Age-related Health Issues

[hermes2015]

Six weeks ago I was struck by another ailment that often appears later in life: shingles. The painful lesions on my ribs and back took about a month to heal and for the unpleasant skin sensitivity to disappear completely. It felt like bad sunburn, even on the surrounding skin that had no lesions. I only have myself to blame for not getting vaccinated against it; I recommend getting vaccinated against shingles, because it can be extremely uncomfortable.

[Dark Lightning]

I contracted shingles back in '99. On the side of my neck, go figure. I know your pain.

[Recusant]

Six weeks ago I was struck by another ailment that often appears later in life: shingles. The painful lesions on my ribs and back took about a month to heal and for the unpleasant skin sensitivity to disappear completely. It felt like bad sunburn, even on the surrounding skin that had no lesions. I only have myself to blame for not getting vaccinated against it; I recommend getting vaccinated against shingles, because it can be extremely uncomfortable.

Dang! Good to hear that you've apparently made a full recovery with no lingering symptoms.

[zorkan]

Had my annual full blood test 2 weeks ago.
Results showed nothing of concern. Heart, liver, bone, blood sugar, kidneys okay.
Prostate 2.9 despite being diagnosed with stage 4 in 2008.
Problem went back at least as far as February 2007.
Told I'd be dead in 2012. Chemo might have kept me alive for another 6 months.
Said all my goodbyes, but somehow still here.
Aged now 75 I won't get tested for bowel cancer any more unless I find something unusual like blood in excrement.

Thought occurs to me that the longer you live the healthier you must have been.
Yet having paid into the system for 40-50 years, pensioners are degraded and ignored here in the UK.
Labour government want us dead because there are too many of us.

[hermes2015]

My most recent blood test was a few days ago. I was most apprehensive about the PSA reading, but it was very good and was 0.39 ng/ml, even lower than the last one in November 2024.

[Icarus]

I am older that dirt but reasonably healthy at 94. I do have a mild case of COPD, probably on account of all those years of tobacco smoking and a variety of other dumbass risks that I took. Still hanging in there and fending off some sporadic arthritis attacks.  Scotch whiskey seems to be, at at least a borderline, panacea.

Despite my good fortune health wise, my sex life is shot to hell.