As you get a bit older, how’s your health?

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I turned 50 this year and so far, apart from high blood pressure (controlled by meds), my health has been ok. Both my parents had/have bad health from age 45+ with heart and kidney issues but also, on both sides of our family, everyone has always struggled with their weight too. I have too but have recently lost 2.5 stone and I’m working on the final 1.5 stone - which I know will help with my overall health.

So just wondering about others. If you’ve been an averagely healthy person most of your life, has your health changed in some way from age 45 or 50 or beyond? Was there a sudden event or you just found things started to decline a bit? Or maybe you’re fine! If so, what has been the secret?

Just turned 60 and no health or medical problems at all. V fit and active. However, a past trauma injury has triggered arthritis in my ankle and this is causing problems. So far I am just battling through the pain and with physio am trying to carry on as normal. Can't lie, has made me feel less immortal

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I measure it by my activity and fitness, not what is going on inside. I doged a few bullets around 45 with a knee injury and an unexplained drop attack, but 10 years on, all seems well.

I’ve never smoked, don’t drink alcohol, haven’t for 15 years.At the age of 42 I was diagnosed with M.S, same as you, WHY ME, what have I done wrong? Always exercised, eat really healthily, healthy weight. I’ve since accepted the diagnosis and just crack on, nothing I can do, it’s becoming more debilitating but I won’t give up.

Last year whilst pursuing my medical notes I saw CKD3a, assuming this had been scanned onto the wrong patient record I rang up. An appointment was arranged to see a Dr. It was relevant to me and no fucker had even told me! I received an apology, they kept requesting urine samples and blood tests, like a pillock I didn’t question it, I’d had a couple of bad UTI’s and thought that was the reason. There’s nothing I can do about it apparently, just one of those things, pretty shit though.

50 and pretty healthy- normal bp etc. I do have an underactive thyroid but it’s managed well with Levo. Pretty active and very few minor illnesses, peri but symptoms are ok.

Im 60.
Im just on hrt
Im a bit overweight.
Blood pressure ok
Ive never smoked
I hardly drink, usually go for months without a drink
Im a bit addicted to chocolate bars!

I exercise by weight training, cycling and hiking.
Im not doing too bad.

In my 50s, post menopausal. Menopause kicked my arse, but my MH seems back on track, even if the insomnia is here to stay. Need to get a bit fitter, I could do with building strength. GP thinks I've got fibromyalgia but I refuse to consider it, so I'm ignoring that and cracking on. Overall, a fairly positive 7/10.

Better health now than 10 years ago. Weight training, tracking diet, keeping unhealthy stuff like sugar and alcohol to a minimum. Body is strong and flexible.

It takes a lot of effort and thoughts these days when you can't rely on your youth but keeping mobility is everything.

I’m late 30s, no health issues so can’t really comment personally but my parents have had very different health profiles.

Dad is 75. Poor diet and overweight from 40s, Diabetes and other weight related health issues since then. Poor eyesight and mobility now. Lifestyle heavily restricted.

Mum is 70 and is in fantastic health. Has started blood pressure meds in the last year although was only on the cusp of qualifying for them. She exercises daily and is high energy. Healthy weight, great mobility.

Weight has A LOT to do with your health. It’s great you’ve lost weight recently - you need to incorporate exercise into your lifestyle, 50s are too young to be losing your health in my opinion.

I’m 49 and got diagnosed with metastatic leiomyosarcoma which is a very rare kind of cancer when I was 47. I had issues with fibroids since my early 40s. My cancer grew inside a fibroid and spread to my peritoneal cavity. I am currently in remission.

These threads always do. People congratulate themselves on being healthy because they did the right things. A bit like parents with an easy baby are convinced it's their perfect parenting.

I was fit and healthy untill early 50s. Never overweight, active etc. I developed rheumatoid arthritis, possibly as a result of a serious infection in my early 40s.
That was manageable until recently. Then I developed SVT. Then a lung condition. Then at 60 breast cancer. Then osteoporosis. I'm 67 now and doing well on some new drugs but it's sometimes hard to look at others the same age or older who have never taken care of themselves and are healthier than me.

