I hope it was a success and you feel a little better xxx
Oh, yes, the operation (2 yrs ago nearly) was successful and I don’t feel that bad really actually. It’s just that I have very limited blood circulation in the muscles in the top at the back of my right leg and my right buttock which can cause me some pain. (My consultant said this would be the case and it would be quite a while before my body formed new blood vessels to counteract this deficiency.) What it does mean is that I can’t walk any great distance, the surfaces I walk on have to be fairly flat (no left-right slope), and I have to take my time. It’s far easier for me to cycle somewhere rather than walk these days.
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Oh good, sometimes there’s a little price to pay for the fantastic things they can do but so worth it! Hope your circulation comes back a bit xxx
I will try and PM you Maree.
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Nearly back to normal, but not quite, thanks Annie.
They tried the old " What do you expect at your age" type remark, but I wasnt having that! I told 'em " You dont suddenly become old overnight thankyou!
I said my ears were as sharp as my dogs when I went to bed that night, but deaf in the morning.
They kept testing me over the next few weeks, and kept scratching their heads because each test showed my hearing returning more and more. So much for their “age” theory! They never could come up with sensible reason.
Still seeing them now even.
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This reminds me SO much of my late Mum. She had a knee replacement when she was well into her 80s. Some years before this we went to see a rather pompous consultant and he examined her right knee and said “it’s old age you know.” Mum chirped up and said “well it’s the same age as the other one and that’s alright.” He actually cracked up laughing and he said “my goodness, you’re a character!” 
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I was chronically ill as a teen. In my twenties my health improved and I wasn’t sick during my working life. Then I took early retirement at 63 and had never felt old until then. But I just enjoyed one year of it before I got my new diagnosis that I’m incurably ill again and the illness has been progressing since. Now at 67 I really feel old because I notice that I’m gradually unable to do many things any more which I used to be able to do. Body and mind are clearly decaying.
I’m not saying that life isn’t worth living when you feel old. It’s just that I have to get used to the fact.
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Really sorry to read that Dachs. I know in lots of ways I am lucky because I have a couple of friends my age who are in a similar situation as you and, as I said earlier, I lost 3 good friends last year. Take care.xx
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I hope you have plenty of good years left yet Dachs, best wishes…
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When I start feeling older, I will be sure to let you all know. It hasn’t happened yet, I have excellent health and hope it continues. 
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My husband says “old” is 20 years older than him 
. He’ll be 74 this year and I’ll be 70. I guess that means we are not old.
I started feeling old just before Christmas. My brother died from Covid 
For me it was when someone offered to vacate his seat for me on the London Underground. I was annoyed at the time. I was about 66 years old. Later I learned to be grateful when the offer was made.
Mr M was gob smacked when a young women offered him her seat on the tube ( he was about 70 ) .
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I love your posts on the funnies thread I always look at them first 
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