Worst part of getting old

[Merlotte's]

Glad we can talk about boners here. I try at other places and it doesn’t go so well. People at the VA clinic have no concern for male anatomy.

 

[Mike]

Oh shit, you have EDS too?

I have genetic hypermobility, when I started getting severe pain in my late 20s I saw a bunch of specialists and ended up with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

Apparently arthritic conditions are more common in people with hypermobility.

 

[Graves The Elder]

Just tired riding the motor scooter thingy so popular.

It's that when you injure something, it's pretty much injured forever.

Like when you're 20 and get hurt, you can usually get back to 100%

But when you're in your 40's and get hurt, it's like the best you can hope for is that body part will get back to 80%.

I finally understand why all the old guys growing up had a "trick" knee, or they threw their back out, or their shoulder goes out.

I know a dude that could barely lift his right arm to chest level because his shoulder was so fucked.

thanks for outing me, pal. yea my shoulder is still fucked, plus I just tried to ride the motorized scoter I bought and
ate shit around the corner. scrapes sure but left hammy pull is excruciating wtf

 

[Graves The Elder]

why bother anymore?

 

[Cole train]

It's more likely that I'm a night shifter with a second job. My body doesn't recognize a morning. My sleep schedule is naps and longer naps.

Was about to say that morning wood comes during rem sleep if i remember correctly

So if sleep badly then no wood

 

[Graves The Elder]

old people shouldn't discuss 'morning wood' IMO

 

[4daLuLZ]

Show me on the doll where you got hurt.

Dolls don’t have genitals.



















Would’ve been the happiest kid ever if they did.

 

[4daLuLZ]

I subscribe to the notion that if you still wake every morning with a boner you’re not old yet.

Does the boner have to be your own, personally ?

 

[4daLuLZ]

The worst part.......looking at the hot 20 year old girls and knowing that short of paying, you have no chance.

Back then, still had no chance but at least the possibility existed.

 

[Contempt]

Glad we can talk about boners here. I try at other places and it doesn’t go so well. People at the VA clinic have no concern for male anatomy.

This is the gheyberry... if a bunch of men can't sit around and talk about their boners here then where on earth can we?

 

[Phlog]

I've been struggling with stomach problems for a long time. Been looking into low fodmap too. Don't really know wtf I'm doing yet but I'm trying.

If you wouldn't mind some info on what your diet looks like would be interesting.

I don't really know how to cook at all, so trying to figure out simple things I can make for now until I narrow down what's causing the problems. Seems like grains and dairy are a big part of it.

Man its effects are so wide ranging, once I cut stuff out I started to realise what was related to the illness, like I ate too many mixed nuts last night, had the shits and woke up with anxiety!

So, it's different for different people, first of all I'd recommend the Monash university diet app, it's a few bucks but is totally worth it, they're the world leaders on FODMAPs; there's most food in there rated and recipes for meals to keep you sane.

I eliminated everything but simple stuff and now a typical day might be cereal (rice crispies) or bacon and eggs, some oats mid morning, gluten-free bread and chicken Sandwiches for lunch (with mayo, mustard, lettuce). Then chicken or beef for dinner either a chicken stir-fry with red pepper, bock choi and some brocolini or steak and chips with carrots, mushrooms (tinned only) and onion rings (I'm good with onion thank god).

It's weird sometimes, tinned mushrooms are good, fresh are bad, sometimes how a food is harvested and prepared makes a huge difference to the oligosaccharides etc.

The Monash app is king, strip your diet right back to meat and acceptable vegetables/grains, bosh a vitamin supplement and slowly start adding small amounts of what you want to try out, a spoonful to begin with. Record if you notice any side effects, they'll be more obvious once you get your diet cleaned up and eliminate symptoms.

It's worth it man. If I eat wrong symptoms can range from the shits to depression, all stuff mediated by inflammation. If I eat good life is good.

Gimme a shout how it goes or if there's any questions, reckon you'll have it covered with that app tho!

 

[Phlog]

*Laughs in genetic joint hypermobility/Elhers Danlos*

Lmao same. My genetics are trash AND I lived like an idiot until relatively recently. Hell, I probably STILL live like an idiot but I'm getting better at being responsible.

