I remember many,many, years ago I walked into a music store and asked the female clerk if they sold any 45's (records). She responded "What are those". I knew then a part of life has passed me by. There are clerks now who do not recognize cash. I know at times trying to use the gold dollars or Kennedy half's brings out some wonderment and suspicion.
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Any form of cardio is important and it is a part of a strong regimen. Weight training is also very important, especially as you get older. Start slow, 10-15 pounds or more with a dedicated regimen. Progress as far as you can. It helps against muscle loss. I have only missed 2 weeks in the last few years because of a torn meniscus surgery. Just like cardio, it becomes a mental and physical habit. Can’t live without it now, so to speak.
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kudos @colorcommem for this great thread.
It is probably the best one in some time, and there have been good ones.
This one directly impacts many of us, and the information and comments by so many will be saved and looked over for a long time.
@seatedlib3991 said: @BAJJERFAN . I have found that sometimes you have to be proactive. My wife has 40% paralysis in her left leg. The doctors and shoe guy all insisted only this rigid brace that causes her great pain and damage could help her. We buy a flexible cloth brace at Walmart for $20 dollars and it has helped her tremendously. Good luck again. james
Sounds good. How might one be pro-active if the can't write prescriptions or order medical tests? I've tried braces and they don't help. PT is essentially useless. I know what the MRI and CT scans say. My pain doesn't seem to be consistent with what they suggest. I had the standard L1-L5 fusion nearly 4 years ago. It helped a lt with one thing, but things are regressing. I think a 3D MRI in the pain area would be helpful, but I hear that it's not warranted and Medicare won't cover it, blah, blah, blah. One can wait weeks between appointments and in the end nothing helps or changes. Sometimes I think that they need to think outside the box.
@Barberian said:
Great advice. I prefer riding bicycles because it puts very little stress on one's joints and one can moderate how hard they exercise on a bike. If you're out of shape, take it easy the first few weeks and build up some stamina. Even slow riding will improve your fitness so that you can handle longer rides. I also pick up aluminum cans while I ride, so that limits my speed, but the stopping to reach down and pick up a can and then accelerating over and over again increases the physical demand on me as a rider. Once in decent shape, one can ride 30-40 miles and come home with 300-400 cans.
Walking is great, too. I've had friends lose 40-50 pounds just by walking around the neighborhood and going on hikes on scenic trails. Last year, I started walking dirt roads around my house and picking up trash. It gives me something to do (I enjoy picking up litter and recycling things for cash) while getting exercise doing it. It's low impact stuff, but you're out walking around, carrying a bucket or garbage can of trash, bending over from time to time when the grabber doesn't grab it, and cleaning up a patch of roadway which is instantly gratifying. I can feel my fitness improving after a week of walking roadways and picking up trash. Plus, crushing the cans by stepping on them adds even more exercise. It works up a sweat but so does breathing here in Florida. Every now and then, you find something of value like dropped currency, or a silver plate silverware set with sterling-handled cutlery. Last week, someone dumped a cup containing $1.80 of cents and nickels into a dumpster. It's amazing what people will discard.
I've thought of trying to recruit other seniors into cleaning up nearby roadways for exercise. However, I don't think they'd last long before they figure out that I'm totally nuts.
So you redeem the cans by weight? My redemption center has to have cans intact for the 5 cents per can redemption.
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@Barberian said:
Great advice. I prefer riding bicycles because it puts very little stress on one's joints and one can moderate how hard they exercise on a bike. If you're out of shape, take it easy the first few weeks and build up some stamina. Even slow riding will improve your fitness so that you can handle longer rides. I also pick up aluminum cans while I ride, so that limits my speed, but the stopping to reach down and pick up a can and then accelerating over and over again increases the physical demand on me as a rider. Once in decent shape, one can ride 30-40 miles and come home with 300-400 cans.
Walking is great, too. I've had friends lose 40-50 pounds just by walking around the neighborhood and going on hikes on scenic trails. Last year, I started walking dirt roads around my house and picking up trash. It gives me something to do (I enjoy picking up litter and recycling things for cash) while getting exercise doing it. It's low impact stuff, but you're out walking around, carrying a bucket or garbage can of trash, bending over from time to time when the grabber doesn't grab it, and cleaning up a patch of roadway which is instantly gratifying. I can feel my fitness improving after a week of walking roadways and picking up trash. Plus, crushing the cans by stepping on them adds even more exercise. It works up a sweat but so does breathing here in Florida. Every now and then, you find something of value like dropped currency, or a silver plate silverware set with sterling-handled cutlery. Last week, someone dumped a cup containing $1.80 of cents and nickels into a dumpster. It's amazing what people will discard.
