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Post by stoshu on Jun 19, 2021 15:58:27 GMT
I've never done this before, Retirement. ( most of us only do it once )
So Last Sept. after 42 years I decided to pull the pin and retire June 30th of this year.
So let's get a physical, Take care of any last minute medical stuff and most importantly, Make plans for the layout.
From there it has been down hill.
3 weeks a go I had bad really bad pains in my kidney. Went to the urologist, Who walked in the room and said " You look like hell " ( This can't be good ) So he sent me to the ER. Well it was kidney stones and a kidney infection. Infection was bad enough that the stones were not removed. Stent installed , Infection treated. If I pee any more I may become trans gender. Boy that flow max works.
Two days a go back to the hospital to get stones removed. Outpatient. nope, Remove the stones and spend another night in the hospital. Oh well I am feeling better...
Agenda moving forward :
June 21 : Start therapy for prostate cancer June 30 : Retire July 3rd : Friends funeral July 9th : Dad's Funeral July 14th: Surgery to have prostate removed July 14th + : therapy and recovery, Then the tell me I may also need chemo If the PSA is not right ...
This is retirement ? Sounds like getting dumped on to me. Well Now I'll have more time to put articles together for the magazine and get ready for the Holiday train season. I haven't done anything on my layout for a month, Time to get busy I guess....
For you guy's that have been there, Any suggestions ?
Bruce...
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Post by Sir James on Jun 19, 2021 16:44:41 GMT
Sorry but that's our fate. Retirement sounds great till once you get there and realize old age comes with it. We talked about your cancer and hopefully all will go well. Jim
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Post by scalerail on Jun 19, 2021 17:52:59 GMT
As they say, "Old age ain't for Sissies". I retired at 62 after 36 years on the job. My best advise is to keep active. Don't just sit around and read or watch TV. I turned 77 today. Just had my first ever colonoscopy, boy is that fun. You will be seeing the doctors for often but stay active. Good luck. Don
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Post by ptc on Jun 19, 2021 22:30:10 GMT
What an introduction to retirement. Most likely, things will bet better, Bruce. You have to stay optimistic.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2021 22:47:36 GMT
Bruce, that is a rough schedule for sure! I’m praying all goes well for you.
I have been fortunate none of my health issues have been with vital organs. Mine have been a knee replacement along with back and sciatic nerve problems ending in lumbar fusion. I’m hoping to be up and around well by late fall at the second anniversary of retirement.
That flow max just made me dizzy, so we discontinued that.
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Post by rtraincollector on Jun 19, 2021 23:42:41 GMT
I retired when I was 59, ( Military items caught up to me and slapped me in the head) But since then I discovered there is so much that needs done, How did I ever keep up with it before, Oh yeah I didn't.
Wife had a stroke 3 years ago, she's doing okay but uses a walker. we moved thinking if something happened to me she could get to the store, ( I had Open heart surgery when I was 61 ) That didn't work out as she realized she still couldn't do it. Actually corvid-19 was a help to us with all these stores realizing the could make money doing deliveries of groceries. So now we are moving again. ( we presently live on a very busy and noisy street.) So we found a place about 140 miles north in Spartanburg, S.C. lot nicer place also.
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Post by Adam on Jun 20, 2021 11:02:27 GMT
My goodness Bruce. Sorry to hear about what you are going through.
My prayers go out to you.
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Post by josef on Jun 20, 2021 11:35:21 GMT
Sorry to read about what your going through Bruce. My prayers for a complete recovery.
As myself, I retired 3 times. Age 52 from Amoco, then offered a position at a Terminal till I was 62, retired. Then offered a managers job and retired at 67. Been lucky in the health part, knock on wood. But the wife is going through health problems and am glad we have good insurance and good Doctors.
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Post by kstrains on Jun 20, 2021 12:48:12 GMT
Bruce I am sorry to hear what you are going through. Pray your surgery goes well.
I get kidney stones almost yearly. I can no longer count the number of kidney stones I have had! I have had 1 surgically removed. They put stint in as part of surgery. I was back in doctor's office the next day due to complications but a least avoided the hospital. I have been on Flowmax too several times. Worked well to easy the pain in passing kidney stones but as Mark said above it made me very dizzy.
Take care and get Well!
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Post by dennym57 on Jun 20, 2021 15:27:24 GMT
For me it is prostate cancer. I get shots that is keeping it from growing. My older brother has his removed and so did my father.
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Post by joeh on Jun 21, 2021 12:54:19 GMT
I'll be 80 next March. Retired at 55. No MAJOR medical problems. Had a hip replacement 6 years ago. My "exercise" is running up and down 3 flights of steps about 4 times a day. I mow my own grass with a gas "push" mower. My hearing has been getting worse for the past 25 years. Hearing aids help only a bit at this point. Gave up drinking 20 years ago, cigarettes 16 years ago. I'm NEVER bored.
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Post by cnw1995 on Jun 21, 2021 13:26:50 GMT
I hope everything settles down positively for you now, Bruce. Funny, I've had all of your health issues too and the funerals and I'm not close to retirement yet - please hang in there! (Sir James and RT are my models for how to live in retirement!)
My warranty apparently ran out when I turned 50!
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Post by stoshu on Jun 21, 2021 14:50:27 GMT
Thanks for all the kind words and wished guy's .
Yes it could be major organs or hip and knee replacement's, but for me, I've never been in the hospital at all in 65 years. Most doctors find this unusual in the good way. Though when it hit's it was all at once.
It will be a bad summer but fall and train season is on the way. I also received word that one of our fall event's is back on , Yeaa....
thanks again guy's.
This is what makes this forum so great...
Bruce..
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 21, 2021 19:54:13 GMT
I've only retired once, on June 30, 2014 when I was 64. Retirement has been mostly good to me. I also have, or maybe had, prostate cancer. I chose radiation therapy over removing the prostate. I finished radiation in March and my PSA went from 14.98 to 5.68. My next test is July 1 and my PSA should be lower because the radiation keeps working for at least 6 weeks after therapy ends. Getting old is not for wimps.
Even with doctors and medical issues retirement is good. I seem to be busier now than I was when I was working. We have a breakfast group that gets together 3 days a week, the Vero Beach Model Railroaders are frequently doing things, getting together with friends and family, and church keeps us busy.
It takes a little time to adjust to retired life but you will. As train guys we have a hobby that keeps us busy and gives us something to look forward to each day. I am usually so busy that I wonder how I ever had time to go to work.
Good luck with your health, your wife's health and your upcoming retirement.
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Post by david1 on Jun 21, 2021 21:04:53 GMT
I retired just two years ago at age 72. The only medical issue I have are my knees. They would like to replace them but cracked bones below my knees are and may crumble in the future which vacate future knee replacement. The prognosis is either I wind up with braces or amputation below the knees and replaced with artificial limbs.
I have written off amputation and will live with the pain or braces or what ever comes up. I'm praying for the best.
Dave
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