The 59 1/2 body tune up.

[LOL!]

I'm female, and I ran my first marathon at age 52. Now 58, and I just did a rim-to-river-to-rim one-day hike in the Grand Canyon. No health issues. Still haven't fallen apart.

Hell yeah, girl!

 

[MRG]

Recommended?! I am so jealous. I just moved to FL so I have a new PCP. On the initial visit he told me I should gain weight because of my BMI. I asked him why, assuming I was getting adequate nutrition. He backpedaled, but that was a red flag.

I had annual bloodwork and he wants an appointment to discuss it. It has to be total cholesterol. I dread the LCHF, statins conversation.

My prior PCP said she wanted "her seniors" to be at the top of their BMI. She's a prior PCP for that and many other reasons.

The lesson I took from her was if you can't agree about simple things how are you going to trust someone when you are very ill? In my case it wasn't pretty.

 

[braumeister]

My prior PCP said she wanted "her seniors" to be at the top of their BMI. She's a prior PCP for that and many other reasons.

Actually there is quite a bit of good data that being slightly overweight when you're over 70 is associated with longer life. Just a generality and only one factor to consider among many, but I could see some justification for her statement.

 

[audreyh1]

My prior PCP said she wanted "her seniors" to be at the top of their BMI. She's a prior PCP for that and many other reasons.

The lesson I took from her was if you can't agree about simple things how are you going to trust someone when you are very ill? In my case it wasn't pretty.

Agree with Braumeister that her preference for her senior patients to be near the top of their normal BMI range is a probably a good thing.

 

[NW-Bound]

Scanned through the thread and saw many medical specialists listed.

Should this thread be merged to the "Blow Dough" thread?

 

[eytonxav]

Those are some fabulous positives!

You deserve some credit because you motivated me with your Keto thread. I never really got down to a Keto level of carbs, but the carb cutting helped me significantly.

 

[Fermion]

Do all of the tests and surgeries get more....I don't know the word, acceptable as you age? I am 49.5 and hate the idea of even having one surgery or painful recovery, much less 7 in a year. I don't see how I can do it but everyone does seem to eventually resign themselves to it.

 

[Aerides]

Do all of the tests and surgeries get more....I don't know the word, acceptable as you age?

I think if the alternative is worse (ie, resigning to constant pain, giving up basic activities, um...cancer, etc.), then yes it's more acceptable.

I'm 50, and have been squarely in the "no surgery unless mandatory" camp. However, I now have a torn meniscus that has sidelined me from running this season (FL, this is the good time of year). I was gung ho to go the surgery route as soon as I had the diagnosis, but doc says it's normal to wait and take it easy, these things sometimes heal on their own. So, Because of holidays and travel I've postponed the surgery till February, but I know it's not healing, I can do everything but run, and it's driving me nuts. Can't wait to get in there and fix it!

 

[audreyh1]

You deserve some credit because you motivated me with your Keto thread. I never really got down to a Keto level of carbs, but the carb cutting helped me significantly.

That's great! If you get carbs low enough to reduce cravings and reverse insulin resistance you're gaining a lot of benefits even if you don't go into ketosis.

 

[Aerides]

...Oh and a PSA:

If you are over 50 and doing the "i haven't seen a doc in X years but I'm healthy and don't want to have needless blah blah...." - that's a great way to ruin your early retirement plans: Colon, prostate, breast - these cancers start showing up but when found and treated early have great long term survival rates. But if not, found too late, folks tend to exit before they have to worry when to start taking SS.

So get in there, get your check ups!

 

[VanWinkle]

Just turned 65, knee surgery, ct Scan for lungs(clear results are good) and Ultrasound for Aorta Aneurysm which was positive. Now I see a vein specialist to see if any action needed on the Aneurysm. No medications yet!

Next year will be better.

VW

 

[Nemo2]

I know I've said this before: 50s? 60s? Reality alert - You may as well say you're 17. Update when you're approaching 80.

 

[misshathaway]

My prior PCP said she wanted "her seniors" to be at the top of their BMI. She's a prior PCP for that and many other reasons.

The lesson I took from her was if you can't agree about simple things how are you going to trust someone when you are very ill? In my case it wasn't pretty.

"my seniors" Oh ick ick ick. Yeah, that's where I'm afraid this is heading. It helps that I saw the Richard Jewell movie yesterday, which was very compelling. The takeaway for me was not blindly trusting authority.

I am going to try to capture your backbone for the upcoming visit. I picked this dr because I can walk there. Gosh that sounds silly, even typing it.

I'm 62, just to keep to the topic, and I am not troubled by any daily health complaints. I'm still physically active swimming laps or running every day, and I credit a low carb high fat diet plus good genes plus luck. The wheels are going to fall off the bus at some point.

I did go a little nuts on the saturated fat since I moved here so I know I have to clean that up.

 

[misshathaway]

Though I wasn't trying to lose weight, I lost 23 pounds in 18 months. (I hardly noticed since it was so gradual & I never felt hungry.) Recently when I joined a gym a PT focused on my numbers (weight & BMI) & suggested I gain 10-15 pounds. Hmm, no - unless it's mostly muscle, which is a good goal. That requires, the PT says, plenty of protein, so I'm working on that.