I've thought of trying to recruit other seniors into cleaning up nearby roadways for exercise. However, I don't think they'd last long before they figure out that I'm totally nuts.
So you redeem the cans by weight? My redemption center has to have cans intact for the 5 cents per can redemption.
Yes. There is no deposit in Florida. I receive $0.65 per pound of cans, or 2 cents per can on average. That is about half the refined billet aluminum price.
Hopefully, my thread can have a positive impact on my friends in the collector forum. Preventive yearly health checkups are very important. I have a friend who skipped two years without checking his PSA levels, only to find out later that he had late-stage prostate cancer.
December 21 2020 I was a perfectly healthy person. December 22 2020 i was near death. I had 4 surgeries by Christmas 2020 and they called my mother on Christmas to say i had turned the corner and that i might survive. I was transfered to another hospital where they neede to perform 4 more surgeries and 9 blood transfusions. i was in the hospital until after Easter. I went from around 210 pounds to 140 pounds while i was admitted. Lost all of my muscle. Had to learn to walk again. Jump ahead to the present day. I look normal to anybody that sees me, but i cant function at the same level as before. My muscles are weaker and there is also nerve damage as a result of the surgeries. Now when i walk I cant go far without stopping to rest. i try to walk as much as possible and to get some light weight training in. At the moment I am in physical therapy and I have a minor surgery in 11 days from now. G
Glad to be alive. But feeling so much older than i am.
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@gumby1234 said:
December 21 2020 I was a perfectly healthy person. December 22 2020 i was near death. I had 4 surgeries by Christmas 2020 and they called my mother on Christmas to say i had turned the corner and that i might survive. I was transfered to another hospital where they neede to perform 4 more surgeries and 9 blood transfusions. i was in the hospital until after Easter. I went from around 210 pounds to 140 pounds while i was admitted. Lost all of my muscle. Had to learn to walk again. Jump ahead to the present day. I look normal to anybody that sees me, but i cant function at the same level as before. My muscles are weaker and there is also nerve damage as a result of the surgeries. Now when i walk I cant go far without stopping to rest. i try to walk as much as possible and to get some light weight training in. At the moment I am in physical therapy and I have a minor surgery in 11 days from now. G
Glad to be alive. But feeling so much older than i am.
Sorry to read this. What happened? A car accident? I don't go up ladders after my brother did a nose dive off one and broke a half dozen bones.
@Barberian no it wasnt a car accident. It was Necrotizing fasciitis, often called "flesh-eating disease," is a rare but serious bacterial infection that rapidly destroys soft tissue, including the fascia (a layer of tissue under the skin). It can be caused by various bacteria, with Group A Streptococcus (GAS) being the most common. The infection is characterized by severe pain, redness, swelling, and fever, and can lead to tissue damage, gangrene, and even death if not treated promptly with antibiotics and surgery.
It can literally kill you in 24 hours or less.
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@gumby1234 said: @Barberian no it wasnt a car accident. It was Necrotizing fasciitis, often called "flesh-eating disease," is a rare but serious bacterial infection that rapidly destroys soft tissue, including the fascia (a layer of tissue under the skin). It can be caused by various bacteria, with Group A Streptococcus (GAS) being the most common. The infection is characterized by severe pain, redness, swelling, and fever, and can lead to tissue damage, gangrene, and even death if not treated promptly with antibiotics and surgery.
It can literally kill you in 24 hours or less.
Ugh. I feel so sorry for u bro. Was warned by a friend to watch out for flesh eating bacteria in Florida last week. Y'all stay safe.
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@gumby1234 said: @Barberian no it wasnt a car accident. It was Necrotizing fasciitis, often called "flesh-eating disease," is a rare but serious bacterial infection that rapidly destroys soft tissue, including the fascia (a layer of tissue under the skin). It can be caused by various bacteria, with Group A Streptococcus (GAS) being the most common. The infection is characterized by severe pain, redness, swelling, and fever, and can lead to tissue damage, gangrene, and even death if not treated promptly with antibiotics and surgery.
It can literally kill you in 24 hours or less.
Do you know where you may have gotten it? I think about this because I do a lot of dumpster diving into maggot infested garbage with rotting meat. I figure that would be an ideal environment for flesh eating bacteria, but I don't actually know the microhabitat where they thrive. I guess being a dipterologist enables me to tolerate maggots.
