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BIG_DADDY · 01-28-2019, 11:12 AM

In the last year I have had 6 friends die. 4 in their 50s, one in his late 40s and one in his early 60s. All appeared to be in great shape. Makes you think a little about your own mortality. Wish I had retired a couple years back when I had the chance. Seems so young to be kicking it. Still others have had major health issues and cannot enjoy any quality of life. What ever happened to the new 50 is the old 40?

**Bugeater** · 01-28-2019, 12:06 PM

****. Why didn't you tell me to do this when I was a teenager? It's too late now.

BIG_DADDY · 01-28-2019, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Why Not?

Sorry for your losses. I kinda go both ways on this one. Obviously I don’t want to increase the odds of a so called “early” death by doing stupid shit like eating pizza everyday or never exercising, but on the other hand, you yourself pointed out that most if not all of your friends seemed to be in good shape. Ultimately, I land on trying to do what I enjoy and what makes me happy while trying to be an overall good dude. Doesn’t garuntee I’ll live another minute past this one but at least I’ll enjoy all I have.

I am not going to stop living. Been riding motorcycles my whole life for example. Got 30k miles on my zx14. I do work out consistently and my diet is tight. I could quit drinking permanently but I don't think that will happen. I am drinking less every year.

Hydrae · 01-28-2019, 12:35 PM

It is funny how life (and death) works sometimes. I am generally healthy for my age but am a long time smoker. My doc had me take a CT Lung scan just last week and I got the results this morning. I smoke an average of ~15 cigs per day and have done so for 40 (

) years. I have a small amount of scaring in my left lung but overall they look fine. Whew, that was good news!

My dad (non-smoker) is 21 years older than I am an still going strong. He hits 80 this year and fully expects to have another 10 years and I don't see any reason why he won't hit that goal.

**Buehler445** · 01-28-2019, 12:36 PM

Sorry for your loss, man. That's tough. I'm younger than you, but I've been smacked in the face with "you're ****ing old, bitch" a lot recently.

Getting old sucks.

redfan · 01-28-2019, 12:48 PM

A friend of mine, early 40s and in great shape, died while exercising (Aortic dissection). All the fitness in the world won't help you if you're genetically predisposed to certain conditions. Exercising is just a hedge.

BIG_DADDY · 01-28-2019, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Getting old sucks.

The shit I have to go through just stay lean and strong is ridiculous. At this point no matter how hard I try I am still just a shell of my former self.

Fish · 01-28-2019, 12:50 PM

scho63 · 01-28-2019, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

In the last year I have had 6 friends die. 4 in their 50s, one in his late 40s and one in his early 60s. All appeared to be in great shape. Makes you think a little about your own mortality. Wish I had retired a couple years back when I had the chance. Seems so young to be kicking it. Still others have had major health issues and cannot enjoy any quality of life. What ever happened to the new 50 is the old 40?

Sorry for all the tragedy.

How did these "healthy" guys all die so young?

That's a lot of friends.

BIG_DADDY · 01-28-2019, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

Sorry for all the tragedy.

How did these "healthy" guys all die so young?

That's a lot of friends.

Heart Attack central. 2 had atrial fib. One just got sick and went into a coma. He was the only one that had extra weight on him. He used to be an offensive lineman so he was just a huge guy in general. Worked out all the time.

4 boys but they all graduated from college so he did what he needed to but wow that was really young.

tooge · 01-28-2019, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Heart Attack central. 2 had atrial fib. One just got sick and went into a comma. He was the only one that had extra weight on him. He used to be an offensive lineman so he was just a huge guy in general. Worked out all the time.

4 boys but they all graduated from college so he did what he needed to but wow that was really young.

Went into a comma? Damn. Shrunk bad. LOL

in all seriousness, so much of it is genetics. Unfortunately, there are so many things that can kill us, that it's pretty much impossible to test for them all. Sorry for the losses either way. Best we can do is minimize the risk factors that we KNOW increase our chances of dying early. BP, Smoking, drinking, etc.

