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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 21, 2011 0:57:21 GMT -6
I had my every two year eye exam today and found that getting old has it's effects on your eye sight. No only do you slow down, joints hurt etc., but the old eyes also go along with it.
1. I found out that I have cataracts. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the worst I am a 2.5 on that scale. My eye doctor says another 7 to 10 years before I have to do anything about it. Okay deal with this issue later.
2. I found that my eye pressure is elevated. After tests today which I all passed 100% they found no damage to my optic nerves from the elevated pressure but the doctor did refer me to a glaucoma specialist to be safe. It is possible that I am a glaucoma SUSPECT. Another damn Doctor to see and something else to deal with now.
3. I have a astigmatism ..(I think they told me about that 2 years ago) No big deal but just another turd on the pile
4. I have noticed on my own that my eye sight has changed in the last year. I can still read the paper without glasses in the morning, but I can not see the out of town score board at AT & T Park anymore with out my glasses and that sucks since I usually leave them in car. The damn scoreboard is only about 440 feet away from our seats.
5. 20/30 eye sight as of today. Things are heading down hill fast.
I used to be able to see a fly shitting on someones plate 10 tables away.
4. After spending $1900.00 for new glasses today (work glasses, after work glasses, and sun glasses) I found out that the cost of the fucking things have gone up considerably since my last pairs in 2009. At least 25%.
Oh well another day and more bullshit to deal with.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Jan 21, 2011 1:10:13 GMT -6
Joseph, I feel your pain.
One thing to keep in mind is, a few hundred years ago, you wouldn't have had to deal with these issues. You would be DEAD already!
As far as vision issues go, well, we all have to deal with them. I have contacts, progressive glasses, and computer glasses. So far. I'm sure I'll have an even more specialized collection of optics in a few decades when I'm as old as you are, but fortunately, that won't happen until the middle of the 22nd century.
Take solace in the fact that more and more women, even if they are ugly, will look cute to you with your feeble vision!.........Jake
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 21, 2011 1:18:03 GMT -6
Take solace in the fact that more and more women, even if they are ugly, will look cute to you with your feeble vision!.........Jake The problem is they keep looking younger and I feel like a dirty old man. |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Jan 21, 2011 1:22:36 GMT -6
You call that a problem. I call it an opportunity!
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 21, 2011 6:25:58 GMT -6
Jake is right about that "you would be dead already" thing. I can think of a couple things in my life where I would already be pushing daisies. Nothing dramatic by modern terms, but without antibiotics and other modern meds I question what my life span would have been without them.
BTW- Over the holidays, I had to go off my prescription Prilosec for a few days... made me wish I were dead. After that experience (and others) I understand why all of Shakespeares old men characters are angry and killing others. If I had to put up with that kind of continuous 24/7 heartburn, Id be major pissed off and killing whiny people too.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 21, 2011 6:27:22 GMT -6
You call that a problem. I call it an opportunity!I am still looking for a young Hedo wench with a "Daddy Complex". If you know of any the application department is still taking resumes. |
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Post by Tex on Jan 21, 2011 7:45:05 GMT -6
The cataracts are no big deal these days. My dad had the operation and said it was about like going to the dentist. Far cry from when my grandmother had the operation and had to spend weeks with her head between sandbags.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 21, 2011 8:08:18 GMT -6
I remember my grandfather having the cataract surgery back in the 60's where they remove the entire lens. He had to wear those 1/2 inch thick glasses for the rest of his life. We have an entire collection of family photos where he cut off peoples heads in the framing, we are pretty sure he couldnt see through the viewfinder and was just guessing where to point the camera.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Jan 21, 2011 9:55:31 GMT -6
Apparently, Joe's eyesight is having an impact on his indexing skills as he has two #4's on his list.