@Barberian I definitely was not doing any dumpster diving. I was shoveling snow the day before. I have no idea how i got it. Usually you hear about it in Florida at the beaches not in Boston in the middle of winter. The doctors were puzzled.
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@gumby1234 said: @Barberian I definitely was not doing any dumpster diving. I was shoveling snow the day before. I have no idea how i got it. Usually you hear about it in Florida at the beaches not in Boston in the middle of winter. The doctors were puzzled.
Interesting that it occurs at Florida beaches. We've had massive fish kills by red tides aggravated by nutrient loading from blue-green algal blooms. And here I have to stop writing or risk being tossed off the boards.
It is not probably appropriate to discuss but Sunday July 13th my morphine pain management started failing. I mentioned my Hereditary pancreatitis and my cancer chances. New pain was suppose to be the "red light' that the cancer was here. !2 years with no pain and then suddenly back to level 5/6 pains. Even the tech cried when she saw me and i told her why i was there. New scan shows no tumor growth. New pain is never good but at least we can all stop walking on eggschells. James
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Without statins, my total cholesterol was 300+ in my late twenties, even with diet and exercise. I was running 10k races and bench pressing 275+. A statin got me down around 200. Years later, my new GP added Zetia, which got me down around 140. Last year he ordered an advanced lipid profile, which showed my small particle LDLs were sky high, along with my Lipoprotein (a) readings, both markers for cardiovascular disease.
Since I was only 63, we decided to do twice monthly Repatha injections, in addition to the statins. The LDL dropped to 19, and the total was sub-100. The small particle LDL was cut in half, so good news. He took me off the Zetia, and the LDL increased slightly, but the particles jumped back up also. So I may resume the Zetia pending my next results. The Lipoprotein(a) is hereditary with no medication yet. The advice is lower all the other markers as well as possible. I’m also taking krill oil, Qunol, eat sardines in olive oil, working out everyday, etc. to shift as much in my favor as possible.
Great story on prevention. I have seen data on Repatha knocking the Lp(a) way down, has yours been rechecked?
I think I'll post a Walker for all the walkers out there!
After reading everyone’s comments, I truly feel that being healthy and safe is the greatest happiness. Happiness is often right beside us, but when we have it, we tend to overlook it, take it for granted, and fail to cherish it.
Agree,it is important to take care of him/her self.My best investment is not gold,silver or numismatic coins but taking care of my health,as much as possible. Coin collecting is one of my fun hobbies. Biking ,walking,gardening or tending house are other hobbies I enjoy
seatedlib3991, way to go defying the docs. I've had acute pancreatitis just once and took care of it through antibiotics. Glad you don't have Pancreatic Cancer. That's a whole new ballgame with few survivors. Good fight, don't stop! There are a lot of floors still waiting for refinishing in the coming decades that you will take care of.
Formerly known as deadmunny
Positive transactions with: slantycouch, dontippet, Gerard, Scrapman1077, USMC_6115, rah1959
I hope more members can join the discussion and share how daily exercise has helped improve their health, so we can all learn and benefit from each other’s experiences.
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I remember many,many, years ago I walked into a music store and asked the female clerk if they sold any 45's (records). She responded "What are those". I knew then a part of life has passed me by. There are clerks now who do not recognize cash. I know at times trying to use the gold dollars or Kennedy half's brings out some wonderment and suspicion.
Any form of cardio is important and it is a part of a strong regimen. Weight training is also very important, especially as you get older. Start slow, 10-15 pounds or more with a dedicated regimen. Progress as far as you can. It helps against muscle loss. I have only missed 2 weeks in the last few years because of a torn meniscus surgery. Just like cardio, it becomes a mental and physical habit. Can’t live without it now, so to speak.
kudos @colorcommem for this great thread.
It is probably the best one in some time, and there have been good ones.
This one directly impacts many of us, and the information and comments by so many will be saved and looked over for a long time.
Sounds good. How might one be pro-active if the can't write prescriptions or order medical tests? I've tried braces and they don't help. PT is essentially useless. I know what the MRI and CT scans say. My pain doesn't seem to be consistent with what they suggest. I had the standard L1-L5 fusion nearly 4 years ago. It helped a lt with one thing, but things are regressing. I think a 3D MRI in the pain area would be helpful, but I hear that it's not warranted and Medicare won't cover it, blah, blah, blah. One can wait weeks between appointments and in the end nothing helps or changes. Sometimes I think that they need to think outside the box.
