Life and logistics
Over 60
Strength, bones, medications, and being taken seriously.
Members over sixty have a different set of questions: muscle and bone loss matter more, there are usually other medications in the mix, and there is a specific frustration in being told at 68 that a symptom is simply age.
This circle takes those questions seriously and moves at a civilised pace. It also has the best practical ideas on the site, largely because its members have been solving problems for longer.
Who this circle is for
- You are over sixty and on treatment
- You are managing several conditions and medications together
- You want strength work that respects an old injury
Agreements here
- Nobody's symptom is dismissed as age here
- Polypharmacy questions go to a pharmacist review, which we will encourage
What my practice nurse checks every six months
Edwyn14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: What my practice nurse checks every six months The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. The…
Blood pressure medication that needed reducing
Lucas16 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Blood pressure medication that needed reducing Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Practical question, and possibly a silly…
Appetite at 74 and eating enough
Piet17 replies
Appetite at 74 and eating enough — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. The thing that has surprised me most…
A knee replacement and restarting afterwards
Osman21 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: A knee replacement and restarting afterwards The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. What I…
Hearing aids, cataracts and a new injection routine
Olly16 replies
Hearing aids, cataracts and a new injection routine — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine…
Eight minutes and a chair, twice a week, for two years
Bertrand17 replies
Eight minutes and a chair, twice a week, for two years — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. My prescriber…
Seven medications and a pharmacist review that changed three of them
Brim14 replies
A question rather than an update: Seven medications and a pharmacist review that changed three of them Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was…
Getting up off the floor again
Olly19 replies
Getting up off the floor again — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. What I keep…
Swimming again after eleven years
Piet16 replies
A question rather than an update: Swimming again after eleven years Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written for someone with a completely…
My husband thinks I am too old for this
Ottilie15 replies
My husband thinks I am too old for this Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I have read the guides…
Being told at 68 that it was just age
Ottilie22 replies
Being told at 68 that it was just age — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was…
Grandchildren, the floor, and why I am doing this
Edwyn21 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Grandchildren, the floor, and why I am doing this Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What I keep tripping…
Balance work I resisted and now do daily
Osman15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Balance work I resisted and now do daily Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read…
Bone density before and during — what my GP arranged
Ottilie18 replies
Bone density before and during — what my GP arranged — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…