**BigRedChief** · 01-28-2019, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

In the last year I have had 6 friends die. 4 in their 50s, one in his late 40s and one in his early 60s. All appeared to be in great shape. Makes you think a little about your own mortality. Wish I had retired a couple years back when I had the chance. Seems so young to be kicking it. Still others have had major health issues and cannot enjoy any quality of life. What ever happened to the new 50 is the old 40?

Sorry about your friends.

I've lost 100 lbs so far, I got a deal from my insurance company that had all these tests in a mobile bus. Got an electrocardiogram, put that dye into the heart artery's to see blockage etc. about 5 tests to make sure I didn't have ticking time bomb ready to go off with my heart. I think it cost me $160. Money well spent.

**srvy** · 01-28-2019, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mennonite

The birthday cake flavored Oreos are fantastic. Joe Stalin up there probably doesn't like birthdays either though.

Why not just buy a birthday cake instead of something that kinda tastes like one.

A birthday just means your a year older and a year closer to death.

BIG_DADDY · 01-28-2019, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Sorry about your friends.

I've lost 100 lbs so far, I got a deal from my insurance company that had all these tests in a mobile bus. Got an electrocardiogram, put that dye into the heart artery's to see blockage etc. about 5 tests to make sure I didn't have ticking time bomb ready to go off with my heart. I think it cost me $160. Money well spent.

Congratulations on the weight loss. 100 lbs is a lot.

DeepPurple · 01-28-2019, 02:29 PM

I use to be a chain smoker, about 50 cigarettes on an average day. In my 20's, my 30's, my 40's, my 50's I just would tell myself, I love smoking and I'll just die earlier than I would otherwise. Well earlier got here, I'm now 68, I did quit smoking 12 years ago at age 58. I had to use Chantax to quit, it's a great drug. No nicotine like gum or patches, it works on the sensors in the brain that crave nicotine.

When I was young I never went to the doctor, always felt good, except when I was hungover, I also drank about as much as I smoked, they go hand-in-hand. Now, I only drink wine on one night a week, on Friday's I play music. Since I quit smoking I've lost my appetite to drink, or drink as much.

I've got a few problems but I'm actually doing good. Six months after I quit smoking my doctor sent me for a stress EKG and I found out there was a blockage. I had a stent put in my heart May 2007. I have to take a blood thinner pill the rest of my life, no big deal, but you do bleed very easily.

When I moved to this retirement community about 8 years ago, I immediately signed up for the softball league. I played for five years, that's three 14 games seasons a year. I had to give it up after five years, I couldn't run anymore. I went to a pulmonary doctor and he said I had COPD, and I now have 3 different inhalers I use. One's a rescue and the two I take at various times of the day.

Last year my cat-scan showed I had some problems with my lymph-nodes. I went to the hospital and they removed 3 bumps from my left arm pit. Now I have non-hodgkins lymphoma, although I'm not displaying anymore symptoms, it's something they check every six months.

I also have diabetes II, I take a pill for that, but the biggest problem is I have diabetic neuropathy in my feet. They can hurt like hell at times, lately they been hurting a lot, mostly at night when I try to sleep. There is medication, Gabapentin, but it works by creating electrical charges in the brain. Unfortunately I have the side-effect that you can sleep walk. The last couple of times I was walking on the bed and fell off and hit my head, so now I can't even take that medication.

I could go on, but my point is, when you're young, take care of yourself. I go to the gym 3 days a week, I play golf, softball is now out, but if I had done all this stuff when I was younger, I wouldn't have these problems today, as well as I should of never smoked.

2bikemike · 01-28-2019, 02:54 PM

Life is so short and we spend most of our time working. We make an effort to enjoy life to the fullest. We travel quite a bit, and if there is something on our bucket lists we try to knock it out. I am not waiting for retirement to do so.

We do watch what we eat but we don't deny ourselves the foods that we really enjoy. We just do it in moderation. My wife's sister and husband are Vegan, (the pushy kind) Both of them are sickly and on medication. My wife and I are very healthy, very rarely get sick and take no medication. I always tell them it would suck to deny ourselves good food and die from something completely unrelated to diet.

