latter I have done zero miles this year on the bike. Kidney stents are uncomfortable and make you pee every half hour or so. Not a compatible situation with bib shorts!

Bit overweight & cholesterol too high - working on both.

Can still do 10-15 mile hikes in local mountains without undue hassle.

Work out twice a week on home gym without fail.

Miles fitter than many guys of my age that I come into contact with.

Feeling relatively young and not 66 - I don't listen to Radio 2 or wear blazers and slacks all of which scream old to me. 😁

Still having lots of adult fun although not as frequent as my younger years but still way more than most friends my age. Very attractive younger wife helps maybe. ♥️ No need for Viagra. 🙂

That's me.

Apart from; I hope to live forever. 😅

 

[SuffolkBlue]

47 here. Peri-menopausal, so grumpy, permanently tired and get the odd hot flush.

My partner went through a relatively early menopause. She found that night time hot flushes and her restless/fitful sleep was improved by some good quality (i.e expensive ) bed linen and pillows. The bedding was bamboo linen.

I'm 57 - mild hypertension (hereditary!!) and an asymptomatic left bundle branch block which is a benign heart arrhythmia.

I've just had a great cycling summer - a number of sportive events including the wonderfully named Tour de Broads and the Skyline L2B last weekend. Lifestyle changes and getting out virtually daily for a shortish (10 to 15 mile) leisure ride has helped me lose 23lbs over the last 4 months. I am very fortunate that i can work flexibly so I take a longer lunch break and make up my hours by working later.

 

[Reynard]

My partner went through a relatively early menopause. She found that night time hot flushes and her restless/fitful sleep was improved by some good quality (i.e expensive ) bed linen and pillows. The bedding was bamboo linen.

My sleep would be better if I didn't have a pair of furry hot water bottles that insist on sleeping on top of me.

 

[Gunk]

57, 5’8” and 11st7 so BMI just about acceptable, high Cholesterol, a Labral tear in my left hip (probably need a replacement), arthritis in my right hand but I still feel like I have the energy levels I had 30 years ago.

 

[ColinJ]

My sleep would be better if I didn't have a pair of furry hot water bottles that insist on sleeping on top of me.

My sister complains about hers!

When I am not there, she leaves the door to the downstairs spare bedroom open but closes the door from the lounge to the rest of the house. That spare bedroom has a cat flap in the door to the back yard. It means the cats can get in and out of the house at night.

When I am there in the downstairs room, I close the cat flap so the moggies are not hassling me all night. (And I don't want the door to the lounge open either because I get woken up by the rest of the family getting up much earlier than me and wandering about.) The cats have learned that if they climb up to sis's bedroom window and meow plaintively for long enough she eventually gives up and lets them in. Then she has the moving furry hot water bottle problem!

PS As for my general health... Generally ok! I felt early signs of arthritis 30 years ago but have managed to pretty much keep it at bay. I will have to get my prostate checked sooner rather than later. If you'd asked a few weeks ago, I would say that I have made a pretty good recovery from my clots of 2012/2013 but I seem to have had another episode recently. I'm not laid up by that but I am uncomfortable and not feeling like doing long, hilly bike rides. An hour or two of moderate effort is about my limit for now. Hopefully this will clear up fairly soon.