So you redeem the cans by weight? My redemption center has to have cans intact for the 5 cents per can redemption.
Yes. There is no deposit in Florida. I receive $0.65 per pound of cans, or 2 cents per can on average. That is about half the refined billet aluminum price.
Hopefully, my thread can have a positive impact on my friends in the collector forum. Preventive yearly health checkups are very important. I have a friend who skipped two years without checking his PSA levels, only to find out later that he had late-stage prostate cancer.
December 21 2020 I was a perfectly healthy person. December 22 2020 i was near death. I had 4 surgeries by Christmas 2020 and they called my mother on Christmas to say i had turned the corner and that i might survive. I was transfered to another hospital where they neede to perform 4 more surgeries and 9 blood transfusions. i was in the hospital until after Easter. I went from around 210 pounds to 140 pounds while i was admitted. Lost all of my muscle. Had to learn to walk again. Jump ahead to the present day. I look normal to anybody that sees me, but i cant function at the same level as before. My muscles are weaker and there is also nerve damage as a result of the surgeries. Now when i walk I cant go far without stopping to rest. i try to walk as much as possible and to get some light weight training in. At the moment I am in physical therapy and I have a minor surgery in 11 days from now. G
Glad to be alive. But feeling so much older than i am.
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Sorry to read this. What happened? A car accident? I don't go up ladders after my brother did a nose dive off one and broke a half dozen bones.
@Barberian no it wasnt a car accident. It was Necrotizing fasciitis, often called "flesh-eating disease," is a rare but serious bacterial infection that rapidly destroys soft tissue, including the fascia (a layer of tissue under the skin). It can be caused by various bacteria, with Group A Streptococcus (GAS) being the most common. The infection is characterized by severe pain, redness, swelling, and fever, and can lead to tissue damage, gangrene, and even death if not treated promptly with antibiotics and surgery.
It can literally kill you in 24 hours or less.
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Ugh. I feel so sorry for u bro. Was warned by a friend to watch out for flesh eating bacteria in Florida last week. Y'all stay safe.
God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
@pcgsregistrycollector Yes its a very real and dangerous thing. So if warned about it make sure to take heed.
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Do you know where you may have gotten it? I think about this because I do a lot of dumpster diving into maggot infested garbage with rotting meat. I figure that would be an ideal environment for flesh eating bacteria, but I don't actually know the microhabitat where they thrive. I guess being a dipterologist enables me to tolerate maggots.
@Barberian I definitely was not doing any dumpster diving. I was shoveling snow the day before. I have no idea how i got it. Usually you hear about it in Florida at the beaches not in Boston in the middle of winter. The doctors were puzzled.
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One really good thing came from it. I found this forum and got back into coins
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Interesting that it occurs at Florida beaches. We've had massive fish kills by red tides aggravated by nutrient loading from blue-green algal blooms. And here I have to stop writing or risk being tossed off the boards.
It is not probably appropriate to discuss but Sunday July 13th my morphine pain management started failing. I mentioned my Hereditary pancreatitis and my cancer chances. New pain was suppose to be the "red light' that the cancer was here. !2 years with no pain and then suddenly back to level 5/6 pains. Even the tech cried when she saw me and i told her why i was there. New scan shows no tumor growth. New pain is never good but at least we can all stop walking on eggschells. James
moderators can delete if needed.
Great story on prevention. I have seen data on Repatha knocking the Lp(a) way down, has yours been rechecked?
I think I'll post a Walker for all the walkers out there!
After reading everyone’s comments, I truly feel that being healthy and safe is the greatest happiness. Happiness is often right beside us, but when we have it, we tend to overlook it, take it for granted, and fail to cherish it.
Agree,it is important to take care of him/her self.My best investment is not gold,silver or numismatic coins but taking care of my health,as much as possible. Coin collecting is one of my fun hobbies. Biking ,walking,gardening or tending house are other hobbies I enjoy
seatedlib3991, way to go defying the docs. I've had acute pancreatitis just once and took care of it through antibiotics. Glad you don't have Pancreatic Cancer. That's a whole new ballgame with few survivors. Good fight, don't stop! There are a lot of floors still waiting for refinishing in the coming decades that you will take care of.
Formerly known as deadmunny
Positive transactions with: slantycouch, dontippet, Gerard, Scrapman1077, USMC_6115, rah1959
I hope more members can join the discussion and share how daily exercise has helped improve their health, so we can all learn and benefit from each other’s experiences.