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rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:23 PM Mar 2018

For septuagenarian men only. How old are you? What conditions would your physician

note on your medical report? After a few people post we will go to part two. What do you do to take care of yourself?

I will start. I will be 71 in August. I have BPH and a tendency to develop kidney stones. I take three medications daily for that. I have a healed broken kneecap that prevents me from running. I am developing a cataract in my left eye, have varicose veins in my legs and have been told I have venous insufficiency in my feet and legs. I'm missing some teeth and have two bridges because of that. I wear glasses, my vision without them is borderline for driving and hopeless for reading.

I wonder what Doctor Ronnie quid pro quo would say about my health?

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For septuagenarian men only. How old are you? What conditions would your physician (Original Post) rzemanfl Mar 2018 OP
trump is a McDonald's burger Miigwech Mar 2018 #1
I'll be 71 in September, and am in surprisingly good health... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #2
Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? Poiuyt Mar 2018 #3
Answers to the name of Lucky. Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #6
That's okay Poiuyt Mar 2018 #7
The clips of Dr Ronnie Nevernose Mar 2018 #4
Okay part two- rzemanfl Mar 2018 #5
Bwah-hah, I'm probably reading more into it, but Lifer/military are ass-kissers UTUSN Mar 2018 #8
You are probably right about the nobody diagnosis. Drumpf had a promotion and a rzemanfl Mar 2018 #12
oops, i replied to the wrong post and i'm not quite that old. spanone Mar 2018 #9
I'm 74, and I'm healthy DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #10
Good for you. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2018 #11

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. I'll be 71 in September, and am in surprisingly good health...
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:47 PM
Mar 2018

I'm diabetic, but that is more or less under control, And overweight and not at all physically fit, blind in one eye and have balance problems that aren't helped at all by monocular vision. And severe sleep apnea.

I don't consider any of this to be disabling, just very annoying, and quite common for my age. Meds, except for insulin would be cheap enough, but the VA picks up the tab for most of it. I can't get around like I used to, but I do get around with little trouble.

Anyone asks me, I tell them I really should be 50 pounds lighter and 30 years younger.

Poiuyt

(18,123 posts)
3. Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:57 PM
Mar 2018
"I'm diabetic, but that is more or less under control, And overweight and not at all physically fit, blind in one eye and have balance problems that aren't helped at all by monocular vision. And severe sleep apnea."

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
4. The clips of Dr Ronnie
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 09:01 PM
Mar 2018

What got me was the clip of him saying, “He’s very clean. He’s always washing his hands. He uses Purelle.”

At best, that’s really fucking weird.

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)
5. Okay part two-
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 09:08 PM
Mar 2018

I am five feet ten and half inches tall and weigh about 175 pounds on average. Living in Florida I have the good fortune to be able to swim most of the year. In June of 2015 I started swimming laps for the first time since Kennedy was President. Monday I swam a 2,000 yard coached workout, today it was only 1,600 yards. I am no great shakes as a swimmer but I keep at it. That said, I don't think I am healthy enough to hold an important government office. Maybe if I golfed....

UTUSN

(70,691 posts)
8. Bwah-hah, I'm probably reading more into it, but Lifer/military are ass-kissers
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 10:15 PM
Mar 2018

I fit most of the diagnostics in the O.P., and Dr Ronny would say I'm a pitiful health-loser because I'm nobody.




rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)
12. You are probably right about the nobody diagnosis. Drumpf had a promotion and a
Thu Mar 29, 2018, 09:38 AM
Mar 2018

Last edited Thu Mar 29, 2018, 10:55 AM - Edit history (1)

big job to exchange for that fudged medical report.

DavidDvorkin

(19,477 posts)
10. I'm 74, and I'm healthy
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 11:34 PM
Mar 2018

No chronic conditions or prescriptions. I eat very well and exercise regularly -- unlike Trump, in both respects. My doctor expresses satisfaction with my numbers every year at my physical, and he's an honest man, unlike Trump's doctor.

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