As far as modern science is concerned, I'm also one of those that would've been a goner back in 1995 when I was 36 -- that was when I was diagnosed as a diabetic. I still haven't decided if that was a good thing or a bad thing because the meds I take make me feel sick all the time.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 21, 2011 16:02:52 GMT -6
Far cry from when my grandmother had the operation and had to spend weeks with her head between sandbags. I remember when my grandmother had hers done. She spent almost a week in the hospitial and couldn't do shit but sit in a chair for 3 weeks after that. We would all be dead if it wasn't for modern medicine. |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 21, 2011 16:08:23 GMT -6
when I was 36 -- that was when I was diagnosed as a diabetic. Our oldest daughter Cara is diabetic. We found out when she was around 17 or 18. She is 32 now. At first it was just pills but now she has one of the metering machines that she is hooked to. It seems to be better for her since it allows her to keep her blood sugar more level with it than with just the insulin shots. |
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Post by Exildo Wonsetler Briggs III on Jan 21, 2011 19:17:06 GMT -6
Maxed out on 4 BP meds and being 52 does wonders for one's dick. I can't see shit either, much less a fly. My doc says I got a nice prostate, however. Thanks, doc! Love that finger . . .  |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Jan 21, 2011 20:12:53 GMT -6
I found that a low-carb diet did wonders for my blood pressure. Did wonders for the cholesterol, too. The dick seems about the same.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 22, 2011 0:41:34 GMT -6
I started that at the beginning of the year. Low-carb diet, working out 6 days a week. So far I have lost about 8 pounds, but the blood pressure is still surging at 143/94.
Denice I have 4 work out routines. 30 minutes running on the tread mill, 6 mile walks around town, a real good work out video from Jay Johnson, and Denice had gotten me to try Zumba. The Zumba is the toughest of them all. 25 minutes of that and you are to poop to poop.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 22, 2011 19:35:43 GMT -6
I went on Diovan a couple years back after several years of low carbbing did nothing for the BP. I went from 135/100 to 110/80 practically overnight. Only downside, I had to give up Cialis, it caused my BP to crash to 80/65
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 22, 2011 20:54:40 GMT -6
You know, after thinking about it for a bit and rereading, this thread deserves to be deleted due to "Inappropriate Subject Matter"
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Jan 22, 2011 21:20:43 GMT -6
We went from astigmatism to Cialis. That has to be some kind of a record for thread drift, even for us.
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Post by innit Geezer on Jan 22, 2011 22:15:50 GMT -6
it's 6 degrees right now with a steady breeze, at least it was a sunny day today. Go Jets!
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Post by Chicago Jake on Jan 23, 2011 0:21:08 GMT -6
We went from astigmatism to Cialis. That has to be some kind of a record for thread drift, even for us. An old college buddy of mine coined what he called "the first law of elocution," which states, "All conversations degenerate to sex." I've never seen a counter-example. This thread is not one, either. |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 23, 2011 2:22:45 GMT -6
it's 6 degrees right now with a steady breeze, at least it was a sunny day today. Go Jets! 39 degrees here and 72 during the day. I agree go Jets!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Jan 23, 2011 2:24:01 GMT -6
We went from astigmatism to Cialis. That has to be some kind of a record for thread drift, even for us. Depends on where your astigmatism is !!!!!!!!!!!! Go Jets!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 23, 2011 5:59:28 GMT -6
We went from astigmatism to Cialis. That has to be some kind of a record for thread drift, even for us. An old college buddy of mine coined what he called "the first law of elocution," which states, "All conversations degenerate to sex."; I've never seen a counter-example. This thread is not one, either. I dont know, I might include "or sports, or the weather"... as this thread also proves. |
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Post by nolaflacav on Jan 23, 2011 7:30:35 GMT -6
it's 6 degrees right now with a steady breeze, at least it was a sunny day today. Go Jets! Well is is 41 here right now and too damned cold to go bicycle riding this morning. Plus when I passed the library yesterday I could see that Scooter was none too happy with the cold weather either. Or he could also just be pissed about people trashing his pond.  |
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Post by innit Geezer on Jan 23, 2011 14:43:53 GMT -6
nola -- I have some pictures to post. As soon as I have access to a computer I'll link them. One picture is of a 5 foot icicle hanging near my bedroom door. Anyway, hope Scooter has a chancw to lay in sun.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 23, 2011 18:46:09 GMT -6
Havnt been above 25 since New Years Eve afternoon... havnt been above 15 since last Monday.
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Post by Tex on Jan 23, 2011 20:50:41 GMT -6
Global warming dude.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Jan 23, 2011 20:58:17 GMT -6
How many over 100 days did you have last summer?
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Post by Tex on Jan 23, 2011 21:16:15 GMT -6
How many over 100 days did you have last summer? About the same as we had when I was in knee britches. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Jan 23, 2011 21:17:50 GMT -6
Tex, have you ever lived a day when you told the truth? BTW, that's a rhetorical question.
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Post by Tex on Jan 23, 2011 21:30:55 GMT -6
Hot summers in Texas are hardly some new trend.
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