60 - fairly healthy in that I have no major underlying illnesses
Had a minor breast cancer earlier this year, had lumpectomy and radiotherapy and all fine now.
Overweight but not obese. I go for daily walk but would benefit from more exercise.

I know people older than me who seem super fit and energetic, but equally a couple of close friends the same age as me do seem to have a lot of health struggles

I am 56 I developed an autoimmune Disease three years ago so I have high levels of inflammation in my blood which is not ideal. Up to that I was doing ok apart from high levels of stress and anxiety which probably caused my condition 😞 Not sure I can do much to improve it as apparently you can feel anxious with inflammation so it’s hard to know how to improve things.

I’m 52, just before I was 50 I had my gall bladder removed as stones led to pancreatitis and I was a few days away from death!

A couple of months later, I had a kidney and cancer removed. This had been delayed for the gall bladder op.

Luckily, the cancer (that I’d had for 20+ years apparently) was fully encased in the kidney so was all removed. I had 12 months of immunotherapy as preventative and that was fine but affected my thyroid so I’m
now on thyroxine.

I have various aches - joint stiffness that I think is peri but I do yoga, Pilates and a dance class each week.

I do need to lose weight but can’t take the jabs because of the pancreatitis so would love advice from people who’ve lost weight at this age.

I'm 50 and fine, no meds, size 10 (although the side boob is persistent)

The 4 horses:

Cancer
Heart disease
Dementia
Diabetes

Heart disease and Diabetes are the easiest to avoid, but you need to start taking action in you 20’s, you don’t get these diseases overnight.

I’m 53 and absolutely fine.

51 and not too bad. I’ve had an underactive thyroid for years but it’s well managed. I’m active and a healthy weight. I did have a stupid accident last year (broke some bones) and noticed that it takes longer to heal now- but that’s inevitable tbh.

My Mum was diagnosed with a chronic disease in her 40’s so I really appreciate my health. I’m grateful for it.

I'm 58 and on AD's, have been for years. Tried HRT but gave up and I'm finally out of that awful menopause stage now. I've had pre-diabetes but reversed that in a year by losing a stone in weight and joining a gym. I'm borderline high BP and cholesterol. No action required on GP records. Have a feeling it will crop up in the future but my life has been very stressful and is finally calming down, so who knows.
I'm an ex smoker and still drink alcohol. My DM and DGM had COPD and so far, I'm not showing any signs of this, hopefully stopped smoking long enough now.
Yes you worry about your health more when you get older and hear horrible stories but I guess we all have to die of something. So, I'm keeping half an ear out for warnings but still enjoying my best life.

I feel lucky at 65 because, although I have medicated high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, I am still strong and flexible, able to walk, cycle, dance, yoga etc. My friends regard me as ‘very active’ but it’s mostly because I can - no arthritis, bad back etc - and that feels like luck.

I'm 66 and still functioning fine. No medical conditions or medication. I am very mobile too.
A horrible bereavement nearly broke me last year but I am pretty strong

I'm 55, struggling a bit with some aspects of menopause but fit and well, very active and still competing in my sport.

What I have noticed is a widening "age" gap between my active sporty friends and those who are less active.

I'm 62 and try to maintain health with a mixture of exercise (running, karate, cycling), decent food and little alcohol.

I started putting more effort in to retaining fitness after my ds was born when I was 45.

My blood pressure is currently 117/73, my BMI is 23. Feeling good, no problems.

I’m 64. I am overweight and have osteoarthritis in my knees and hip, but it doesn’t stop me doing much and I’m pretty fit (I don’t run, but I do several exercise classes a week).

I’m also very healthy. I get the occasional cough and cold, but nothing major. My blood pressure is fine and I don’t take any regular medication.

46 and since age 38 have had roseacea, rhaunauds, arthritis, bad back, asthma, chest issues, and my hair is falling out. Also they’re investigating constant pins and needles everywhere!! Used to have no issues, healthy, fit, runner. I am quite lucky in that everything is more an annoyance, slight worry/ hindrance, but still !!