01-28-2019, 11:12 AM
BIG_DADDY THE RED MENACE Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Casino cash: $5088410	Take care of yourself guys In the last year I have had 6 friends die. 4 in their 50s, one in his late 40s and one in his early 60s. All appeared to be in great shape. Makes you think a little about your own mortality. Wish I had retired a couple years back when I had the chance. Seems so young to be kicking it. Still others have had major health issues and cannot enjoy any quality of life. What ever happened to the new 50 is the old 40?
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Hydrae Sandbox: Leander Lasercats Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, Tx Casino cash: $2337000	It is funny how life (and death) works sometimes. I am generally healthy for my age but am a long time smoker. My doc had me take a CT Lung scan just last week and I got the results this morning. I smoke an average of ~15 cigs per day and have done so for 40 ( ) years. I have a small amount of scaring in my left lung but overall they look fine. Whew, that was good news! My dad (non-smoker) is 21 years older than I am an still going strong. He hits 80 this year and fully expects to have another 10 years and I don't see any reason why he won't hit that goal.
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Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $2324734	Sorry for your loss, man. That's tough. I'm younger than you, but I've been smacked in the face with "you're ****ing old, bitch" a lot recently. Getting old sucks.
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DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10005676	I use to be a chain smoker, about 50 cigarettes on an average day. In my 20's, my 30's, my 40's, my 50's I just would tell myself, I love smoking and I'll just die earlier than I would otherwise. Well earlier got here, I'm now 68, I did quit smoking 12 years ago at age 58. I had to use Chantax to quit, it's a great drug. No nicotine like gum or patches, it works on the sensors in the brain that crave nicotine. When I was young I never went to the doctor, always felt good, except when I was hungover, I also drank about as much as I smoked, they go hand-in-hand. Now, I only drink wine on one night a week, on Friday's I play music. Since I quit smoking I've lost my appetite to drink, or drink as much. I've got a few problems but I'm actually doing good. Six months after I quit smoking my doctor sent me for a stress EKG and I found out there was a blockage. I had a stent put in my heart May 2007. I have to take a blood thinner pill the rest of my life, no big deal, but you do bleed very easily. When I moved to this retirement community about 8 years ago, I immediately signed up for the softball league. I played for five years, that's three 14 games seasons a year. I had to give it up after five years, I couldn't run anymore. I went to a pulmonary doctor and he said I had COPD, and I now have 3 different inhalers I use. One's a rescue and the two I take at various times of the day. Last year my cat-scan showed I had some problems with my lymph-nodes. I went to the hospital and they removed 3 bumps from my left arm pit. Now I have non-hodgkins lymphoma, although I'm not displaying anymore symptoms, it's something they check every six months. I also have diabetes II, I take a pill for that, but the biggest problem is I have diabetic neuropathy in my feet. They can hurt like hell at times, lately they been hurting a lot, mostly at night when I try to sleep. There is medication, Gabapentin, but it works by creating electrical charges in the brain. Unfortunately I have the side-effect that you can sleep walk. The last couple of times I was walking on the bed and fell off and hit my head, so now I can't even take that medication. I could go on, but my point is, when you're young, take care of yourself. I go to the gym 3 days a week, I play golf, softball is now out, but if I had done all this stuff when I was younger, I wouldn't have these problems today, as well as I should of never smoked.
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01-28-2019, 02:54 PM	#30
2bikemike Born to Ride Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NWA Casino cash: $2465377	Life is so short and we spend most of our time working. We make an effort to enjoy life to the fullest. We travel quite a bit, and if there is something on our bucket lists we try to knock it out. I am not waiting for retirement to do so. We do watch what we eat but we don't deny ourselves the foods that we really enjoy. We just do it in moderation. My wife's sister and husband are Vegan, (the pushy kind) Both of them are sickly and on medication. My wife and I are very healthy, very rarely get sick and take no medication. I always tell them it would suck to deny ourselves good food and die from something completely unrelated to diet.
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