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Getting “weird” pains…

SeaMaiden — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:33:26 GMT

Now 65, I sometimes get pains that I can not figure out what it is from. I get freaked out thinking it is some illness....cancer...then they go away in a few days most all of the time. The older I get, the more I think the discomfort(s) is (are) terminal....

Must be part of the aging process readying us for departure.🙂

Right now I have a sharp pain in my upper right rib cage area...I figure I pulled a muscle moving heavy outdoor containers two days ago....but.....then I am thinking worse things that it could be🙁

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Mary Bailey — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:31:57 GMT

@SeaMaiden I'm 62 I have the same feelings

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phoenixbrd — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:33:34 GMT

I understand your concern regarding the aches/pains of aging. The best we can do is have a healthy lifestyle (exercise, diet, sleep, stress reducing strategies) including a good attitude towards the inevitability of transition.. Our thoughts are powerful, so it is critical to maintain a positive outlook. Every morning I start the day with gratitude that I'm here for one more day. It sets the tone and I tend to worry less about the intermittent aches and pains.

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Magny — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:49:41 GMT

I have found that consistent exercisie takes care of many minor problems!

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catter70 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:49:59 GMT

I get it. I have COPD and every time I start feeling congested I think I'm getting bronchitis

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LindaSal — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:04:20 GMT

I think most of us get these same feelings at one time or another. When I was younger I never worried about any of this stuff, of course the aches and pains were not really a problem then. But since I had cancer I do tend to worry a bit more now, everytime something feels "off" I have a silent panic attack. DH helps coach me through it though, thank goodness I have him.

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sann — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:17:43 GMT

Sounds like a pulled muscle. Makes sense especially after moving stuff. Hope you feel better very soon.

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tends2dogs — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:18:24 GMT

@SeaMaiden I hear ya, sister! I try to shove them out of my mind and they usually go away LOL. Right side pain? I would think maybe gallbladder. When I get that, I take a liver/gallbladder tonic. It usually dissipates. Hope yours goes away soon.

Also, do you ever see a bruise on your body and think, "how the heck did I get that?"

Take care (I know you will )

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Carmie — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:38:43 GMT

Yep, I got that upper right side pain years ago. If it comes quite often especially after a good meal, it could be the gallbladder. If it is, It will get increasingly worse over time.

Have it checked out if it continues.

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Terrywu — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:58:59 GMT

I have been saying to my friends as I age (82) the pains you notice upon rising don't disappear by the end of the day any longer. They linger a while. Give it some time. I am sure it will clear up. Good thoughts.

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goldensrbest — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:27:23 GMT

As someone that will be 70 ,this year ,i am finding aging is not what i expected.

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IMW — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:19:39 GMT

Aging is miserable, until you consider the alternative.

I'd rather be over the hill than under it.

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chlema — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:32:16 GMT

So I'm 81 and for the past 10 years or so I always greet my body in the morning with a "Good morning body. What have you decided will ache today".

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SilleeMee — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:01:19 GMT

A bottle of ibuprofen has become a permanent fixture on my counter.

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Another new name Sue — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:33:41 GMT

Welcome to the "golden years," Seamaiden! It's like whack-a-mole, something new every day, most often being nothing!

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:48:04 GMT

@tends2dogs wrote:
@SeaMaiden I hear ya, sister! I try to shove them out of my mind and they usually go away LOL. Right side pain? I would think maybe gallbladder. When I get that, I take a liver/gallbladder tonic. It usually dissipates. Hope yours goes away soon.

Also, do you ever see a bruise on your body and think, "how the heck did I get that?"

Take care (I know you will )

@Tends to dogs... YES, YES and YES! I was thinking about my pancreas and my gall bladder... taking stone root and dandilion root ..... yes on the bruises... last huge bruise was after I had blood taken.. I looked down and saw this huge bruise and thought WTH?.... then remembered I had blood taken

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shaggygirl — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:52:52 GMT

I used to be able to bounce right up if I was down on hands and knees. Now I have to crawl over to a chair or the sofa and work my way up slowly because there is no other way I can get upright again. And even that takes a little time because I no longer have the strength in my arms to push myself up quickly and my knees don't work so good anymore. Oldness.

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tansy — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:47:22 GMT

Maybe Costochondritis, @SeaMaiden.

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tansy — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:48:54 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
As someone that will be 70 ,this year ,i am finding aging is not what i expected.

Easier or worse than expected, @goldensrbest?

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:56:40 GMT

@tansy wrote:
Maybe Costochondritis, @SeaMaiden.

@tansy Yes! I read up on that and was thinking that just might be what it is. Thanks for the heads up!