Middle age health thread for fatties

[BostonBeaneater]

It will be three weeks ago tomorrow that I had the worst fall of my life. Like a cartoon character my legs swung wildly in an attempt to stay upright on icy slate. Then I went 90 degrees in the air landing squarely on my back. The thick knit winter cap cushioned the cranium when it smacked the sidewalk. I think I had a light concussion but refused to waste my time at the urgent care, my bride kept a keen eye on me for days.

There’s no point to this story besides telling all the olds out there to be careful.

Yikes dude. Glad you're still with us in the fartbox.

The colonoscopy went fine, that was last week! I'll be clearing out rooms and wrecking elevators for some time to come.

[Dr. Medulla]

It will be three weeks ago tomorrow that I had the worst fall of my life. Like a cartoon character my legs swung wildly in an attempt to stay upright on icy slate. Then I went 90 degrees in the air landing squarely on my back. The thick knit winter cap cushioned the cranium when it smacked the sidewalk. I think I had a light concussion but refused to waste my time at the urgent care, my bride kept a keen eye on me for days.

There’s no point to this story besides telling all the olds out there to be careful.

Yikes. Are you back to normalishness?

I am fine. It was one of those things where I didn't really have a good handle on how hurt I was until I was feeling betting. I definitely had a good three days of foggy head like when I came off of Covid.

Damnation. That's the scary thing, where you don't properly realize how damaged you are, which can encourage behaviour that make things worse.

[revbob]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

[Mimi]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

Yikes. Glad you're okay and that the dog didn't add to your humiliation by pissing on your head.

[Kory]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

Yikes. Glad you're okay and that the dog didn't add to your humiliation by pissing on your head.

A+ response.

Glad you’re ok Bob.

[Sparky]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

Glad you're ok, shame there was a witness. With no witness, it never happened.

[Dr. Medulla]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

We really are connected. And we should avoid the world. (My slip and fall was also witnessed by someone walking a dog who asked if I was okay, but it was an ugly middle-aged guy across the street.)

[Sparky]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

We really are connected. And we should avoid the world. (My slip and fall was also witnessed by someone walking a dog who asked if I was okay, but it was an ugly middle-aged guy across the street.)

I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the next "Best Fails Of 2025" videos, you & Rev may just be highlights.

[Dr. Medulla]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

We really are connected. And we should avoid the world. (My slip and fall was also witnessed by someone walking a dog who asked if I was okay, but it was an ugly middle-aged guy across the street.)

I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the next "Best Fails Of 2025" videos, you & Rev may just be highlights.

I desire for my humiliations to remain local.

[revbob]

I wiped out a bit on my bike the other day, laid out down on the pavement. No physical pain, slightly bruised ego though as a much younger woman walking her dog witnessed it and asked several times if I was ok. I got up brushed myself off and rode off.

We really are connected. And we should avoid the world. (My slip and fall was also witnessed by someone walking a dog who asked if I was okay, but it was an ugly middle-aged guy across the street.)

I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the next "Best Fails Of 2025" videos, you & Rev may just be highlights.

Don't forget Beaneater.

[BostonBeaneater]

It will be three weeks ago tomorrow that I had the worst fall of my life. Like a cartoon character my legs swung wildly in an attempt to stay upright on icy slate. Then I went 90 degrees in the air landing squarely on my back. The thick knit winter cap cushioned the cranium when it smacked the sidewalk. I think I had a light concussion but refused to waste my time at the urgent care, my bride kept a keen eye on me for days.

There’s no point to this story besides telling all the olds out there to be careful.

Yikes. Are you back to normalishness?

I am fine. It was one of those things where I didn't really have a good handle on how hurt I was until I was feeling betting. I definitely had a good three days of foggy head like when I came off of Covid.

Damnation. That's the scary thing, where you don't properly realize how damaged you are, which can encourage behaviour that make things worse.

Write that on my grave.

[Dr. Medulla]

A combination of lots of shoveling and smashing ice in the yard—a blast of sudden rain left a pond in front of our driveway and sidewalk, and I had do dig a trench in a snowbank so the water could get to a sewer drain; it was … work—plus that fall I took has left me pretty beaten up. I've got a decent lower back strain going on, so today I embraced the molten miracle of tiger balm. It's the only salve for sore muscles that's ever worked a damn for me. There's about a 30 second period where it hurts like a fucker, and then it's pure ahhhhhhhh.

[Mimi]

A combination of lots of shoveling and smashing ice in the yard—a blast of sudden rain left a pond in front of our driveway and sidewalk, and I had do dig a trench in a snowbank so the water could get to a sewer drain; it was … work—plus that fall I took has left me pretty beaten up. I've got a decent lower back strain going on, so today I embraced the molten miracle of tiger balm. It's the only salve for sore muscles that's ever worked a damn for me. There's about a 30 second period where it hurts like a fucker, and then it's pure ahhhhhhhh.

Damn, man. Take it easy on yourself.

[Dr. Medulla]

A combination of lots of shoveling and smashing ice in the yard—a blast of sudden rain left a pond in front of our driveway and sidewalk, and I had do dig a trench in a snowbank so the water could get to a sewer drain; it was … work—plus that fall I took has left me pretty beaten up. I've got a decent lower back strain going on, so today I embraced the molten miracle of tiger balm. It's the only salve for sore muscles that's ever worked a damn for me. There's about a 30 second period where it hurts like a fucker, and then it's pure ahhhhhhhh.

Damn, man. Take it easy on yourself.

It's a terrible concession to accept that winter is getting tougher on the body. My ambition is to get back to some kind of exercise tomorrow because breaking that routine is rough on my mental well-being.

[Mimi]

A combination of lots of shoveling and smashing ice in the yard—a blast of sudden rain left a pond in front of our driveway and sidewalk, and I had do dig a trench in a snowbank so the water could get to a sewer drain; it was … work—plus that fall I took has left me pretty beaten up. I've got a decent lower back strain going on, so today I embraced the molten miracle of tiger balm. It's the only salve for sore muscles that's ever worked a damn for me. There's about a 30 second period where it hurts like a fucker, and then it's pure ahhhhhhhh.

Damn, man. Take it easy on yourself.

It's a terrible concession to accept that winter is getting tougher on the body. My ambition is to get back to some kind of exercise tomorrow because breaking that routine is rough on my mental well-being.

Sadly, I can relate to winter getting tougher on the body thing.