That is a great success story. You should feel proud for sticking with it.

 

[Nemo2]

Spoke to my oldest (time framewise) buddy in Toronto this a.m. Asked him about another guy we both knew 'back when'....."Oh, I heard he was dead....cancer, I think".

He got the news from another guy....who was always the most sickly looking feller we knew.....my friend said "He (the other guy) looks just the same, younger, if anything".

So...I worked out on the elliptical, and listened to something apropos that I haven't played for over half a century:

 

[NW-Bound]

...Oh and a PSA:

If you are over 50 and doing the "i haven't seen a doc in X years but I'm healthy and don't want to have needless blah blah...." - that's a great way to ruin your early retirement plans: Colon, prostate, breast - these cancers start showing up but when found and treated early have great long term survival rates. But if not, found too late, folks tend to exit before they have to worry when to start taking SS.

So get in there, get your check ups!

On the positive side, one does not have to worry about SORR, market anomalies outside of FIRECalc historical performance, survivability of SS, not even the treat of Alzheimer in old age.

 

[pdxgal]

Ladies begin to fall apart at age 50. Then they fall apart again around 70.

Well, maybe if they're married My own health took a dip around that time Then I got a divorce. Doing better since (now 58).

 

[jollystomper]

...Oh and a PSA:

If you are over 50 and doing the "i haven't seen a doc in X years but I'm healthy and don't want to have needless blah blah...." - that's a great way to ruin your early retirement plans...

+1

I would add to the PSA and say if you are 40 or older you should be going for a yearly checkup, including specialists. I had some conditions (such as an enlarged heart) that were detected and resolved early and avoid medical issues that would have limited my life at age 60 (and might have prevented me from reaching it).

At 61 the primary things I try to do are to be careful with my weight, keep active and moving, and spend time with people who enjoy life despite the negative situations circumstances that inevitably occur. These provide me with physical and mental health. Tomorrow is not guaranteed but these things are what help me enjoy today.

 

[NYEXPAT]

I have a close friend that's 68 years old, and looks like she's 38. Helps to be petite (short).

I asked her what her secret to not aging like the rest of us. She said to keep young friends in your life, and especially to keep young lovers.

Amen, works for me. 66 Year old with a 38 year old Wife, Been to the doctor once in 16 years for a physical and he said keep doing what you are doing! Lungs where clear but said if you want some advice on your health, I would suggest you quit smoking and drink less Whiskey.

 

[Amethyst]

As Khan used to say, yet more proof that I must be a man.

My 50's were great.

60's, some issues, particularly arthritis.

(I think you may be buying into the notion that menopause is some kind of ailment).

Ladies begin to fall apart at age 50. Then they fall apart again around 70.
Men start to fall apart at age 60.

.

 

[NW-Bound]

I have a close friend that's 68 years old, and looks like she's 38. Helps to be petite (short).

I asked her what her secret to not aging like the rest of us. She said to keep young friends in your life, and especially to keep young lovers.

Is it possible that the cause and effect get reversed in your friend's explanation? Is it more likely that she has young lovers because she looks young, and not the other way around?

But your story reminds me of the following quote. Your friend can change the gender in this quote.

"You are as young as the woman you feel." -- Groucho Marx

 

[doneat54]

Celebrated 11 years as a cancer survivor last month.


Will be 3 years FIRE'd next month, as well as turning 58.


I hiked 430 miles in 2018 and looks like I'll hit around 480 this year (with our two dogs)


I have been playing racquetball for 43 years, and still play mostly twice a week for 2 hours at a time.


Lost 24 lbs since FIRE in Jan '17 and am within 5 lbs of my high school weight now.


I am not denying myself any food (but I generally eat fairly healthy).

I feel pain in some part of my body every hour of every day, but I don't let it hinder me.

I will not stop as long as I can move. My body has long ago learned that.


I look forward to the years ahead.

 

[sengsational]

She said to keep young friends in your life, and especially to keep young lovers.

I couldn't get DW to agree. Nor would any young person consider me. So there's that.

Good idea since the Medicare annual "wellness exam" is not that thorough except for the blood work. I always request a PSA test with the blood work too.

I've got all my blood test results in a spreadsheet and just order my own. I don't need a doctor to day "yep same as last year", I can see that. But a +1 to getting every dang screening test out there that has an actionable treatment.

Actually there is quite a bit of good data that being slightly overweight when you're over 70 is associated with longer life. Just a generality and only one factor to consider among many, but I could see some justification for her statement.

Check your causality direction on that one. Sicker people tend to get quite thin, then don't last very long.

 

[Lakewood90712]

Target is having a final year end blow out sale tomorrow. I cant go. Having a year end blow out myself----------prep for monday colonoscopy

 

[VanWinkle]

Target is having a final year end blow out sale tomorrow. I cant go. Having a year end blow out myself----------prep for monday colonoscopy