Well I’m fricking old.

My dad had vision-correcting surgery when he was 70. He now says he wished he would’ve done it decades earlier. He loves it so much now my mom is doing it.

You’re only as old as the woman you feel.

Same deal for me. But it’s mostly just up close tiny arse letters that I have problems with.

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Beats dying

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That’s the deal.

I can see fine far away. It's up close that I need glasses.

I started noticing it in my early 20s. Only needed glasses for reading textbooks and working on a computer screen. Turned 43 last year, and my prescription had changed a good bit since my last appointment several years back. Doc said there are usually a couple of different time periods when there are changes in vision, and I probably hit the second one being 35-45. Now I catch myself making sure I grab my glasses or my prescription sunglasses if I'm going anywhere. I went to a program at my oldest kids school last night, and they handed out a program and I could barely read the list of names in it.

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I pulled a muscle in my neck picking a water bottle yesterday that has me nearly incapacitated

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I pulled one several years ago picking up a sock off the floor. I was convinced I had a blown disc based on the pain level. Went to the doctor who said "nope, routine pulled muscle"

I said "no way doc, I've had pulled muscles before and this is worse"

he said "yeah but you're over 50 now"

"frick off doc" and I know him well enough that he laughed


But yeah, getting older ain't for sissies - keep moving so you CAN keep moving

Same here. 47 and I just noticed after about 6" close it gets blurry. Still eagle eyed from far.