No shit, my wife (and one kid) has that. The better version that doesn't make you die early but she has to avoid surgery cos of stretchy skin and is hypermobile etc etc. With that and celiacs disease she was almost wheelchair bound until we figured it all out.

 

[Merlotte's]

Does the boner have to be your own, personally ?

Never met an elderly gayman, you’re still young!

This is the gheyberry... if a bunch of men can't sit around and talk about their boners here then where on earth can we?

This is all we have left, and all we need.

 

[Mike]

No shit, my wife (and one kid) has that. The better version that doesn't make you die early but she has to avoid surgery cos of stretchy skin and is hypermobile etc etc. With that and celiacs disease she was almost wheelchair bound until we figured it all out.

My genetics are really bad. Got a lot of stuff thats fucked that effects other things in ways that are hard to understand fully.

During my twenties I saw a lot of specialists and learned my arthritic symptoms, exhaustion, and poor mental health were all connected. Its honestly a struggle trying to find a balance. I ignored nutrition for the longest time but that seems to be the key factor. I mean sounds like common sense really but I was never raised to eat healthy, so never had a good relationship with food to begin with.

I tend to want to snack and binge eat to deal with mood swings too, which I'm trying to be better about. It's tough because mentally my key problem seems to be compulsive behavior and getting caught in patterns. But even realizing that its hard to avoid it.

 

[Phlog]

My genetics are really bad. Got a lot of stuff thats fucked that effects other things in ways that are hard to understand fully.

During my twenties I saw a lot of specialists and learned my arthritic symptoms, exhaustion, and poor mental health were all connected. Its honestly a struggle trying to find a balance. I ignored nutrition for the longest time but that seems to be the key factor. I mean sounds like common sense really but I was never raised to eat healthy, so never had a good relationship with food to begin with.

I tend to want to snack and binge eat to deal with mood swings too, which I'm trying to be better about. It's tough because mentally my key problem seems to be compulsive behavior and getting caught in patterns. But even realizing that its hard to avoid it.

Aye I hear you man. It's not just you though, changing diet is hard for everyone. Basically changing behaviour on the basis of rational thought is hard as fuck, the self examined life. I mean how many times do we see people with unhealthy behaviours that they know are unhealthy but don't address? It's almost the human condition, so I'd not be too harsh on oneself.

But that said, once one knows that's the issue and that logic dictates the change, that's the time to do it.

I have a bunch of snacks I can have also, crisps that don't have milk in, oat bars, dark chocolate, some (only some) nuts. I also make batches of chili with rice, combined with nachos it's a goat snack.

It's worth it tho. And the symptoms you list are all mitigated by inflammation, so there might be some diet that does wonders for you.

The Monash university app is a good start. Ya get very good at reading ingredients info on packets.

 

[Drain Bamage]

Not getting the respect you deserve and having to deal with this awful younger generation

 

[chardog]

The worst part.......looking at the hot 20 year old girls and knowing that short of paying, you have no chance.

Back then, still had no chance but at least the possibility existed.

GTFO, the only reason I have no chance is because I'm married........ if that shit was legal and accepted by society, I'd be looking for a nice 25 year old, 20 might be a bit too tempermental, and close to age of my eldest kid, which would be slightly weird. I may not be the physical person I once was, but mentally and financially at my peak, and it should stay that way for a long time, unlike my body.

 

[Kryptt]

"Shrinkage"

That is all..

 

[Satan's Daddy.]

Infections, ring worm.. shit that doesn't heal up sometimes no matter what cream u use on the counter.

 

[Noveltymortar]

I've been struggling with stomach problems for a long time. Been looking into low fodmap too. Don't really know wtf I'm doing yet but I'm trying.

If you wouldn't mind some info on what your diet looks like would be interesting.

I don't really know how to cook at all, so trying to figure out simple things I can make for now until I narrow down what's causing the problems. Seems like grains and dairy are a big part of it.

Do you keep a food diary? Keeping notes of what you eat followed by noting symptoms can be very helpful when trying to eliminate foods that are causing problems.